| Additional Information |
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| Publication | June 1937 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Synopsis | A young child is pretend-shaving before a mirror. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children |
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| Publisher advertisement | Better Than Ever! |
| Featuring | New Adventure Comics |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Steve Carson; Federal Men |
| Notes | House ad for New Adventure Comics #16. Inside front cover. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover. |
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| Comic Story | The Brain, Part 2 (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Brain, a cloaked and hooded criminal mastermind, and boss of Captain Snegg, torpedoes a boat that Sandra of the Secret Service is on returning to the United States. On a small isle, in a bomb-proof shelter, the Brain makes his lair with a factory for making the rifles, machine guns and bombs that he and his gang sell to provoke unrest. Apparently killed when Sandra escapes and orders the marines to torpedo the Brain's islands, which causes explosions that destroy the islands. |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Sandra; Michael; The Brain (villain, introduction, death?); Captain Snegg (villain, death?); Dealers in Death (villains, all die?) |
| Notes | Captain Snegg appears in the previous issue, but it is this issue that it becomes known that the Brain is his boss. |
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| Comic Story | The Kidnapping of Spike, Part 2 (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Patrania is flooded with rumors that the King has fled, and war with Provokia looms. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Spike Spalding; Count Alex; Rupo; Princess Margo; King Philip; The Sailor |
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| Featuring | Just for Fun |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Advertisement | Big Prizes and Cash Profits! |
| Featuring | The Crowell Publishing Co. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Featuring | New Book of Comics |
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| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: John |
| Notes | A single gag panel. |
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| Featuring | Hap the Sap |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Hap the Sap |
| Notes | last appearance |
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| Comic Story | The Battle of Hastings (2 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Bobby; Binks; King Harold; Tostig; William the Conqueror |
| Notes | Keith Chandler : Fleming was previously credited as scripter, but the Who's Who specifically lists him on pencils and inks only. |
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| Comic Story | The Smugglers, Part 3 (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Wing escapes from his captors, sets their ship on fire, and escapes underwater, but is late for dinner. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Wing Brady; Lynn Harding |
| Notes | Keith Chandler : Hickey was previously credited as scripter, but the Who's Who gives him only on pencils and inks for all his work at D.C. during this period. |
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| Synopsis | list of RI members
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| Featuring | Fun Club |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Episode 20 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Rebecca is put on trial for witchcraft and demands trail by combat. |
| Content | Genre: Historical | Characters: Rebecca; The Grand Master; The Preceptor; Brian de Bois Gilbert |
| Notes | Adapted from the Sir Walter Scott novel.
Duotone in red and black |
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| Featuring | Alger's Variety Show |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Cartoon | The Three Godfathers (1 page) |
| Featuring | Straight from Hollywood |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Rin-Tin-Tin Jr.; Joe E. Brown |
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| Comic Story | Fang Gow of China, Part 21 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Barry, Jean, and LeGrand attempt to escape, but only Jean is in the plane when it takes off. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Barry O'Neil; Legrand; Jean Legrand; Fang Gow (villain) |
| Notes | Formerly Barry O'Neil and Fang Gow of China.
Keith Chandler : O'Mealia was previously credited as scripter, but the Who's Who gives him only on pencils and inks for all his D.C. work during this period. |
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| Featuring | Just Suppose |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Napoleon |
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| Comic Story | People of the Red Planet, Part 7 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Mark and Monty escape through a window, while Gail is saved from a fate worse than death but is still a captive. |
| Featuring | Mark Marson of the Interplanetary Police |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Mark Marson; Monty; Gail Hillary; King Sarno (villain) |
| Notes | Story printed in duotone (red and black).
