Although, this looks like a standard category, it is in fact a little bit of an oddity.
As most of our comics could be classified in one way or another as 'adventure' this would mean
that we would have a massive amount of titles in this section.
So, what we have decided to do was to gather together adventure comics that do not appear
in any other of the mainstream categories. This should then give them a bit more exposure,
just in case they get overlooked.
The result is we have a rather interesting collection of titles, many of which are a little bit quirky.
We have 418 titles and 10,915 issues in our 'Adventure Category' for you to enjoy.
Adventure Comics, Books and Radio Shows
| Billy the Kid (UK Sun) Archives |
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| Section: | Western Compilations |
| Categories: | Adventure | Western | Western Heroes |
| Description: | Billy the Kid, born Henry McCarty, also known as William H. Bonney (September 17, 1859 - July 14, 1881) was an American Old West gunfighter. He is known to have killed eight men. He died from a gunshot wound inflicted by Sheriff Pat Garrett. He was just 21 years ... |
| Blackstone, The Magic Detective |
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| Categories: | Adventure | Crime | Media / Stars | Spinoff |
| Description: | Harry Blackstone (September 27, 1885 - November 16, 1965) was a famed stage magician and illusionist of the 20th century. Blackstone was born Harry Bouton in Chicago, Illinois, he began his career as a magician in his teens and was popular through World War II as a USO entertainer. ... |
| Blue Bolt |
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| Available: | 3 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 22 |
| From: | 1952 |
| Seq: | 1 - 22 |
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| Publisher: | Gerald G. Swan |
| Categories: | Superhero | Adventure | Masked / Mystery Men | Monsters |
| Description: | British reprint, published by Gerald G. Swan Ltd, London. Series of 22 comics ran from #1 to #22 and from 1952 - 1954. Although titled Blue Bolt, the character only appeared in #4,9,13,15,17,18,19,20,21,22. |
| Blue Bolt |
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| Available: | 108 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| From: | Jun 1940 |
| To: | Sep 1949 |
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| Publisher: | Novelty Press |
| Categories: | Superhero | Adventure | Mixed Bag |
| Description: | (1940 series)
June 1940 - September-October 1949
Issues: 101 (V1#1 - V10#2)
Tracking: Numbering continues in Blue Bolt Comics (Star Publications, 1949 series).
Notes: Although often referred to as BLUE BOLT COMICS the title is properly BLUE BOLT, as reflected ... |
| Bob Crack |
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| Available: | 5 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 19 |
| From: | 1947 |
| To: | 1949 |
| Seq: | 1 - 19 |
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| Non-English: | Dutch Language Books |
| Categories: | Crime | Detective | Adventure |
| Description: | This was a Dutch series of Beeldverhaals which ran for 19 issues from 1947 - 1948. These tiny comics were published by Jago in Haarlem and measured 11 and a half centimetres by
8 centimetres, reflecting the paper shortage in The Netherlands after WW2.
They ... |
| Bold Venture |
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| Available: | 57 Shows |
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| Broadcasting History |
| Shows: | 78 |
| From: | 1951 |
| To: | 1952 |
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| Categories: | Adventure | Water / Boats |
| Description: | Bold Venture was a syndicated radio series starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall that aired from 1951 to 1952. Morton Fine and David Friedkin scripted the taped series for Bogart's Santana Productions.
Salty seadog Slate Shannon (Bogart) owns a Cuban ... |
| Boys' First-Rate Pocket Library |
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| Available: | 3 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| From: | 1887 |
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| Section: | Pulp Magazines |
| Categories: | Adventure |
| Description: | Boys' First-Rate Pocket Library was published by Aldine Publishing Company based in London, UK.
This publication is not considered a Pulp magazine but falls under the terminology of a "Penny Dreadful". Unusual for a publication of its type it featured ... |
| The Boys' Friend |
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| Available: | 28 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 999 |
| From: | Jan 1895 |
| To: | Dec 1927 |
| Seq: | 1 - 999 |
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| Section: | British Story Papers |
| Categories: | Mixed Bag | Children / Teenagers | Adventure | School |
| Description: | The Boys' Friend was a story paper, published by The Amalgamated Press based at Fleetway House in Farringdon Street, London. It ran for a total of 1717 issues from 29th January 1895 until 31st December 1927, when it was merged into The Triumph. It incorporated ... |
| Boys' Magazine |
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| Available: | 390 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 620 |
| From: | Feb 1922 |
| To: | Jan 1934 |
| Seq: | 1 - 620 |
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| Section: | British Story Papers |
| Categories: | Adventure | Mixed Bag | Sports |
| Description: | Boys' Magazine was a weekly story paper published by E. Hulton & Co. Ltd based at Shoe Lane, London.
It ran from 27th February 1922 to 20th January 1934 for a total of 620 issues, when it was incorporated into Champion.
Boys' Magazine itself incorporated ... |
| The Boys' Realm |
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| Available: | 7 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 299 |
| From: | Sep 1909 |
| To: | Jun 1915 |
| Seq: | 1 - 299 |
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| Section: | British Story Papers |
| Categories: | Children / Teenagers | Adventure | Mixed Bag | School |
| Description: | The Boys' Realm was a story paper, published by The Amalgamated Press based at Fleetway House in Farringdon Street, London.
It was first published on 14th June 1902 and ran until 9th February 1929 for a total of 1235 issues.
Its initial run was from 14th ... |
| Brave and Bold Weekly |
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| Available: | 7 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| From: | 1907 |
| To: | 1911 |
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| Section: | Dime Novels |
| Categories: | Adventure | Mixed Bag |
| Description: | Brave and Bold Weekly was published by Street & Smith based in New York.
