Issue Details

Issue	#V1 #10
Published	May 1936
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (editor); Vincent Sullivan (associate editor); F. Whitney Ellsworth (associate editor)

Cover Details - "No Swimming"

Genre	children; humor
Pencils	Vincent Sullivan
Inks	Vincent Sullivan

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "New Comics #5"

Script	Whitney Ellsworth
Pencils	Whitney Ellsworth
Inks	Whitney Ellsworth
Notes	Ad version says May on cover. Real comic says June

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Are You Listening?"

Pencils	Vincent Sullivan
Inks	Vincent Sullivan
Letters	typeset

2 page Sandra of the Secret Service story "The Gavonian Affair: Part 10"

Characters	Sandra; Count Wex
Synopsis	A silent watcher secretly protects Sandra
Genre	detective
Script	W. C. Brigham
Pencils	W. C. Brigham (signed)
Inks	W. C. Brigham

2 page Spike Spalding story "Prince of Patrania: Part 10"

Characters	Pincus; Spike; Phillip of Patronia
Synopsis	Pincus, a stowaway aboard the ship where Spike is held, is captured himself.
Genre	adventure
Script	Vincent Sullivan (signed)
Pencils	Vincent Sullivan (signed)
Inks	Vincent Sullivan (signed)

2 page Woozy Watts story "Ketch that one and I'll give you five dollars!"

Characters	Woozy Watts
Genre	humor
Script	Russell Cole [as Alger]
Pencils	Russell Cole [as Alger]
Inks	Russell Cole [as Alger]

2 page Jack Woods story "Damsel In Distress: Part 7"

Characters	Jack Woods; Pancho Villa; Dolores; Don Miguel
Synopsis	Jack rescues Dolores and her father from Pancho Villa
Genre	western
Script	Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
Pencils	W. C. Brigham (signed)
Inks	W. C. Brigham

2 page Ivanhoe story "Episode 9"

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

2 page Don Drake story "Queen Zira of Zeturia"

Characters	Don Drake; Krenon; Betty; Queen Zira (intro)
Synopsis	Krenon leads a revolt against Queen Zira
Genre	sword and sorcery
Script	Ken Fitch
Pencils	Creig Flessel [as Fless]
Inks	Creig Flessel

2 page Barry O'Neill and Fang Gow Of China story "Part 10"

Characters	Barry O'Neil; Fang Gow (villain); Inspector Le Grand
Synopsis	Barry and LeGrand escape overboard
Genre	adventure
Script	Leo O'Mealia
Pencils	Leo O'Mealia (signed)
Inks	Leo O'Mealia

1 page Mr. Divot story "Golfing to China"

Characters	Mr. Divot
Genre	Humor
Script	Whitney Ellsworth ?
Pencils	Whitney Ellsworth ?
Inks	Whitney Ellsworth ?
Notes	only appearance

1 page Fun Mail letters page

Pencils	Peter Alvarado
Inks	Peter Alvarado
Letters	typeset
Notes	drawing submitted by 15 year old reader

2 page Buckskin Jim story "The Wounded Indian"

Characters	Bucksin Jim; Pierre (villain); Mary; The Trapper
Synopsis	With Jim lost, Pierre kidnaps Mary
Genre	western
Script	Tom Cooper
Pencils	Tom Cooper (signed)
Inks	Tom Cooper

2 page Pelion and Ossa story "The Airplane"

Characters	Pelion; Ossa
Genre	funny animal
Script	Al Stahl
Pencils	Al Stahl (signed)
Inks	Al Stahl

2 page Imagine That story "Leonidas / Louis XV"

Genre	fact
Pencils	H. C. Kiefer [as H. C.]
Inks	A. D. Kiefer [as A. D. K.]

2 page 2023: Super Police story "Captain Kiddlaw: Part 10"

Characters	Axel Yoke; Rex Cosmos; the Queen of Fortune (intro)
Synopsis	Axel and Rex are lost in an underground cavern where they find a strange civilization
Genre	science fiction
Script	Ken Fitch (signed)
Pencils	Clem Gretter (signed)
Inks	Clem Gretter

2 page Midshipman Dewey story "Dewey and the Pirates: Part 7"

Characters	Jack Dewey
Synopsis	Dewey attempts to rescue the captain.
Genre	period
Script	Tom Cooper
Pencils	Tom Cooper (signed)
Inks	Tom Cooper

1 page More Fun and Magic text article

Script	Wizard of Biff
Letters	typeset

1 page Talk About Talkies text article

Characters	Wheeler; Woolsey
Script	Mary Patrick
Letters	typeset

2 page Magic Crystal of History story "Tutankhamen's Brother"

