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New Fun Comics Vol 1 6

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"Charley Fish: "Golf"": Charley Fish is playing golf, and he inadvertently keeps hitting another golfer with his shots. Fed up with Fish, the golfer fills a golf ball with nitro-glycerine, and places it in Fish's locker. Charley finds the brand new ball in his locker, and decides to give it a tr

Quote1.png It's as I feared! The two pin-pricks on her throat are the marks of a vampire! Quote2.png
— Doctor Occult

New Fun Comics #6 is an issue of the series New Fun Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1935.

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Synopsis for Charley Fish: "Golf"

Charley Fish is playing golf, and he inadvertently keeps hitting another golfer with his shots. Fed up with Fish, the golfer fills a golf ball with nitro-glycerine, and places it in Fish's locker. Charley finds the brand new ball in his locker, and decides to give it a try. But before he hits the ball with his swing, a bird grabs it, and then drops the dangerous ball over its inventor. As the man lies on the ground completely stunned, Charley laments his own bad luck.

Appearing in Charley Fish: "Golf"

Featured Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Angry golfer


Synopsis for Sandra of the Secret Service: "The Gavonian Affair, Part 6 (of 13)"

The broken down taxi was a setup, and secret agents Lothar and Reynolds are ambushed. The Gavonian agents who abducted Sandra anxiously watch from the back window of their car, and Sandra takes advantage of the distraction to untie her arms and steal one of her captor's guns. She forces her kidnappers at gunpoint to untie her legs, but behind her, the driver gets ready to knock her out with a pipe wrench.

Appearing in Sandra of the Secret Service: "The Gavonian Affair, Part 6 (of 13)"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

  • Lothar
  • Reynolds (Named)

Antagonists:

Locations:

Synopsis for Brad Hardy: "King Naga and The Black Magician"

Brad Hardy and Prince Kardos fight the Black Magician by decree of King Naga. The Black Magician works through fear, and he shows Brad a vision of Lorraine being tortured. Prince Kardos in turn shows the Black Magician a vision of the warriors of Agharti approaching. Furious, the Magician attacks the Prince with his trident, but Brad deflects the attack and takes the trident from his hands. Now weaponless, the Black Magician transforms into a giant snake.

Appearing in Brad Hardy: "King Naga and The Black Magician"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

  • The Black Magician
  • King Naga

Locations:

Synopsis for Don Drake on Planet Saro: "The Giant"

Don Drake and Betty are grabbed by Gordon, the man-eating giant. As Don is about to be eaten, he timely fires into the giant's mouth, killing it instantly. Celebration breaks out in the city of Zetruria, where the heroes are triumphantly welcomed. But the procession is interrupted by the alarm of the sentinel eye, a threat from the sea approaches the city.

Appearing in Don Drake on Planet Saro: "The Giant"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Gordon (Dies)

Other Characters:

  • Queen Zira (not yet named) (First appearance)
    • Midget People of Saro
  • Zastia
    • Women Riders of the Winged Death

Locations:

Items:

  • Drake's Atomic Energy Gun
  • Sentinel Eye

Synopsis for "In the Wake of the Wander, Part 4 (of 17)"

Captain Grim and his crew split up to search for the missing guard, and Holcomb tells Grim that the culprit could be Djenal, the untrustworthy lord of the Islanders. Just as they are about to regroup, Grim and Holcomb are attacked by a horde of hostile Islanders. The rest of their party arrive, but before any clash occurs, all the Islanders drop dead, seemingly at the hands of the Death That Leaves No Mark.

Appearing in "In the Wake of the Wander, Part 4 (of 17)"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

  • Holcomb (Named)
  • Jake
  • Slim

Antagonists:

  • Death That Leaves No Mark (First appearance)
  • Djenal (Mentioned only)
  • Hostile Islanders (All die)

Locations:

  • Island of Missing Men

Synopsis for Barry O'Neill: "Fang Gow of China, Part 6 (of 35)"

Attacked from two fronts, air and water, plane and launch, Barry O'Neill first maneuvers his seaplane behind the enemy aircraft. He shoots down the plane, but his engine dies, forcing him to land in the water. Barry and Le Grand take cover helplessly as the launch approaches.

