(November 1937)

DC, 1937 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1937
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Nicholson Publishing Co. Inc.
Editing
Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (editor and publisher); Vin Sullivan (associate editor); Whitney Ellsworth (associate editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Creig Flessel (signed)
Inks
Creig Flessel (signed)
Colors
?
Synopsis
Kids making Tarzan movie.
Cover Thumbnail for New Adventure Comics (DC, 1937 series) #v2#9 (21)
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Mystery!.. Thrills! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Detective Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

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

credits, title page / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

[The Train Robbery, Part 21] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Homer Fleming
Pencils
Homer Fleming
Inks
Homer Fleming
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier

[Episode 16] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
Pencils
Tom Hickey
Inks
Tom Hickey
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Ian Murray; Doris Whipple; Pan Chi-Lou; Reilly
Synopsis
In the temple, Ian and his troups find themselves surrounded by assorted gangs of competitors.

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

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

Script
Russell Cole
Pencils
Russell Cole
Inks
Russell Cole
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tonight, Mizzus Glutch, I go into fine society!
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.3 page (report information)

Script
Russell Cole (signed as Alger)
Pencils
Russell Cole (signed as Alger)
Inks
Russell Cole (signed as Alger)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Have you gents misplaced your street?
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.7 page (report information)

[Episode 18] (Table of Contents: 8)

A Tale of Two Cities / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Merna Gamble
Pencils
Merna Gamble
Inks
Merna Gamble
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
historical

Indexer Notes

adapted from the Charles Dickens novel

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
Jerry Siegel
Pencils
Joe Shuster
Inks
Joe Shuster
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Attention Junior Federal Men! As I entered the meeting today...
Genre
detective-mystery; crime
Characters
Junior Federal Men; Tim; Burke (villain, introduction); Dorgan (villain, introduction); another crook (villain, introduction)
Synopsis
The Junior Federal Men practice surveillance techniques on random strangers. They accidentally stumble on a gang of counterfeiters.

Indexer Notes

Steve Carson does not appear in this story.

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

Junior Federal Men Club / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

[Episode 18] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson ?
Pencils
Alex Blum
Inks
Alex Blum
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
historical
Characters
Thorgen; Ivar; Sundgrid; Bjorn
Synopsis
Thorgen's ship lands on Greenland. He plans a wedding to Sundgrid against her will.

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

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

Script
Ray Burley
Pencils
Ray Burley
Inks
Ray Burley
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey buddy! Can yuh spare a bite to eat?
Genre
adventure; humor
Characters
Cal; Alec

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

Jonah Jones / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Whitney Ellsworth (signed)
Pencils
Whitney Ellsworth (signed)
Inks
Whitney Ellsworth (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
-- Now as I was saying, this accident policy...
Genre
humor
Characters
Jonah Jones (only appearance)

David Livingstone (Table of Contents: 14)

Are You Handicapped? / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Richard Speed ?
Pencils
Richard Speed ?
Inks
Richard Speed ?
Letters
?
Genre
biography
Characters
David Livingstone

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

International Good Neighbor Club / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ann Leslie
Letters
typeset

[Episode 8] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script
Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
Pencils
Munson Paddock
Inks
Munson Paddock
Colors
? (black, white, and red)
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Stewart; Elsa; Miller; Drenoff
Synopsis
The four make plans to set off into the Chinese desert to search for the monastery despite the warnings of the Chinese governor that they won't return alive.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script
Vin Sullivan
Pencils
Vin Sullivan
Inks
Vin Sullivan
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Can you tell me where I can find a good tree doctor??
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script
Ray Burley
Pencils
Ray Burley
Inks
Ray Burley
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Let us enter yonder hostelry and have a swig of sump'n, my good lads
Genre
adventure; humor

[Episode 15] (Table of Contents: 19)

She / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
Pencils
Sven Elven (signed)
Inks
Sven Elven (signed)
Colors
? (black, white, and red)
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Holly; Leo; Job; She

