Never mind the compliments. Get me untied. 
New Adventure Comics #18 is an issue of the series New Adventure Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of August, 1937.
Synopsis for Captain Jim of the Texas Rangers: "Jane and Johnny, Part 18 (of 27)"
The rustlers spot the oncoming wildfire, open the corral, and ride with the stolen herd, away from the fire. In the rustlers' underground storage space, Bob tugs his hands free from the ropes, but he's still stuck in the one-door cubby. He smells the smoke and grows concerned, then searches around until he finds a small flat box of dynamite caps. Bob has some matches with him and is able to effect an explosive escape.
Meanwhile Captain Jim, Jane, and Johnny are racing away from the forest fire, over the same ridge that the rustlers crossed earlier, but before they can get to the creek, there's a rock slide, and the
trail is blocked.
Appearing in Captain Jim of the Texas Rangers: "Jane and Johnny, Part 18 (of 27)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Ranger Bob
Antagonists:
- Rustlers: Rusty, Spike, 3rd guy
Other Characters:
- Jane
- Johnny
Locations:
Synopsis for "Golden Dragon, Episode 13 (of 31)"
Ian Murray, Doris Whipple, and Pan Chi Lou have been kidnapped by a gang of Mongol raiders. The camel-ride back to their village is long and unpleasant, then the trio are thrust into a jail hut. Pan Chi-Lou advises that they need to escape that night, because the Mongols are waiting for Torgadoff's return, which will be in the morning. Doris spends a long time chewing thru the ropes on Nelson's wrists, until he is free. Ian still has his pistol, and the guard has fallen asleep. Ian head-konks him unconscious and ties him up. The other remaining sentry, near the cooking fire, is doing a better job of staying awake, but just barely. Ian hands his pistol to Pan, takes up the tied guard's rifle, and creeps up on the remaining watchman.
Appearing in "Golden Dragon, Episode 13 (of 31)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Doris Whipple (see Notes)
- Pan Chi-Lou
Antagonists:
- Torgadoff (Behind the scenes)
- his Mongols
Locations:
- China
- Mongol encampment
- Mongol encampment
Synopsis for Dale Daring: "The Tsin Lee Incident, Part 5 (of 9)"
Appearing in Dale Daring: "The Tsin Lee Incident, Part 5 (of 9)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Captain Don Brewster
Antagonists:
- Tsin Lee
Other Characters:
- Ali
- Mr. Daring
Locations:
Synopsis for "A Tale of Two Cities: Episode 14 (of 21)"
Appearing in "A Tale of Two Cities: Episode 14 (of 21)"
Featured Characters:
- Jarvis Lorry
Supporting Characters:
- Lucie Manette
Synopsis for Steve Conrad Adventurer: "The Revenge of Devachan, Part 6 (of 11)
The cruel Devachan steps out and declares Myra to be a fake. Myra scampers into the jungle to look for Steve, but he's already there. He steps up and confronts Devachan. They grapple, and the Amazons watch. That's how they don't notice as a raiding squad of Apollons, from the nearby island of Hercuma, beaches their canoes and races inland, looking to capture some new wives. They arrive at the Amazon village right around the time that Conrad is finishing off Devachan in a knock-out. They congratulate him on his victory then announce that he must now fight each of them, one after another. Why? Because they are here to win wives by combat, and have noticed that Myra is the fairest of all the girls in the village. They will fight with clubs while clinging to stout vines, high above the ground. Steve defeats his first foe.