Keith Chandler : Previously credited with script, according to the Who's Who Hickey only supplied pencils and ink for all his D.C. work during this period. |
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| Comic Story | In the Wilderness [Part 9] (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | The boys are attacked by a grizzly bear. |
| Featuring | The Bradley Boys |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Tom Bradley; Jack Bradley; Harry Matson |
| Notes | Keith Chandler : Flessel was previously credited with script, but the Who's Who gives him only on pencils and inks for this feature. |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | Entire production conceived and produced by Whit Ellsworth and Joe Miller. |
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| Featuring | Thrilling True Stories |
| Content | Genre: Adventure |
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| Featuring | Sam the Porter |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Sam |
| Notes | Story printed in duotone (red and black). |
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| Featuring | Do You Know? |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
| Notes | Duotone in red and black. |
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| Comic Story | Episode 11 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | D'Artagnan saves M. Bonancieux from the Cardinal's men. |
| Content | Genre: Historical | Characters: Madame Bonancieux; D'Artagnan |
| Notes | adapted from the Alexandre Dumas novel |
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| Comic Story | Alaskan Adventure, Part 7 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Bob is captured by the Asians. The gangsters wait to attack until they know where the gold is. Bob's friends take off in search of him. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Bob Merritt; Dicky Saunders; Buzz; Shorty; Tex; Prospector Jake; Monk |
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| Synopsis | Hanko reads a book on whittling and can't stop. |
| Featuring | Hanko the Cowhand |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Western-frontier | Characters: Hanko |
| Notes | Keith Chandler : Flessel was previously credited with the script, but is listed only on pencils and inks in the Who's Who. |
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| Synopsis | Brad and Kardos discover an underwater city where they can breathe like they were on land. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Science Fiction | Characters: Brad Hardy; Prince Kardos |
| Notes | Story printed in duotone (red and black).
Keith Chandler : Hickey was previously credited with script, but only supplied pencils and inks according to the Who's Who. |
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| Featuring | Talk About Talkies |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Bert Wheeler; Robert Woolsey |
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| Comic Story | Linda's Stepmother, Part 2 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | When Linda's stepmother shows up and tries to take custody, Silas Flint "kidnaps" Linda and they both run away on a long adventure. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Children | Characters: Linda; Silas Flint; Linda's stepmother |
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| Comic Story | The Secret Mine, Part 4 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jack and Fagin are trapped by a mine cave-in. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Jack Woods; Mrs. Harkins; Val Stanton; Hines; Fagin |
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| Synopsis | Pep tries to play lacrosse. |
| Content | Genre: Sports | Characters: Pep Morgan; Coach |
| Notes | Keith Chandler : Flessel was previously credited as scripter, but only supplied pencils and inks according to the Who's Who. |
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| Comic Story | The Lord of Life, Part 2 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Occult discovers that Nita Crane's tomb is emtpy. |
| Featuring | Dr. Occult |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Fantasy | Characters: Doctor Occult; Rose Psychic; Custer the Butler |
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| Comic Story | The Dan Bowers Case, Part 5 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Sandy goes seemingly berserk and arrests every connected hoodlum in town, daring the authorities to let them out again. |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Radio Squad [Sandy Kean]; Dan Bowers (villain); Bugs Brighty (villain, introduction) |
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| Comic Story | Island Adventure, Part 11 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Woozie meets another prisoner on the island, a girl named Smith. |
| Featuring | Woozy Watts |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Woozie Watts; Smith |
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| Comic Story | The Arsonist, Part 1 (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Johnnie saves an orphan boy from a fire set by an arsonist and then asks the fellow to come live with him. |
| Featuring | Johnnie Law |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Johnnie Law (intro); Tim; Mrs. Ashley |
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| Comic Story | The Knife (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Trissie brings a large knife to the neighborhood sharpener, thus fomenting all kinds of consternation about the town. |
| Featuring | Trissie |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Trissie |
| Notes | pantomime; wordless comic |
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| Publisher advertisement | Mystery! Adventure! Thrills! (1 page) |
| Featuring | Detective Comics |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery |
| Notes | Inside back cover. House ad for Detective Comics #4. |
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| Featuring | Johnson Smith & Co. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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