Characters	Bobby; Binks
Genre	fact
Pencils	Harlan David Haskins (signed)
Inks	Harlan David Haskins (signed)

2 page illustration "Fishy Frolics"

Pencils	Creig Flessel
Inks	Creig Flessel
Notes	Illustration

3 page text story "Definition of a Licking"

Script	Oliver Brault
Letters	typeset

2 page Books Books text article

Script	Edith Brittin
Letters	typeset

1 page Do You Know? filler

Genre	fact
Pencils	Henry Kiefer
Inks	A. D. Kiefer

2 page Doctor Occult story "The Metheuselah Murders"

Characters	Doctor Occult; Burke; Lieutenant Day; Methusaleh
Synopsis	A madman believes he can transfer others longevity to himself by killing them.
Genre	occult
Script	Jerry Siegel [as Leger]
Pencils	Joe Shuster [as Reuths]
Inks	Joe Shuster

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

Characters	Jake; Ed; Slick
Synopsis	Jake and Ed are trapped in an abandoned mine with dynamite about to go off.
Genre	adventure
Script	Tom Cooper
Pencils	Tom Cooper (signed)
Inks	Tom Cooper

2 page Slim Pickins story "The Hairy Ape: Part 2"

Characters	Slim Pickens; Pippo the Ape; Colonel Fink
Synopsis	Slim finally gets the ape back to the circus
Genre	adventure
Script	Stanley Randall
Pencils	Stanley Randall (signed)
Inks	Stanley Randall

2 page Brad Hardy story "The Underground Kingdom"

Characters	Brad Hardy; Lorraine; Prince Kardos; The Ape-God
Synopsis	Brad, Lorraine, and Prince Kardos escape from the Ape Men
Genre	adventure
Script	A. Leslie Ross
Pencils	A. Leslie Ross (signed)
Inks	A. Leslie Ross

1 page It's a Fact! filler "Devil's Island"

Genre	fact
Pencils	Paul Ferrer ?
Inks	Paul Ferrer ?
Notes	credit from Jerry Bails' Who's Who

1 page Chubby story "Wait Right Here"

Characters	Oscar; Chubby
Genre	humor
Script	Hal Sherman
Pencils	Hal Sherman (signed)
Inks	Hal Sherman
Notes	last appearance

2 page Little Linda story "The Bank Robbers: Part 2"

Characters	Linda; Butch; Slim
Synopsis	Linda turns Butch and Slim against each other, but it doesn't improve her situation any.
Genre	children
Script	Whitney Ellsworth
Pencils	Whitney Ellsworth (signed)
Inks	Whitney Ellsworth

2 page Henri Duval story "The Capture of Duval"

Characters	Henri Duval
Synopsis	Duval is captured
Genre	adventure; period
Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	Joe Shuster [as Hugh Langley]
Inks	Joe Shuster

2 page Treasure Island story "Episode 6"

Characters	Squire Trelawney; Jim Hawkins; Long John Silver
Synopsis	The voyage finally gets under way
Genre	period
Script	Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
Pencils	Sven Elven (signed)
Inks	Sven Elven
Notes	last appearance; adapted from the Robert Louis Stevenson novel

2 page Ramblin' Jim story "The Interview"

Characters	Ramblin' Jim Hunter (origin:details); Click Allen
Synopsis	Jim tells Click the story of his life and then begs him not to print it.
Genre	humor
Script	Stan Randall
Pencils	Stan Randall (signed)
Inks	Stan Randall

2 page Captain Grim story "In the Wake of the Wander [Part 8]"

Characters	Captain Grim
Synopsis	Grim is captured and brought before the natives.
Genre	period
Script	Tom Cooper
Pencils	Tom Cooper [as MacFergus]
Inks	Tom Cooper

2 page Hubert story "The Long Line"

Genre	humor
Script	J. Muselli (signed)
Pencils	Bill Patrick (signed)
Inks	Bill Patrick

2 page Bob Merritt and His Flying Pals story "The Mystery Plane: Part 6"

Characters	Bob Merritt; Fernando; Prospector Jake; Prospector Jake (Fake)
Synopsis	Bob finds out that Prospector Jake is a fake and confronts him.
Genre	adventure; aviation
Script	Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
Pencils	Leo O'Mealia (signed)
Inks	Leo O'Mealia

2 page G. Wiz filler "Can Fish Swim in the Dark?"

Characters	G. Wiz; Blister
Genre	humor
Script	Hal Sherman
Pencils	Hal Sherman (signed)
Inks	Hal Sherman
Notes	only appearance