Appearing in Steve Conrad Adventurer: "The Revenge of Devachan, Part 6 (of 11)
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Myra Rutherford
Antagonists:
- Devachan
- Tangi
- her Amazons
- The Bronze Apollons (First appearance)
Locations:
- South Pacific Ocean
- Boa Island, near Dolorosa Isle, off the coast of Chile
- Hercumo Island, near Boa Island
Animals:
- wild monkey
Synopsis for The Vikings: "Episode 18 (of 22)"
Appearing in The Vikings: "Episode 18 (of 22)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Sundgrid
Antagonists:
- Thorgen
Other Characters:
- Sundgrid
Locations:
Synopsis for "Monastery of the Blue God, Episode 5 (of 12)"
Appearing in "Monastery of the Blue God, Episode 5 (of 12)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Baroness Elsa Von Saxenberg
Antagonists:
- Count Kraft Von Bolander
- Piotr Slotny
Other Characters:
- Sergeant Miller
- Corporal Drenoff
Locations:
Synopsis for "Mail Order Murphy"
Appearing in "Mail Order Murphy"
Featured Characters:
- Mail Order Murphy (Final appearance)
Synopsis for She: "Episode 12 (of 16)"
Appearing in She: "Episode 12 (of 16)"
Featured Characters:
- Leo Vincey
- Horace Holly
Supporting Characters:
- Job
Antagonists:
- She
Other Characters:
- Ustane (Appears only as a corpse)
Locations:
- Eastern Coastal Africa
- Dismal Swamp
- She's clifftop palace
- Caves of Kor
- Dismal Swamp
Synopsis for Sandor and the Lost Civilization: "Rajah Maharajah, Part 14 (of 23)"
Appearing in Sandor and the Lost Civilization: "Rajah Maharajah, Part 14 (of 23)"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Rajah Maharajah (Behind the scenes)
Other Characters:
- Jadev
- Benar
Locations:
- Northern India
- Lost Civilization
- Lost Civilization
Synopsis for Captain Quick: "Episode Sixteen (of twenty-two)"
Appearing in Captain Quick: "Episode Sixteen (of twenty-two)"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Governor of Cartagena
- Spanish Men At Arms (two die)
- Cartagenan mob
- Hangman (Apparent Death)
Animals:
- huge vultures
Other Characters:
- Indian Slave
Locations:
- High Seas, 1587
- Spanish Main
- Cartagena
- Governor's Mansion/dungeon
- Public Scaffold
- Cartagena
- Spanish Main
Synopsis for Nadir, Master of Magic: "Pearl of the Bleeding Heart, Part 2 (of 11)"
In his penthouse laboratory in New York City, Nadir pulls a large ring off the second finger of his left hand and pries open the setting, revealing a compartment within it. He fills this cell with the liquid in which he has immersed the knife, from the evening's earlier murder attempt, then reassembles the ring and puts it in a box, beneath a large spherical crystal. He waits until 3:00 am, snoozing in an easy chair, then snaps awake, darkens the room, and examines the crystal. At first there is only a red haze, which then takes shape to reveal a man examining a beautiful pearl. From the monogram on the man's robe, Nadir confirms that this is Henri Duprez. Nadir slips his ring back onto his finger; this ring has passed thru many generations of him family, and is the key to Nadir's uncanny power. He gets into his big black sedan and starts driving in the city; whenever he moves in a wrong direction, his ring gives his finger a painful squeeze; soon he is correctly moving south on 7th Avenue, crossing 42nd Street. Thus the ring guides him to an old brownstone house on 23rd street. He parks, and uses a skeleton key to break into the darkened house. He enters Duprez's bedroom and finds him sleeping peacefully, then Nadir's gleaming eyes seem to bore a message directly into Duprez's sleeping brain. Duprez sits up, in a trance, and Nadir accuses him of stealing the Pearl of the Bleeding Heart. As Duprez is confessing, another door opens, and Duprez's giant servant steps silently into the room.
Appearing in Nadir, Master of Magic: "Pearl of the Bleeding Heart, Part 2 (of 11)"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Henri Duprez (First appearance)
- his giant servant
Locations:
- New York City
- West Side of Manhattan
- Nadir's Penthouse, in the West Eighties
- Duprez's Brownstone, on 23rd Street
- West Side of Manhattan
Items:
- Nadir's heirloom ring
- Nadir's crystal ball
- Pearl of the Bleeding Heart
Vehicles:
- Nadir's black sedan
Synopsis for Federal Men: "Torpedo On Wheels"
Appearing in Federal Men: "Torpedo On Wheels"
Featured Characters:
- Federal Men
- Steve Carson
- Ralph Ventor
Notes
- Published by Nicholson Publishing Co., Inc.
- Absent this issue is Detective Sergeant Carey of the Chinatown Squad, which returns next issue.
- In the 6th panel of the 2nd page of Golden Dragon, Ian Murray is called "Nelson," and in the 1st panel of the 1st page, Doris Willis is called "Doris Whipple," but they go back to being called Murray and Willis shortly later.
- First and last New Adventure Comics issue for Mail Order Murphy by Pete De Angelo, the feature was continued from Detective Comics #2.
- Also appearing in this issue of New Adventure Comics were:
- Andy Handy by Leo O'Mealia
- Chikko Chakko by Ellis Edwards
- Ol' Oz Bopp by Alger
- Sam the Porter by Alger
- The Count by Vincent Sullivan
Trivia
- Russell Cole signs all of his strips in this issue as "Alger."
- Will Ely signs his Nadir story as "Will Georgi."
See Also