Indexer Notes

adapted from the H. Rider Haggard novel; Ayesha dies in this story

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

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

Script
Ellis Edwards
Pencils
Ellis Edwards
Inks
Ellis Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ah-The Dormilon boys - sleeping as usual!
Genre
humor; western-frontier

[The Tsin Lee Incident, Part 8] (Table of Contents: 21)

Dale Daring / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Ely
Pencils
Bill Ely
Inks
Bill Ely
Letters
?
Genre
adventure

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

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

Script
Russell Cole
Pencils
Russell Cole
Inks
Russell Cole
Colors
? (black, white, and red)
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Things has sure changed around here!
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

Movies / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
I. W. Magovern
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Characters
Joe E. Brown; Al Ritz; Jimmy Ritz; Harry Ritz

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

Shifty Smith / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Russell Cole
Pencils
Russell Cole
Inks
Russell Cole
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Halp! P'leece! My purse!
Genre
humor
Characters
Shifty Smith (only appearance)

[Pearl of the Bleeding Heart, Part 5] (Table of Contents: 25)

Nadir, Master of Magic / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Ely
Pencils
Bill Ely
Inks
Bill Ely
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Job (villain); Captain of the Mary Lou (introduction); Nadir; Arcot
Synopsis
Nadir uses his magic crystal to track down a jewel thief.

[Rajah Maharajah, Part 17] (Table of Contents: 26)

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

Script
Homer Fleming
Pencils
Homer Fleming
Inks
Homer Fleming
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
jungle

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

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

Script
Russell Cole
Pencils
Russell Cole
Inks
Russell Cole
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Watcha got there, Fosdick?
Genre
humor

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

Winnfield / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gill Fox (signed)
Pencils
Gill Fox (signed)
Inks
Gill Fox (signed)
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Halp!!
Genre
humor
Characters
Winnfield (only appearance)

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Mystery!.. Thrills!
    Detective Comics
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. [The Train Robbery, Part 21]
    Captain Jim of the Texas Rangers
  5. 4. [Episode 16]
    The Golden Dragon
  6. 5. ["Tonight, Mizzus Glutch, I go into fine society!"]
    Goofo the Great
  7. 6. ["Have you gents misplaced your street?"]
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
  9. 8. [Episode 18]
    A Tale of Two Cities
  10. 9. ["Attention Junior Federal Men! As I entered the meeting today..."]
    Federal Men
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Junior Federal Men Club
  12. 11. [Episode 18]
    The Vikings
  13. 12. ["Hey buddy! Can yuh spare a bite to eat?"]
    Cal 'n' Alec
  14. 13. ["-- Now as I was saying, this accident policy..."]
    Jonah Jones
  15. 14. David Livingstone
    Are You Handicapped?
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    International Good Neighbor Club
  17. 16. [Episode 8]
    The Monastery of the Blue God
  18. 17. ["Can you tell me where I can find a good tree doctor??"]
    Laughing at Life
  19. 18. ["Let us enter yonder hostelry and have a swig of sump'n, my good lads"]
    Don Coyote
  20. 19. [Episode 15]
    She
  21. 20. ["Ah-The Dormilon boys - sleeping as usual!"]
    Chikko Chakko
  22. 21. [The Tsin Lee Incident, Part 8]
    Dale Daring
  23. 22. ["Things has sure changed around here!"]
    Ol' Oz Bopp
  24. 23. [no title indexed]
    Movies
  25. 24. ["Halp! P'leece! My purse!"]
    Shifty Smith
  26. 25. [Pearl of the Bleeding Heart, Part 5]
    Nadir, Master of Magic
  27. 26. [Rajah Maharajah, Part 17]
    Sandor and the Lost Civilization
  28. 27. ["Watcha got there, Fosdick?"]
    Alger's Variety Show
  29. 28. ["Halp!!"]
    Winnfield
  30. 29. [no title indexed]
    Johnson Smith & Co.
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