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| Publication | February 1936 | Price: 0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Front cover.
This is a complete comic story. |
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| Comic Story | George Washington (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Reading about George Washington chopping down the tree and confessing, Spike does the same to a much larger tree in the yard, and gets his rear end tanned. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Spike Spalding |
| Notes | Front cover.
This is a complete comic story. |
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| Credits | More Fun |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover. |
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| Advertisement | Now Is the Time... For a Chemistry Set |
| Featuring | The Pastime Novelty Co. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover. |
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| Advertisement | This Bike Can Be Yours |
| Featuring | The Crowell Publishing Co. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover. |
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| Comic Story | The Gavonian Affair, Part 8 (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Count Taurus threatens Sandra's friends with death if she doesn't cooperate with his schemes. |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Sandra; Count Taurus (villain); Lothar; Reynolds |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
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| Synopsis | A woman stops a steam locomotive in a remote area and asks if the driver and fireman have any milk for her baby. They don't, but go looking and find a nanny goat. It attacks them, but is herded back to the woman, who milks it. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Humor | Characters: Ed |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
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| Comic Story | Prince of Patrania, Part 6 (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Spike and Pincus are kidnapped and taken aboard an ocean liner. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Humor | Characters: Spike Spalding; Pincus; Philip of Patrania |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
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| Comic Story | In the Wake of the Wander [Part 6] (1 page) |
| Synopsis | The Captain finds himself trapped within a blazing blockhouse. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Historical | Characters: Captain Grim |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
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| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Charley Fish |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
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| Comic Story | Rescuing the King, Part 3 (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Henri Duval must protect the King from enemies disguised as musketeers. |
| Featuring | Henri Duval |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Historical | Characters: Henri Duval; The King |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
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| Synopsis | Linda talks the Sheriff out of jailing Bill for stealing hens. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Little Linda; Bill; The Sheriff |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
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| Comic Story | Episode 8 (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Historical | Characters: Isaac of York; Front de Boeuf |
| Notes | Adapted from the Sir Walter Scott novel.
© 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
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| Text Story | Wheels Go Round (3 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Elmer Buckley; Miss Thompson; Fred Hopkins |
| Notes | Black and red only. Continues on page 15 and 30. |
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| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
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| Featuring | Puzzle Page |
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| Credits | Script:?;? (ad copy) | Pencils:? (logo art);? (stamp art);? (ad art);? (ad photograph) | Inks:? (logo art);? (stamp art);? (ad art);? (ad photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | At the bottom of the third column includes a small advertisement. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Letters from: Arthur Pastore, Jr. (Brooklyn, New York), George Barnett (Cincinnati, Ohio), Jerome Paskovitz (Wyandotte, Michigan), Barbara Brandwood (England), Clinton A. Schaeffer (Port Treverton, Pennsylvania), Eugenia Stovall (Jersey City, New Jersey), Miguel Marquez (El Paso, Texas), Howard S. Shepard, William P. Woods, Jr. (Virginia), Bob Eberlein (St. Paul, Minnesota), and Joseph Krueber (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania).
Fan art from: Arthur Steswood and "Sandy" O'Shea. |
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| Comic Story | The Haunted House, Part 4 (1 page) |
| Synopsis | After the gorilla helps Slim get the better of two counterfeiters hiding in his dead aunt's home, he faces the problem of what to do with him. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Humor | Characters: Slim Pickens |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
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| Comic Story | The Mysterious Island, Part 3 (1 page) |
| Synopsis | On Gillyfish Isle diamonds are so plentiful they have no value, but pop bottles are rare and precious. |
| Featuring | Skipper Hicks |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Skipper Hicks; Soupladle; Spongenose; King Okey; King Dokey |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
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| Comic Story | The Mountain Lion, Part 1 |
| Synopsis | Jim tries to cross a canyon by rope, but runs into a mountain lion. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Western-frontier | Characters: Buckskin Jim; Zeb |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
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| Publisher advertisement | Here It Is -- Get Your Button! |
| Featuring | World-Wide Fun Club |
| Credits | Script:? [as Jolly Bill] (credited) (chief funster) | Pencils:? (illustration) | Inks:? (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
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| Synopsis | With Schnooper and Schnatcher in the hospital the Professor has to defend himself against would be kidnappers all alone. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Humor | Characters: Professor; Schnooper; Schnatcher; Zoppp |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
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| Comic Story | Airship: Paters Lourenzo de Guzmao (1 page) |
| Featuring | Thor's Famous Flights |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
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| Comic Story | Fang Gow of China, Part 8 (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Barry and Le Grand are prisoners aboard Fang Gow's yacht. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Barry O'Neil; Le Grand; Fang Gow (villain) |
| Notes | Script credit was verified by comparing this story to other Wheeler-Nicholson stories.