Appearing in Barry O'Neill: "Fang Gow of China, Part 6 (of 35)"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Fang Gow (Behind the scenes)
    • Launch crew
    • Plane crew (Dies)

Vehicles:

  • Amphibious biplane
  • Modern monoplane
  • Motor launch

Synopsis for "Cap'n Spinacker, part 4 (of 16)"

Captain Spinacker finds a pile of rubbish, he first thinks it might be the debris of an old Arctic expedition, but a sign later points to it being a garbage dump.

Appearing in "Cap'n Spinacker, part 4 (of 16)"

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Locations:

Synopsis for Bob Merritt: "The Mystery Plane, Part 2 (of 25)"

The note that Bob Merrit found in the same room as Cyrus Campbell's body threatens him not to launch his plane, this confuses him, as no one but his own crew should know about the plane. Buzz arrives from his search for the mysterious plane, after it was briefly believed that he was lost, and he tells Bob that the mysterious plane tried to kill him. Bob is determined to hunt down his mysterious enemy, so with the help of Shorty and Tex, he takes off aboard his experimental rocket-plane. Soaring through space and air, he sees his enemy and drops on him with terrific speed.

Appearing in Bob Merritt: "The Mystery Plane, Part 2 (of 25)"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

  • Buzz
  • Danny
  • Shorty
  • Tex

Other Characters:

  • Cyrus Campbell (Mentioned only)

Locations:

Vehicles:

  • Super Aircraft, rocket-plane (First appearance)

Synopsis for Along the Main Line: "Derailed"

Ed and Jake are transporting a consignment of gold when two thugs hijack their train. One of the hijackers watches the security guard in the express car, while the other forces Ed to keep the engine running at full speed, even after Ed warns him that a curve ahead will derail them. Having no choice, Ed knocks out the thug, uncouples the express car from the engine, and jumps out with Jake before it derails. Then, he uses the gun of the unconscious thug to force the second hijacker to surrender.

Later, Ed and Jake receive a $5000 reward for capturing the two robbers.

Appearing in Along the Main Line: "Derailed"

Featured Characters:

  • Ed, engineer
  • Jake, brakeman

Antagonists:

  • Two robbers

Locations:

  • Red Island R.R., Main Line

Vehicles:

  • steam locomotive
  • express car
  • other cars

Synopsis for Jack Woods: "Pancho Villa, Part 3 (of 14)"

Jack Woods arrives with the Rurales, but it is too late, Pancho Villa has captured the ranch, along with Dolores, her father, and the governor. Villa prepares to escape, and he buys time by threatening to execute his prisoners if the Rurales attack. So Jack sets out to rescue the prisoners by sneaking into the ranch through the secret passage, but he is quickly spotted, and a couple of soldiers are sent to take care of him.

Appearing in Jack Woods: "Pancho Villa, Part 3 (of 14)"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Pancho Villa
    • his soldiers

Other Characters:

Locations:

Synopsis for Oswald the Rabbit: "Indoor Golf"

Oswald takes advantage of his family's absence to play indoor golf, and he accidentally breaks a window. Worried, he sets out to replace it before the folks arrive. He frames an extra glass pane from the cellar, but as he installs the replacement window, he stumbles and smashes the glass on his head.

Appearing in Oswald the Rabbit: "Indoor Golf"

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Synopsis for Buckskin Jim: "Indian Ambush, Part 6 (of 7)"

Mary Halliday has disappeared after an Indian raid, and Buckskin Jim, Trapper Pete, and Mary's father, Zeb, force their Indian prisoner to take them to his camp, where they indeed find Mary captive. The Indian prisoner unexpectedly howls a warning to his people, and the frontiersmen have no other option but to make a rush attack.

