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New Adventure Comics #24 is an issue of the series New Adventure Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of February, 1938.
Synopsis for Captain Jim of the Texas Rangers: "Jane and Johnny, Part 24 (of 27)"
Appearing in Captain Jim of the Texas Rangers: "Jane and Johnny, Part 24 (of 27)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Ranger Bob
- Jess
Antagonists:
- Rusty
- Spike
- Scrub
- Fletch
Other Characters:
- Jane
- Johnny
Locations:
Synopsis for "Golden Dragon, Episode 19 (of 31)"
Appearing in "Golden Dragon, Episode 19 (of 31)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Doris
- Pan Chi-Lou
- Sandy Campbell
- Donald Campbell
Other Characters:
- Jim Reilly
- Ken Cockerhill (Mentioned only)
- Lefty Murphy (Mentioned only)
- Walker (Mentioned only)
- Petrov (Mentioned only)
Antagonists:
- Mongols
Other Characters:
- Captain Drenidoff
Locations:
Synopsis for Dale Daring: "The Red Hatchet, Part 2 (of 9)"
Two stealthy hatchetmen follow Captain Brewster to his lodgings, break in, and attack him. Brewster shoots one dead and out-fights the other, until the fight carries them both out through a window.
Appearing in Dale Daring: "The Red Hatchet, Part 2 (of 9)"
Featured Characters:
- Dale Daring (Behind the scenes)
Supporting Characters:
- Captain Don Brewster
Antagonists:
- The Red Hatchet Clan
Other Characters:
- Mr. Daring
Locations:
Synopsis for "A Tale of Two Cities: Episode 20 (of 21)"
Appearing in "A Tale of Two Cities: Episode 20 (of 21)"
Featured Characters:
- Jarvis Lorry
Supporting Characters:
- Lucie Manette
Antagonists:
- Madame Defarge
- Jacques Three
- the wood-sawyer
Locations:
Synopsis for Federal Men: "The Kid and the Waterfront Gang"
Appearing in Federal Men: "The Kid and the Waterfront Gang"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Jerry Seffron (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- Waterfront Gang
Locations:
- Waterfront
Synopsis for Nadir, Master of Magic: "Pearl of the Bleeding Heart, Part 8 (of 11)"
Appearing in Nadir, Master of Magic: "Pearl of the Bleeding Heart, Part 8 (of 11)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Arcot
Antagonists:
- Job (Dies)
- The Captain
Locations:
- island
Vehicles:
- The Mary-Lou (boat)
Synopsis for Captain Quick: "Episode Twenty-One (of twenty-two)"
Appearing in Captain Quick: "Episode Twenty-One (of twenty-two)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Capt. Standish
Antagonists:
- Dark Owl
Other Characters:
- Tall Eagle (First appearance)
Locations:
Synopsis for Boomerang Jones: "The Cannibal River Kidnappers"
Boomerang Jones and his partner Mungo hire on to guide a mysterious explorer through the jungles of Borneo. This client turns out to be the boss of a gang of gunmen, with a kidnapped hostage. They take over Jones' river boat and lock up Jones, Mungo, and Mary. Jones overpowers a guard, and gets his rifle. He and his friends soon turn the tables on the gangsters, with "Slug" the boss getting killed in the fracas. Mary is safely returned to her father's plantation, downriver.
Appearing in Boomerang Jones: "The Cannibal River Kidnappers"
Featured Characters:
- Boomerang Jones (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Mungo, river pilot (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- Slug (Single appearance; dies) (ex-plantation overseer)
- Cannibal River Kidnap Gang (ex-plantation guards)
Other Characters:
- Mary (Single appearance)
- Mary's Father, rubber plantation owner
- his crew
Locations:
- Borneo
- Cannibal River
Vehicles:
- Jones' small river boat
Synopsis for Detective Sergeant Carey of the Chinatown Squad: "Murder at the Thousand Bleeding Dragons, Part 8 (of 10)"
Appearing in Detective Sergeant Carey of the Chinatown Squad: "Murder at the Thousand Bleeding Dragons, Part 8 (of 10)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Sleepy
Antagonists:
- Sin Fu (Mentioned only)
Other Characters:
- Lee Fun
- Lola Manners (Mentioned only)
Locations:
Synopsis for Robin Hood: "Episode 2 (of 8)"
Will and Robin escape into the forest.
Appearing in Robin Hood: "Episode 2 (of 8)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Will Stutely
Antagonists:
- King's Foresters
Other Characters:
- Old Hobb (Dies)
Locations:
Synopsis for Sandor and the Lost Civilization: "Rajah Maharajah, Part 20 (of 23)"
Appearing in Sandor and the Lost Civilization: "Rajah Maharajah, Part 20 (of 23)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Benar
Antagonists:
- Rajah Maharajah
- his many subjects
Other Characters:
- Jadev
- High Priest
Locations:
- Northern India
- Lost Civilization
- Lost Civilization
Synopsis for "Monastery of the Blue God, Episode 11 (of 12)"
Appearing in "Monastery of the Blue God, Episode 11 (of 12)"
Featured Characters:
- Captain Douglas Stewart (Final appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Baroness Elsa von Saxenberg (Final appearance)
- Seargent Miller (Final appearance)
Antagonists:
- Count Kraft von Bolander
- Slotny
Other Characters:
- Corporal Drenoff (Mentioned only)
Locations:
Synopsis for Steve Conrad, Adventurer: "The Revenge of Devachan, Part 10 (of 11)"
Appearing in Steve Conrad, Adventurer: "The Revenge of Devachan, Part 10 (of 11)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Myra Rutherford
Antagonists:
- King Olam
- Alligator-Men
- Devachan
Notes
- Published by Nicholson Publishing Co., Inc.
- Last issue to be published and edited by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson.
- First issue not also edited by Whitney Ellsworth.
- Vincent Sullivan is still credited as "Associate Editor".
- First and last issue for Boomerang Jones by Stan Babcock.
- This is not the same character as Boomerang Jones, Wild Bill Dunn's sidekick aboard the Blue Tracer in Military Comics from Quality Comics. However, both "Boomerang Jones" characters were created by Fred Guardineer.[1]
- "The Cannibal River Kidnappers" is a standalone story, although it may have been an attempt to start a Boomerang Jones series.
- Dale Daring does not appear in this issue's Dale Daring story.
- Also appearing in this issue of New Adventure Comics were:
- Chikko Chakko by Ellis Edwards
- Full-page ad for the current issue of Detective Comics #12 on the back of the front cover
- Goofo the Great by Alger
- "International Good Neighbor Club" (text article) by Ann Leslie
- "Junior Federal Men Club" (text article) conducted by Steve Carson
- Just Like Junior by Stan Aschmeier
- Money Romance (illustrated article)
- "Movies" (text article) by I.W. Magovern
- Ol' Oz Bopp by Alger
Trivia
- Fred Guardineer signed his art on Boomerang Jones as "Stan Babcock."
See Also
Links and References
- Read "The Red Hatchet, Part 2" online.
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