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(January 1937)

DC, 1937 Series
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Volume:
1
Price:
0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD
Pages:
68
Indicia frequency:
monthly
Indicia Publisher:
Nicholson Publishing Co., Inc.
Editing:
Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (Editor and Publisher); Vincent Sullivan (Associate Editor); Whitney Ellsworth (Associate Editor)
Format:
standard color comic. 10 cents.

Issue Notes

The indicia block has "NEW COMICS", then below it "The International Picture Story Magazine". There is no mention of "New Adventure Comics"; that is only on the cover (and "Adventure" was newly added there with this issue).

Also in the box are "JANUARY, 1937" and "VOL.1 NO. 12", "MALCOLM WHEELER-NICHOLSON Editor and Publisher; VINCENT A. SULLIVAN F. WHITNEY ELLSWORTH Associate Editors", and then in tiny print: "Published monthly by Nicholson Publishing Co., Inc., 420 De Soto Avenue, St. Louis, Mo. Editorial Office, 373 Fourth Ave., New York, N. Y. Entered as second class matter at post-office, St. Louis, Mo., under the act of March 1, 1873. Subscription rates: 12 issues in the United States, its possessions, and Mexico, South America and Spain--$1.00; elsewhere, $2.00. Single copies 10 cents (in Canada, 15 cents.) The publisher accepts no responsibility for unsolicited drawings or manuscripts, although due care will be exercised in handling them. All drawings and manuscripts must be accompanied by sufficient postage for their return. Contents of this magazine may not be reprinted without the permission of the publisher. Printed in U. S. A. Copyright 1937, Nicholson Publishing Co, Inc. For advertising rates, address GILMAN, NICOLL & RUTHMAN, Detroit--New Center Bldg., San Francisco--525 Market St., New York--19 West 44th St., Chicago--400 N. Michigan Ave., Philadelphia--1016 N. 64th St., Boston--18 Tremont St., Seattle--1326 Fifth Ave."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Whitney Ellsworth (signed)
Inks:
Whitney Ellsworth (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Father Time; New Year 1937
Reprints:
Cover Thumbnail for New Adventure Comics (DC, 1937 series) #12
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[The Train Robbery: Part 12] (Table of Contents)

Captain Jim of the Texas Rangers / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Homer Fleming
Pencils:
Homer Fleming
Inks:
Homer Fleming
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western-frontier

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Goofo the Great / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Russell Cole
Pencils:
Russell Cole (Alger)
Inks:
Russell Cole
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor

[Episode 12] (Table of Contents)

Vikings / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson?
Pencils:
Alex Anthony Blum (as Anthony)
Inks:
Alex Anthony Blum (as Anthony)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
historical

[Knights of the Royal Bull: Part 1] (Table of Contents)

Don Coyote / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Ed Beckwith
Pencils:
Bill Patrick
Inks:
Bill Patrick
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure

[Episode 11] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Sven Elven
Pencils:
Sven Elven
Inks:
Sven Elven
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

[Episode 5] (Table of Contents)

Blood Pearls / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
Pencils:
Munson Paddock
Inks:
Munson Paddock
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
Baslyn (villain)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Rattlesnake Pete / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gordon Rogers
Pencils:
Gordon Rogers
Inks:
Gordon Rogers
Colors:
? (black, white, and red)
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor

Indexer Notes

last appearance

17-20 on the Black [Ch. 11] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Tom Cooper
Pencils:
Tom Cooper
Inks:
Tom Cooper
Letters:
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Andy Handy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Leo O'Mealia
Pencils:
Leo O'Mealia
Inks:
Leo O'Mealia
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Ebony / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Patrick
Pencils:
Bill Patrick
Inks:
Bill Patrick
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Characters:
Ebony (first appearance; only appearance)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Ol' Oz Bopp / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Russell Cole
Pencils:
Russell Cole (Alger)
Inks:
Russell Cole
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor

The Charge of the Light Brigade, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (Table of Contents)

Famous Poems Illustrated / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
H. C. Kiefer
Pencils:
H. C. Kiefer
Inks:
H. C. Kiefer
Letters:
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Laughing At Life / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Vincent Sullivan
Pencils:
Vincent Sullivan
Inks:
Vincent Sullivan
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor

[Episode 7] (Table of Contents)

She / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Sven Elven
Pencils:
Sven Elven
Inks:
Sven Elven
Letters:
?