Appearing in Buckskin Jim: "Indian Ambush, Part 6 (of 7)"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

  • Trapper Pete
  • Mary Halliday
  • Zeb Halliday

Antagonists:

  • Indians

Locations:

Synopsis for Slim Pickins: "The Haunted House, Part 2 (of 4)"

Slim Pickins fights off his uncanny attacker, but behind him, another being drops a drape over his head, and the two ghostly creatures disappear before he composes himself. Undeterred by the haunting, Slim goes to sleep, when suddenly a gorilla climbs through his window.

Appearing in Slim Pickins: "The Haunted House, Part 2 (of 4)"

Featured Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Two ghostly beings

Other Characters:

  • Pippo, gorilla (not yet named) (First appearance)

Locations:

  • Gloomdale

Synopsis for "The Professor, Ch. 2, of 4"

The three burglars plan to scare off the two detectives by disguising themselves as ghosts. Meanwhile, the Professor plans to scare off the three burglars by disguising the two detectives as ghosts. When the two groups encounter, both plans work to perfection.

Appearing in "The Professor, Ch. 2, of 4"

Featured Characters:

Other Characters:

  • Private detectives
    • Schnooper
    • Schnatcher

Antagonists:

  • three burglars

Dogs:

  • Schniffer

Synopsis for Magic Crystal of History: "In Ancient Egypt, Part 6 (of 10)"

Bobby and Binks are back in the haunted house, but not for long, as the Magic Crystal sends them back to ancient Egypt, this time, during the reign of Pharaoh Tutankhamen. They see the army of the priests of Ammon-Re, who are ready to ambush the Pharaoh, for replacing their polytheism with his monotheism. The children are attacked, but they manage to escape and warn King Tut. Then, the impending clash between the two factions begins.

Appearing in Magic Crystal of History: "In Ancient Egypt, Part 6 (of 10)"

Featured Characters:

Antagonists:

Other Characters:

  • Tutankhamen (First appearance)
    • his courtiers and servants

Locations:

Items:

Concepts:

Synopsis for "Frank of the Frontier"

Frank enters the wild forest armed only with his rifle, and it's not long before an arrow zips by his head. He quickly takes cover, and tries to lure his enemy out of cover with a decoy. But his enemy is cunning too, and he lures Frank with a decoy at the same time. Frank falls for it, his enemy does not. Knowing his prey is hurt, the Indian goes for the kill.

Appearing in "Frank of the Frontier"

Featured Characters:

  • Frank of the Frontier (Single appearance)

Antagonists:

  • Indian (Single appearance)

Locations:

Synopsis for "After School"

Lefty puts up a blackface minstrel show to make some money, and Slimsy helps him by collecting the entrance fees. When the curtains open, tomatoes are immediately thrown at Lefty, who immediately suspects a put-up job by Slimsy. Lefty finds his so-called colleague by the candy store, eating lollipops with a bunch of other kids. He confronts him, but Slimsy excuses himself by telling him that the show went so badly that he had to buy lollipops for the audience.

Appearing in "After School"

Featured Characters:

  • Lefty Peters (Final appearance)
  • Slimsy Simpkins (Final appearance)

Supporting Characters:

  • Rodney (Single appearance)

Synopsis for Wing Brady: "The Bedouins, Part 6 (of 17)"

The acting Bedouin chief is escaping with Wing, but Slim pursues him on horseback. He daringly jumps on the Bedouin, throwing him off his horse and capturing him, consequently freeing Wing. Leaderless, the Bedouins flee, and the Legionnaires camp for the night. But under the cover of the dark, the Bedouin chief works the ropes that bind him, until he's loose. He then frees his second-in-command and, killing their guards, the two set out to loot a nearby civilian caravan.

