| Additional Information |
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| Publication | May 1937 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Synopsis | Mom making her kid practice piano. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Spike Spalding |
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| Featuring | Johnson Smith & Co. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover. |
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| Comic Story | The Brain, Part 1 (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Thrown overboard, Sandra and Michael are rescued by the submarine that sank their ship. |
| Featuring | Sandra of the Secret Service |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Sandra; Michael |
| Notes | Story continues in More Fun Comics #21-25. Note submitted by Darci via the GCD Errors List.
Script was formerly credited to W. C. Brigham, but previous installments have Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson as author, and there is no obvious reason for that to have changed. |
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| Comic Story | The Kidnapping of Spike, Part 1 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Count Alex and Rupo kidnap the king. |
| Featuring | Spike Spalding |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Spike Spalding; Count Alex; Rupo; Margie: Princess Margo; King Philip |
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| Featuring | Sam the Porter |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Sam the Porter |
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| Featuring | The Crowell Publishing Co. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Featuring | Pincus |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Pincus; Joe |
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| Comic Story | Episode 10 (2 pages) |
| Featuring | The Three Musketeers |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Historical | Characters: D'Artagnan; Athos; Portos; Aramis |
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| Comic Story | Seeking Big Horn Sheep, Part 1 (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Thrilling True Stories |
| Content | Genre: Adventure |
| Notes | continued |
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| Comic Story | The Ray of Life, Part 3 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | The ambulance crashes and the corpse Occult was guarding disappears. |
| Featuring | Dr. Occult, the Ghost Detective |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Fantasy | Characters: Doctor Occult; Rose Psychic; Nita Crane |
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| Comic Story | The Secret Mine, Part 3 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jack infiltrates Stanton's gang and finds out he needs the Widow Harkins' ranch because the entrance to a gold mine is there. |
| Featuring | Jack Woods |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Western-frontier | Characters: Jack Woods; Val Stanton; Hines |
| Notes | Last episode drawn by Brigham. |
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| Synopsis | Pep accidentally kicks a soccer ball into the shower room at the girls' dorm and has to dress up like a female to make an inconspicuous exit. |
| Featuring | Pep Morgan |
| Content | Genre: Sports | Characters: 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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| Featuring | Fun Club |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | list of Connecticut members |
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| Comic Story | Episode 19 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Preceptor tries to convince the Grand Master that Rebecca is a Jewish sorceress. |
| Featuring | Ivanhoe |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Historical | Characters: Rebecca; The Grand Master; The Preceptor; Conrade Mont-Fichet |
| Notes | Duotone in red and black. |
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| Synopsis | Brad and Kardos are chased by a huge monstrous beast. |
| Featuring | Brad Hardy |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Brad Hardy; Prince 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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| Comic Story | Fang Gow of China [Part 20] (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jean saves Barry's life by killing his attacker. |
| Featuring | Barry O'Neill and Fang Gow of China |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Crime | Characters: Barry O'Neil; Fang Gow; Le Grand; Dr. Bonfils; Jean Le Grand |
| Notes | Script was formerly credited to Leo O'Mealia, but previous issues have Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson as likely author. |
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| Featuring | Bugville |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy |
| Notes | Feature previously appeared in New Comics (DC, 1935 series) v1#4 and v1#5. Last Ryan work for DC. |
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| Comic Story | Introducing Hanko the Cowhand (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Hanko thinks he's found gold. |
| Featuring | Hanko the Cowhand |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Western-frontier | Characters: Hanko (intro); Pegasus; Zeke |
| Notes | Duotone in red and black.
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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| Featuring | Just Suppose |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: King John |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | A series of unrelated gag panels. |
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| Comic Story | In the Wilderness, Part 8 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Tom and Jack decide to stay with Harry in the woods because he's running from the police. |
| Featuring | The Bradley Boys |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Children | 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. 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 | Gold Gulch, Part 6 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | The boys meet an Indian who escorts them to the Bonanza. |
| Featuring | Pelion and Ossa |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Pelion; Ossa |
| Notes | Last appearance. Duotone in red and black. |
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| Comic Story | People of the Red Planet, Part 6 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Mark and Monty attempt an escape but are overcome by gas. |
| Featuring | Mark Marson of the Interplanetary Police |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Science Fiction | Characters: Mark Marson; King Sarno; Monty; Gail Hillary |
| 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 | Alaskan Adventure, Part 6 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Bob is also captured by the mysterious Asians. |
| Featuring | Bob Merritt and His Flying Pals |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Aviation | Characters: Dicky Saunders; Monk Morton; Bob Merritt; Shorty |
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| Featuring | Bobby and Scotty |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Bobby; Scotty |
| Notes | Last seen in More Fun #v1#9. Last appearance. |
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| Comic Story | Island Adventure, Part 10 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Duke discovers a hidden message. |
| Featuring | Woozy Watts |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Woozy Watts; Black Tom; Duke |
| Notes | Duotone in red and black. |
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| Featuring | Talk About Talkies |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Arthur Treacher (photo) |
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| Comic Story | Linda's Stepmother, Part 1 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Linda's stepmother returns and demands custody from Silas Flint. |
| Featuring | Little Linda |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Children | Characters: Linda; Ned Flint; Silas Flint; Watson; Linda's step-mother |
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| Comic Story | The Smugglers, Part 2 (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Brady trails a suspected smuggler. |
| Featuring | Wing Brady |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Aviation | Characters: Wing Brady; Abdul-Crim |
| 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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| Synopsis | Leeds saves a ship from a bomb by flying it away in a plane. |
| Featuring | Lieutenant Leeds of the Army Intelligence Service |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Spy | Characters: Lt. Leeds (intro); General Larwin |
| Notes | Only appearance. The Who's Who has Lovy as possible author only. |
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| Comic Story | Part 9 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jeff finds a beautiful girl washed up from a shipwreck. |
| Featuring | Pirate Gold |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Historical | Characters: Jeff Roberts; Captain Dennis |
| 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 | Maw, Paw, and Willie |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Featuring | Fanny |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | last appearance |
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| Featuring | Hohner Harmonicas |
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| Comic Story | King Alfred (2 pages) |
| Featuring | The Magic Crystal of History |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Bobby; Binks; King Alfred the Great |
| 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 | The Dan Bowers Case, Part 4 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Under pressure from Bowers, the chief transfers Sandy to a new assignment. |
| Featuring | Radio Squad |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Sandy Kean; Jimmy Trent; Dan Bowers; Amos Twist |
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| Featuring | Alger's Variety Show |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Publisher advertisement | Action-Packed Stories in Color! (1 page) |
| Featuring | Detective Comics |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery |
| Notes | House ad for Detective Comics #3 in the 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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