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Publication | January 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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Featuring | Johnson Smith & Co. |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Notes | Inside front cover. |
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Featuring | Alger's Variety Show |
Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Johnny |
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Comic Story | The Resbian Affair, Part 4 (3 pages) |
Synopsis | Sandra and Lorenz have escaped from the Resbian prison and stolen a plane. |
Featuring | Sandra of the Secret Service |
Content | Genre: Adventure; Detective-mystery | Characters: Sandra; Lorenz |
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Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Pincus |
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Featuring | Hohner Harmonicas |
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Comic Story | Prince of Patrania, Part 15 (2 pages) |
Synopsis | Spike lands in Patrania and is mistaken for the king. |
Featuring | Spike Spalding |
Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Spike Spalding; Pincus; The Sailor |
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Synopsis | Don and Betty are still captives in the Room of Blinding Light. |
Featuring | Don Drake on the Planet Saro |
Content | Genre: Adventure; Sword And Sorcery | Characters: Don Drake; Betty; Krenon; Queen Zira; Laswan |
Notes | continued but last appearance |
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Comic Story | Episode 7 (2 pages) |
Synopsis | The four friends celebrate with a sumptuous dinner. |
Featuring | The Three Musketeers |
Content | Genre: Adventure; Historical | Characters: D'Artagnan; Athos; Porthos; Aramis; M. De Treville; the King |
Notes | adapted from the Alexandre Dumas novel |
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Comic Story | Koth and the Seven, Part 5 (2 pages) |
Synopsis | Occult conjures up a phantom army to defeat Koth. |
Featuring | Dr. Occult, the Ghost Detective |
Content | Genre: Adventure; Fantasy | Characters: Doctor Occult; Koth (villain); The Seven |
Notes | conclusion |
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Comic Story | Episode 16 (2 pages) |
Synopsis | Following the sack of Front-de-Boeuf's castle the victors divide the spoils. |
Featuring | Ivanhoe |
Content | Genre: Adventure; Historical | Characters: Fronte-de-Boeuf; the Black Knight; Cedric; Locksley; Isaac; Rowans; Wamba; Maurice de Bracy |
Notes | adapted from the Sir Walter Scott novel |
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Synopsis | Hi-jinks on skis. |
Featuring | Pep Morgan |
Content | Genre: Adventure; Sports | Characters: Pep Morgan; Jane |
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.
Flessel signs - as "Fless 36" - on both pages. |
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Featuring | Fun Club |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
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Comic Story | The Bedouin Adventure, Part 16 (2 pages) |
Synopsis | Wing makes a break for freedom. |
Featuring | Wing Brady |
Content | Genre: Adventure; Aviation | Characters: Wing Brady; Lynn Harding; Ali Ben Saad (villain); Captain Chevigny; Ronelli |
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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Comic Story | The Menace of Little Wolf, Part 2 (2 pages) |
Synopsis | Jim and Little Wolf may be swept over the falls. |
Featuring | Buckskin Jim |
Content | Genre: Adventure; Western-frontier | Characters: Buckskin Jim; Little Wolf |
Notes | 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 17] (2 pages) |
Synopsis | Fang Gow has kidnapped Le Grand's daughter. |
Featuring | Barry O'Neill |
Content | Genre: Adventure; Crime | Characters: Barry O'Neil; Le Grand; Fang Gow (villain); Jean LeGrand |
Notes | continued |
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Comic Story | People of the Red Planet, Part 3 (2 pages) |
Synopsis | The ceiling of the pit is slowly descending on Mark and Monty. |
Featuring | Mark Marson of the Inter-Planetary Police |
Content | Genre: Adventure; Science Fiction | Characters: Mark Marson; Monty; Gail |
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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Comic Story | Island Adventure, Part 7 (2 pages) |
Synopsis | Woozy runs from a stranger. |
Featuring | Woozy Watts |
Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Woozy Watts |
Notes | duotone in red and black
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Comic Story | In the Wilderness, Part 5 (1.75 pages) |
Synopsis | Tom and Jack meet a criminal on the run. |
Featuring | The Bradley Boys |
Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Tom Bradley; Jack Bradley; Harry Matson |
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.