© 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
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| Comic Story | Damsel in Distress, Part 5 (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Jack, Dolores and her father are being pursued by Pancho Villa and his men. Jack sends the pair off to hide in a cave they know about, while he turns and faces the pursuers. He leads them in the wrong direction, and hides under a rocky overhang in a river. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Western-frontier | Characters: Jack Woods; Dolores; her father; Pancho Villa and his men |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
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| Comic Story | A True Story of How a Great Mother-Lode Was Discovered (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Historical |
| Notes | There is a signature in the final panel, but it is illegible.
© 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
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| Comic Story | Fishy the Gangster, Part 4 (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Jim catches a group of gangsters single handed, having never fired a gun before. |
| Featuring | Rambler Jim |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Fishy Gill; Rambler Jim; Sheriff Smith; Old Scratch |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
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| Featuring | More Fun and Magic |
| Credits | Script:? [as The Wizard of Biff] (credited) | Pencils:? (illustration) (see notes) | Inks:? (illustration) (see notes) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | The primary illustration of a boy pulling a rabbit out of a hat is signed but is not legible on online reproductions. |
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| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph);? (illustration);? (logo art) | Inks:? (photograph);? (illustration);? (logo art) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Comic Story | The Mystery Plane, Part 4 (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Cyrus Campbell is murdered and a gang member disguised as prospector Jake tries to infiltrate Bob Merritt's group of aviators. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Aviation | Characters: Prospector Jake; Bob Merritt; Buzz; Shorty |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
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| Synopsis | Leader of the Rat Men in the underground kingdom of the Dre, the Black Magician captures Hardy, Lorraine and Prince Kardos, who then attempt to escape. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Brad Hardy; Lorraine; Prince Kardos; Black Magician (villain) |
| Notes | Story to be continued.
© 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
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| Publisher advertisement | Join the Treasure Hunt Contest (1.25 pages) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustrations);? (photograph) | Inks:? (illustrations);? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
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| Activity | Lesson No. IV |
| Featuring | Monthly Cartoon Lesson |
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| Publisher advertisement | Special Holiday Premium Offer! |
| Featuring | More Fun Magazine |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Text Story | The Happy Four Club (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustration) | Inks:? (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | At the bottom of the second and third columns of the article is a coupon order form for a special offer from Universal Toy & Novelty Mfg. Co. of a "Surprise Package of Fun". |
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| Comic Story | In Ancient Egypt, Part 8 (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Bobby and Binks, still trapped in ancient Egypt, are about to break through the lines of the enemy surrounding the city. |
| Content | Genre: Children; Fantasy | Characters: Bobby; Binks |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
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| Synopsis | Don Drake volunteers to engage the sea beast in mortal combat. |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction; Sword And Sorcery | Characters: Don Drake; Krenon; Zetrurian priests; Betty |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
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| Comic Story | Episode 4 (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Captain Flint's treasure map is revealed. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Historical | Characters: Dr. Livesey; Squire Trelawney; Jim Hawkins |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc.
Adapted from the Robert Louis Stevenson novel. |
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| Comic Story | The Vampire Master, Part 3 (1 page) |
| Synopsis | The Vampire Master tries to hypnotize Lois into killing her husband. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Fantasy | Characters: Doctor Occult; Lois Amster; Sander Amster; The Vampire Master |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
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| Comic Story | The Bedouins, Part 8 (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ali Ben Said attacks the caravan and kidnaps Laurel Deane. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Wing Brady; Slim; Laurel Deane; Ibn Hajez; Ali Ben Said |
| Notes | Script formerly credited to Henry Kiefer, but an extensive list of strips in the Who's Who gives no writing credits.
© 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
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| Comic Story | The Little People (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Fantasy | Characters: Corby O'Glin |
| Notes | Subtitled "Irish Tales by Walt Kelly". Listed as "To Be Continued", but no further Little Folk stories were published.
© 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
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| Comic Story | Dewey and the Pirates, Part 5 (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Dewey discovers a mutiny in progress. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Historical | Characters: Jack Dewey |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Pelion; Ossa |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
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| Comic Story | Captain Kiddlaw, Part 8 (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Rex and Axel are left dangling over a cliff, while Kiddlaw kidnaps the Professor and Joan. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Science Fiction | Characters: Kiddlaw; Axel Yoke; Rex Cosmos; Joan Shanley; Professor Shanley |
| Notes | Story continued.
© 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
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| Publisher advertisement | A Smash Hit! Get Yours Now! All News Stands! (1 page) |
| Featuring | Sagebrush n' Cactus |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Western-frontier |
| Notes | Inside back cover.
Includes a nearly full-page reproduction of New Comics (DC, 1935 series) v1#2 (January 1936) promoting the series. |
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| Advertisement | Factory to You (1 page) |
| Featuring | Remington Rand |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Back cover.
An advertisement for Remington Rand, Inc.'s noiseless portable typewriter. |
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