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Issue: New Adventure Comics #12

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Publication Date: January 1937

Issue v1 #12
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Issues: #12 of 20 Issues

Title:

Variant: unnamed

Rating:

Publisher: Flag

Brand: none

Indicia Publisher: Nicholson Publishing Co., Inc.

On Sale Date: 12/18/1936

Volume: 1

Pages: 68

ISBN: none

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.15 CAD
$0.10 USD

Indicia Frequency:

Content Items: 42 (29 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s): Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (editor and publisher); Vin Sullivan [as Vincent A. Sullivan] (associate editor); F. Whitney Ellsworth (associate editor)

Notes: The indicia block has "NEW COMICS", then below it "The International Picture Story Magazine". There is no mention of "New Adventure Comics"; that is only on the cover (and "Adventure" was newly added there with this issue).

Also in the box are "JANUARY, 1937" and "VOL.1 NO. 12", "MALCOLM WHEELER-NICHOLSON Editor and Publisher; VINCENT A. SULLIVAN F. WHITNEY ELLSWORTH Associate Editors", and then in tiny print: "Published monthly by Nicholson Publishing Co., Inc., 420 De Soto Avenue, St. Louis, Mo. Editorial Office, 373 Fourth Ave., New York, N. Y. Entered as second class matter at post-office, St. Louis, Mo., under the act of March 1, 1873. Subscription rates: 12 issues in the United States, its possessions, and Mexico, South America and Spain--$1.00; elsewhere, $2.00. Single copies 10 cents (in Canada, 15 cents.) The publisher accepts no responsibility for unsolicited drawings or manuscripts, although due care will be exercised in handling them. All drawings and manuscripts must be accompanied by sufficient postage for their return. Contents of this magazine may not be reprinted without the permission of the publisher. Printed in U. S. A. Copyright 1937, Nicholson Publishing Co, Inc. For advertising rates, address GILMAN, NICOLL & RUTHMAN, Detroit--New Center Bldg., San Francisco--525 Market St., New York--19 West 44th St., Chicago--400 N. Michigan Ave., Philadelphia--1016 N. 64th St., Boston--18 Tremont St., Seattle--1326 Fifth Ave."

On sale date from the publication date found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1937, New Series, Volume 32, Number 1. Second class permit. Copyright number 323431. Submitted as "New Comics" to the Copyright Office.

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: Color

Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U. S.

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Binding: Saddle-Stitched

Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series

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Content Items (42 total)

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Father Time; New Year 1937

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Adventure Comics #503 [Direct Sales] published September 1983
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Feature(s): Johnson Smith & Co.

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Notes: Inside front cover.

The Train Robbery, Part 12

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Genres: western

Feature(s): Captain Jim of the Texas Rangers

Character(s): Captain Jim; Jane Johnny; Jed Riley

First Line: Meanwhile, Jed Riley of Circle Bar Z...

Synopsis: Jane and Johnny witness Captain Jim being captured by the outlaws.

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Genres: non-fiction

Feature(s): Do You Know?

First Line: That the brown rat is responsible for more human deaths...

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Genres: childrens, humorous

Feature(s): Janey

First Line: You're a very bad dolly!

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Feature(s): Hohner Harmonicas

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Goofo the Great

Character(s): Goofo; Joe

First Line: Didja see who's gonna appear on th' program at our annual dinner?

Synopsis: When Goofo appears at a swell affair as a magician, his assistant Joe steals some silver spoons, and they both get arrested.

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Episode 12

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Writer(s): Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson ?

Penciller(s): Alex Blum [as Anthony]

Inker(s): Alex Blum [as Anthony]

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Genres: historical

Feature(s): The Vikings

Character(s): Ivar; Sundgrid; Elsa

First Line: Ivar and his volunteers...

Synopsis: Ivar and his volunteers make their way inland in search of Sundgrid.

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Knights of the Royal Bull, Part 1

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Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Don Coyote

Character(s): Don Coyote

First Line: Ah! - The messenger brings me an invitation...

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Episode 11

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Genres: historical

Feature(s): Captain Quick

Character(s): Kendal Quick; Marjorie; Dufoe; Lord Barlow

First Line: Kendal Quick has vanquished Rodriguez...

Synopsis: Kendal and Marjorie attempt to leave the Governor's castle only to find the way blocked by Spanish guards. A desperate battle ensues as they fight their way to an English ship.

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Episode 5

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Genres: adventure

Feature(s): The Blood Pearls

Character(s): Baslyn (villain)

First Line: Baslyn has committed two heinous crimes...

Synopsis: Baslyn hides in a barn and tries to sleep, only to find the pearls he fought so hard for to be missing.

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

Character(s): Dionne Quintuplets; Peter Lorre; Brian Donlevy

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Rattlesnake Pete

Character(s): Rattlesnake Pete

First Line: Did you ever do much hunting, Uncle Pete?

Synopsis: Boasting to his nephew of his prowess as a hunter, Pete gets bitten by a dry land turtle and squirted by a skunk, ending up naked.

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17-20 on the Black [Part 11]

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Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Jim Gale

Character(s): Jim Gale; Frog Morton; Kim; Louise Vallen

First Line: Jim Gale and Morton, coming to gris...

Synopsis: Gale and Morton crash through the floor of the old warehouse. Kim rescues Gale, but Morton is swept away by the current. Gale returns Louise's pearls and proposes, but she turns him down because he is a gambler.

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Andy Handy

Character(s): Handy Andy

First Line: Andy!! Andy!! Your house is on fire!