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Content | Genre: Humor |
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Synopsis | A group of duck hunters in a skiff have an unnerving experience. |
Featuring | Thrilling True Stories |
Content | Genre: Adventure |
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Featuring | Just Suppose |
Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Disraeli; Benedict Arnold |
Notes | duotone in red and black |
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Comic Story | The Holdup, Part 9 (2 pages) |
Synopsis | Two trains and a plane -- a great locomotive chase! |
Featuring | Along the Main Line |
Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Jake; Ed; Malverne; Slick Carter (villain) |
Notes | 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 3 (2 pages) |
Synopsis | Aerial battle in Alaska. |
Featuring | Bob Merritt |
Content | Genre: Adventure; Aviation | Characters: Bob Merritt; Prospector Jake |
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Comic Story | Captain Hale, Gun-Runner, Part 4 (2 pages) |
Synopsis | Dewey is caught signalling the Hornet and left on a tropic island with a bunch of slave raiders. |
Featuring | Midshipman Dewey |
Content | Genre: Historical | Characters: Dewey; Stumpy Smithers; Captain Hale; Haggens (introduction) |
Notes | 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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Synopsis | Brad organizes a jail break. |
Featuring | Brad Hardy |
Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Bard Hardy; King Marius (villain); Porgo; Kardos |
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 | Talk About Talkies |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Characters: Ritz Brothers (photo) |
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Comic Story | Kidnapped! Part 2 (2 pages) |
Synopsis | Ned and the G-Men burst in on Linda's captors. |
Featuring | Little Linda |
Content | Genre: Adventure; Children | Characters: Linda; Ned Flint |
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Comic Story | Sea Gold [Part 2] (2 pages) |
Synopsis | Captain MacPherson breaks up a fight on deck. |
Featuring | Captain Grim |
Content | Genre: Adventure; Historical | Characters: Captain Grim; Liverpool Johnny (intro), Nubbins (intro); Captain MacPherson; Buck Wilson |
Notes | 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 | Sam the Porter |
Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Sam |
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Credits | Letters: typeset |
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Featuring | New Book of Comics |
Notes | "Ask for the big NEW BOOK OF COMICS 10¢ at F. W. Woolworth Co. Stores!" |
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Comic Story | Gold Gulch, Part 4 |
Synopsis | Pelion and Ossa find a map to a gold mine. |
Featuring | Pelion and Ossa |
Content | Genre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Pelion; Ossa |
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Comic Story | Damsel in Distress, Part 14 (2 pages) |
Synopsis | Jack fights Villa hand to hand. |
Featuring | Jack Woods |
Content | Genre: Adventure; Western-frontier | Characters: Jack Woods; Pancho Villa (villain); Dolores |
Notes | conclusion |
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Comic Story | Julius Caesar (2 pages) |
Featuring | The Magic Crystal of History |
Content | Genre: Adventure; Non-fiction | Characters: Bobby; Binks; Julius Caesar; Vercingetorix |
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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Comic Story | Episode 6 (2 pages) |
Synopsis | Jeff tries to warn his uncle that the crew wants to steal the treasure map. |
Featuring | Pirate Gold |
Content | Genre: Adventure; Historical | Characters: Jeff Roberts; Captain Dennis; Gregory Roberts |
Notes | Script was formerly credited to "Sven Elven ?", but no information in the “Illustrated by Sven Elvin” credit on the strip itself, the Who’s Who entry or the long article on Elven in Alter Ego #162 (January 2020) support the idea that he was a writer on this strip. |
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Featuring | Hubert |
Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Hubert |
Notes | "Eat Bananas for Your Health" is a sign on a wall, but this is a wordless pantomime story. |
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Comic Story | The Dan Bowers Case, Part 1 (2 pages) |
Synopsis | Sandy tries to take on the gamblers, but the Department won't back him. |
Featuring | Calling All Cars |
Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Sandy Kean; Dan Bowers (villain); Amos Twist (villain); Jimmy; the Chief |
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Featuring | Do You Know? |
Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Frederic Chopin |
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Featuring | New Adventure Comics |
Credits | Script:? (promo copy) |
Notes | Inside back cover. Promotes the January issue. |
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Credits | Letters: typeset |
Notes | Inside back cover. |
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Advertisement | Factory to You (1 page) |
Featuring | Remington Rand |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Notes | Back cover. |
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