Issue | #v2 #9 [21] |
Published | June 1937 |
Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
Pages | 68 |
Editing | Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (editor); Vincent Sullivan (associate editor); F. Whitney Ellsworth (associate editor) |
Notes | First issue distributed by Independent News- owned by Harry Donenfeld and Paul Sampliner. |
Synopsis | Kid "shaving" before mirror |
Genre | children; humor |
Pencils | Vincent Sullivan (signed) |
Inks | Vincent Sullivan |
Notes | First issue distributed by Independent News- owned by Harry Donenfeld and Paul Sampliner. |
Characters | Steve Carson; Federal Men |
Genre | detective |
Pencils | Creig Flessel |
Inks | Creig Flessel |
Characters | Sandra; Michael; The Brain (intro); Capt. Snegg; Dealers In Death |
Synopsis | The Brain is revealed to be the power behind Captain Snegg. |
Genre | detective |
Script | Will Ely |
Pencils | Will Ely [as Will Georgi] |
Inks | Will Ely |
Characters | Spike Spalding; Count Alex; Rupo; Princess Margo; King Philip; The Sailor |
Synopsis | Patrania is flooded with rumors that the King has fled and war with Provokia looms. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Vincent Sullivan |
Pencils | Vincent Sullivan (signed) |
Inks | Vincent Sullivan |
Genre | humor |
Script | Russell Cole |
Pencils | Russell Cole [as Alger] |
Inks | Russell Cole |
Genre | humor |
Script | Jimmy DeAngelo |
Pencils | Jimmy DeAngelo (signed) |
Inks | Jimmy DeAngelo |
Notes | last appearance |
Characters | Bobby; Binks; King Harold; Tostig; William the Conqueror |
Genre | fact |
Script | Homer Fleming |
Pencils | Homer Fleming (signed) |
Inks | Homer Fleming |
Characters | Wing Brady; Lynn Harding |
Synopsis | Wing escapes from his captors, sets their ship on fire, and escapes underwater, but is late for dinner. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Tom Hickey |
Pencils | Tom Hickey (signed) |
Inks | Tom Hickey |
Synopsis | list of RI members |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Rebecca; The Grand Master; The Preceptor; Brian de Bois Gilbert |
Synopsis | Rebecca is put on trial for witchcraft and demands trail by combat. |
Genre | period |
Script | Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson |
Pencils | Raymond Perry |
Inks | Raymond Perry |
Notes | adapted from the Sir Walter Scott novel. Red only. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Russell Cole |
Pencils | Russell Cole [as Alger] |
Inks | Russell Cole |
Characters | Rin-Tin-Tin Jr.; Joe E. Brown |
Genre | fact |
Script | Laidlaw (signed) |
Pencils | Laidlaw (signed) |
Inks | Laidlaw (signed) |
Characters | Barry O'Neil; Fang Gow; Legrand; Jean Legrand |
Synopsis | Barry, Jean and LeGrand attempt to escape but only Jean is in the plane when it takes off. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Leo O'Mealia |
Pencils | Leo O'Mealia (signed) |
Inks | Leo O'Mealia |
Notes | formerly Barry O'Neil and Fang Gow of China |
Characters | Napoleon |
Genre | fact |
Pencils | Henry Kiefer |
Inks | A. D. Kiefer |
Characters | Mark Marson; King Sarno; Monty; Gail Hillary |
Synopsis | Mark and Monty escape through a window. Gail is saved from a fate worse than death, but is still a captive. |
Genre | science fiction |
Script | Tom Hickey |
Pencils | Tom Hickey (signed) |
Inks | Tom Hickey |
Notes | red only |
Characters | Tom Bradley; Jack Bradley; Harry Matson |
Synopsis | The boys are attacked by a grizzly bear. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Creig Flessel |
Pencils | Creig Flessel [as Fless] |
Inks | Creig Flessel |
Genre | gags |
Script | Whitney Ellsworth (signed) |
Pencils | Whitney Ellsworth (signed) |
Inks | Whitney Ellsworth (signed) |
