More Fun Comics #v2#4 (16)

(December 1936)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Johnson Smith & Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Inside front cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Johnson Smith & Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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[The Resbian Affair, Part 3] (Table of Contents: 3)

Sandra of the Secret Service / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

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W. C. Brigham (credited as C Brigham) (signed as C Brigham)

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W. C. Brigham (credited as C Brigham) (signed as C Brigham)

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Sandra, disguised as an old apple woman...

Genre

adventure; detective-mystery

Characters

Sandra; Lorenz

Synopsis

Sandra attempts to rescue Lorenz from a Resbian prison.

Reprints

• in New Book of Comics (DC, 1936 series) #2 ([Spring 1938])

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Pincus / comic story / 0.3 page (report information)

Script

Vin Sullivan

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Vin Sullivan

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Vin Sullivan

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No Swimming Allowed

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Pincus

Reprints

• in New Book of Comics (DC, 1936 series) #2 ([Spring 1938])

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

cartoon / 0.3 page (report information)

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Hey! This is only a play!

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in New Book of Comics (DC, 1936 series) #2 ([Spring 1938])

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

advertisement / 0.4 page (report information)

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[Prince of Patrania, Part 14] (Table of Contents: 7)

Spike Spalding / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Vin Sullivan (credited, signed)

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Vin Sullivan (credited, signed)

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Vin Sullivan (credited, signed)

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Their escape is discovered!

Genre

adventure

Characters

Spike Spalding; Pincus; The Sailor

Synopsis

Spike and his friends reach dry land ahead of their former captors.

Reprints

• in New Book of Comics (DC, 1936 series) #2 ([Spring 1938])

[Episode 6] (Table of Contents: 8)

The Three Musketeers / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

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Sven Elven (signed)

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Sven Elven (signed)

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Sven Elven

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D'Artagnan and the three musketeers...

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

D'Artagnan; Athos; Porthos; Aramis; De Treville

Synopsis

The four await an audience with the king which is cancelled at the last minute.

Reprints

• in New Book of Comics (DC, 1936 series) #2 ([Spring 1938])

Indexer Notes

adapted from the Alexandre Dumas novel

[Koth and the Seven, Part 4] (Table of Contents: 9)

Dr. Occult / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (credited as Leger)

Pencils

Joe Shuster (credited as Reuths)

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Joe Shuster (credited as Reuths)

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Sent to an Egyptian tomb...

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Doctor Occult; Zator, the Seven; Koth (villain, origin in flashback)

Synopsis

Koth, an alien marooned on Earth when his spaceship crashed, is preparing to wipe out the population.

Reprints

• in New Book of Comics (DC, 1936 series) #2 ([Spring 1938])

Sea Gold [Part 1] (Table of Contents: 10)

Captain Grim / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Tom Cooper (credited)

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Tom Cooper (credited)

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Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

Captain Grim; Capt. MacPherson; Buck Wilson; Tyner (introduction, villain)

Synopsis

Grim begins telling tales of his younger years.

Reprints

• in New Book of Comics (DC, 1936 series) #2 ([Spring 1938])

Indexer Notes

Script was formerly credited to Tom Cooper, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Cooper was a writer.

[Episode 15] (Table of Contents: 11)

Ivanhoe / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Pencils

Raymond Perry

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Raymond Perry

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The Black Knight arrives at the burning chamber...

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

Ivanhoe; The Black Knight; Cedric; Rowena; The Templar; Rebecca; Athelstane (death); Ulrica

Synopsis

Ivanhoe and Rowena are rescued from the burning castle, while The Templar abducts Rebecca.

Reprints

• in New Book of Comics (DC, 1936 series) #2 ([Spring 1938])

Indexer Notes

adapted from the Sir Walter Scott novel

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Pep Morgan / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Creig Flessel (credited as Fless)

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Creig Flessel (credited as Fless)

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Well, Pep, what's the dope on the game to-day!

Genre

adventure; sports

Characters

Pep Morgan

Synopsis

Pep has to play football after fighting off hooligans who attempt to prevent him from reaching the game.

Indexer 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.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Fun Club / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

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[Gold Gulch, Part 3] (Table of Contents: 14)

Pelion and Ossa / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Bill Carney (credited)

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Bill Carney (credited)

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Bill Carney (credited)

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What a break!!

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Pelion; Ossa

Synopsis

An Indian sells the boys a pot which causes nothing but trouble.

Indexer Notes

Duotone in red and black.

[Captain Hale, Gun-Runner, Part 3] (Table of Contents: 15)

Midshipman Dewey / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Tom Cooper (signed)

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Tom Cooper (signed)

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Dewey has discovered...

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

Dewey; Captain Hale; Dorgan; Blackbirder; Captain Smith

Synopsis

Dewey has discovered that Captain Hale is gun-running.

