New Adventure Comics #v2#6 (18)

(August 1937)

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)

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Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

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

Script

Homer Fleming (signed)

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Homer Fleming (signed)

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Homer Fleming (signed)

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After patiently tugging at his bonds, Bob finally manages to free his hands and aching wrists.

Genre

western-frontier

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

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

Script

Tom Hickey (signed)

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Tom Hickey (signed)

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Tom Hickey (signed)

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Ian Murray, Doris Whipple and Pan Chi Lou have been kidnapped by a Mongol band.

Genre

adventure

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

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

Script

Bill Ely (credited as Will Georgi)

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Bill Ely (credited as Will Georgi)

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Bill Ely (credited as Will Georgi)

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Dale, her father and Captain Brewester are captives of General Tsin Lee, who has threatened to torture Dale in order to gain information from her father concerning a hidden cache of ammunition.

Genre

adventure

Characters

Dale Daring; Tsin Lee (villain)

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

Script

Merna Gamble (signed)

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Merna Gamble (signed)

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Merna Gamble (signed)

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As the noise of the mob grew louder, Doctor Manette started toward the window.

Genre

historical

Indexer Notes

adapted from the Charles Dickens novel

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

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

Script

Creig Flessel (signed)

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Creig Flessel (signed)

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Creig Flessel (signed)

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Steve, Myra and the cruel Devachan are lost on the Island of Amazons.

Genre

adventure

Characters

Steve Conrad; Tangi (villain); Devachan (villain); the Apollos (introduction)

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

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

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Letters

typeset

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

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

Script

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson ?

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Alex Blum (credited as Anthony)

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Alex Blum (credited as Anthony)

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As the little fleet sails rapidly northward, Ivar asks Sundgrid for her hand in marriage.

Genre

historical

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

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Vin Sullivan (signed)

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Vin Sullivan (signed)

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Vin Sullivan (signed)

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Fetch my hat and stick -- Hives- - I feel like a bit of a stroll!

Genre

humor

Characters

The Count (only appearance)

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

Script

Leo O'Mealia (credited)

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Leo O'Mealia (credited)

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Leo O'Mealia (credited)

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Loo-kout, mister!

Genre

humor

Ludwig Von Beethoven (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

Richard Speed

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Richard Speed

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Richard Speed

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

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Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

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Munson Paddock

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Munson Paddock

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Captain Douglas Stewart, Intelligence Service, Peking, starts for Mongolia in order to hunt for von Bolander, spy.

Genre

adventure

Characters

Captain Douglas Stewart; Elsa Von Saxenberg; Sgt. Miller; Corporal Drenoff

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

Script

Whitney Ellsworth

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Whitney Ellsworth

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Whitney Ellsworth

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So that's how you sneak in late at night!!

Genre

humor

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

Mail Order Murphy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

M. Angelo (signed)

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M. Angelo (signed)

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M. Angelo (signed)

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Kidnap Koin Boy

Characters

Mail Order Murphy (only appearance)

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

She / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson ?

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Sven Elven (signed)

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Sven Elven (signed)

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Warned by She against seeing Leo again, Ustane disobeys and is called to judgement.

Genre

adventure; jungle

Indexer Notes

adapted from the H. Rider Haggard novel. Wheeler-Nicholson credit suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

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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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Ola! Loopie! Your Chikko is now one fine bandit-catcher!

Genre

humor

Pocahontas, by William Makepeace Thackeray (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script

William Makepeace Thackeray

Pencils

Henry Kiefer (signed as Henry Carl Kiefer)

Inks

Henry Kiefer (signed as Henry Carl Kiefer)

Letters

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

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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Oz! Where are you?

Genre

humor

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

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

Script

I. W. Magovern

Letters

typeset

[Gary Cooper] (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Script

Laidlaw (credited)

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Laidlaw (credited)

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Laidlaw (credited)

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Genre

biography

Characters

Gary Cooper; Edward G. Robinson; Katharine Hepburn

Indexer Notes

Edward G. Robinson is nicknamed Eddie.

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

Script

Homer Fleming (signed)

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Homer Fleming (signed)

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Homer Fleming (signed)

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When Sandor has disappeared through the trap door on his way to intercept the rajah's messenger with the jewel casket, the high priest replaces the rugs and raps his knuckles against the wall panel behind him.

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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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Sir Kendal Quick has escaped from his Spanish captors in the Caribbean port of Cartegena.

Genre

adventure; historical

Indexer Notes

Wheeler-Nicholson credit suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who

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

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

Script

Bill Ely (credited as Will Georgi)

Pencils

Bill Ely (credited as Will Georgi)

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Bill Ely (credited as Will Georgi)

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Nadir, master sleuth of the Far East, is working on a case that concerns the disappearance of a valuable pearl belonging to an old friend of his --

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Nadir; Henri Duprez (villain, introduction)

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

Script

Jerry Siegel (credited)

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Joe Shuster (credited)

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Joe Shuster (credited)

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8:30 p.m.! Barely has the fleet mail-train passed the Roxboro junction when without warning, a terrific roar shatters the night!

Genre

detective-mystery; crime

Characters

Steve Carson; Ralph Ventor

Synopsis

Steve and Ralph battle criminals who create a railway torpedo in order to cause a wreck of a train they can loot.

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Sam the Porter / comic story / 1 page (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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Here's a note fo' Mr. Smith!

Genre

humor

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

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Willie, here's a wagon for your birthday present!

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

Last appearance.

Inside back cover.

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