Volume: 3
Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1939-02-10
Editing: Vin Sullivan (credited as Vincent A. Sullivan) (editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #36 Edit Cover
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[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
  • Genre:jungle
Synopsis:
Man fighting snake.

Indexer Notes

Art credits per Scott Bonagofsky from his discussions with Creig Flessel, who we previously credited for this cover.

Issue Data

Indexer 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. Second class permit. Copyright number B 409038.

[Young Adventurer Sails Around the World in Thirty Foot Boat!]
(Table of Contents: 1)

AdventurEvents / cartoon / 1 page

Script:
Terry Gilkison (credited)
Pencils:
Terry Gilkison (credited)
Inks:
Terry Gilkison (credited)
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

[Fang Gow of China, Part 34]
(Table of Contents: 2)

Barry O'Neill / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Ed Winiarski (credited as Win)
Pencils:
Ed Winiarski (credited as Win)
Inks:
Ed Winiarski (credited as Win)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure
Characters:
Fang Gow (villain); Barry O'Neil; Jean Le Grand; Inspector LeGrand
Reprints (1)

The Six-Shooter
(Table of Contents: 3)

cartoon / 0.5 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Big Prizes and Cash Profits for Boys
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Crowell / Crowell-Collier Publishing Company Magazines / advertisement / 0.5 page

[The White Warriors]
(Table of Contents: 5)

Cotton Carver / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
George Newman (signed)
Inks:
George Newman (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure
Characters:
Magar; Alara; White Warriors (villain and introduction for all); Volor (introduction)

Indexer Notes

Signature looks like "Geff" but the "ff's" are actually part of the background drawing.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 6)

Federal Men / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Jerry Siegel (credited)
Pencils:
Joe Shuster (credited)
Inks:
Joe Shuster (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:detective-mystery; crime
  • Feature Logo:Federal Men
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Remember, men! We're about to pull the greatest haul of our career! It's important that we lay low and pull no job until the crucial moment. -- Get me?
  • Universe:DC : mainstream
Characters:
Federal Men The Phantom Gang
  • Red
    (villain)
Synopsis:
Steve finally regains his memory.

Indexer Notes

A box after the below panel on the last page promotes the next story: "Next issue brings this amazing adventure of Steve's to it's thrilling finish! -- Don't miss it!!"

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

Junior Federal Men Club / in-house column / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 8)

The Stamp Mart / Adventure in Stamps / Adventure Stamp Page / text article / 0.67 page

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.

[no title indexed]
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Brownie Stamps; Capital Stamps; Daub Stamps; Eureka Stamps; Kent Stamps; Midwood Stamps; Mortimer Ellis Stamps; Roberts Stamps / advertisement / 0.33 page

[The God of the Ruby Eye, Part 10]
(Table of Contents: 10)

Tod Hunter / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Jim Chambers (credited)
Pencils:
Jim Chambers (credited)
Inks:
Jim Chambers (credited)
Colors:
? (red tones)
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure
Characters:
Dante (villain and introduction); Tamir (villain and introduction)

Indexer Notes

the first two pages are black, white, and red; the last two pages are black and white

[In Arabia, Part 4]
(Table of Contents: 11)

Don Coyote / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure

[The Plantation Uprising, Part 5]
(Table of Contents: 12)

Dale Daring / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Bill Ely (credited as Will Ely)
Pencils:
Bill Ely (credited as Will Ely)
Inks:
Bill Ely (credited as Will Ely)
Colors:
? (red tones)
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; detective-mystery

Indexer Notes

in black and white, except for the feature logo panel which is in red tones

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 13)

Butch the Pup / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
Fred Schwab (credited as Butch)
Pencils:
Fred Schwab (credited as Butch)
Inks:
Fred Schwab (credited as Butch)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Pure Dog Biscuits

Hidden Paradise [Part 1]
(Table of Contents: 14)

Captain Desmo / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
? (red tones)
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure

Indexer Notes

in black and white, except for the feature logo panel which is in red tones

Stowaway
(Table of Contents: 15)

text story / 1.9 pages

Script:
Jack Anthony (credited)
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

How to Be Funny
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How To Make People Laugh! Humor Course / advertisement / 0.1 page

[The Shai Poa Necklace]
(Table of Contents: 17)

Tom Brent / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Jim Chambers (credited)
Pencils:
Jim Chambers (credited)
Inks:
Jim Chambers (credited)
Colors:
? (red tones)
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; detective-mystery

Indexer Notes

in black and white, except for the feature logo panel which is in red tones

[Episode 31]
(Table of Contents: 18)

The Golden Dragon / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Tom Hickey (script)
Pencils:
Tom Hickey (credited) (signed as TH)
Inks:
Tom Hickey (credited) (signed as TH)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure
Characters:
Ian Murray; Doris; Torgadoff (dies); The Golden Dragon (dies); Reilly; Walker; Murphy; Pan Chi-Lou; Ken Cockerill (dies); Ja-Lama
Synopsis:
The bad guys die. The treasure is found and returned to its rightful owner. The good guy gets the girl.

Indexer Notes

last appearance

[The Pirate Ship, Part 11]
(Table of Contents: 19)

Rusty and His Pals / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Bob Kane (credited, signed)
Inks:
Bob Kane (credited, signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; children
Characters:
Ichabod Slade (villain); Rusty; Alfred P. Forrest; Steve

[El Diablo, Part 9]
(Table of Contents: 20)

Anchors Aweigh! / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Fred Guardineer (credited)
Pencils:
Fred Guardineer (credited)
Inks:
Fred Guardineer (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; military
Characters:
El Diablo (villain)

[The First American to Win an International Balloon Race]
(Table of Contents: 21)

AiRecords / cartoon / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:non-fiction; aviation

[no title indexed]
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Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 23)

Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
  2. [Young Adventurer Sails Around the World in Thirty Foot Boat!]
    AdventurEvents
  3. [Fang Gow of China, Part 34]
    Barry O'Neill
  4. The Six-Shooter
  5. Big Prizes and Cash Profits for Boys
    Crowell / Crowell-Collier Publishing Company Magazines
  6. [The White Warriors]
    Cotton Carver
  7. ["Remember, men! We're about to pull the greatest haul of our career! It's important that we lay low and pull no job until the crucial moment. -- Get me?"]
    Federal Men
  8. ["Hello again, Members: Right now I'd like to take a little space and acknowledge a few of the many letters that have come into the office during the past several months."]
    Junior Federal Men Club
  9. [no title indexed]
    The Stamp Mart / Adventure in Stamps / Adventure Stamp Page
  10. [no title indexed]
    Brownie Stamps; Capital Stamps; Daub Stamps; Eureka Stamps; Kent Stamps; Midwood Stamps; Mortimer Ellis Stamps; Roberts Stamps
  11. [The God of the Ruby Eye, Part 10]
    Tod Hunter
  12. [In Arabia, Part 4]
    Don Coyote
  13. [The Plantation Uprising, Part 5]
    Dale Daring
  14. ["Pure Dog Biscuits"]
    Butch the Pup
  15. Hidden Paradise [Part 1]
    Captain Desmo
  16. Stowaway
  17. How to Be Funny
    How To Make People Laugh! Humor Course
  18. [The Shai Poa Necklace]
    Tom Brent
  19. [Episode 31]
    The Golden Dragon
  20. [The Pirate Ship, Part 11]
    Rusty and His Pals
  21. [El Diablo, Part 9]
    Anchors Aweigh!
  22. [The First American to Win an International Balloon Race]
    AiRecords
  23. [no title indexed]
    Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog
  24. [no title indexed]
    Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog
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