(January 1938)

DC, 1937 Series
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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
?

Characters
hunter; wolves

Mystery!.. Thrills! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Detective Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.7 page (report information)

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

credits, title page / 0.3 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

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

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

Script
Creig Flessel
Pencils
Creig Flessel
Inks
Creig Flessel
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Steve Conrad; Myra; Alligator Men (villains)
Synopsis
Steve faces a band of hungry turtles.

[Episode 20] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

[The Train Robbery, Part 23] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Homer Fleming
Pencils
Homer Fleming
Inks
Homer Fleming
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier

[The Red Hatchet, Part 1] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Bill Ely
Pencils
Bill Ely
Inks
Bill Ely
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Dale Daring; Captain Don Brewster; Ali; The Red Hatchet (introduction, villain, a clan)

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

Movies / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
I. W. Magovern
Letters
typeset

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

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

Script
Russell Cole
Pencils
Russell Cole
Inks
Russell Cole
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The way to a man's heart is thru his stomach!
Genre
humor

[Episode 10] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
Pencils
Munson Paddock
Inks
Munson Paddock
Letters
?

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

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

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
--And a dollar extra for the towel, Rajah!
Genre
humor

[Episode 1] (Table of Contents: 11)

Robin Hood / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Sven Elven (signed)
Pencils
Sven Elven (signed)
Inks
Sven Elven (signed)
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Robin Hood (introduction)

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

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
Well? What do you want?
Genre
detective-mystery; crime
Characters
The G-Girls [Norma; Rita] (introduction); Junior G-Men [Fatty; Pete]
Synopsis
After being rejected for membership, the G-girls go off to find crime on their own.

Indexer Notes

Steve Carson does not appear in this story.

[Episode 18] (Table of Contents: 13)

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 Willis; Pan Chi-Lou

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

Monty of the Mounties / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Patrick
Pencils
Bill Patrick
Inks
Bill Patrick
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Black Louie is on the rampage again!
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Monty (a Mountie, introduction); Black Louie (introduction, villain)

Indexer Notes

only appearance

[Pearl of the Bleeding Heart, Part 7] (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script
Bill Ely
Pencils
Bill Ely
Inks
Bill Ely
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Nadir; Arcot; Job (villain); the Captain (villain)

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

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

Script
Russell Cole
Pencils
Russell Cole
Inks
Russell Cole
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Get pork chops 'n' hurry back with 'em!!
Genre
humor

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

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

[Rajah Maharajah, Part 19] (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script
Homer Fleming
Pencils
Homer Fleming
Inks
Homer Fleming
Letters
?

Genre
jungle
Characters
Sandor; Rajah Maharajah (villain)

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

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
Señor - I want to buy a book that will give me brains!
Genre
humor

[Murder at the Thousand Bleeding Dragons, Part 7] (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Script
Joe Donohoe
Pencils
Joe Donohoe
Inks
Joe Donohoe
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery

Indexer Notes

Black and white.

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

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

Script
Ann Leslie
Letters
typeset

[Episode 19] (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Script
Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson ?
Pencils
Sven Elven
Inks
Sven Elven
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
historical
Characters
Kendal Quick; Marjorie; Lord Barlow

[Episode 20] (Table of Contents: 23)

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

Script
Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson ?
Pencils
Sven Elven
Inks
Sven Elven
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
historical

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

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

Script
Russell Cole
Pencils
Russell Cole
Inks
Russell Cole
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What would everybody like to hear?
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Mystery!.. Thrills!
    Detective Comics
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. [The Revenge of Devachan, Part 9]
    Adventures of Steve Conrad
  5. 4. [Episode 20]
    A Tale of Two Cities
  6. 5. [The Train Robbery, Part 23]
    Captain Jim of the Texas Rangers
  7. 6. [The Red Hatchet, Part 1]
    Dale Daring
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Movies
  9. 8. ["The way to a man's heart is thru his stomach!"]
    Just for Fun
  10. 9. [Episode 10]
    The Monastery of the Blue God
  11. 10. ["--And a dollar extra for the towel, Rajah!"]
    Laughing at Life
  12. 11. [Episode 1]
    Robin Hood
  13. 12. ["Well? What do you want?"]
    Federal Men
  14. 13. [Episode 18]
    The Golden Dragon
  15. 14. ["Black Louie is on the rampage again!"]
    Monty of the Mounties
  16. 15. [Pearl of the Bleeding Heart, Part 7]
    Nadir, Master of Magic
  17. 16. ["Get pork chops 'n' hurry back with 'em!!"]
    Ol' Oz Bopp
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Junior Federal Men Club
  19. 18. [Rajah Maharajah, Part 19]
    Sandor and the Lost Civilization
  20. 19. ["Señor - I want to buy a book that will give me brains!"]
    Chikko Chakko
  21. 20. [Murder at the Thousand Bleeding Dragons, Part 7]
    Detective Sergeant Carey of the Chinatown Squad
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    International Good Neighbor Club
  23. 22. [Episode 19]
    Captain Quick
  24. 23. [Episode 20]
    Captain Quick
  25. 24. ["What would everybody like to hear?"]
    Goofo the Great
  26. 25. [no title indexed]
    Johnson Smith & Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Bob Hughes
  • Allen Ross
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore