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| Publication | March 1937 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Featuring | Spike Spalding |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Spike Spalding |
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| Publisher advertisement | Better Than Ever! |
| Featuring | New Adventure Comics |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover. Ad for March 1937 issue. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover. |
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| Comic Story | Resbian Revenge, Part 1 (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | On the ship back to America, Sandra and a young man are attacked and thrown overboard. |
| Featuring | Sandra of the Secret Service |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Spy | Characters: Sandra; Manos (intro); Dimitri (intro) |
| Notes | Continued next issue. |
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| Comic Story | Prince of Patrania, Part 17 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Count Alex decides to kidnap the King. |
| Featuring | Spike Spalding |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Spike Spalding; Pincus; The Sailor; Count Alex; Ruppo; King Philip |
| Notes | Continued next issue. |
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| Comic Story | Episode 9 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | D'Artagnan decides to help a mercer whose wife is being threatened. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Historical | Characters: D'Artagnan; ; Bonancieux; Athos; Porthos; Aramis |
| Notes | Adapted from the Alexandre Dumas novel. |
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| Featuring | Sam the Porter |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Sam the Porter |
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| Advertisement | Big Prizes and Cash Profits! |
| Featuring | The Crowell Publishing Co. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Synopsis | Pincus finds a banknote and buys a bunch of ice cream cones. The proprietor declares it to be a fake, and Pincus has to do the washing up. |
| Featuring | Pincus |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Pincus |
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| Comic Story | The Ray of Life, Part 2 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Doctor Occult encounters a dead body in a restaurant. |
| Featuring | Dr. Occult, the Ghost Detective |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Fantasy | Characters: Doctor Occult; Rose Psychic (intro) |
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| Comic Story | The Smugglers, Part 1 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Wing is ordered to escort Lynn to Tunis to meet her father. |
| Featuring | Wing Brady |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Aviation | Characters: Wing Bradey; Captain Chevigny; Lynn Harding |
| Notes | Script was formerly credited to Tom Hickey, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Hickey was a writer. |
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| Featuring | "Hap" the Sap |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: "Hap" the Sap (intro) |
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| Synopsis | Despite a dressing down by his father, Pep decides to play hooky and go fishing. One of his casts ends up behind a big rock and hooks something. This turns out to be his father, who had the same idea. The two bond by sitting contentedly on the bank, lines floating gently in the water. |
| Featuring | Pep Morgan |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Sports | Characters: Mr. Morgan (Pep's father); Pep Morgan |
| Notes | Script was formerly credited to Creig Flessel, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Flessel was a writer on this strip. In an interview published in Alter Ego #88, page 56, he was asked his role in the National offices. "I would illustrate the stories that Vin [Sullivan] and Whit [Ellsworth] would write". |
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| Text Article | Massachusetts Fun Club Members (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Morse code and a list of Fun Club members from Massachusetts. |
| Featuring | Fun Club |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Episode 18 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Fitzurse, counselor to Prince John, rides with his men to capture King Richard. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Historical | Characters: Maurice de Bracy; Front de-Boeuf; Fitzurse; Hugh Bardon; Isaac of York; Beaumanoir |
| Notes | Adapted from the Sir Walter Scott novel
Duotone in red and black |
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| Comic Story | Sea Gold [Part 4] (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Captain Grim |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Historical | Characters: Captain Grim; Liverpool Johnny; Tyner; Nubbins |
| Notes | Story was written as if it was to be continued next issue, but this was the last appearance.
Script was formerly credited to Tom Cooper, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Cooper was a writer. |
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| Comic Story | Fang Gow of China [Part 19] (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dr. Bonfils is forced to operate to save Fang Gow's life. |
| Featuring | Barry O'Neill |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Crime | Characters: Barry O'Neil; Fang Gow; Legrand; Dr. Bonfils; Jean Legrand |
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| Synopsis | Brad rescues Kardos from a snake. |
| Featuring | Brad Hardy |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Brad Hardey; Prince Kardos |
| Notes | Last appearance.
Script was formerly credited to Tom Hickey, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Hickey was a writer. |
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| Comic Story | The Holdup, Part 11 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dawkins and Carter escape on a tramp steamer. |
| Featuring | Along the Main Line |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Detective-mystery | Characters: Malverne; Slick Carter; Dawkins; Jake; Ed; Blake |
| Notes | Last appearance.
