XOW Logo
  • Location
    • Home
    • Issue Detail, List Content Items
in for
   
by
Facebook Logo
Report a Bug Ask for Support Review Site Apply to be an Editor
Issue: Explorer Joe #2
Publication Date: October 1952
Previous Base Issue Previous Issue Variant
 
Disclose Detail
Issues: #2 of 2 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagZiff-Davis
Brand: Ziff-Davis Comic GroupView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Approved Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Bi-monthly
Content Items: 11 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Ben Martin
Disclose Notes:  
  Does this data need corrections? Become an editor.
Disclose Format
Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: newsprint interior; glossy cover
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
Disclose Reprinted In7
Disclose Reprinted From0
There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
Disclose Images7
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
Cover
 
Inside Front Cover
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
Promotional Page
Inside front cover. Indicia on page.
Interior Page
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
Title Page
 
Interior Page
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
Title Page
 
Interior Page
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
Title Page
 
Interior Page
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
Title Page
 
Interior Page
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
Title Page
 
Assets0
 
spacer
Disclose Content Items (11 total)
Disclose Issue Images
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Explorer Joe
Character(s): Joe Thomas
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art credit for cover from David Saunders, Norman Saunders' son, via e-mail (January 6, 2008).
Disclose Issue Images
Meet Us All Monthly in G.I. Joe

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): G.I Joe
Synopsis: Promo for G.I. Joe comic.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Also includes indicia.
Disclose Issue Images
Eric the Red

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Explorer Joe
Character(s): Joe Thomas
First Line: The Norse Historic Society has received reports...
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagHigh Adventure #1 published October 1957
as Eric The Red [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagTop Adventure Comics #1 published January 1958
as Eric the Red [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Issue Images
Murder in the Himalayas

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Explorer Joe
Character(s): Joe Thomas
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagGreat Exploits #1 published October 1957
as Murder in the Himalayas [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagStrange Planets #18 published January 1964
as Murder in the Himalayas [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Issue Images
The Challenge

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Character(s): Vitus Bering; Tor Eklund
Synopsis: Story of how the Bering Straits came to be named in 1741.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Issue Images
Top-Secret Polar Mission

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Dangerous Assignments
Character(s): Tom Deering (intro)
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Issue Images
The Devil a Monk Would Be

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Explorer Joe
Character(s): Joe Thomas' Gadabout Swanson; Timor (a merchant); Rira (his daughter); Doctor Frederic Harwell [formerly Colonel-Doctor Wendt, a Nazi commandant); Lord Abbot
First Line: In Llasa, capital of mysterious Tibet...
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagHigh Adventure #1 published October 1957
as The Devil A Monk Would Be [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagTop Adventure Comics #1 published January 1958
as The Devil a Monk Would Be [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagClimax Adventure Comic #8 published November 1969
as The Devil a Monk Would Be [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose
Sherlock Holmes Detective Hat

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Ad for a detective hat from Merchandise Mdsg. Co.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose
Electronic Walkie Talkies

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Ad for walkie talkies from Empire Merchandising Co.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose
Rocketman

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Ad for Rocketman Televiewer.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
Disclose
I Gained 53 Lbs.

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Jovett Institute
Synopsis: Ad for Jowett Institute of Physical Training.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On back cover of comic.

Site designed and hosted by XOWTech, Inc..
Any questions or problems with this site should be directed to REMOVE-webmaestro-THESE@xowcomics.com.

XOW, XOWComics.com, XOWTech and XOWTech.com are registered trademarks of XOWTech, Inc.
© XOWTech, Inc., 2010 - 2026. All rights reserved.

Some data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution license.