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Publication | December 1937 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
Notes | Eskimo and two kids on a sled. |
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Notes | Eskimo and two kids on a sled. |
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Featuring | More Fun Comics; Adventure Comics; Detective Comics |
Content | Characters: Spike Spalding; Hanko the Cowhand; Cosmo; Little Linda; Ol' Oz Bopp; Ian Murray; Chikko Chakko |
Notes | Inside front cover. The text is surrounded by artwork repurposed from multiple issues. Clockwise from top left are:
- Spike Spalding by Vin Sullivan from page 1 panel 3 of the Spike Spalding story in More Fun Comics #27.
- Hanko by Creig Flessel from the feature header used on page 1 of the Hanko the Cowhand story in More Fun Comics #24.
- Cosmo by Sven Elven from the feature header first used on page 1 of the Cosmo the Phantom of Disguise in Detective Comics #1.
- Linda by Sullivan from page 2 panel 5 of the Little Linda story in More Fun Comics #23.
- Oz Bopp by Russel Cole from page 2 panel 3 of the Ol’ Oz Bopp story in New Adventure Comics #15.
- Ian Murray by Tom Hickey from page 3 panel 1 of the Golden Dragon story in New Adventure Comics #20.
- Chikko Chakko by Ellis Edwards from page 1 panel 3 of the Chikko Chakko story in New Adventure Comics #20.
- Sandy Kean by Joe Shuster from page 1 panel 2 of the Radio Squad in More Fun Comics #24.
The text refers to New Adventure Comics as just "Adventure Comics,” but the title did not drop the "New” until issue #32, almost a year later. |
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Credits | Letters: typeset |
Notes | Inside front cover. |
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Comic Story | The Train Robbery, Part 22 (3 pages) |
Featuring | Captain Jim of the Texas Rangers |
Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
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Comic Story | Episode 17 (4 pages) |
Featuring | The Golden Dragon |
Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Murphy; Sandy Campbell; Reilly; Cockerill; Walker; Don Campbell; Petrov; Ian; Doris; Pan Chi-Lou |
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Comic Story | Highlights in the Life of the Noted Explorer A. Hyatt Verrill (1 page) |
Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Biography | Characters: Alpheus Hyatt Verrill |
Notes | only appearance |
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Comic Story | Acme Lunch |
Featuring | Mr. Blop |
Content | Genre: Humor |
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Comic Story | Episode 19 (4 pages) |
Featuring | A Tale of Two Cities |
Content | Genre: Historical |
Notes | adapted from the Charles Dickens novel |
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Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Sammy Drake (villain) (introduction) |
Notes | The bottom 1/3 of the last page features an image of Steve Carson and promotes membership in the Junior Federal Men Club, referencing the column on the next two pages. |
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Synopsis | The column outlines codes, signals and passwords that can be used by members of the Junior Federal Men Club to covertly communicate with each other. |
Credits | Script:? (in character as Steve Carson) | Letters: typeset |
Notes | The second page includes includes a clip-and-mail coupon that could be sent, along with 10 cents, to "enlist" in the Junior Federal Men Club. Those who joined received a badge, certificate and Operator's number. |
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Comic Story | Episode 19 (2 pages) |
Featuring | The Vikings |
Content | Genre: Historical |
Notes | last appearance |
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Featuring | Cal 'n' Alec |
Content | Genre: Adventure; Humor |
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Comic Story | The Tsin Lee Incident, Part 9 (2 pages) |
Featuring | Dale Daring |
Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Dale Daring; Tsin Lee (villain, dies); Lt. Aldridge |
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Featuring | International Good Neighbor Club |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
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Comic Story | A Story of Money (1 page) |
Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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Comic Story | Episode 9 (4 pages) |
Featuring | The Monastery of the Blue God |
Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Douglas Stewart; Elsa Von Sternberg; Sgt. Miller |
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Featuring | Laughing at Life |
Content | Genre: Humor |
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Comic Story | Episode 16 (4 pages) |
Featuring | She |
Content | Characters: She; Holly; Leo; Billali |
Notes | adapted from the H. Rider Haggard novel; conclusion |
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Content | Genre: Adventure; Humor |
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Featuring | Chikko Chakko |
Content | Genre: Humor |
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Comic Story | Pearl of the Bleeding Heart, Part 6 (4 pages) |
Featuring | Nadir, Master of Magic |
Content | Genre: Adventure; Fantasy | Characters: Nadir; Arcot; Job (villain); Captain of the Mary Lou (villain) |
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Featuring | Movies |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
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Featuring | Goofo the Great |
Content | Genre: Humor |
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Featuring | G-Woman |
Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: June Justis (Operator 23, introduction); Joe Dalton (introduction, villain); Jake Shiller (introduction, villain); Farmer (introduction, villain) |
Notes | only appearance |
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Featuring | Lionel Trains |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
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Featuring | Ol' Oz Bopp |
Content | Genre: Humor |
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Comic Story | Rajah Maharajah, Part 18 (4 pages) |
Featuring | Sandor and the Lost Civilization |
Content | Genre: Jungle |
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Featuring | Just for Fun |
Content | Genre: Humor |
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Featuring | Do You Know? |
Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
Notes | Inside back cover. |
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Featuring | Johnson Smith & Co. |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Notes | Back cover. |
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