Duotone in red and black
Script was formerly credited to Tom Cooper, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Cooper was a writer. |
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| Featuring | Just Suppose |
| Content | Genre: Drama | Characters: Admiral Dewey |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | A series of unrelated gag panels. |
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| Featuring | Thrilling True Stories |
| Content | Genre: Adventure |
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| Comic Story | People of the Red Planet, Part 5 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Sarno wants to convert Gail into one of the Red People. |
| Featuring | Mark Marson of the Interplanetary Police |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Science Fiction | Characters: Mark Marsen; King Sarno; Monty; Gail Hillary |
| Notes | Duotone in red and black
Script was formerly credited to Tom Hickey, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Hickey was a writer. |
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| Comic Story | Captain Hale, Gun-Runner, Part 6 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dewey is captured by the Leopard Men. |
| Featuring | Midshipman Dewey |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Historical | Characters: Dewey; Bango; the Leopard Men (intro) |
| Notes | Story is executed as if it was to be continued, but this was the last appearance.
Script was formerly credited to Tom Cooper, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Cooper was a writer. |
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| Comic Story | Alaskan Adventure, Part 5 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Saunders escapes from Monk Morton only to be captured by a group of Asians. |
| Featuring | Bob Merritt and His Flying Pals |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Saunders; Monk Morton |
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| Comic Story | In the Movies (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | In the boxing ring Spike and Pincus knock each other out. |
| Featuring | Spike Spalding |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Spike Spalding; Pincus |
| Notes | Flip-book story, adapted from Vin Sullivan's cartoon. |
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| Featuring | Talk About Talkies |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Arthur Shields (photograph) |
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| Cartoon | William Powell, Freddie Bartholomew, Al Jolson, Gary Cooper (1 page) |
| Featuring | Straight from Hollywood |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Freddie Bartholomew; Al Jolson; Gary Cooper; William Powell |
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| Featuring | Party Page |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Kidnapped! Part 4 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Silas rushes to the hospital to be with his nephew. |
| Featuring | Little Linda |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Children | Characters: Linda; Ned Flint; Silas Flint; Watson |
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| Comic Story | In the Wilderness, Part 7 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Matson manages to guide Tom and Jack home, but faces capture by the police. |
| Featuring | The Bradley Boys |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Children | Characters: Tom Bradley; Jack Bradley; Harry Matson; Minky; Tatters; The Boss |
| Notes | Script was formerly credited to Creig Flessel, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Flessel was a writer on this strip. In an interview published in Alter Ego #88, page 56, he was asked his role in the National offices. "I would illustrate the stories that Vin [Sullivan] and Whit [Ellsworth] would write". |
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| Comic Story | Island Adventure, Part 9 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Black Tom and Watts' lawyers are searching for him. People back home read about it in the paper. |
| Featuring | Woozy Watts |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Woozy Watts |
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| Synopsis | Early history of Britain. |
| Featuring | The Magic Crystal of History |
| Content | Genre: Drama; Non-fiction | Characters: Bobby; Binks; King Vortigern; Hengist; Horsa; Augustine; Ethelbert |
| Notes | Script was formerly credited to Homer Fleming, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Fleming was a writer on this strip. |
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| Cartoon | Cheyenne Chief Yellow Hand (1 page) |
| Featuring | American Indian Chiefs |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Biography; Western-frontier | Characters: Chief Yellow Hand |
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| Featuring | Loonies |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Featuring | Loonies |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Featuring | Hohner Harmonicas |
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| Comic Story | The Secret Mine, Part 2 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jack infiltrates Stanton's operation. |
| Featuring | Jack Woods |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Western-frontier | Characters: Jack Woods; Val Stanton; Hines |
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| Comic Story | Part 8 (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Pirate Gold |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Historical | Characters: Jeff Roberts; Captain Dennis |
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| Comic Story | The Dan Bowers Case, Part 3 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Twist calls Jimmy to testify for the defense! |
| Featuring | Radio Squad |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Sandy Kean; Jimmy Trent; Dan Bowers; Amos Twist |
| Notes | formerly Calling All Cars |
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| Featuring | Alger's Variety Show |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Cartoon | New York, the International City! (1 page) |
| Featuring | It's a Fact |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
| Notes | Inside back cover. |
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| Publisher advertisement | Swelegant Is the Word for It! (1 page) |
| Featuring | Detective Comics |
| Notes | House ad for Detective Comics #1, dated March 1937. On back cover. |
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