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| Name | New Adventure Comics 12 (fiche) | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | The indicia block has "NEW COMICS", then below it "The International Picture Story Magazine". There is no mention of "New Adventure Comics"; that is only on the cover (and "Adventure" was newly added there with this issue). Also in the box are "JANUARY, 1937" and "VOL.1 NO. 12", "MALCOLM WHEELER-NICHOLSON Editor and Publisher; VINCENT A. SULLIVAN F. WHITNEY ELLSWORTH Associate Editors", and then in tiny print: "Published monthly by Nicholson Publishing Co., Inc., 420 De Soto Avenue, St. Louis, Mo. Editorial Office, 373 Fourth Ave., New York, N. Y. Entered as second class matter at post-office, St. Louis, Mo., under the act of March 1, 1873. Subscription rates: 12 issues in the United States, its possessions, and Mexico, South America and Spain--$1.00; elsewhere, $2.00. Single copies 10 cents (in Canada, 15 cents.) The publisher accepts no responsibility for unsolicited drawings or manuscripts, although due care will be exercised in handling them. All drawings and manuscripts must be accompanied by sufficient postage for their return. Contents of this magazine may not be reprinted without the permission of the publisher. Printed in U. S. A. Copyright 1937, Nicholson Publishing Co, Inc. For advertising rates, address GILMAN, NICOLL & RUTHMAN, Detroit--New Center Bldg., San Francisco--525 Market St., New York--19 West 44th St., Chicago--400 N. Michigan Ave., Philadelphia--1016 N. 64th St., Boston--18 Tremont St., Seattle--1326 Fifth Ave." On sale date from the publication date found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1937, New Series, Volume 32, Number 1. Class B periodical. Copyright number B 323431. Submitted as "New Comics" to the Copyright Office. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Father Time; New Year 1937 |
| Pencils | Whitney Ellsworth (signed) |
| Inks | Whitney Ellsworth (signed) |
| Advertisement | Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| First Line | Talk - sing - play through your own radio with the super Roley home radio mike! |
| Notes | Inside front cover. |
| Comic Story | The Train Robbery, Part 11 / Captain Jim of the Texas Rangers (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jane and Johnny witness Captain Jim being captured by the outlaws. |
| Genre | Western-frontier |
| Characters | Captain Jim; Jane; Johnny; Jed Riley; Rusty |
| Script | Homer Fleming (signed) |
| Pencils | Homer Fleming (signed) |
| Inks | Homer Fleming (signed) |
| First Line | Meanwhile, Jed Riley of Circle Bar Z, discovers the deputy locked in a cell. |
| Story | Do You Know? (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction; Animal |
| Script | Richard Speed |
| Pencils | Richard Speed |
| Inks | Richard Speed |
| First Line | That the brown rat is responsible for more human deaths than all the wars of history. |
| Story | Janey |
| Synopsis | Janey is telling her doll many of her faults, and is startled when the doll responds back to her. |
| Genre | Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals; Children |
| Characters | Janey |
| Script | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Pencils | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Inks | Whitney Ellsworth |
| First Line | You're a very bad dolly! |
| Advertisement | Hohner Harmonicas |
| Letters | ?; typeset |
| Characters | Tommy |
| First Line | Those youngsters certainly know how to play harmonicas and Tommy's a dandy leader |
| Story | Goofo the Great (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | When Goofo appears at a swell affair as a magician, his assistant Joe steals some silver spoons, and they both get arrested. |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Goofo; Joe |
| Script | Russell Cole |
| Pencils | Russell Cole |
| Inks | Russell Cole |
| First Line | Didja see who's gonna appear on th' program at our annual dinner? |
| Comic Story | Episode 12 / The Vikings (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ivar and his volunteers make their way inland in search of Sundgrid. |
| Genre | Adventure; Historical |
| Characters | Ivar; Sundgrid; Elsa; Hasylwyn |
| Script | Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson ? |
| Pencils | Alex Blum |
| Inks | Alex Blum |
| First Line | Ivar and his volunteers turn their backs on the viking ship and make their way inland in search of Sungrid. |
| Comic Story | Knights of the Royal Bull, Part 1 / Don Coyote (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | A kid sneaks into the King's royal ball. |
| Genre | Adventure; Humor |
| Characters | Don Coyote; Hash; Hamburger |
| Script | Ed Beckwith |
| Pencils | Bill Patrick |
| Inks | Bill Patrick |