Appearing in Wing Brady: "The Bedouins, Part 6 (of 17)"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Bedouin Raiders

Locations:

Synopsis for Henri Duval: "Rescuing the King, Part 1 (of 5)"

A carriage carrying several nobles has its journey interrupted by a street brawl involving Henri Duval. A young woman keeps Henri from killing one of the other men, but one of her companions upbraids her for speaking to such a ruffian. Undaunted, Henri rides after the carriage, intending to find out the young lady's full name, but finds the carriage under attack from bandits. Henri rescues the carriage--and finds out that he has rescued King Louis himself!

Appearing in Henri Duval: "Rescuing the King, Part 1 (of 5)"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

  • Cecile (First appearance)
  • King Louis (First appearance) (See notes)

Antagonists:

  • Gang of bandits

Locations:

Synopsis for Charley Fish: "Detention"

Mrs. Fox asks Charley Fish to take her boy Percy to school, and Charley obliges. The two arrive very late, and the teacher scolds them both, thinking Charley to be one of her pupils. Charley decides to play the part, and he and Percy take an exam. The teacher is appalled by one of the papers, and she promises to put its author in detention. Charley mocks Percy, but he turns out to be the one who wrote it.

Appearing in Charley Fish: "Detention"

Featured Characters:

Other Characters:

  • Mrs. Fox
  • Percy
  • Teacher

Synopsis for Doctor Occult: "The Vampire Master, Part 1 (of 4)"

While out for an evening walk, Doctor Occult rescues a man, Sander Amster, from a vampire. Though Occult manages to drive the monster away, the vampire follows Amster home and, that night, attacks his wife. Occult puts Mrs. Amster under heavy guard in a sanitarium, and sets a trap for the vampire with his associate, Rose Psychic, as bait. As the vampire attacks, Occult brandishes a crucifix--but it has no effect!

Appearing in Doctor Occult: "The Vampire Master, Part 1 (of 4)"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

Other Characters:

  • Sander Amster (First appearance)
  • Mrs. Amster (First appearance)

Synopsis for Ramblin' Jim: "Fishy the Gangster, Part 2 (of 4)"

Old Scratch finds the unconscious Ramblin' Jim, so he takes him to his shack. Jim wakes up, and he tells the old man how he was knocked out. An unexpected knocking at the door turns out to be the escaped convict, who seeks shelter during a stormy night. He threatens Jim not to tell the old man who he really is, but Scratch grows suspicious of him anyway.

Appearing in Ramblin' Jim: "Fishy the Gangster, Part 2 (of 4)"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

  • Old Scratch (First appearance)

Antagonists:

  • Fishy Gill (not yet named)

Locations:

  • Sleepy Hollow

Synopsis for Skipper Hicks: "The Mysterious Island, Part 1 (of 3)"

Skipper Hicks and Soupladle Jones are invited by their old friend Spongenose Kelly to Kelly Island, where they meet his wife, Minnie, and his daughter, Marie. During dinner, Spongenose tells them about an inhabited island full of riches, the only problem is that it's surrounded by giant whirlpools. Regardless of the risk, the group determined to make it to the island.

Appearing in Skipper Hicks: "The Mysterious Island, Part 1 (of 3)"

Featured Characters:

  • Skipper Hicks (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

  • Soupladle Jones (First appearance)
  • Spongenose Kelly (First appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Marie Kelly (First appearance)
  • Minnie Kelly (First appearance)

Locations:

  • Kelly Island (First appearance)

Synopsis for Ivanhoe: "Episode 6 (of 26)"

The Saxons are on their way home after a feast with Prince John when they encounter Isaac, Rebecca and a wounded man. The group is suddenly attacked by de Bracy and his mercenaries, who are disguised as Locksley's foresters. Wamba manages to escape the attack and meets with Gurth, Locksley, and Sluggish Knight. Locksley is particularly furious at de Bracy for using his colors and vows vengeance.

