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Issue Details

Issue #v2 #4 [16]
Published December 1936
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (editor); Vincent Sullivan (associate editor); F. Whitney Ellsworth (associate editor)
Notes Christmas issue; published by Nicholson Pub Co. volume 2, #4

Cover Details

Synopsis Kid bear-trapping Santa Claus.
Pencils Vincent Sullivan (signed)
Inks Vincent Sullivan
Notes Christmas issue; published by Nicholson Pub Co. volume 2, #4

3 page Sandra of the Secret Service story "The Resbian Affair: Part 3"

Characters Sandra; Lorenz
Synopsis Sandra attempts to rescue Lorenz from a Resbian prison.
Genre detective
Script W. C. Brigham (signed)
Pencils W. C. Brigham (signed)
Inks W. C. Brigham

1 page Pincus filler "No Swimming Allowed"

Characters Pincus
Genre children; humor
Script Vincent Sullivan (signed)
Pencils Vincent Sullivan (signed)
Inks Vincent Sullivan (signed)

2 page Spike Spalding story "Prince of Patrania: Part 16"

Characters Spike Spalding; Pincus; The Sailor
Synopsis Spike and his friends reach dry land ahead of their former captors.
Genre adventure
Script Vin Sullivan (signed)
Pencils Vin Sullivan (signed)
Inks Vin Sullivan (signed)

2 page Three Musketeers story "Episode 6"

Characters D'Artagnan; Athos; Porthos; Aramis; De Treville
Synopsis The four await an audience with the king which is cancelled at the last minute.
Genre period
Script Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
Pencils Sven Elven (signed)
Inks Sven Elven
Notes adapted from the Alexandre Dumas novel

2 page Doctor Occult story "Koth and the Seven: Part 4"

Characters Doctor Occult; Zator, the Seven; Koth (villain, Origin in flashback)
Synopsis Koth, an alien marooned on Earth when his spaceship crashed, is preparing to wipe out the population.
Genre occult
Script Jerry Siegel [as Leger]
Pencils Joe Shuster [as Reuths]
Inks Joe Shuster

2 page Captain Grim story "Sea Gold [Part 1]"

Characters Captain Grim; Capt. MacPherson; Buck Wilson; Tyner (Intro, villain)
Synopsis Grim begins telling tales of his younger years.
Genre period
Script Tom Cooper
Pencils Tom Cooper (signed)
Inks Tom Cooper

2 page Ivanhoe story "Episode 15"

Genre period
Script Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
Pencils Raymond Perry
Inks Raymond Perry
Notes adapted from the Sir Walter Scott novel

2 page Pep Morgan story "One-Handed Victory"

Characters Pep Morgan
Synopsis Pep has to play football after fighting off hooligans who attempt to prevent him from reaching the game.
Genre adventure
Script Creig Flessel
Pencils Creig Flessel
Inks Creig Flessel

2 page Fun Club letters page

Letters typeset

2 page Pelion and Ossa story "Gold Gulch: Part 3"

Characters Pelion; Ossa
Synopsis An indian sells the boys a pot which causes nothing but trouble.
Genre funny animal
Script Bill Carney
Pencils Bill Carney (signed)
Inks Bill Carney
Notes red only

2 page Midshipman Dewey story "Captain Hale, Gun-Runner: Ch. 3"

Characters Dewey; Captain Hale; Dorgan; Blackbirder; Captain Smith
Synopsis Dewey has discovered that Captain Hale is gun-running.
Genre period
Script Tom Cooper
Pencils Tom Cooper (signed)
Inks Tom Cooper

2 page Barry O'Neill and Fang Gow Of China story "Fang Gow of China [Part 16]"

Characters Barry O'Neil; Fang Gow; LeGrand
Synopsis Barry and LeGrand escape from the sewers, but Fang Gow disappears.
Genre adventure
Script Leo O'Mealia
Pencils Leo O'Mealia (signed)
Inks Leo O'Mealia

2 page Mark Marson story "People of the Red Planet: Part 2"

Characters Mark Marson; Monty Montague; Sarno; Hillary's daughter
Synopsis Mark is assigned the case of finding Professor Hillary, but he is being tailed by Sarno's men.
Genre science fiction
Script Tom Hickey
Pencils Tom Hickey (signed)
Inks Tom Hickey

2 page Bradley Boys story "In the Wildnerness: Part 4"

Characters Tom Bradley; Jack Bradley; Harry Mattson (Intro)
Synopsis Lost in the woods, Tom and Jack meet Harry Bradley, a wanted man.
Genre adventure
Script Creig Flessel
Pencils Creig Flessel
Inks Creig Flessel
Notes red only

2 page Along the Main Line story "The Holdup: Part 8"

Characters Jake; Ed; Slick Carter; Malverne; Dawkins
Synopsis Jake is taken to Slick Carter's hideout and held prisoner.
Genre detective
Script Tom Cooper
Pencils Tom Cooper (signed)
Inks Tom Cooper