| First Line | Ah! - The messenger brings me an invitation to the king's annual ball, for the 'Knights of the Royal Bull'! |
| Comic Story | Episode 11 / Captain Quick (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Kendal and Marjorie attempt to leave the Governor's castle only to find the way blocked by Spanish guards. A desperate battle ensues as they fight their way to an English ship. |
| Genre | Adventure; Historical |
| Characters | Kendal Quick; Marjorie; Dufoe; Lord Barlow |
| Script | Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson |
| Pencils | Sven Elven |
| Inks | Sven Elven |
| Letters | Sven Elven |
| First Line | Kendal Quick has vanquished Rodriguez and the governor of Cadiz in a hard-fought duel. |
| Comic Story | Episode 5 / The Blood Pearls (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Baslyn hides in a barn and tries to sleep, only to find the pearls he fought so hard for to be missing. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Baslyn (villain) |
| Script | Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson |
| Pencils | Munson Paddock |
| Inks | Munson Paddock |
| First Line | Baslyn has committed two heinous crimes - he fears 'certain punishment.' |
| Story | Worth-While Films to Watch For / Worth-While Pictures to Watch For (2 pages) |
| Pencils | ? (photos) |
| Inks | ? (photos) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Characters | Dionne Quintuplets; Brian Donlevy |
| Script | I. W. Magovern |
| First Line | Do you remember 'The Country Doctor,' the first full-length picture starring the Dionne Quintuplets? |
| Story | Rattlesnake Pete (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Boasting to his nephew of his prowess as a hunter, Pete gets bitten by a dry land turtle and squirted by a skunk, ending up naked. |
| Colors | ? (black, white, and red) |
| Genre | Humor; Western-frontier |
| Characters | Rattlesnake Pete; Little Britches |
| Script | Boody Rogers |
| Pencils | Boody Rogers |
| Inks | Boody Rogers |
| First Line | Did you ever do much hunting, Uncle Pete? |
| Notes | Last appearance. |
| Comic Story | 17-20 on the Black [Part 12] / Jim Gale (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Gale and Morton crash through the floor of the old warehouse. Kim rescues Gale, but Morton is swept away by the current. Gale returns Louise's pearls and proposes, but she turns him down because he is a gambler. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Jim Gale; Frog Morton; Kim; Louise Vallen |
| Script | Tom Cooper |
| Pencils | Tom Cooper |
| Inks | Tom Cooper |
| First Line | Jim Gale and Morton, coming to grips, through the rotten flooring of the old warehouse into the cold, dark waters underneath! |
| Notes | Conclusion. |
| Story | Andy Handy (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Deep into a game of poker, Andy's extensive winnings are beaten by a better hand. When told that his house in on fire he reacts nonchalantly. |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Andy Handy |
| Script | Leo O'Mealia |
| Pencils | Leo O'Mealia |
| Inks | Leo O'Mealia |
| First Line | Andy!! Andy!! Your house is on fire! |
| Comic Story | No Title (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ebony is offered a quarter to watch a man's car. When it is stolen he watches it until it is out of sight. |
| Feature | Ebony |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Ebony (only appearance) |
| Script | Bill Patrick (signed) |
| Pencils | Bill Patrick (signed) |
| Inks | Bill Patrick (signed) |
| First Line | Boy! - Ah's gotta make me some money! |
| Cartoon | Wallace Beery / Straight from Hollywood (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Characters | Wallace Beery; George O'Brien |
| Script | Laidlaw |
| Pencils | Laidlaw |
| Inks | Laidlaw |
| Story | Ol' Oz Bopp (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ol' Oz Bopp is trying to get to Juniper Street, and keeps walking round mere yards from it. |
| Colors | ? (red, black & white) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Ol' Oz Bopp |
| Script | Russell Cole |
| Pencils | Russell Cole |
| Inks | Russell Cole |
| First Line | Now - To get onto Juniper Street! |
| Illustration | The Charge of the Light Brigade, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson / Famous Poems Illustrated / Pictured (2 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Drama |
| Script | Alfred Lord Tennyson (poem) |
| Pencils | Henry Kiefer (signed) |
| Inks | Henry Kiefer (signed) |
| Notes | No logo. The Tennyson poem accompanied by a full page illustration. |
| Story | Laughing at Life (2 pages) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Elmer; Mrs. Wxlystzki |
| Script | Vin Sullivan (signed) |
| Pencils | Vin Sullivan (signed) |
