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Issue: Adventure Comics #39
Publication Date: June 1939
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Issues: #39 of 472 Issues (530 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/03/1939
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 24 (12 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: No number or date in indicia. On-sale date from copyright renewal.
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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
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Synopsis: Africans and man tied to stake.
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In Issue: FlagCollection Fantôme #[53] published January 1946with alterations
In Content Item: FlagRadio Funnies [ashcan] #1 published March 1939
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art credits per Scott Bonagofsky from his discussions with Creig Flessel, who we previously credited for this cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Johnson Smith & Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Suicide of Major Duval, Part 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Count Guniff (villain)
First Line: "Synopsis: Barry and Inspector Legrand, while flying to investigate trouble at the Maignon Line..."
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): Tiny
First Line: Oboy -- It feels swell to sink my teeth into dis rubber...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.75
Disclose Notes: Above the feature is a text only promotion reading, "The thrilling adventures of Superman appear each and every month in Action Comics!"
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Rosati Accordion Ad

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Feature(s): Rosati Accordion
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Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: In comic-strip format.
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The White Witch, Part 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Vosgoth (introduction); Dagan (introduction)
First Line: "Cotton Carver, fleeing from the soldiers of the White Queen Kothe..."
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Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): a custodian (villain) (introduction)
First Line: How many?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Marijuana story
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[untitled]

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (in character as Steve Carson)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Hello again, Members! Well, here we are right in the middle of Spring.
Synopsis: The column discusses some unique facts related to crime detection, including that identical twins do not have identical fingerprints, human ears are unique, the origin of the term "gum-shoe detective," photography, lie detectors, "dog detectives" and mounted police.
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Pages: 1
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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W. C. Fields, Charles Laughton, Luise Rainer, Joe E. Brown, Clark Gable, Walt Disney

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Character(s): W. C. Fields; Luise Rainer; Clark Gable; Joe E. Brown; Charles Laughton; Walt Disney
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery, western
Character(s): Wolf Rucker (villain, introduction)
First Line: After cleaning up the outlaws, we find Jack once more on the trail...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Last appeared in More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #35. The first two pages are in black, white, and red; the last two are in black and white.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Batter Up!
First Line: He's so fast that by the time he reaches third...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: 6 gags.

Letterer credit courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
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First Pilot to Fly a Plane in an Outside Loop!

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation, informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): AiRecords
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Pages: 1
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Auctioneer Dossier

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Steve Malone
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Story is in black and white, except feature logo panel which is in red tones.
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Money Makers

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 2
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Captured By Col. Benback, Part 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Col. Benback (villain, introduction)
First Line: "Through the dimly lit streets of Tashab..."
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Story is in black and white, except feature logo panel which is in red tones.
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Young Adventurer Narrowly Escapes Death in Battle with Attacking Shark!

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
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Pages: 1
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): Tidbits
Character(s): Joe Louis; Harvey Aulback, Jr.
First Line: There are approximately 4,000,000 amateur actors in America...
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Tom Brent
Character(s): Hong (villain, introduction, death)
First Line: Far up the Sang Do River Tom Brent guides a small junk...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Last appearance. Story is in black and white, except feature logo panel which is in red tones.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): The New York Yankees [Lou Gehrig; Joe DiMaggio; Frankie Crosetti; Red Rolfe; Spud Chandler; Flash Gordon (??); etc.] (guests)
First Line: Skip Schuyler, ace man of the U.S. Army Intelligence Department, has been stationed...
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In Content Item: FlagCollection Fantôme #[A501] [A] published March 1945
as Capitaine Schuyler [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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The Pirate Ship, Part 14

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Duchess (guest); Ebenezer Slade (villain); Long Sin (villain)
First Line: "Rusty and his friends capture Slade and his gang of counterfeiters..."
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Argentina Pulls Lion's Tail

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Adventure in Stamps
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Includes secondary "Interesting Stamp Items" column and small ads for stamp dealers.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Lieutenant Colonel Don Kerry; "Red" Murphy; a maniac (villain, introduction, death (eaten by a gator))
First Line: Our two heroes of the United States fleet, Don Kerry and "Red" Murphy...
Synopsis: Don and Red are given a furlough and decide to go alligator hunting. Instead, they stumble across an ex-engineer's plot to bomb a Panama Canal lock.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: wikipedia lists there are no alligators in Central America. Instead, this must be the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus).
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (Movie Comics #4 cover)
Inker(s): ? (Movie Comics #4 cover)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Movie Comics; All-American Comics
First Line: Thanks again, boys and girls of America...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. House ad for Movie Comics #4 and All-American Comics #4 including renderings of the covers. The Movie Comics cover appears to have been redrawn from the airbrushed/painted photo that appeared on the actual cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Spencer Fireworks Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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