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| This is the 1st truly proper scan we have had of this title. |
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| Many thanks for this. An interesting mix of stories and styles, with balloon strips and text strips. Joe Archibald does the spot illos and I like them.
The off register printing just adds to the enjoyment for me. |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | May 1935 | Price: 0.10 USD; 0.25 CAD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | last appearance |
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| Synopsis | Luke's clothes have been stolen so his friend Turkey Tail dresses and paints him as an Indian. Luke tries to make out with the chief's daughter and brings the wrath of the tribe upon himself. We last see him running for his life as arrows fly around him. |
| Featuring | Loco Luke |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Loco Luke; Turkey Tail; Big Chief Growlin' Dog's daughter |
| Notes | last appearance |
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| Advertisement | Animal Theaters (1 page) |
| Featuring | Living Tree Guild |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover. Page includes indicia. |
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| Contents | In This Issue |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | The Gavonian Affair, Part 4 |
| Synopsis | Sandra is captured by the Gavonians. |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Sandra |
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| Featuring | Pincus |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Pincus |
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| Comic Story | Prince of Patrania, Part 2 |
| Synopsis | Spike is abducted in a plot being hatched by a pair of foreign nationals. |
| Featuring | Spike Spalding |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Spike Spalding; Pincus; Red; Little King Philip of Patrania; Alex (villain); Nikko (villain) |
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| Comic Story | On the Banks of the Nile |
| Synopsis | Three major events which occurred in the shadow of the Sphinx. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Thothmes IV; Marcus Aurelius; Napoleon Bonaparte |
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| Synopsis | Modern-day children Bobby and Binks are still stranded in Egypt in 4,000 B.C. Bobby foils an assassination attempt on the Pharaoh, and the children are taken to the city and hailed as heroes. |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Bobby; Binks; The Pharaoh |
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| Comic Story | In the Wake of the Wander [Part 2] (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Grim finds an injured man on a drifting, dismasted ship. |
| Featuring | Captain Grim |
| Content | Genre: Historical | Characters: Captain Grim; Slim |
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| Text Story | Lieutenant Jones Draws a Picture (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Aviation | Characters: Lt. John S. Jones; Sgt. Worters; Major Dirks |
| Notes | Text story with two illustrations. |
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| Featuring | Movies |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photos) | Inks:? (photos) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
| Notes | Photos of Jackie Cooper in "Dinky" and Henry Wilcoxon in "The Crusades." |
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| Publisher advertisement | Better Make Sure! |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Subscription ad with coupon. |
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| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
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| Featuring | Fanny |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Fanny |
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| Comic Story | Back in the Tub |
| Synopsis | Oswald takes a bath, and then dresses himself with great style and pride, but when walking out slips on the soap and ends up in the bath tub again! |
| Featuring | Oswald the Rabbit |
| Content | Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Oswald |
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| Featuring | Stamps and Coins |
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| Featuring | Coyne Electrical School |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Includes a cartoon sent in by Clinton A. Schaeffer of Fort Trevorton, Pa. |
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| Featuring | Fun Fax |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Comic Story | Indian Ambush, Part 4 |
| Synopsis | Jim and Pete escape from the Indians and Jim finally rides on towards the wagon train. Coming upon it from a vantage point in the high rocks he spots the sentry asleep and Indians sneaking up to it. Jim throws a rock towards the sentry hoping to wake him up. |
| Featuring | Buckskin Jim |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Buckskin Jim; Trapper Pete |
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| Credits | Pencils: various | Inks: various | Letters: typeset |
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| Text Article | What It Takes! |
| Featuring | Sports |
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| Featuring | The Weil Belt |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Text Story | The Magdalena Kid (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Juan; Lowry; Kirk; Danny Smith |
| Notes | Text story with two illustrations. |
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| Comic Story | Episode 4 |
| Content | Genre: Historical | Characters: Ivanhoe; Bois de Guilbert; Font de Boeuf; The Disinherited Knight; Athelstane; Black Sluggard |
| Notes | adapted from Sir Walter Scott's novel |
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| Featuring | In Days of Yore |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Don Drake |
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| Synopsis | Sonny pitches against a high wind and discovers his ball reacts like a boomerang, hitting him in the face. |