Notes | Entire production conceived and produced by Whit Ellsworth and Joe Miller. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Richard B. Speed (signed) |
Pencils | Creig Flessel |
Inks | Creig Flessel |
Genre | humor |
Script | Russell Cole |
Pencils | Russell Cole [as Alger] |
Inks | Russell Cole |
Notes | red only |
Genre | fact |
Pencils | Henry Kiefer |
Inks | A. D. Kiefer |
Notes | red only |
Characters | Madame Bonancieux; D'Artagnan |
Synopsis | D'Artagnan saves M. Boancieux from the Cardinal's men. |
Genre | period |
Script | Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson |
Pencils | Sven Elven (signed) |
Inks | Sven Elven |
Notes | adapted from the Alexandre Dumas novel |
Characters | Bob Merritt; Dicky Saunders; Buzz; Shorty; Tex; Prospector Jake; Monk |
Synopsis | Bob is captured by the asiatics. The gangsters wait to attack until they know where the gold is. Bob's friends take off in search of his whereabouts. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson |
Pencils | Leo O'Mealia (signed) |
Inks | Leo O'Mealia |
Characters | Hanko |
Synopsis | Hanko reads a book on whittling and can't stop. |
Genre | humor; western |
Script | Creig Flessel |
Pencils | Creig Flessel (signed) |
Inks | Creig Flessel |
Characters | Brad Hardy; Prince Kardos |
Synopsis | Brad and Kardos discover an underwater city where they can breathe like they were on land. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Tom Hickey |
Pencils | Tom Hickey (signed) |
Inks | Tom Hickey |
Notes | in red only |
Characters | Wheeler and Woolsey |
Script | Mary Patrick (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Linda; Silas Flint; Linda's stepmother |
Synopsis | When Linda's stepmother shows up and tries to take custody, Silas Flint "kidnaps" Linda and they both run away on a long adventure. |
Genre | children; adventure |
Script | Whitney Ellsworth |
Pencils | Whitney Ellsworth |
Inks | Whitney Ellsworth |
Characters | Jack Woods; Mrs. Harkins; Val Stanton; Hines; Fagin |
Synopsis | Jack and Fagin are trapped by a mine cave in. |
Genre | western |
Script | Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson |
Pencils | Will Ely [as Will Georgi] |
Inks | Will Ely |
Characters | Pep Morgan; Coach |
Synopsis | Pep tries to play lacrosse |
Genre | sports |
Script | Creig Flessel |
Pencils | Creig Flessel |
Inks | Creig Flessel |
Characters | Doctor Occult; Rose Psychic; Custer the Butler |
Synopsis | Occult discovers that Nita Crane's tomb is emtpy. |
Genre | occult |
Script | Jerry Siegel [as Leger] |
Pencils | Joe Shuster [as Reuths] |
Inks | Joe Shuster |
Characters | Sandy Kean; Dan Bowers; Bugs Brighty (Intro) |
Synopsis | Sandy goes seemingly berserk and arrests every connected hoodlum in town, daring the authorities to let them out again. |
Genre | detective |
Script | Jerry Siegel (Signed) |
Pencils | Joe Shuster (signed) |
Inks | Joe Shuster |
Characters | Woozie Watts; Smith |
Synopsis | Woozie meets another prisoner on the island, a girl named Smith. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Russell Cole [as Alger] |
Pencils | Russell Cole [as Alger] |
Inks | Russell Cole |
Characters | Johnnie Law (intro); Tim; Mrs. Ashley |
Synopsis | Johnnie saves an orphan boy from a fire set by an arsonist and then asks the fellow to come live with him. |
Genre | detective |
Script | Will Ely |
Pencils | Will Ely [as Will Georgi] |
Inks | Will Ely |
Characters | Trissie |
Synopsis | Trissie brings a large knife to the neighborhood sharpener, thus fomenting all kinds of consternation about the town. |
Genre | children; humor |
Script | Tom Folliard |
Pencils | Tom Folliard |
Inks | Tom Folliard |
Notes | humor filler |
Genre | detective |
Pencils | Creig Flessel (signed) |
Inks | Creig Flessel |