2 page Brad Hardy story "Freeing the Prisoners"

Characters Brad Hardy; Prince Kardos; Helgar
Synopsis Brad organizes a jail break.
Genre adventure
Script Tom Hickey
Pencils Tom Hickey (signed)
Inks Tom Hickey

2 page Just Suppose filler "Henry VIII / Andrew Jackson"

Characters Henry VIII; Andrew Jackson
Genre fact
Pencils Henry Kiefer
Inks A. D. Kiefer
Notes red only

2 page Buckskin Jim story "The Menace of Little Wolf: Part 1"

Characters Buckskin Jim; Little Wolf (Intro)
Synopsis Little Wolf forces Jim into a fight.
Genre western
Script Tom Cooper
Pencils Tom Cooper
Inks Tom Cooper

2 page Bob Merritt and His Flying Pals story "Alaskan Adventure: Part 2"

Characters Bob Merritt; Prospector Jake; Saunders
Synopsis Bob investigates an extinct volcano crater with his rocket plane.
Genre adventure
Script Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
Pencils Leo O'Mealia (signed)
Inks Leo O'Mealia

2 page Wing Brady story "The Bedouin Adventure: Part 16"

Characters Wing Brady; Ali Ben Saad (villain); Lynn Harding; Lieutenant Canfield
Synopsis Ali Ben Saad displays his captives to the Foreign Legion hoping to stave off an attack on his fortress.
Genre adventure
Script Tom Hickey
Pencils Tom Hickey (signed)
Inks Tom Hickey

1 page Sam the Porter filler "A wooly dog will pass among you"

Characters Sam the Porter
Genre gag
Script Russell Cole [as Alger]
Pencils Russell Cole [as Alger]
Inks Russell Cole

1 page Do You Know? filler

Genre fact
Pencils Henry Kiefer
Inks A. D. Kiefer
Notes red only

1 page Talk About Talkies text article

Characters Jane Withers (photo)
Script Mary Patrick (signed)
Letters typset
Notes movie reviews

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Detective Comics #1"

Pencils Vin Sullivan (signed)
Inks Vin Sullivan (signed)
Notes December 1936 cover date- actual issue is dated March 1937

Half page Statement of Ownership text article

Genre fact
Script Fred B. Jenks
Letters typeset
Notes Nicholson Publishing Company; 373 Fourth Avenue, NY, NY. Editor Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson; Bus Manager Fred B Jenke; owners More Fun Inc; Nicholson Publishing; Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

2 page Jack Woods story "Damsel In Distress: Part 13"

Characters Jack Woods; Dolores; Don Miguel; Pancho Villa (villain)
Synopsis Jack and his friends are under siege and await rescue by federal troops.
Genre western
Script Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
Pencils W. C. Brigham (signed)
Inks W. C. Brigham

2 page Magic Crystal of History story "Hannibal Vs. Rome"

Characters Bobby; Binks; Hannibal; P. Cornelius Scipio
Genre fact
Script Homer Fleming
Pencils Homer Fleming (signed)
Inks Homer Fleming

2 page Little Linda story "Kidnapped!"

Characters Ned Flint; Watson; X-42; Linda
Synopsis Linda leaves a clue to her location.
Genre children
Script Whitney Ellsworth
Pencils Whitney Ellsworth [as Whit Ellsworth]
Inks Whitney Ellsworth

2 page Don Drake on the Planet Saro story "The Room of Blazing Light"

Characters Don Drake; Queen Zira; Betty; Laswan (villain); Krenon (villain)
Synopsis Laswan turns traitor to his own side, in hopes of usurping power.
Genre sword and sorcery
Script Ken Fitch
Pencils Clem Gretter (signed)
Inks Clem Gretter

2 page Woozy Watts story "Island Adventure: Part 7"

Characters Woozy Watts
Synopsis Watts puzzling directions he has found, that lead him to a house he's not supposed to enter.
Genre humor
Script Russell Cole [as Alger]
Pencils Russell Cole [as Alger]
Inks Russell Cole [as Alger]

2 page Pirate Gold story "Episode 5"

Characters Captain Dennis; Jeff Roberts; Pedro; the Stranger
Synopsis A stranger on the island saves Captain Dennis and Jeff's lives.
Genre period
Script Sven Elven
Pencils Sven Elven (signed)
Inks Sven Elven

2 page Hubert filler

Characters Hubert
Genre humor
Script Bill Patrick
Pencils Bill Patrick (signed)
Inks Bill Patrick

2 page Calling All Cars story "The Maniac and the Cameraman"

Characters Sandy Kean
Synopsis Sandy has to disarm a madman. with a reporter's "help".
Genre detective
Script Jerry Siegel (Signed)
Pencils Joe Shuster (signed)
Inks Joe Shuster

1 page Alger's Variety Show filler "Rhymes with Month"

Genre humor
Script Russell Cole [as Alger]
Pencils Russell Cole [as Alger]
Inks Russell Cole [as Alger]