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New Comics #1 (1935)
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Written by: R. G. Leffingwell
Pencils: R. G. Leffingwell (signed)
Inks: R. G. Leffingwell (signed)
Cover Pencils: Vin Sullivan (signed)
Cover Inks: Vin Sullivan (signed)
Written by: R. G. Leffingwell
Pencils: R. G. Leffingwell (signed)
Inks: R. G. Leffingwell (signed)
Cover Pencils: Vin Sullivan (signed)
Cover Inks: Vin Sullivan (signed)
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| Cover Details - | |
| Characters | Jibby Jones |
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| Pencils | Vin Sullivan (signed) |
| Inks | Vin Sullivan (signed) |
| Colors | ? |
| Notes | |
| Salute! | |
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| Pencils | ? |
| Inks | ? |
| Colors | ? |
| Notes | Introduction (centered text column) surrounded by 16 various panels of comic art. The introduction is signed by The Editors. This new comic is described as "the International Picture Story Magazine...eighty pages packed and jammed with new comic features, written and drawn especially for NEW COMICS - never printed before anywhere." |
| 2 pages New Comics story "" | |
| Characters | Uncle Chris (only appearance) |
| Genre | humor |
| Pencils | Leo O'Mealia [as Leo] |
| Inks | Leo O'Mealia [as Leo] |
| Colors | ? |
| Notes | |
| 2 pages New Comics story "" | |
| Characters | Sir Loin of Beef; Cowhide |
| Genre | humor |
| Pencils | R. G. Leffingwell (signed) |
| Inks | R. G. Leffingwell (signed) |
| Colors | ? |
| Notes | |
| 2 pages New Comics story "" | |
| Characters | Billy the Kid (a boy); Pudge |
| Genre | children |
| Pencils | Whitney Ellsworth [as Whit Ellsworth] (signed) |
| Inks | Whitney Ellsworth [as Whit Ellsworth] (signed) |
| Colors | ? |
| Notes | |
| 4 pages New Comics story "Knife Ambush, Part 1" | |
| Characters | Sagebrush; Cactus; Betty |
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| Pencils | R. G. Leffingwell (signed) |
| Inks | R. G. Leffingwell (signed) |
| Colors | ? |
| Notes | |
| 2 pages New Comics story "Episode One" | |
| Characters | King Harald; Sigrid; Hagbard; Theseta; Ivar (Sigrid's baby); Kol the Wise; Hugin (Odin's raven); Munin (Odin's raven) |
| Synopsis | The male baby of King Harald and Sigrid is (in the king's absence, and by order of her father) taken into the forest and left for the wolves. A forester, Kol the Wise, beats off the wolves and takes the baby home, recognizing the three-pointed birth mark as "Odin's sign". |
| Genre | historical |
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| Colors | ? |
| Notes | Writer credit by Jerry Bails. |
| 4 pages New Comics story "" | |
| Characters | J. Worthington Blimp; Charlie; Jupiter Jones |
| Synopsis | Blimp decides, as a publicity stunt, to cycle the 3,000 miles from New York to the Exposition of San Diego, California. He ultimately thinks better of it, but is encouraged by reporters to make the attempt. After two weeks he arrives at Pottsville, Pennsylvania, where he tries to scrounge a free meal and gets thrown in jail. |
| Genre | humor |
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| Colors | ? |
| Notes | Four self-contained pages, with ongoing storyline, each signed by Mayer. |
| 2 pages New Comics story "" | |
| Characters | Hooty Tinker; Flea Tinker; Pudge (Senior); Eddie (Senior) |
| Synopsis | Seniors at the Cadet Academy try to blemish the perfect record of the Tinker twins, and succeed by letting a goat loose in their dormitory, which ends up in a tussle. They are assumed to have been fighting and ordered to report to their senior officer in the morning. |
| Genre | humor; children |
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| Notes | Only appearance. |
| Sawbones, C.O.D. | |
| Characters | Alfred "Wishbone" Watters; Walrus McGonigle; Dr. Midas Snagby; Sheriff Pike Hogg |
| Synopsis | Wishbone and Walrus capture the wanted criminal Dr. Snagby and reap the benefits of the $250 reward. |
| Genre | western-frontier |
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| Notes | Text story with four illustrations. |
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| Pencils | ? |
| Inks | ? |
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| Petey the Pup | |
| Characters | Jimmy; Petey the Pup; The Tiger Man |
| Synopsis | Little Jimmy and Petey go carol singing, and by way of various minor adventures (including an encounter with a thoroughly despicable neighbor) eventually reach the safety of home. |
| Genre | humor; children |