Appearing in Ivanhoe: "Episode 6 (of 26)"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

Other Characters:

  • Isaac of York
  • Rebecca
  • Sluggish Knight

Locations:

Synopsis for Treasure Island: "Episode 2 (of 7)"

The stranger meets Bill Bones, who immediately recognizes him as Black Dog. The two have a terrific sword fight in which Bill emerges victorious, chasing Black Dog out of Benbow Inn. After the encounter, Bill tells Jim that there is a band of pirates after his chest. Curious, Jim and his mother decide to investigate the chest while Bill Bones is drunk, but a sudden knock at the door interrupts them.

Appearing in Treasure Island: "Episode 2 (of 7)"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

  • Dr. Livesey
  • Mrs. Hawins (First appearance)

Antagonists:

  • Bill Bones
  • Black Dog (First appearance)

Locations:

Synopsis for Spike Spalding: "Prince of Patrania, Part 4 (of 25)"

Pincus, now a stowaway, is getting hungry, so he leaves his hiding place to look for food. He finds the ship's cook, Sing Lo, cooking a turkey, and he steals it right under his nose. Sing Lo is now convinced that there is a ghost on the ship, but his boss is skeptical. Back in his hiding place, Pincus enjoys his meal as the yacht sails on.

Appearing in Spike Spalding: "Prince of Patrania, Part 4 (of 25)"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

  • Pincus

Antagonists:

  • Nikko

Other Characters:

  • Philip of Patrania (Mentioned only)
  • Sing Lo (First appearance)

Locations:

Synopsis for Little Linda: "On the Road, Still"

Linda is enjoying her new life of comfort with Buddy in Blanesville, while in New York, her wicked stepmother reads all about it in the newspaper. Even though she had thrown out Linda, she is still her legal guardian, so she schemes to steal Buddy's fortune by extorting a ransom for Linda. She telegrams Linda to announce her arrival, pretending to miss her, but Linda knows better. Not wanting to involve Buddy in her stepmother's schemes, Linda runs away in the middle of the night.

Appearing in Little Linda: "On the Road, Still"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

  • Buddy (Final appearance)

Antagonists:

  • Linda's stepmother (First appearance)
  • Linda's stepbrother (First appearance)

Locations:

Synopsis for "Jack Andrews"

The Dover Academy board of trustees receives a mysterious letter that delays Jack Andrews' return. The stranger and his accomplice are back, this time, they recruit Jack's rival Terry Sheehan. With a clever lie from Terry, Jack agrees to go to the Golden Eagle, where an ambush awaits him.

Appearing in "Jack Andrews"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

  • Coach Muller (Final appearance)

Antagonists:

  • Stranger (Final appearance)
  • Terry Sheehan (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Board of trustees (Single appearance)

Locations:

  • Dover Academy
  • Golden Eagle

Synopsis for Midshipman Dewey: "Dewey and the Pirates, Part 3 (of 16)"

Jack Dewey is sword-fighting against two pirates; he kills one and disarms the other. Unwilling to take what he sees as an unfair advantage, he disposes of his own weapon and fights hand-to-hand. He loses, but a cannon shot from the Hornet sends them both into the water.

Appearing in Midshipman Dewey: "Dewey and the Pirates, Part 3 (of 16)"

Featured Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Two pirates (One dies)

Vehicles:

Era:

Synopsis for "Pelion and Ossa"

Pelion and Ossa prepare to go camping. Ossa takes great care to keep everything in order before they leave, and once they are both ready, they hit the road. But after three hours of driving, Ossa realizes that he forgot to lock the front door.

Appearing in "Pelion and Ossa"

Feature Characters:

Synopsis for 2023: Super Police: "Captain Kiddlaw, Part 6 (of 12)"

Rex Cosmos and his companions race towards the lava hills to take a vantage point. Undeterred, Captain Kiddlaw and his men go on the offensive. The Super-Police are distracted watching Kiddlaw's base on the other side of the hills, so Kiddlaw's attack takes them by surprise and they are easily captured.

Appearing in 2023: Super Police: "Captain Kiddlaw, Part 6 (of 12)"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

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