Doctor Dan the Bandage Man is a children's book first published in 1950, which promotes adhesive bandages, and was originally sold with six (later two) Band-Aid brand bandages inside. The book was conceived by publisher Simon & Schuster, and published as part of their Little Golden Books series, with the cooperation of Band-Aid manufacturer Johnson & Johnson. It was written by Helen Gaspard, with illustrations by Corinne Malvern.