New Adventure Comics #v2#3 (15)

(May 1937)

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

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

[The Train Robbery, Part 15] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming) (credited as H. Fleming)

Inks

Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming) (credited as H. Fleming)

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

As the two riders draw near...

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

Captain Jim; Bob; Jane; Johnny

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.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Ellis Edwards (credited)

Pencils

Ellis Edwards (credited)

Inks

Ellis Edwards (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Señor Mayor - Either we must pay this terrible-tempered tailor what we owe him...

Genre

humor; western-frontier

Characters

Chikko; The Mayor; The Sheriff

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

Just for Fun / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Russell Cole (credited as Alger)

Pencils

Russell Cole (credited as Alger)

Inks

Russell Cole (credited as Alger)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'm nuts about Marie but she spurns me!

Genre

humor

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

The Crowell Publishing Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Fruit Store

Genre

humor

[Episode 2] (Table of Contents: 7)

Jungle Fever / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Winiarski (signed as Win) (credited as Win)

Pencils

Ed Winiarski (signed as Win) (credited as Win)

Inks

Ed Winiarski (signed as Win) (credited as Win)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Red and Curly have been rescued...

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

Red; Curly

[Episode 12] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

Charles Dickens (original); Merna Gamble (adaptation)

Pencils

Merna Gamble (credited)

Inks

Merna Gamble (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Debarking at Calis...

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

Charles

Indexer Notes

Adapted from the Charles Dickens novel.

[The Revenge of Devachan, Part 3] (Table of Contents: 9)

The Adventures of Steve Conrad / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Creig Flessel (signed) (credited as Fless)

Inks

Creig Flessel (signed) (credited as Fless)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Steve has escaped from Dolorosa Isle...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Devachan (villain); Steve Conrad; Myra Rutherford

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. 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".

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Worth-While Pictures to Watch For / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

I. W. Magovern

Pencils

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Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

[Jackie Cooper] (Table of Contents: 11)

Straight from Hollywood / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Laidlaw

Pencils

Laidlaw

Inks

Laidlaw

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Jackie Cooper; Charley Chase; Guinn Williams

Indexer Notes

Chase's first name is given as Charlie, in error.

[Episode 13] (Table of Contents: 12)

Captain Quick / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson ?

Pencils

Sven Elven (credited)

Inks

Sven Elven (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Sven Elven

First Line of Dialogue or Text

After being knighted by Queen Elizabeth...

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

Kendal Quick; Grier

Synopsis

On orders from the Queen Captain Quick raids Spanish ships in the West Indies.

Indexer Notes

The first two pages are in black, white and red; the other two in black and white only.

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

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

Script

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

Pencils

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

Inks

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

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Golly I painted myself into this corner!

Genre

humor

Characters

Andy Handy

Abou Ben Adhem, by Leigh Hunt (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

Henry Kiefer ?

Pencils

Henry Kiefer (signed)

Inks

Henry Kiefer (signed)

Letters

?

[Episode 2] (Table of Contents: 15)

The Monastery of the Blue God / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Pencils

Munson Paddock (credited as Pad)

Inks

Munson Paddock (credited as Pad)

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Well, roommate, I am to return to the States..

Genre

adventure

Characters

Douglas Stewart; Elsa von Saxenberg; Count Von Blander

Reprints

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Laughing at Life / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Whitney Ellsworth

Pencils

Whitney Ellsworth

Inks

Whitney Ellsworth

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

My wife always told me I'd die dancing!

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

A series of unrelated gag panels.

[Shanghai Pete, Part 7] (Table of Contents: 17)

Hardluck Harry / comic story / 1.8 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Carney (credited as William Carney)

Pencils

Bill Carney (credited as William Carney)

Inks

Bill Carney (credited as William Carney)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Harry is shanghaied...

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Harry; Chow

[Episode 9] (Table of Contents: 18)

She / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Pencils

Sven Elven (credited)

Inks

Sven Elven (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Sven Elven

First Line of Dialogue or Text

She, seeing the scarab ring on Holly's finger...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Holly; She; Billali; Ustane

Indexer Notes

Adapted from the H. Rider Haggard novel.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script

Russell Cole (credited as Alger)

Pencils

Russell Cole (credited as Alger)

Inks

Russell Cole (credited as Alger)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Wanna see somethin' swell?

Genre

humor

Characters

Ol' Oz Bopp

[Episode 15] (Table of Contents: 20)

The Vikings / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson ?

Pencils

Alex Blum (credited as Anthony)

Inks

Alex Blum (credited as Anthony)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Modred now High Priest of the Druids...

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

Modred; Hasylwyn; Ivar; Sundgrid

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

International Good Neighbor Club / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

[Episode 10] (Table of Contents: 22)

The Golden Dragon / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson ?

Pencils

Tom Hickey (credited, signed)

Inks

Tom Hickey (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I still can't figure out how the lamps became lit.

Genre

adventure

Characters

Ken; Ian

[Knights of the Royal Bull, Part 3] (Table of Contents: 23)

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

Script

Bill Patrick

Pencils

Bill Patrick

Inks

Bill Patrick

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So, thou would'st get tough, eh?

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

Don Coyote; The Captain

[Rajah Maharajah, Part 11] (Table of Contents: 24)

Sandor and the Lost Civilization / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Homer Fleming (signed)

Inks

Homer Fleming (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Thwarted in his attempt to leave the palace court-yard...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Sandor; Rajah Maharajah (villain); Jadev; Benar

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.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Goofo the Great / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Russell Cole (credited as Alger)

Pencils

Russell Cole (credited as Alger)

Inks

Russell Cole (credited as Alger)

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'll kill you!!

Genre

humor

Characters

Goofo the Great

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

Dizzies / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Whitney Ellsworth

Pencils

Whitney Ellsworth

Inks

Whitney Ellsworth

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'm tired of chicken and dumplings

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

Two unrelated gag panels.

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Hohner Harmonicas / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[Murder at the Thousand Bleeding Dragons, Part 2] (Table of Contents: 28)

Detective Sergeant Carey of the Chinatown Squad / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Donohoe

Pencils

Joe Donohoe

Inks

Joe Donohoe

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Detective Sgt. Carey

Indexer Notes

Sequence missing from fiche used to index issue, but added based on Keltner's Guide and gap in storyline between previous and following issues.

The Snatch! (Table of Contents: 29)

Slim and Tex / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Alex Lovy (credited)

Pencils

Alex Lovy (credited)

Inks

Alex Lovy (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Slim; Grace Fowler; Pat; Jerry; Tex; Mr. Entwhistle

Indexer Notes

last appearance

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

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

Script

Bill Patrick

Pencils

Bill Patrick

Inks

Bill Patrick

Colors

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Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Some time ago, I decided to enter a cooking contest...

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

"As told by Marion W. Clayton"

Action-Packed Stories in Color! (Table of Contents: 31) (Expand) /

Detective Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Factory to You (Table of Contents: 32) (Expand) /

Remington Rand / advertisement / 1 page (report information)