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| 2 pages New Comics story "" | |
| Characters | Needles |
| Synopsis | Needles invents a hair-cutting machine that looks more like an electric chair. Trying it on himself, it explodes and burns off all his hair. |
| Genre | humor |
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| Colors | ? |
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| Genre | humor |
| Pencils | Bo Brown (credited) |
| Inks | Bo Brown (credited) |
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| Notes | Four unrelated gag panels. Note: there are no characters named Dizzy or Daffy. |
| 3 pages New Comics story "17-20 In the Black [Part 1]" | |
| Characters | Jim Gale; Kim; the lady in black |
| Synopsis | Career gambler Jim Gale wins a pearl necklace, which the owner tries to steal back. Gale is rescued, and the following morning sees a reward-offered notice in the newspaper. Arriving at the address he is surprised to find his rescuer, who is a servant to a lady in black. He decides to place the $1,000 reward on 17-20 - on the black. |
| Genre | adventure |
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| 2 pages New Comics story "" | |
| Characters | Charles Goodyear |
| Genre | historical |
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| Notes | Various unrelated dramatized historical events. |
| 2 pages New Comics story "" | |
| Characters | Chikko Chakko |
| Genre | humor |
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| 2 pages New Comics story "A Voyage To Lilliput" | |
| Characters | Gulliver; Lilliputians |
| Synopsis | Gulliver is tied down on the beach by Lilliputians, then by an elaborate mechanical device transported to their village. |
| Genre | adventure; fantasy |
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| Colors | ? |
| Notes | adapted from GULLIVER'S TRAVELS by Jonathan Swift |
| 2 pages New Comics story "Giving Up His Seat & Helping a Man in Need" | |
| Characters | Freddie Bell |
| Synopsis | Freddie gives up his seat on the trolley car to a fat woman who displaces the men sitting either side. They throw him off in anger. Then Freddie sees a fat man stuck halfway down a manhole. He asks for help and Freddie throws a coin in the man's upturned straw hat. |
| Genre | humor; children |
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| 1 pages New Comics story "" | |
| Characters | Bunco the Bear (only appearance); Honey Bear; Uncle Grizzly |
| Synopsis | As a joke, Bunco is fooled into believing there is buried treasure on Bunco Ranch. He digs in vain for three days, then strikes oil. |
| Genre | humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals |
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| 4 pages New Comics story "Sons of the Red Cormorant, Part 1" | |
| Characters | "Wing" Walker; Sons of the Red Cormorant; Nipper |
| Genre | adventure |
| Pencils | ? [as Thor] |
| Inks | ? [as Thor] |
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| 2 pages New Comics story "" | |
| Characters | Cap'n Spinniker; Cap Sternpike |
| Genre | adventure |
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| Colors | ? |
| Notes | Previous appearance in New Fun #v1#6 (1/5 pg. strip) as Captain Spinacker. |
| 2 pages New Comics story "Episode One" | |
| Characters | Captain Kendal Quick; Marjorie Barlow; Lord Barlow |
| Synopsis | Quick is thought a coward for refusing to sign on with Lord Barlow and privateer against Spanish ships. Then he thwarts a previously overheard attempt by Spanish saboteurs to set fire to the ship, which was his plan all along, and joins the crew. |
| Genre | adventure; historical |
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| Notes | Writer credit from Jerry Bails. |
| 2 pages New Comics story "" | |
| Characters | Jibby Jones; his father |
| Synopsis | Jibby's father leaves him money to get a haircut, but he would rather have an ice cream sundae. He gets a young friend to cut his hair, then goes to the ice cream parlor. When his father later pulls off Jibby's cap he finds he is all but bald. |
| Genre | humor; children |
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| Colors | ? |
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| 4 pages New Comics story "The Time Machine, Part 1" | |
| Characters | Oliver Weed; Uriah Mowcher; Fritz |
| Synopsis | Uriah Mowcher claims to have invented a time machine,and invites Oliver Weed to travel back to 1835. Unknown to them, young Fritz has climbed aboard before take off. |
| Genre | science fiction |
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| Colors | ? |
