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Who Ate My Fish?

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Penciller(s): Whitney Ellsworth

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Genres: childrens, humorous

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Penciller(s): Vin Sullivan

Inker(s): Vin Sullivan

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Feature(s): More Fun

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As New As Today!

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Writer(s): Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson [as The Editors]

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"AS NEW AS TODAY!
Every feature in NEW COMICS is BRAND NEW and ORIGINAL..."

The Train Robbery, Part 5

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Genres: western

Feature(s): Captain Jim of the Texas Rangers

Character(s): Captain Jim; Uncle Bob; Jane; Johnny

First Line: Captain Jim and his men dash away...

Synopsis: Jane and Johnny manage to escape from their captors when the two guards fight over a card game.

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Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Don Coyote

Character(s): Don Coyote; Hamburger; Hash

First Line: What are ye goin' to do m'lord?

Synopsis: Don Coyote sets up a bag to practice jousting. Hash replaces the straw with rocks, which knocks Coyote from his horse. The amused Hash is hoisted by the waist and Coyote is poised to administer a hide-tanning with his lance.

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Notes: formerly Sir Loin of Beef, with Cowhide becoming Hamburger

Episode 5

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Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Castaway Island

Character(s): MacDougal; Blackface; Hal

First Line: MacDougal leaps upon Blackface...

Synopsis: Hal and MacDougal search for Sally. Blackface springs a trap.

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Ol' Oz Bopp

Character(s): Ol' Oz Bopp

First Line: Dang th' dang dang! No match!

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Notes: Single and multiple panels with a pun as the punchline.

Episode 5

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Writer(s): Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

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Genres: adventure, historical

Feature(s): Captain Quick

Character(s): Kendal Quick; Marjorie; Capt Rodriguez; Don Pedro Cordoz

First Line: Kendal Quick has captured a Spanish galleon...

Synopsis: Quick's ship is attacked by Spanish pirates.

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Cavalier Comics #2 [1945] published January 1945
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Atomic Comics #1 published January 1946
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Notes: Wheeler-Nicholson credited by Jerry Bails

The Drew Mystery [Part 3]

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Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Dale Daring

Character(s): Dick; Dale Daring; Stitch (villain); Dr. Millard

First Line: Not until the next day...

Synopsis: Dale and Dick trail the blue car to Arrow Lake. Peering into a lighted window they see Doctor Millard and the two men who captured him. Another member of the gang gets the drop on Dale and Dick.

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Knife Ambush, Part 6

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Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Cal 'n' Alec

Character(s): Cal; Alec; J. Aloysus Witherspoon; Sheriff Ben

First Line: Cal 'n' Alec are out to avenge the killing of their old friend...

Synopsis: Seeking to bring the murderer of their friend "Pickax" Pete to justice, Cal and Alec evolve a plan. While Cal goes to the Opry House and encounters a ham actor, Alec tells the sheriff of their plan. They too head for the Opry House.

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Notes: formerly Sagebrush 'n' Cactus

Rajah Maharajah, Part 2

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Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Sandor and the Lost Civilization

Character(s): Sandor; Rajah Maharajah (villain)

First Line: With lion-like strength...

Synopsis: Sandor is to be sacrificed to end the plague.

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Writer(s): I. W. Magovern

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Feature(s): Worth-While Films to Watch For

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Needles

Character(s): Needles

First Line: Astronomers say it would take 87 years to reach the sun...

Synopsis: Needles builds a rocket ship out of oil drums in his back yard. Inevitably, it explodes upon take off.

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Writer(s): A. R. Lane

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Feature(s): The Radio Dialer

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Feature(s): Fun Puzzle

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Andy Handy

Character(s): Andy Handy

First Line: That's it -- A garden!

Synopsis: Andy Handy decides to dig himself a big garden. After a lot of effort he decides it should be a small garden. All he has to show for a great deal of work is a small pile of dirt with a worm at the top. He takes the worm and goes fishing instead.

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The St. Pierre Mystery, Part 3

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Writer(s): Richard Matheson [as Babe Mather]

Penciller(s): Richard Matheson [as Babe Mather]

Inker(s): Richard Matheson [as Babe Mather]

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Genres: mystery

Feature(s): Maginnis of the Mounties

Character(s): Constable Maginnis; Old Man Dubois

First Line: On the Trail of a gang of fur-jackers...

Synopsis: Constable Maginnis and Old Man Dubois are out inspecting traps when Dubois is shot. The ambusher gets the drop on them but Dubois manages to shoot him. They find themselves in a fusillade of bullets.

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Kambalu, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Writer(s): Henry Kiefer ?

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Feature(s): Famous Poems Illustrated

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Writer(s): Vin Sullivan

Penciller(s): Vin Sullivan

Inker(s): Vin Sullivan

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Hook, Line and Sinker!

First Line: Say - How about shakin' some salt on those worms!

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Notes: Six unrelated panels on the subject of fishing.

Episode 1

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Genres: adventure, fantasy

Feature(s): She

Character(s): Horace Holly; Leo Vincey; Job (butler)

First Line: Horace Holley becomes sole guardian...

Synopsis: Holly become the guardian of young Leo. A chest is left with the child, with instructions not to be opened until Leo's twenty-fifth birthday. When that time arrives a silver chest is found inside, bearing a record of Leo's lineage. A letter from his father charges Leo to continue the quest for "She", who rules over a fierce people in the caves of Kor. Off the coast of Zanzibar their small craft is battered by huge waves, and Leo is missing.

