(Christmas 1952)

T. V. Boardman, 1952 Series
 
Price
30p
Pages
192
Indicia Frequency
?
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
The Popular Press Ltd.
Brand
?
Editing
T.V. Boardman

Ajax Adventure Annual (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Denis McLoughlin (painting)
Inks
Denis McLoughlin (painting)
Colors
Denis McLoughlin (painting)
Letters
Denis McLoughlin

Genre
jungle
Synopsis
Tiger attacks hunter on elephant.

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

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Denis McLoughlin
Inks
Denis McLoughlin
Colors
Denis McLoughlin
Letters
Denis McLoughlin

Genre
superhero
Characters
Plastic Man; Doll Man; Two-Gun Lil; Corsair Queen; The Whip

Indexer Notes

Decorated Endpapers in front cover, a collage of various characters from the book. Same as inside back cover and flyleaf.

This book belongs to... (Table of Contents: 2)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Denis McLoughlin
Pencils
Denis McLoughlin
Inks
Denis McLoughlin
Colors
Denis McLoughlin
Letters
Denis McLoughlin

Genre
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Ownership page.

Ajax Adventure Annual (Table of Contents: 3)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Denis McLoughlin
Pencils
Denis McLoughlin
Inks
Denis McLoughlin
Colors
Denis McLoughlin
Letters
Denis McLoughlin

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Title page, with collage of various characters from the book.

Ajax Adventure Annual (Table of Contents: 4)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Denis McLoughlin
Inks
Denis McLoughlin
Colors
Denis McLoughlin
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Table of contents, presented as a poster on a brick wall.

Son of the Sea (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Ernest A. Gray
Pencils
D. C. E.
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Keywords
sea

Indexer Notes

Text story, but includes some illustrations.

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

Arizona Raines / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Matt Baker ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Free Land!
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Arizona Raines; Spurs
Reprints

Red Finger of Fate (Table of Contents: 7)

Eric Falcon / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Murphy Anderson ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Al Grenet ?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Eric Falcon
Reprints
Keywords
pirates

Larry Carries the Mails (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Rex James
Pencils
D. C. E.
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Larry Jones

Indexer Notes

Text story, but with some illustrations.

Tony's African Adventure (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Brian Blake
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
jungle

Indexer Notes

Text story, but with some illustrations.

Pirate Island (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
John Southcombe
Pencils
D. C. E.
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure
Keywords
pirates

Indexer Notes

Text story, but with some illustrations.

The Man Who Broke the Law of Gravity (Table of Contents: 11)

Plastic Man / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Cole
Pencils
André LeBlanc ?
Inks
André LeBlanc ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Al Grenet

Genre
superhero; humour
Characters
Plastic Man; Woozy Winks; Weightless Wiggins (villain, introduction)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

This indexer believes the pencils are by Jack Cole.

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

Black Roger / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Al Grenet ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A golden girl of the far orient...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Black Roger; Princess Kuan Yin
Reprints
Keywords
pirates

Death Trap for the Whip (Table of Contents: 13)

The Whip / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
The Whip
Reprints

Outlaws of Satan's Roost (Table of Contents: 14)

Arizona Raines / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Matt Baker ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Arizona Raines; Spurs
Reprints

The Priceless Formula of Adamas (Table of Contents: 15)

Doll Man / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Bolle ?
Inks
Frank Bolle ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Al Grenet

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doll Man
Reprints

Dazzla, Daughter of Darkness (Table of Contents: 16)

Plastic Man / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Cole
Pencils
Jack Cole
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Al Grenet

Genre
superhero; humour
Characters
Plastic Man; Woozy Winks; Dazzla (villain and introduction)
Reprints

Everest the Mighty, the Story of a Magnificent Failure (Table of Contents: 17)

text story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Arthur Groom
Pencils
Denis McLoughlin
Inks
Denis McLoughlin
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Text story, but with some illustrations.

Mystery Footprints (Table of Contents: 18)

text story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Jacques Pendower
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure

Indexer Notes

Text story, but with some illustrations.

Secret of the Tower (Table of Contents: 19)

text story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
T. C. H. Jacobs
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure

Indexer Notes

Text story, but with some illustrations.

Bare Fists (Table of Contents: 20)

text story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
D. E. Roberts
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
sport

Indexer Notes

Text story, but with some illustrations.

Boomerang of Justice (Table of Contents: 21)

Captain Daring / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Rockwell ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Al Grenet ?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Captain Daring; Admiral Blood
Reprints
Keywords
pirates

Indexer Notes

Reed Crandall credit for pencils as previously suggested removed by Saltarella, Roger Hill, and John Fallon. Suggestion of Chuck Cuidera inks also rejected by Saltarella, who suggested Dick Rockwell as the penciller.

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

Doll Man / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
When Ruthless Racketeers...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Doll Man
Reprints

King-Pin of Canyon City (Table of Contents: 23)

Arizona Raines / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Matt Baker ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Arizona Raines; Spurs
Reprints

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

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Denis McLoughlin
Inks
Denis McLoughlin
Colors
Denis McLoughlin
Letters
Denis McLoughlin

Genre
superhero
Characters
Plastic Man; Doll Man; Two-Gun Lil; Corsair Queen; The Whip

Indexer Notes

Decorated Endpapers in back cover, a collage of various characters from the book. Same as inside front cover and flyleaf.

Mount Everest from Rongbuk Glacier (Table of Contents: 25)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Denis McLoughlin (painting)
Inks
Denis McLoughlin (painting)
Colors
Denis McLoughlin (painting)
Letters
Denis McLoughlin

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

On back cover.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Ajax Adventure Annual
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. This book belongs to...
  4. 3. Ajax Adventure Annual
  5. 4. Ajax Adventure Annual
  6. 5. Son of the Sea
  7. 6. ["Free Land!"]
    Arizona Raines
  8. 7. Red Finger of Fate
    Eric Falcon
  9. 8. Larry Carries the Mails
  10. 9. Tony's African Adventure
  11. 10. Pirate Island
  12. 11. The Man Who Broke the Law of Gravity
    Plastic Man
  13. 12. ["A golden girl of the far orient..."]
    Black Roger
  14. 13. Death Trap for the Whip
    The Whip
  15. 14. Outlaws of Satan's Roost
    Arizona Raines
  16. 15. The Priceless Formula of Adamas
    Doll Man
  17. 16. Dazzla, Daughter of Darkness
    Plastic Man
  18. 17. Everest the Mighty, the Story of a Magnificent Failure
  19. 18. Mystery Footprints
  20. 19. Secret of the Tower
  21. 20. Bare Fists
  22. 21. Boomerang of Justice
    Captain Daring
  23. 22. ["When Ruthless Racketeers..."]
    Doll Man
  24. 23. King-Pin of Canyon City
    Arizona Raines
  25. 24. [no title indexed]
  26. 25. Mount Everest from Rongbuk Glacier
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Doug Brain
  • Peter Croome
  • Jay Flash
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Bill Whalen