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| 2 pages New Comics story "The Secret Cruise, Part 1" | |
| Characters | Ray Coveal; Gail Coeval; John Coeval (father); Mary Coeval (mother); Willie Gewgaw |
| Synopsis | Ray and Gail, born in 1912, find themselves orphans in 1935, during the Depression. Ray is unable to find any rewarding work, but a rich friend invites them to sail with him and his father to a secret location. Gail is so enthusiastic that she convinces Ray to go along. |
| Genre | adventure |
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| Colors | ? |
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| 4 pages New Comics story "" | |
| Characters | Allan De Beaufort (only appearance); Helen |
| Genre | historical |
| Pencils | Rafael Astarita |
| Inks | Rafael Astarita |
| Colors | ? |
| Notes | Compare art to King Arthur in issue 3. Writer credit from Jerry Bails. |
| 2 pages New Comics story "" | |
| Characters | Dickie Duck |
| Genre | humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals |
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| Colors | ? |
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| 2 pages New Comics story "" | |
| Characters | Peter; Ho-lah-an |
| Synopsis | Peter meets an Indian teen named Ho-lah-an, and shares his food with him. Ho-lah-an teaches Peter how to weave blades of grass into a lasso, which later comes in handy when a ram attacks. Subduing it, they ride off on its back. |
| Genre | adventure |
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| Colors | ? |
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| 1 pages New Comics story "" | |
| Characters | Utah Falcon |
| Synopsis | Tall tales told about Utah Falcon. |
| Genre | humor |
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| Colors | ? |
| Notes | "As told by G. W. Falcon, Evanston, Ill" |
| 1 pages New Comics story "" | |
| Characters | Axel |
| Genre | humor |
| Pencils | R. G. Leffingwell (signed) |
| Inks | R. G. Leffingwell (signed) |
| Colors | ? |
| Notes | |
| The Travel Twins | |
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| Pencils | Emma McKean |
| Inks | Emma McKean |
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| Notes | A paper doll page and a coloring page with poem. |
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| Genre | non-fiction |
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| Notes | Includes "The Radio Dialer." |
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| Genre | non-fiction |
| Pencils | ? |
| Inks | ? |
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| They Started Young! | |
| Characters | Bobby Jones; Junior Coen; Helen Wills |
| Genre | sports |
| Pencils | Joe Archibald |
| Inks | Joe Archibald |
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| Genre | non-fiction; sports |
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| Genre | non-fiction |
| Pencils | ? |
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| An Important Stamp | |
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| Genre | non-fiction |
| Pencils | ? |
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| Pencils | Matt Curzon |
| Inks | Matt Curzon |
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| Lesson I: Pen Lines | |
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| Pencils | Stan Randall [as Stanley] (signed) |
| Inks | Stan Randall [as Stanley] (signed) |
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| A Real... Shirley Temple Doll! | |
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| Notes | Back cover. |
| Little Miss Muffet Play Sets for Little Misses | |
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| Notes | Inside back cover. |
| Big Premium Offer | |
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| Hey! Fellers! | |
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| 1 pages New Comics story "" | |
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| Pencils | R. G. Leffingwell (signed) |
| Inks | R. G. Leffingwell (signed) |
| Colors | ? |
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| Give the Kid a Break! | |
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| Pencils | ? |
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| Notes | Inside front cover. |
| Product Name | New Comics #1 (1935) |
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| Characters | Jibby Jones |
| Series | New Comics |
| Publication Date | Nov 30, 1935 |
| Date of publication | December 1935 |
Published December 1935 by