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Notes: adapted from the H. Rider Haggard novel

17-20 on the Black [Part 6]

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Writer(s): Billy Weston (credited)

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Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Jim Gale

Character(s): Jim Gale; Frog Morton; Kim; Alverido

First Line: Jim Gale, disguised as first mate...

Synopsis: Jim fools Frog Morton into thinking he's the first mate. Morton leaves him in charge of the ship while he goes ashore.

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On Dolorosa Isle [Part 2]

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Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Steve Conrad

Character(s): Steve Conrad; Keith Roland; Sam; Myra; Judd

First Line: Steve and his friends...

Synopsis: Steve and his friends are exploring the mysterious island when they get caught in a tropical storm. Then they are attacked by natives.

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Jibby

Character(s): Jibby (maybe Jibby Jones, maybe not)

First Line: This guy knows what he's talkin' about all right!!!

Synopsis: Jibby holds forth on the evils of money. When a silver dollar is spotted a bunch of kids dive upon it, fists a-flying. Jibby joins in and gets the dollar.

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Slim and Tex

Character(s): Slim; Tex; Mr. Harley

First Line: An' that's because I don't consider puttin' rattlesnakes in my bed such a very funny joke!

Synopsis: Tex thinks Slim has put rattlesnakes in his bed, knocks Slim to the ground, and walks off. Slim goes off after him, and when he finally catches up knocks Tex to the ground, because he was not the culprit. The pair walk off, best of pals again, towards the bunk house, while Harley scratches his head.

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Rusty

Character(s): Rusty

First Line: Boy! What swell fishin'...

Synopsis: Annoyed that other anglers have invaded his space, Rusty goes home and puts on his father's old diving suit. Underwater, he attaches a bunch of junk onto the hooks of the other fishermen.

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Writer(s): Andrini the Great

Penciller(s): Russell Cole

Inker(s): Russell Cole

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Feature(s): Magic!

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Feature(s): The House of Magic

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Writer(s): Marjorie Knight

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Feature(s): The Book Shelf

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Puzzle Solutions

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The Secret Cruise, Part 5

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Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Ray & Gail

Character(s): Ray; Gail; Willie; Joe; Aunt Millie

First Line: The passengers of the yacht "Monsoon"...

Synopsis: Everybody thinks Aunt Millie is dead and her treasure map lost. But if Aunt Millie is alive, who fell overboard?

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Episode 6

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Writer(s): Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson ?

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Genres: historical

Feature(s): The Vikings

Character(s): King Ivar; Haal

First Line: After the young king, Ivar...

Synopsis: King Ivar has spared Haal's life and receives eternal loyalty and protection in return. Years later, while sailing out on an expedition, Ivar falls overboard and Haal sacrifices his life to save him.

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Goofo the Great

Character(s): Goofo the Great; Mrs. Potts

First Line: Think, Missus Potts! You have me as your roomer...

Synopsis: Goofo has a widespread reputation as a man who can find things, but when he arrives at the opera he cannot find his tickets.

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Episode 4

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Genres: historical

Feature(s): King Arthur

Character(s): King Arthur; Lancelot; Queen Guinevere; Elaine

First Line: There sat in distant Astolat...

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Atomic Comics #1 published January 1946
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Heading South, Part 3

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Genres: adventure, humorous

Feature(s): Cap'n Spiniker

Character(s): Cap'n Spiniker; Fernsnipe

First Line: Now Mister Fernsnipe...

Synopsis: Spiniker and Fernsnipe arrive at the Island of Pheu Pheu, renowned for its friendly native inhabitants. They are greeted with kindness and Fernsnipe cavorts with a bunch of comely maidens.

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Episode 3

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Genres: historical

Feature(s): A Tale of Two Cities

Character(s): Lorry; Lucy Minette; Dr. Minette; M. Defarge; The Marquis D'Evermond

First Line: Mr Lorry and Miss Manette...

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Notes: adapted from the Charles Dickens novel

Episode 1

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Writer(s): Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

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Genres: adventure

Feature(s): The Golden Dragon

Character(s): Ken Cockerhill; Ian Murray; Torgadoff (villain)

First Line: What a fine pair of dumbells we are...

Synopsis: Two US military men have taught the Mongols so much about drilling and tactics that they've worked themselves out of a job. They talk of searching for Genghis Khan's treasure instead. They quickly get in trouble with a local overlord.

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Notes: Adapted from Wheeler-Nicholson serial in Short Stories Magazine March 1931.

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Genres: mystery

Feature(s): Federal Men

Character(s): Steve Carson; The president (not drawn as Roosevelt)

First Line: Behind guarded portals -- crime's greatest drive of all time...

Synopsis: A gigantic tank attacks the capitol. Men in gas masks enter the White House and capture the President.

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Notes: The President (not FDR!)

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Genres: humorous, jungle

Feature(s): It's a Dern Lie

First Line: While out hunting in the wild jungles of Rhode Island...

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Notes: Story from Edith Horton of Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Feature(s): Harmonica Playing Made Easy

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Boys! Earn Money and Big Prizes

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Feature(s): The Crowell Publishing Co.

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Feature(s): Remington Rand

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