It ran from December 1902 until March 1911 for a total of approximately 429 issues.
It featured a complete story each week mostly reprinted from previous Street & Smith publications ... |
| The Brookside Library |
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| Section: | Dime Novels |
| Categories: | Adventure |
| Description: | The Brookside Library was published weekly by Frank Tousey based in New York, USA.
It ran from 1882 to 1884 for a total of 410 issues.
It was classed as a 'Dime Novel', although only costing 5 cents, and featured a complete story each week. These stories ... |
| Bulletman Archives |
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| Section: | Superhero Compilations |
| Categories: | Superhero | Adventure | Crime |
| Description: | Bulletman is a Golden Age Super Hero. He first appeared in Nickel Comics #01 (May 1940) published by Fawcett Comics.
Bulletman was Jim Barr, the son of a police officer, who was killed in the line of duty, and as a result of this, decided to fight crime. He tried ... |
| The Bullseye |
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| Available: | 12 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 183 |
| From: | Apr 1931 |
| To: | Jul 1934 |
| Seq: | 1 - 183 |
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| Section: | British Story Papers |
| Categories: | Adventure | Crime | Mixed Bag |
| Description: | The Bullseye was published weekly by The Amalgamated Press based at Fleetway House In Farringdon Street, London.
A boy's story paper, it ran from 24th January 1931 to 21st July 1934, for a total of 183 issues.
It incorporated 'Surprise' on 18th ... |
| Buster Crabbe |
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| Available: | 12 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 12 |
| From: | Nov 1951 |
| To: | Sep 1953 |
| Seq: | 1 - 12 |
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| Publisher: | Eastern Color |
| Categories: | Media / Stars | Western | Adventure | Sports |
| Description: | (1951 series)
November 1951 - 1953
Issues: #1-12
Artists on this title include Max Elkan, George Evans, Jack Farr, Frank Frazetta, Roy Krenkel, Harold LeDoux, Howard Nostrand, Bob Powell, Mike Roy, Allen Ulmer, Bill Walton, & Al Williamson |
| El Caballero Fantasma |
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| Available: | 1 Book |
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| Publishing History |
| From: | 1947 |
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| Non-English: | Spanish Language Books |
| Categories: | Adventure | Masked / Mystery Men |
| Description: | Published by Impresos Cosmos, Valencia, Spain. 1947. Landscape. An early example of historical adventures, in this case the middle ages, featuring a masked hero who was done down by the crown. |
| El Capitan Leon |
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| Available: | 6 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 9 |
| From: | 1948 |
| To: | 1948 |
| Seq: | 1 - 9 |
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| Non-English: | Spanish Language Books |
| Categories: | Adventure |
| Description: | El Capitan Leon was a short adventure series published in 1948 by Editorial Marco (Barcelona). Signed "P. Ogag," it appears to have been drawn by prolific artist Manuel Gago Garcia.
Tebeosfera credits it to "Pedro Gago Garcia," about whom ... |
| Captain Easy |
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| Available: | 9 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 8 |
| From: | Oct 1947 |
| To: | Sep 1949 |
| Seq: | 10 - 17 |
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| Publisher: | Better / Nedor / Standard / Pines |
| Categories: | Adventure |
| Description: | (1947 series)
October 1947 - September 1949
Issues: 8 (#10 - #17)
Notes: 8 (#10 - #17)/ Wash Tubbs & Captain Easy was a popular comic strip (1924-1988) created by Roy Crane/ Previously published by Whitman (1934) & Hawley (1939) & subsequently ... |
| Captain Easy |
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| Section: | Newspaper Comic Strips |
| Categories: | Adventure | Crime |
| Description: | Captain Easy started his comic strip life on May 6, 1929 as sidekick in another one of our comic strips Wash Tubbs. Originally, little was known about Easy, apart from he was a tough Southerner who sought adventure.
The character proved ... |
| Captain Kidd |
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| Available: | 2 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 2 |
| From: | Jun 1949 |
| To: | Aug 1949 |
| Seq: | 24 - 25 |
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| Publisher: | Fox Feature Syndicate |
| Categories: | Adventure | Pirates |
| Description: | CAPTAIN KIDD (Fox) 1949 Series.
No. 24, Jun 1949 - no. 25, Aug 1949.
Formerly DAGAR (Fox) 1948 Series.
SERIES COMPLETE!!! |
| Captain Midnight |
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| Categories: | Adventure | Aviation |
| Description: | Sponsored by the Skelly Oil Company, the Captain Midnight radio program was the creation of radio scripters Wilfred G. Moore and Robert M. Burtt, who had previously scored a success for Skelly with their boy pilot adventure serial The Air Adventures of Jimmie ... |
| Captain Tornado |
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| Available: | 2 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| From: | 1952 |
| To: | 1955 |
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| Publisher: | L. Miller & Son |
| Categories: | Adventure | Pirates |
| Description: | There is some dubiety about the number ofissues in this series and the dates of publication. What we can say is that the series ran to around 40 - 42 issues starting with issue #50 in 1952. All issues featured French reprints with art by Roubinet. |
| The Captain |
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| Available: | 43 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| From: | 1899 |
| To: | 1924 |
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| Section: | British Story Papers |
| Categories: | Mixed Bag | Adventure | Sports | School |
| Description: | The Captain was a magazine for young boys, published monthly in the United Kingdom by George Newnes from April 1899 to March 1924, for a total of 300 issues.
A 'quality' boys' magazine, almost like a junior version of the same publisher's, more ... |
