New Adventure Comics #v2#2 (14)

(March 1937)

The Comic Headliner! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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Vin Sullivan (signed)

Inks

Vin Sullivan (signed)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

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

credits, title page / 0.33 page (report information)

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Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

[The Train Robbery, Part 14] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

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

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

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After leaving their prisoners in the gorge...

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

Captain Jim; Bob; Jess; Jane; Johnny

Synopsis

The rustlers have stampeded the cattle. As they get to a narrow gorge, Johnny trips at the other end. Captain Jim pulls him onto his saddle.

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: 4)

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

Script

Ellis Edwards (credited)

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Ellis Edwards (credited)

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Ellis Edwards (credited)

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¡Aviso! Chikko's new job - with El Sherif - is bandit catcher!

Genre

humor; western-frontier

Characters

Chikko; The Mayor; The Sheriff

[The Revenge of Devachan, Part 2] (Table of Contents: 5)

The Adventures of Steve Conrad / 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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Steve Conrad, youthful inventor...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Devachan (villain); Steve Conrad; Myra Rutherford; Hugo Jupp; Astowawa; Prof. Bromberg

Synopsis

Devachan blows up Dolorossa Island.

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".

How We Got Our ABC's (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Jay (signed)

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Henry Jay (signed)

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Henry Jay (signed)

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Genre

non-fiction

Big Prizes and Cash Profits! (Table of Contents: 7)

The Crowell Publishing Co. / advertisement / 0.4 page (report information)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Simon / comic story / 0.6 page (report information)

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All aboard!

Genre

humor

Characters

Simon

[Episode 12] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Pencils

Sven Elven (credited)

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Sven Elven (credited)

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Sven Elven

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The Bonnie Bess, with Quick, Marjorie and Lord Barlow aboard...

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

Kendal Quick; Marjorie; Lord Barlow

Synopsis

Quick returns to England

[Episode 1] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Ed Winiarski ?

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

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

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I am anxious to get to the tropics...

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

Red Riley (introduction); Curly Moran (introduction)

Indexer Notes

The Who's Who credits Winiarski with "some writing" on this strip.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Worth-While Pictures to Watch For / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

I. W. Magovern

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Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

photo of Jimmy Stewart and Simone Simon

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

Ol' Oz Bopp / comic story / 2 pages (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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Well - Matilda's havin' her club in fer tea 's afternoon

Genre

humor

Characters

Ol' Oz Bopp

Indexer Notes

Black, white, and red all over.

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

Ramblin' Jim / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Randall (credited) (signed as Randall)

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Stan Randall (credited) (signed as Randall)

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Stan Randall (credited) (signed as Randall)

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Here's my chariot! Hop in an we'll take a little spin out in th' country

Genre

humor

Characters

Ramblin' Jim

Indexer Notes

Black and white. Last (Golden Age) appearance.

[Murder at the Thousand Bleeding Dragons, Part 1] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

Joe Donohoe (signed)

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Joe Donohoe (signed)

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Joe Donohoe (signed)

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Sergeant Carey, take one man and investigate...

Genre

adventure; detective-mystery

Characters

Detective Sgt. Carey (intro); Sleepy (intro)

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

Komikross / activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Henry Jay (signed)

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Henry Jay (signed)

Inks

Henry Jay (signed)

Letters

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Genre

children

Indexer Notes

Black and white. Story gives clues to a crossword puzzle.

[Episode 14] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson ?

Pencils

Alex Blum (credited as Anthony)

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Alex Blum (credited as Anthony)

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The Viking ship puts in to shore...

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

Ivar; Sundgrid; Hasylwyn

Synopsis

Sundgrid is to be sacrificed in the Druids' fire festival.

Indexer Notes

Black, white, and red.

The Battle of Blenheim by Robert Southey (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script

Robert Southey (original) (credited)

Pencils

Henry Kiefer (signed)

Inks

Henry Kiefer (signed)

Letters

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Indexer Notes

Black and white.

Keifer was formerly credited with the script, but that consists merely of a reproduction of the poem.