| Inks | Vin Sullivan (signed) |
| First Line | Poor Elmer certainly has a tough time with his gas on the stomach! |
| Notes | Eight unrelated gag panels, plus a one tier self-contained strip. |
| Comic Story | Episode 7 / She (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Leo and Job, sick with malaria, are being taken to the stronghold of "She", when the chief falls into the swamp and is rescued by Holly. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Leo; Job; Chief Billaly [Billali elsewhere]; Holly |
| Script | H. Rider Haggard (original author) Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson |
| Pencils | Sven Elven |
| Inks | Sven Elven |
| Letters | Sven Elven |
| First Line | Leo, saved from the cannibals by the intervention of Eustane and the timely arrival of Billaly is badly wouned. |
| Notes | Adapted from the H. Rider Haggard novel. Wouned is how it is spelled in the comic. |
| Comic Story | No Title (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Loopy plays a joke on his friend Joe by giving him an exploding cigar. Unfortunately he gives Joe the normal one and the trick one to Officer Kelly, which lands him in jail. |
| Feature | Loopy |
| Colors | ? (red, black & white) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Loopy (only appearance); Joe; Officer Kelly |
| Script | Leroy Smith (signed) |
| Pencils | Leroy Smith (signed) |
| Inks | Leroy Smith (signed) |
| First Line | Wish I could think of a dirty trick to play on Joe!! |
| Comic Story | Episode 11 / Castaway Island (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Shark gets Blackface to follow him. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Shark; Taro; Blackface |
| Script | Tom Cooper |
| Pencils | Tom Cooper |
| Inks | Tom Cooper |
| First Line | Hm! It's too soon for MacDougal to be coming back! - I wonder? |
| Comic Story | Episode 7 / The Golden Dragon (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Pan Chi-Lou gets replacement ammo to Ian, Ken and Lefty just in time. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Ian Murray; Ken Cockerill; Lefty Murphy; Pan Chi-Lou |
| Script | Tom Hickey (signed) Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (plot) |
| Pencils | Tom Hickey (signed) |
| Inks | Tom Hickey (signed) |
| First Line | Hearing his name called, Ian whirls to find a breathless Pan Chi-Lou standing there, his arms loaded with ammunition drums. |
| Notes | Adapted from Wheeler-Nicholson's serial in Short Stories magazine, March 1933. |
| Comic Story | The St. Pierre Mystery, Part 9 / Maginnis of the Mounties (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | The burning cabin starts a forest fire. |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Maginnis; Yvonne |
| Script | Babe Mather |
| Pencils | Babe Mather |
| Inks | Babe Mather |
| First Line | Maginnis and Yvonne were left to perish in a burning cabin by two outlaws. |
| Notes | Last appearance. |
| Story | Rock-Age Roy (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Roy complains about nothing ever happening. |
| Colors | ? (red, black & white) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Rock-Age Roy; Short Tail |
| Script | Boody Rogers |
| Pencils | Boody Rogers |
| Inks | Boody Rogers |
| First Line | Get up! Go to bed! That's all I do--- |
| Notes | Last appearance. |
| Story | Jungle Town Show Boat (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | Dick Ryan (signed) |
| Pencils | Dick Ryan (signed) |
| Inks | Dick Ryan (signed) |
| First Line | Didja - Hear th' wolf howl when he hit that sand-trap. |
| Notes | Last appearance. |
| Letters Page | Announcing the International Good Neighbor Club / International Good Neighbor Club (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Comic Story | On Dolorosa Isle, Part 8 / Steve Conrad (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Devachan is planning to blow up the island. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Steve Conrad; Devachan (villain); Captain Judd |
| Script | Creig Flessel |
| Pencils | Creig Flessel |
| Inks | Creig Flessel |
| First Line | The Devachan of Dolorosa Isle has come to the end of his rope. |
| Comic Story | Down to Denver, Part 2 / Cal 'n' Alec (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | A man on the train gives the boys a piece of paper and says he will meet them later. |
| Genre | Adventure; Humor; Western-frontier |
| Characters | Cal; Alec |
| Script | Ed Beckwith |
| Pencils | Bill Patrick |
| Inks | Bill Patrick |
| First Line | The boys are on the train for Denver and find the trip very uneventful, until they are approached by a stranger with an odd request. |
| Comic Story | Rajah Marajah, Part 8 / Sandor and the Lost Civilization (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Sandor tries to rescue Elaka. |