| Featuring | Sonny |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Sonny |
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| Featuring | Little Linda |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Little Linda; Buddy; Uncle Wilbur Stone |
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| Comic Story | General Simon Bollivar |
| Featuring | Famous in South America |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: General Simon Bolivar |
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| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery; Western-frontier | Characters: Jack Woods; Don Pedro; Dolores |
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| Featuring | Famous Flights |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
| Notes | Strip is subtitled "A Word and Picture History of the Development of Aviation". |
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| Featuring | Weird Asia |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Synopsis | In Mongolia, Brad and Lorraine rescue Prince Kardos, but while heading for his kingdom are attacked by the Rat Men. |
| Featuring | Brad Hardy |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Brad Hardy; Lorraine Lewis; Prince Kardos |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Featuring | After School |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Slimsy; Lefty |
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| Synopsis | Mrs. Kluk proposes to Spinacker, but brings four children to the deal, at which he runs away. |
| Featuring | Captain Spinacker |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Captain Spinacker; Mrs. Kluk |
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| Synopsis | Barry and Le Grande take over their opponent's sea plane. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Barry O'Neill; Le Grande |
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| Synopsis | Cyrano feels threatened by flying golf balls while on the links, so buys a suit of armour from an antique shop. |
| Featuring | Cyrano |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Cyrano |
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| Featuring | Charley Fish |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Charley Fish |
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| Text Article | Foreign Aviation Develops New Ships |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Featuring | Adams Tire & Rubber Co. |
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| Text Article | Part II |
| Featuring | Model Aircraft |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Illustration | The Chevalier Bayard |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: The Chevalier Bayard |
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| Comic Story | The Bedouins, Part 4 |
| Synopsis | Wing is tortured by the Bedouin Chief but Slim spots a troupe of Legionnaires which he leads to the rescue. |
| Featuring | Wing Brady |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Wing Brady; Slim; The Bedouin Chief |
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| Credits | Script:? [as The Wizard of Biff] | Letters: typeset |
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| Activity | Try Your Skill at New Fun's Crossword Puzzle |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Publisher advertisement | Treasure Hunt (1 page) |
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| Text Article | Iraq Oil Pipe Line; World's Largest |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Loederer also draws the fish cartoon. |
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| Featuring | U.S. School of Music |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) |
| Notes | U.S. School of Music |
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| Featuring | Caveman Capers |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Ur; Wur |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Synopsis | Reviews of Dawn Boy of the Pueblos by W. Langdon Kihn, Jangwa: The Story of a Jungle Prince by Walter Wilwerding, Around the World by Ester Brann, Pass in Review the Story of A Culver Cadet by Kitchell Webster and The Boys Life of Robert E. Lee by Stanley F. Horn. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Synopsis | Ironized Yeast will build you up. |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Ironized Yeast Co, Atlanta, Ga. |
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| Featuring | Jack Andrews |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Jack Andrews |
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| Synopsis | Jack boards the pirate's ship and sets her adrift. |
| Featuring | Midshipman Dewey |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Midshipman Jack Dewey |
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| Featuring | Man's Inventions |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Synopsis | Sham Poo lights the fuse to a box of dynamite thinking they are firecrackers, and ends up hanging over a telephone wire. |
| Featuring | Sham Poo |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Sham Poo |
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| Synopsis | Ossa enters a boxing match for the prize money. |
| Featuring | Pelion and Ossa |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Ossa; Pelion |
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| Synopsis | Rex and his friends battle devil fish under the sea as they try to advance against Captain Kiddlaw. |
| Featuring | 2023: Super Police |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Rex Cosmos; Axel; Joan |
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| Advertisement | Announcing Amazing Typewriter Bargain (1 page) |
| Featuring | Remington Rand |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Inside back cover. |
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| Advertisement | Treasured Flavor (1 page) |
| Featuring | Beech-Nut |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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