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

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

Script

Whitney Ellsworth

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Whitney Ellsworth

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Whitney Ellsworth

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No fair!

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

nine cartoons

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

Goofo the Great / comic story / 2 pages (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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Dear-dear! Evelyn expects me to take her to dinner at the Morocco-

Genre

humor

Characters

Goofo the Great

Indexer Notes

Black and white.

[Episode 1] (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Script

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (credited)

Pencils

Munson Paddock (credited as Pad)

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Munson Paddock (credited as Pad)

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The Swedish Legation in Paris...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Capt. Douglas Stewart (intro); Sgt. Miller; Krat Von Bolander (villain); Elsa von Saxenberg; Vivan Kroningeld

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

First two pages black, white, and red; last two pages black and white.

[Episode 9] (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Script

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Pencils

Tom Hickey (credited, signed)

Inks

Tom Hickey (credited, signed)

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At the sound of the throng...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Ken; Ian

[Shanghai Pete, Part 6] (Table of Contents: 22)

Hardluck Harry / comic story / 1.75 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Carney (credited as Will Carney)

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Bill Carney (credited as Will Carney)

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Bill Carney (credited as Will Carney)

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Into the brig for youse...

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Hardluck Harry; Mr. Butch

Indexer Notes

Black and white.

Tops 'Em All! (Table of Contents: 23)

Detective Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

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[Down to Denver, Part 3] (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Script

Bill Patrick (credited)

Pencils

Bill Patrick (credited)

Inks

Bill Patrick (credited)

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The boys are pretending to be asleep...

Genre

adventure; humor

Characters

Cal; Alec

Indexer Notes

Black, white, and red.

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

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

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Letters

typeset

[Episode 8] (Table of Contents: 26)

She / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

H. Rider Haggard (original); Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (adaptation)

Pencils

Sven Elven (credited)

Inks

Sven Elven (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Sven Elven

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The white men, with foreboding in their hearts...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Ayesha [She] (intro); Billali; Holly; Leo

Synopsis

The adventurers finally find themselves in the presence of the imposing but cruel "She".

Indexer Notes

Adapted from the H. Rider Haggard novel.

[Rajah Maharajah, Part 10] (Table of Contents: 27)

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

Script

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Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming)

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Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming)

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As the footsteps on the stone stairway...

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

Sandor; Rajah Maharajah (villain); Elaka; 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: 28)

Sinker / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bob Hermans (credited)

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Bob Hermans (credited)

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Bob Hermans (credited)

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Things are sure tough when a guy can't get a nickel for a candy bar...

Genre

humor

Characters

Sinker (intro)

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

Hoiman / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

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One!

Genre

humor

Characters

Hoiman (only Golden Age appearance)

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

Hohner Harmonicas / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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[Episode 11] (Table of Contents: 31)

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

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Tellson's bank in London...

Genre

historical

Characters

Jerry Cruncher; Charles; Lucie; Dr. Manette

Indexer Notes

Adapted from the Charles Dickens novel.

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

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

Script

Jerry Siegel (credited as Jerome Siegel)

Pencils

Joe Shuster (credited)

Inks

Joe Shuster (credited)

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How does it feel to be a real Junior Federal Man, Lonny?

Genre

adventure; children; detective-mystery

Characters

Steve Carson; Junior Federal Men [Lonnie; Frank] (introduction); Blackie Flint (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

The Junior Federal Men prove that sling-shots are superior to firearms.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

Maw, Paw, and Willie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Lewis ?

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Henry Lewis ?

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Henry Lewis ?

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For goodness sake!

Genre

humor

Characters

Maw (introduction); Paw (introduction); Willie (introduction)

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

Do You Know? / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Richard Speed ?

Pencils

Richard Speed ?

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Richard Speed ?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Man has harnessed sunlight, winds, clouds...

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Swelegant Is the Word for It! (Table of Contents: 35)

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

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Letters

typeset

Characters

Sen Yoi

Indexer Notes

Back cover.