Indexer Notes

adapted from the H. Rider Haggard novel

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Loopy / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
LeRoy Smith
Pencils:
LeRoy Smith
Inks:
LeRoy Smith
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Characters:
Loopy (first appearance; only appearance)

[Episode 11] (Table of Contents)

Castaway Island / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Tom Cooper
Pencils:
Tom Cooper
Inks:
Tom Cooper
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure

[Episode 7] (Table of Contents)

Golden Dragon / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Tom Hickey
Pencils:
Tom Hickey
Inks:
Tom Hickey
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

[The St. Pierre Mystery: Part 9] (Table of Contents)

Maginnis of the Mounties / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Richard Matheson (as Babe Mather)
Pencils:
Richard Matheson (as Babe Mather)
Inks:
Richard Matheson (as Babe Mather)
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
detective-mystery

Indexer Notes

last appearance

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Rock-Age Roy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gordon Rogers
Pencils:
Gordon Rogers
Inks:
Gordon Rogers
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor

Indexer Notes

last appearance

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Jungle Town / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Dick Ryan
Pencils:
Dick Ryan
Inks:
Dick Ryan
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor

Indexer Notes

last appearance

[On Dolorosa Isle: Part 8] (Table of Contents)

Steve Conrad Adventurer / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Creig Flessel
Pencils:
Creig Flessel
Inks:
Creig Flessel
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
Devachan (villain)

[Down To Denver: Part 2] (Table of Contents)

Cal 'n' Alec / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Ed Beckwith
Pencils:
Bill Patrick
Inks:
Bill Patrick
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure

[Rajah Maharajah: Part 8] (Table of Contents)

Sandor / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Homer Fleming
Pencils:
Homer Fleming
Inks:
Homer Fleming
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Rajah Maharajah (villain)

[Episode 9] (Table of Contents)

Tale of Two Cities / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Merna Gamble
Pencils:
Merna Gamble
Inks:
Merna Gamble
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
historical

Indexer Notes

adapted from the Charles Dickens novel

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Chikko Chakko / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Ellis Edwards
Pencils:
Ellis Edwards
Inks:
Ellis Edwards
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Russell Cole
Pencils:
Russell Cole (Alger)
Inks:
Russell Cole
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor

[Shanghai Pete: Part 4] (Table of Contents)

Hardluck Harry / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Carney
Pencils:
Bill Carney
Inks:
Bill Carney
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

[Federal Men of Tomorrow] (Table of Contents)

Federal Men / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jerry Siegel
Pencils:
Joe Shuster
Inks:
Joe Shuster
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
detective-mystery
Characters:
Prof. Grant (first appearance); Jor-L (first appearance; a Federal Man of 3000 A.D.; in Prof. Grant's fantasy; not to be confused with Superman's father); Nira-Q (first appearance; villain; a villainess in Grant's fantasy)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

It's a Dern Lie / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Patrick
Pencils:
Bill Patrick
Inks:
Bill Patrick
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Editing
Resources (0)
Change History

Table of Contents

  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. [The Train Robbery: Part 12]
    Captain Jim of the Texas Rangers
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Goofo the Great
  4. 3. [Episode 12]
    Vikings
  5. 4. [Knights of the Royal Bull: Part 1]
    Don Coyote
  6. 5. [Episode 11]
    Captain Quick
  7. 6. [Episode 5]
    Blood Pearls
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Rattlesnake Pete
  9. 8. 17-20 on the Black [Ch. 11]
    Jim Gale
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Andy Handy
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Ebony
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Ol' Oz Bopp
  13. 12. The Charge of the Light Brigade, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
    Famous Poems Illustrated
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Laughing At Life
  15. 14. [Episode 7]
    She
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Loopy
  17. 16. [Episode 11]
    Castaway Island
  18. 17. [Episode 7]
    Golden Dragon
  19. 18. [The St. Pierre Mystery: Part 9]
    Maginnis of the Mounties
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Rock-Age Roy
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Jungle Town
  22. 21. [On Dolorosa Isle: Part 8]
    Steve Conrad Adventurer
  23. 22. [Down To Denver: Part 2]
    Cal 'n' Alec
  24. 23. [Rajah Maharajah: Part 8]
    Sandor
  25. 24. [Episode 9]
    Tale of Two Cities
  26. 25. [no title indexed]
    Chikko Chakko
  27. 26. [no title indexed]
    Sam the Porter
  28. 27. [Shanghai Pete: Part 4]
    Hardluck Harry
  29. 28. [Federal Men of Tomorrow]
    Federal Men
  30. 29. [no title indexed]
    It's a Dern Lie
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Allen Ross
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Lou Mougin
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