| Genre | Adventure; Drama |
| Characters | Sandor; Rajah Maharajah (villain); Jadev the spy; Benar; Awla |
| Script | Homer Fleming (signed) |
| Pencils | Homer Fleming (signed) |
| Inks | Homer Fleming (signed) |
| First Line | The Rajah is enraged when informed of Benar's escape at the hands of Sandor. |
| Comic Story | Episode 9 / A Tale of Two Cities (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Revolutionaries break into the Bastille. |
| Genre | Historical |
| Characters | Madame Defarge; Defarge |
| Script | Merna Gamble Charles Dickens (original author) |
| Pencils | Merna Gamble |
| Inks | Merna Gamble |
| First Line | The storm clouds of revolution that hung over Paris were growing darker. |
| Notes | Adapted from the Charles Dickens novel. |
| Story | Chikko Chakko (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Chikko gets a job hunting bandits. |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Chikko Chakko; Loopy; the Sheriff; the Mayor |
| Script | Ellis Edwards |
| Pencils | Ellis Edwards |
| Inks | Ellis Edwards |
| First Line | Go get a job and work like other men-- turtle! |
| Story | Sam the Porter (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A couple of train travelers are telling tall tales about extraordinary sized hailstones, but Sam the Porter tops them all. |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Sam |
| Script | Russell Cole |
| Pencils | Russell Cole |
| Inks | Russell Cole |
| First Line | I saw hailstones at Wango, Nebraska, as big as pullet eggs! |
| Advertisement | Claxophone |
| Letters | typeset |
| Publisher advertisement | No Title |
| Feature | New Book of Comics |
| First Line | Ask for the big New Book of Comics! |
| Notes | Very small ad for New Book of Comics. 10 cents at F.W. Woolworth Co. Stores. |
| Comic Story | Shanghai Pete, Part 4 / Hardluck Harry |
| Synopsis | Harry thinks he overhears a mutiny being plotted. |
| Genre | Adventure; Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Characters | Hardluck Harry |
| Script | Bill Carney |
| Pencils | Bill Carney |
| Inks | Bill Carney |
| First Line | Somes day he makes me velly mad an' I fixes him with this likee hatchet-man! |
| Comic Story | Federal Men of Tomorrow / Federal Men (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Professor Grant gives the Federal Men a forecast of the future of crime detection in the format of an imaginary story. In the year 3000 AD, when there is a disturbance at the Mountains of Mars, Jor-L, ace sleuth of the service, uses his one man space flyer to track it down. There he meets Nira-Q, the bandit queen. She captures him to use as a hostage when she tries to seize a space ship with a priceless radium cargo. Later, when captured, she and her Martian gang undergo brain operations, emerging "sane, normal beings with no desire for crime." |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Professor Grant (introduction); Jor-L (a Federal Man of 3000 A.D. in Prof. Grant's fantasy, introduction); Nira-Q (villain in Grant's fantasy, introduction, reforms); Martian gang (villains, introduction for all, all reform) |
| Script | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | Joe Shuster |
| Inks | Joe Shuster |
| First Line | Carson, I want you to meet Professor Grant |
| Notes | Story title is from the next-issue promotion on the last page of the Federal Men story in New Comics #11. The Jor-L in this story is not connected to the same-named character most famously known as Superman's biological father, also created by Siegel and Shuster. A thin box below the final panel on the last page promotes the next story: "Next issue: Steve Carson tears into a drug-ring! Be on hand to pick up the pieces!" |
| Story | It's a Dern Lie (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Robert tells of a time he was captured by natives in Africa. |
| Genre | Adventure; Humor |
| Characters | Robert Gruman |
| Script | Bill Patrick (signed) |
| Pencils | Bill Patrick (signed) |
| Inks | Bill Patrick (signed) |
| First Line | While out for a stroll in the African jungle, I suddenly heard a noise in the underbrush and looked up to discover I was surrounded by a band of blood-thirsty savages. |
| Notes | "As told by Robert Gruman" |
| Publisher advertisement | No Title |
| Feature | More Fun Comics |
| First Line | Hey - Pop! After all, you bought that copy of More Fun for me!! |
| Notes | Inside back cover. |
| Credits | No Title |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Inside back cover. Includes indicia for the issue. |
| Advertisement | Factory to You / Remington Typewriters (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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