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Issue: New Adventure Comics #12
Publication Date: January 1937
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Issues: #12 of 20 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDC
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 (28 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose 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. Class B periodical. Copyright number B 323431. Submitted as "New Comics" to the Copyright Office.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; color interior
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock:  
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Father Time; New Year 1937
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In Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #503 [Direct Sales] published September 1983
as New Adventure Comics #12 cover [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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The Train Robbery, Part 12

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Genres: western
Character(s): Captain Jim; Jane Johnny; Jed Riley
First Line: Meanwhile, Jed Riley of Circle Bar Z, discovers the deputy locked in a cell.
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
Character(s): Janey
First Line: You're a very bad dolly!
Synopsis: Janey is telling her doll many of her faults, and is startled when the doll responds back to her.
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Feature(s): Hohner Harmonicas
Character(s): Tommy
First Line: Those youngsters certainly know how to play harmonicas and Tommy's a dandy leader
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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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Genres: adventure, historical
Feature(s): The Vikings
Character(s): Ivar; Sundgrid; Elsa; Hasylwyn
First Line: Ivar and his volunteers turn their backs on the viking ship and make their way inland in search of Sungrid.
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, humorous
Character(s): Don Coyote; Hash; Hamburger
First Line: Ah! - The messenger brings me an invitation to the king's annual ball, for the 'Knights of the Royal Bull'!
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Episode 11

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Genres: adventure, historical
Feature(s): Captain Quick
Character(s): Kendal Quick; Marjorie; Dufoe; Lord Barlow
First Line: Kendal Quick has vanquished Rodriguez and the governor of Cadiz in a hard-fought duel.
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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Colorist(s): ? (black, white, and red)
Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: humorous, western
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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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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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Laughing at Life!
First Line: Poor Elmer certainly has a tough time...
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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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Disclose 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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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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Disclose Notes: Adapted from Wheeler-Nicholson's serial in Short Stories magazine, March 1933.
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The St. Pierre Mystery, Part 9

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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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Disclose Notes: Last appearance.
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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
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
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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Disclose 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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Disclose Notes: Very small ad for New Book of Comics. 10 cents at F.W. Woolworth Co. Stores.
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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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Pages: 0.75
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Federal Men of Tomorrow

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Genres: mystery
Character(s): Professor Grant (introduction); Jor-L (a Federal Man of 3000 A.D. in Prof. Grant's fantasy, 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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Disclose Notes: Story title is from the next-issue promotion on the last page of the Federal Men story in New Comics #11. The Jor-L in this story is not connected to the same-named character most famously known as Superman's biological father, also created by Siegel and Shuster. A thin box below the final panel on the last page promotes the next story: "Next issue: Steve Carson tears into a drug-ring! Be on hand to pick up the pieces!"
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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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Disclose Notes: "As told by Robert Gruman"
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Feature(s): More Fun Comics
First Line: Hey - Pop!
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Pages: 0.7
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Pages: 0.3
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Includes indicia for the issue.
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Factory to You

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Feature(s): Remington Rand
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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