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Issue Details

Issue #3
Published May 1937
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing ?
Notes (c) Stephen Schlesinger, Inc.

Cover Details

Characters Captain Easy
Genre adventure

1 page story "Soldiers of Fortune"

Genre fact
Script Stookie Allen
Pencils Stookie Allen
Inks Stookie Allen

4 page Alley Oop and Dinny story

Synopsis The King is missing.
Genre adventure
Script V .T. Hamlin
Pencils V. T. Hamlin
Inks V. T. Hamilin
Reprinted from syndicated strip Alley Oop (NEA)

1 page Out Our Way story "Cowboy Comics"

Script J. R. Williams
Pencils J. R. Williams
Inks J. R. Williams
Reprinted from the syndicated panel, Out Our Way (NEA)

3 page In the Name of the Law story

Characters "Legs" Diamond
Genre crime; non-fiction

3 page Sombrero Pete story

Synopsis captured by outlaws

1 page Adventure Stamps advertisement

Genre advertising
Script I. S. Klein
Notes advertising, with text and illustrations about stamps

3 page The Lone Marshall story

Genre western

1 page "The Comics" Crossword Puzzle Page activity

Synopsis prizes offered for crossword puzzles

3 page International Spy Featuring Doctor Doom story

Characters Doctor Doom

2 page Champions of the King text story

Script H. T. Sperry
Pencils W. C. Brigham (signed)
Inks W. C. Brigham

3 page G-Man Jim story

Genre crime

1 page Out Our Way story "Cowboy Comics"

Script J. R. Williams
Pencils J. R. Williams
Inks J. R. Williams
Reprinted from syndicated comic strip, OUT OUR WAY (NEA)

3 page Arizona Kid story

Genre western

1 page Hero's Hall of Fame story

Genre non-fiction
Script Stookie Allen
Pencils Stookie Allen
Inks Stookie Allen

4 page Tom Mix story

Genre western

1 page Magic activity

Letters typeset
Notes text with illustrations

Half page Out Our Way story "Cowboy Comics"

Script J. R. Williams
Pencils J. R. Williams
Inks J. R. Williams
Reprinted from syndicated comic strip OUT OUR WAY (NEA)

Half page Crowell Publishing advertisement "Big Prizes and Cash Profits!"

Notes not comics

2 page Flying the Sky Clipper story

2 page Prairie Bill story

Genre western

4 page Wash Tubbs story

Characters Wash Tubbs; Lulu Belle
Genre adventure
Script Roy Crane
Pencils Roy Crane
Inks Roy Crane
Reprinted from syndicated comic strip WASH TUBBS (NEA)

2 page activity "How to Make the LD-2 Secondary Glider"

Script "Dusty" Dowst
Notes 1 page instructions, 1 page cut-outs

2 page Erik Noble and the Forty Niners story

Genre western

4 page Myra North "Special Nurse" story

Script ?; Ray Thompson
Pencils ?; Charles Coll
Inks ?; Charles Coll
Colors ?; Charles Coll
Notes 1st page is a synopsis of previous story with new art.
Reprinted pages 2-4 from syndicated comic strip MYRA NORTH SPECIAL NURSE (NEA)

2 page Let Your Imagination Run Away With You activity

Script W .C. Brigham
Pencils W. C .Brigham
Inks W. C. Brigham
Notes reader contributions by Harry Wood (Bronx), Barbara Hoey (Florida)

4 page Tom Beatty story

3 page Coast Guard story

3 page Shooting Sherrif, The story

Genre western

Half page The Comics promo (ad from the publisher) "Don't Forget the Next Issue of The Comics"

Letters typeset
Notes June issue on sale May 7th.

1 page Funnies, The promo (ad from the publisher) "Look at the Crowd"

Letters typeset
Notes May issue on sale now

1 page Johnson, Smith & Co. advertisement

Notes no comics