Synopsis: Deep into a game of poker, Andy's extensive winnings are beaten by a better hand. When told that his house in on fire he reacts nonchalantly.

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Ebony

Character(s): Ebony (only appearance)

First Line: Boy! - Ah's gotta make me some money!

Synopsis: Ebony is offered a quarter to watch a man's car. When it is stolen he watches it until it is out of sight.

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Wallace Beery

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Writer(s): ? [as Laidlaw] (credited)

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Genres: non-fiction

Feature(s): Straight from Hollywood

Character(s): Wallace Beery; Errol Flynn; George O'Brien

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Ol' Oz Bopp

Character(s): Ol' Oz Bopp

First Line: Now - To get onto Juniper Street!

Synopsis: Ol' Oz Bopp is trying to get to Juniper Street, and keeps walking round mere yards from it.

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The Charge of the Light Brigade, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

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Genres: adventure, drama

Feature(s): Famous Poems Illustrated

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Notes: The Tennyson poem accompanied by a full page illustration.

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Laughing at Life!

First Line: Poor Elmer certainly has a tough time...

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Notes: A number of unrelated gag panels, plus a one tier self-contained strip.

Episode 7

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Genres: adventure

Feature(s): She

Character(s): Leo; Job; Chief Billaly [Billali elsewhere]

First Line: Leo, saved from the cannibals...

Synopsis: Leo and Job, sick with malaria, are being taken to the stronghold of "She", when the chief falls into the swamp and is rescued by one of them.

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Notes: Adapted from the H. Rider Haggard novel.

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Loopy

Character(s): Loopy (only appearance); Joe; Officer Kelly

First Line: Wish I could think of a dirty trick to play on Joe!!

Synopsis: Loopy plays a joke on his friend Joe by giving him and expolding cigar. Unfortunately he gives Joe the normal one and the trick one to Officer Kelly, which lands him in jail.

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Episode 11

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Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Castaway Island

Character(s): Shark; Taro; Blackface

First Line: Hm! It's too soon for MacDougal...

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Episode 7

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Writer(s): Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (plot)

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Genres: adventure

Feature(s): The Golden Dragon

Character(s): Ian Murray; Ken Cockerill; Lefty Murphy; Pan Chi-Lou

First Line: Hearing his name called...

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Notes: Adapted from Wheeler-Nicholson's serial in Short Stories magazine, March 1933.

The St. Pierre Mystery, Part 9

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

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

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

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Genres: mystery

Feature(s): Maginnis of the Mounties

Character(s): Maginnis; Yvonne

First Line: Maginnis and Yvonne were left to perish in a burning cabin...

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Rock-Age Roy

Character(s): Rock-Age Roy

First Line: Get up! Go to bed! That's all I do---

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Jungle-Town

First Line: Didja - Hear th' wolf howl when he hit that sand-trap...

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Announcing the International Good Neighbor Club

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On Dolorosa Isle, Part 8

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Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Steve Conrad

Character(s): Steve Conrad; Devachan (villain); Captain Judd

First Line: The Devachan of Dolorosa Isle...

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Down to Denver, Part 2

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Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Cal 'n' Alec

Character(s): Cal; Alec

First Line: The boys are on the train for Denver...

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Rajah Maharajah, Part 8

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Genres: adventure, drama

Feature(s): Sandor and the Lost Civilization

Character(s): Sandor; Rajah Maharajah (villain); Jadev the spy; Benar

First Line: The Rajah is enraged...

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Episode 9

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Genres: historical

Feature(s): A Tale of Two Cities

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Notes: Adapted from the Charles Dickens novel.

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Chikko Chakko

Character(s): Chikko Chakko; Loopy; the Sheriff; the Mayor

First Line: Go get a job and work like other men-- turtle!

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Sam the Porter

Character(s): Sam

First Line: I saw hailstones at Wango, Nebraska, as big as pullet eggs!

Synopsis: A couple of train travelers are telling tall tales about extraordinary sized hailstones, but Sam the Porter tops them all.

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Feature(s): New Book of Comics

First Line: Ask for the big New Book of Comics!

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Notes: Very small ad for New Book of Comics. 10 cents at F.W. Woolworth Co. Stores.

Shanghai Pete, Part 4

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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous

Feature(s): Hardluck Harry

Character(s): Hardluck Harry

First Line: Somes day he makes me velly mad...

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Genres: mystery

Feature(s): Federal Men

Character(s): Professor Grant (introduction); Jor-L (a Federal Man of 3000 A.D. in Prof. Grant's fantasy, not to be confused with Superman's father, introduction); Nira-Q (villain in Grant's fantasy, introduction, reforms); Martian gang (villains, introduction for all, all reform)

First Line: Carson, I want you to meet Professor Grant!

Synopsis: Professor Grant gives the Federal Men a forecast of the future of crime detection in the format of an imaginary story. In the year 3000 AD, when there is a disturbance at the Mountains of Mars, Jor-L, ace sleuth of the service, uses his one man space flyer to track it down. There he meets Nira-Q, the bandit queen. She captures him to use as a hostage when she tries to seize a space ship with a priceless radium cargo. Later, when captured, she and her Martian gang undergo brain operations, emerging "sane, normal beings with no desire for crime."

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Genres: adventure

Feature(s): It's a Dern Lie

First Line: While out for a stroll in the African jungle...

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Notes: "As told by Robert Gruman"

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Feature(s): More Fun Comics

First Line: Hey - Pop!

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Notes: Inside back cover.

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Notes: Inside back cover.

Factory to You

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Feature(s): Remington Rand

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Notes: Back cover.