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Issue: Adventure Comics #34
Publication Date: January 1939
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Issues: #34 of 472 Issues (530 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/09/1938
Volume: 3
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 30 (18 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On sale date from the publication date and volume number from the volume number reported in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 1. Class B periodical. Copyright number B 405351.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; standard Silver Age U.S.; standard Modern Age U.S.; digest (5" x 6.75") (#491-503)
Paper Stock: glossy cover (#32-490); cardstock cover (#491-503); newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound (#390, 416, 491-503)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: adventure
Synopsis: An elephant coming after two hunters.
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Pages: 1
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Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator

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Feature(s): Speed Saunders; Detective Comics
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Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Fang Gow of China, Part 32

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Barry O'Neill; Fang Gow (villain)
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Pages: 6
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Gran'pa
Character(s): Gran'pa (introduction, only appearance)
First Line: Wake up - Gran'pa...
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Pages: 0.67
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Model Airplane News
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Pages: 0.33
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Mutiny on the Mary Ann

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Tom Brent
Character(s): Tom Brent; Morte (villain, introduction)
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Pages: 6
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Genres: mystery
First Line: Steve Carson has lost his memory. Believing himself a criminal, he joins the "Biff" Davis gang. But during a robbery, when "Biff" attempts to shoot a policeman down in cold blood, Steve, alias Dan Steele, disturbs his aim...
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In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: This month we have decided to devote most of our space to outlining the various passwords, closed and signals by which Junior Federal Men can make themselves known to one another and communicate messages...
Synopsis: The column, mostly edited down and recycled from the column published in New Adventure Comics #22, outlines codes, signals and passwords that can be used by members of the Junior Federal Men Club to covertly communicate with each other.
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Disclose Notes: The page includes a clip-and-mail coupon that could be sent, along with 10 cents, to "enlist" in the Junior Federal Men Club. Those who joined received a badge, certificate and Operator's number.
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Six Man Football

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Genres: informational, non-fiction, sports
Feature(s): The Sportsteacher
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The Plantation Uprising, Part 3

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Dale Daring
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Black, white, and red for first two pages. Black and white for last two pages.
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The Lost Gold Mine, Part 6

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Cal n' Alec
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Pages: 2
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The Masked Man, Part 3

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Captain Desmo; The "Masked Man" (villain)
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Pages: 6
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Skiing

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Professor Doolittle
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Pages: 1.67
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Special Christmas Offer

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Edward G. Robinson, John Boles, William Powell, Deanna Durbin

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Genres: informational, non-fiction
Character(s): Edward G. Robinson; John Boles; William Powell; Deanna Durbin
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Argentina Honors Statesman

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): The Stamp Mart
Character(s): Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
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Disclose Notes: Page includes several small ads for stamps dealers.
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Colorist(s): ? (red tones)
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Just Like Junior
First Line: Say Uncle Ed, Missus Jones nex' door just gimme a job to give you paintin' her garage...
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: This feature's appearance is between More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #37 (November 1938) and #41 (March 1939).

Black, white, and red.
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Candid Comic Camera Album
Character(s): Snap U. Foto
First Line: Whew! I see I just got back in time.
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Genres: informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): Now You Know!
First Line: What's the use of a telephone? Just yell!
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Pages: 1
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In Arabia, Part 2

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Don Coyote
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Pages: 2
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Mutiny!

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Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, etc

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Genres: non-fiction
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Published monthly at St. Louis Mo
Owner: Detective Comics, Inc.
Harry Donenfeld 110 Riverside Drive, New York City
Editor V. Sullivan 480 Lexington Ave New York City
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The God of the Ruby Eye, Part 8

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ? (red tones)
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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Tod Hunter
Character(s): Tod Hunter
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Black, white, and red for the first two pages then black and white for the last two.
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Episode 29

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Golden Dragon
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Pages: 6
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The Pirate Ship, Part 9

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Rusty; Long Sin (villain)
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Pages: 4
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El Diablo, Part 7

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Ramon Fernando (villain)
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Pages: 6
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The Palace That Was Used for 3 Hours

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Genres: informational, non-fiction
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): Tiny
Character(s): Tiny (introduction, only appearance)
First Line: Hello Blacky!
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Winners of the Cartoon Contest

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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Winners of the October issue cartoon contest. 25 people have been sent $1.00 checks
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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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