Indexer Notes

Script was formerly credited to Tom Cooper, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Cooper was a writer.

Fang Gow of China [Part 16] (Table of Contents: 16)

Barry O'Neill and Fang Gow of China / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Pencils

Leo O'Mealia (credited as Leo E. O'Mealia)

Inks

Leo O'Mealia (credited as Leo E. O'Mealia)

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Genre

adventure

Characters

Barry O'Neil; Fang Gow; LeGrand

Synopsis

Barry and LeGrand escape from the sewers, but Fang Gow disappears.

Reprints

• in DC Comics Before Superman: Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson's Pulp Comics (Hermes Press, 2018 series) (2018)

[People of the Red Planet, Part 2] (Table of Contents: 17)

Mark Marson of the Interplanetary Police / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Tom Hickey (signed)

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Tom Hickey (signed)

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I'm assigning Sergeant Montague to this case also...

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Mark Marson; Sgt. Monty Montague; Sarno; Hillary's daughter

Synopsis

Mark is assigned the case of finding Professor Hillary, but he is being tailed by Sarno's men.

Reprints

• in Warrior Comics (H. C. Blackerby, 1945 series) #1 (1945)

Indexer Notes

Script was formerly credited to Tom Hickey, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Hickey was a writer.

[In the Wilderness, Part 4] (Table of Contents: 18)

The Bradley Boys / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Creig Flessel (credited as Fless) (signed as Fless)

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Creig Flessel (credited as Fless) (signed as Fless)

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For many months...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Tom Bradley; Jack Bradley; Harry Mattson (introduction)

Synopsis

Lost in the woods, Tom and Jack meet Harry Mattson, a wanted man.

Indexer 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.

[The Holdup, Part 8] (Table of Contents: 19)

Along the Main Line / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Tom Cooper

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Tom Cooper

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Jake is fighting for his life...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Jake; Ed; Slick Carter; Malverne; Dawkins

Synopsis

Jake is taken to Slick Carter's hideout and held prisoner.

Indexer Notes

Script was formerly credited to Tom Cooper, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Cooper was a writer.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Lionel Trains / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

Brad Hardy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Tom Hickey

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Tom Hickey

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By a daring piece of strategy...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Brad Hardy; Prince Kardos; Helgar

Synopsis

Brad organizes a jail break.

Indexer Notes

Script was formerly credited to Tom Hickey, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Hickey was a writer.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Just Suppose / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Henry Kiefer (credited as H. C. Kiefer)

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A. D. Kiefer (credited)

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That Henry VIII had not been so dissatisfied...

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Henry VIII; Andrew Jackson

Indexer Notes

Duotone in red and black.

[The Menace of Little Wolf, Part 1] (Table of Contents: 23)

Buckskin Jim / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Tom Cooper

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Tom Cooper

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Little Wolf, jealous because Jim is favored by the chief...

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

Buckskin Jim; Little Wolf

Synopsis

Little Wolf forces Jim into a fight.

Indexer Notes

Script was formerly credited to Tom Cooper, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Cooper was a writer.

[Alaskan Adventure, Part 2] (Table of Contents: 24)

Bob Merritt and His Flying Pals / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Pencils

Leo O'Mealia (credited as Leo E. O'Mealia)

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Leo O'Mealia (credited as Leo E. O'Mealia)

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Bob Merritt and his men finally land...

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Bob Merritt; Prospector Jake; Saunders

Synopsis

Bob investigates an extinct volcano crater with his rocket plane.

Reprints

• in DC Comics Before Superman: Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson's Pulp Comics (Hermes Press, 2018 series) (2018)

[The Bedouin Adventure, Part 15] (Table of Contents: 25)

Wing Brady / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Tom Hickey (credited, signed)

Inks

Tom Hickey (credited, signed)

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Wing Brady and Lynn Harding have been recaptured...

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Wing Brady; Ali Ben Saad (villain); Lynn Harding; Lieutenant Canfield

Synopsis

Ali Ben Saad displays his captives to the Foreign Legion, hoping to stave off an attack on his fortress.

Indexer Notes

Script was formerly credited to Tom Hickey, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Hickey was a writer.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

Sam the Porter / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Russell Cole (credited as Alger)

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Russell Cole (credited as Alger)

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Russell Cole (credited as Alger)

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Things is shore tuff 'roun' dis hotel!

Genre

humor

Characters

Sam the Porter

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

Do You Know? / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils

Henry Kiefer

Inks

A. D. Kiefer

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What destroyed the land bridge between America and Asia?

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Duotone in red and black.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

Talk About Talkies / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mary Patrick (credited)

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Jane Withers (photo)

Indexer Notes

movie reviews

You Asked for It (Table of Contents: 29)

Detective Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Vin Sullivan

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Vin Sullivan

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Indexer Notes

House ad for Detective Comics #1 with cover date of December 1936, though actual issue is dated March 1937.

Statement of Ownership (Table of Contents: 30)

statement of ownership / 0.5 page (report information)

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F. B. Jeske

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Indexer Notes

Nicholson Publishing Company; 373 Fourth Avenue, NY, NY. Editor: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson; Bus Manager Fred B Jeske, 420 Desoto Ave St. Louis, MO; owners: More Fun Inc; Nicholson Publishing; Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
Printed in St Louis MO. Managing Editor: Whitney Ellsworth

[Damsel in Distress, Part 13] (Table of Contents: 31)

Jack Woods / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Pencils

W. C. Brigham (credited as C Brigham) (signed as C Brigham)

Inks

W. C. Brigham (credited as C Brigham) (signed as C Brigham)

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Jack, Dolores and her father...

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

Jack Woods; Dolores; Don Miguel; Pancho Villa (villain)

Synopsis

Jack and his friends are under siege and await rescue by federal troops.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32)

The Magic Crystal of History / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Homer Fleming (credited)

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Homer Fleming (credited)

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The wars between Rome and Carthage are in progress...

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

Bobby; Binks; Hannibal; P. Cornelius Scipio

Synopsis

Bobby and Binks gaze into the crystal once again and see Hannibal's conquest of the middle east, and his eventual downfall.

Reprints

• in New Book of Comics (DC, 1936 series) #2 ([Spring 1938])

Indexer 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.

Kidnaped! (Table of Contents: 33)

Little Linda / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Whitney Ellsworth (credited as Whit Ellsworth)

Pencils

Whitney Ellsworth (credited as Whit Ellsworth)

Inks

Whitney Ellsworth (credited as Whit Ellsworth)

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You G-Men have had plenty of experience...

Genre

drama; children

Characters

Ned Flint; Watson; X-42; Linda

Synopsis

Linda leaves a clue to her location.

Reprints

• in New Book of Comics (DC, 1936 series) #2 ([Spring 1938])

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 34)

Don Drake on the Planet Saro / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ken Fitch

Pencils

Clem Gretter (credited as Clemens Gretter)

Inks

Clem Gretter (credited as Clemens Gretter)

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Laswan's whipsnappers take Queen Zira, Betty and Don captive...

Genre

adventure; sword and sorcery

Characters

Don Drake; Queen Zira; Betty; Laswan (villain); Krenon (villain)

Synopsis

Laswan turns traitor to his own side in hopes of usurping power.

Reprints

• in New Book of Comics (DC, 1936 series) #2 ([Spring 1938])

[Island Adventure, Part 6] (Table of Contents: 35)

Woozy Watts / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Russell Cole (credited as Alger)

Pencils

Russell Cole (credited as Alger)

Inks

Russell Cole (credited as Alger)

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Genre

humor

Characters

Woozy Watts

Synopsis

Watts follows puzzling directions he has found that lead him to a house he's not supposed to enter.

Reprints

• in New Book of Comics (DC, 1936 series) #2 ([Spring 1938])

[Episode 5] (Table of Contents: 36)

Pirate Gold / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Sven Elven (credited)

Inks

Sven Elven (credited)

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Sven Elven

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Mutiny breaks out...

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

Captain Dennis; Jeff Roberts; Pedro; the Stranger

Synopsis

A stranger on the island saves Captain Dennis and Jeff's lives.

Reprints

• in New Book of Comics (DC, 1936 series) #2 ([Spring 1938])

Indexer Notes

Script was formerly credited to Sven Elven, but no information in either the Who’s Who or the long article on Elven in Alter Ego #162 (January 2020) support the idea that he was a writer on this strip.

[Fighting for Chivalry] (Table of Contents: 37)

Hubert / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Patrick (credited, signed)

Pencils

Bill Patrick (credited, signed)

Inks

Bill Patrick (credited, signed)

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Genre

humor

Characters

Hubert

Reprints

• in New Book of Comics (DC, 1936 series) #2 ([Spring 1938])

Indexer Notes

pantomime; wordless comic

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 38)

Calling All Cars / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (credited as Jerome Siegel)

Pencils

Joe Shuster (credited)

Inks

Joe Shuster (credited)

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Doggone th' luck! I came too late...

Genre

crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Sandy Kean

Synopsis

Sandy has to disarm a madman with a reporter's "help".

Reprints

• in New Book of Comics (DC, 1936 series) #2 ([Spring 1938])

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 39)

Alger's Variety Show / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Russell Cole (credited as Alger)

Pencils

Russell Cole (credited as Alger)

Inks

Russell Cole (credited as Alger)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

The poets all tell us, Miss Smith...

Genre

humor

Factory to You (Table of Contents: 40)

Remington Rand / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 41)

Martin-Cole Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Back cover.