New Comics Vol 1 1
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Appearing in "The Horseshoe"
Featured Characters:
- Uncle Chris (Single appearance)
Synopsis for "The Horseshoe"
Uncle Chris finds a "lucky" horseshoe, but it doesn't work quite the way he thinks.
Appearing in "Introducing Cowhide"
Featured Characters:
- Sir Loin of Beef (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Cowhide (First appearance)
Synopsis for "Introducing Cowhide"
Sir Loin attempts to come to the aid of Cowhide, who has just been thrown out of the same tavern for the sixth time.
Appearing in "Soap-Box Racer"
Featured Characters:
- Billy the Kid (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Pudge (First appearance)
Synopsis for "Soap-Box Racer"
Billy lets Pudge ride in his new soapbox car, but neglects to provide him with one crucial piece of information.
Appearing in "Knife Ambush: Part 1"
Featured Characters:
- Sagebrush (First appearance)
- Cactus (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Betty (Single appearance)
Synopsis for "Knife Ambush: Part 1"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Vikings: Episode 1"
Featured Characters:
- Sigrid (First appearance)
- Ivar (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Kol the Wise (First appearance)
- Hagbard (First appearance)
- King Harald (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- The Seta (Single appearance)
Synopsis for "Vikings: Episode 1"
King Harald woos Sigrid, daughter of Hagbard. Eventually, however, he sails away, leaving her with child. Hagbard orders the newborn infant boy abandoned in the wild. However, Kol the Wise hears wolves howling, and, investigating, finds them held at bay by a bright three-pointed light--the symbol of Odin. He drives the pack off and discovers the infant, and, looking up, he sees two ravens--Odin's totem creatures.
Appearing in "New York to San Diego: Part 1"
Featured Characters:
- J. Worthington Blimp (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Willis (First appearance)
- Pooey (First appearance)
- Blimp`s nephew (First appearance)
Synopsis for "New York to San Diego: Part 1"
Blimp learns the hazards of bragging when a careless remark gains steam, and ends up forcing him to ride from New York to San Diego on a bicycle.
Appearing in "New York to San Diego: Part 2"
Featured Characters:
- J. Worthington Blimp
Supporting Characters:
- Jupiter Jones (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Willis
- Pooey
Synopsis for "New York to San Diego: Part 2"
Blimp stops in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, where a misunderstanding in a local restaurant lands him in jail.
Appearing in "Goat Initiation"
Featured Characters:
- Tinker Twins
- Hooty (Single appearance)
- Flea (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Pudge (Single appearance)
- Eddie (Single appearance)
Synopsis for "Goat Initiation"
Hooty and Flea Tinker arrive at Penn Point, determined to excel at their new military school. However, several of the upperclassmen pull a prank on the twins that lands them in hot water.
Appearing in "Sawbones, C.O.D."
- Appearances not yet listed
Synopsis for "Sawbones, C.O.D."
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Hair-Cutting Machine"
Featured Characters:
- Needles (First appearance)
Synopsis for "Hair-Cutting Machine"
Having earned his diploma-by-mail in inventing, Needles sets to work--with mixed results.
Appearing in "17-20 In the Black: Part 1 (1)"
Featured Characters:
- Jim Gale (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Kim (First appearance)
Synopsis for "17-20 In the Black: Part 1 (1)"
In a high-stakes poker game, Jim Gale accepts a set of pearls as a stake. Gale wins the game, but the other man attacks him. Facing two-to-one odds, Gale receives help from an unexpected quarter: Kim, a Chinese man with a talent for knife-throwing.
Appearing in "17-20 In the Black: Part 1 (2)"
Featured Characters:
- Jim Gale
Other Characters:
- Lady in Black (First appearance)
- Kim
Synopsis for "17-20 In the Black: Part 1 (2)"
One day after his life is saved by the mysterious Kim, Jim Gale reads a classified ad offering a reward for the return of a lost pearl necklace. With the necklace in his possession, Gale goes to the address listed--only to encounter Kim. Gale returns the pearls to the mistress of the house, but refuses the reward. Instead, he offers to place the reward money as a stake at roulette, picking the house address, 17-20, as his numbers. Late that night, however, a masked man enters 17-20 while the Lady in Black is asleep.
Appearing in "Chikko Chakko"
Featured Characters:
- Chikko Chakko (First appearance)
Synopsis for "Chikko Chakko"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "A Voyage To Lilliput"
Featured Characters:
- Gulliver (First appearance)
Locations:
- Lilliput (First appearance)
Synopsis for "A Voyage To Lilliput"
Adapted from GULLIVER'S TRAVELS by Jonathan Swift
Appearing in "Freddie Bell He Means Well"
Featured Characters:
- Freddie Bell (First appearance)
Synopsis for "Freddie Bell He Means Well"
Freddie attempts to help a lady on the train and an portly gentlemen in the street, but his results fail to match his intentions.
Appearing in "The Camera"
Featured Characters:
- Sister (Single appearance)
- Brother (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Mother (Single appearance)
Synopsis for "The Camera"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Bunko the Bear"
Featured Characters:
- Bunko (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Honey (Single appearance)
Synopsis for "Bunko the Bear"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Sons of the Red Cormorant: Part 1"
Featured Characters:
- Wing Walker (First appearance)
Villains:
- Nipper (First appearance)
- Sons of the Red Cormorant (First appearance)
Synopsis for "Sons of the Red Cormorant: Part 1"
Grounded and disgraced pilot Wing Walker is kidnapped by the Sons of the Red Cormorant, who ruined his legitimate career so that he would be forced to work for them. Held at gunpoint, Wing has no choice but to fly the Sons on their journey. However, no sooner are they in the air than they are attacked by the Nipper. With his engines shattered by the Nipper's machine guns, Wing fakes a crash landing to escape, scattering a tribe of Indians at the crash site. As the Sons of the Red Cormorant prepare to ambush the Nipper, Wing encounters a young woman, a prisoner of the Indians.
Appearing in "The North Pole From the Bottom Up"
Featured Characters:
- Captain Spinniker
Other Characters:
- Captain Sternpipe
Synopsis for "The North Pole From the Bottom Up"
Captain Spinniker leads his crew on an expedition to the North Pole.
Appearing in "Episode One"
Featured Characters:
- Captain Quick (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Marjorie Barlow (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Lord Barlow (First appearance)
Synopsis for "Episode One"
Kendal Quick bids farewell to his beloved Marjorie Barlow, before Marjorie sails for Plymouth to stay with an aunt while her father, Lord Barlow, takes to the sea to battle the Spanish armada. Lord Barlow denounces Quick as a coward. Late that evening, however, two saboteurs board the ship, but Quick, who had overheard them planning the attack, is waiting for them and foils the attack. Lord Barlow apologizes for his harsh words, and Quick is now free to join the expedition.
Appearing in "Jibby Jones"
Featured Characters:
- Jibby Jones
Synopsis for "Jibby Jones"
Jibby tries to save money on a haircut.
Appearing in "The Time Machine: Part 1 (1)"
Featured Characters:
- Oliver Weed (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Uriah Mowcher (First appearance)
- Fritz (First appearance)
Synopsis for "The Time Machine: Part 1 (1)"
Oliver Weed, mild-mannered historian, is invited by Uriah Mowcher to travel back to 1835 in Mowcher's new time machine.
Appearing in "The Time Machine: Part 1 (2)"
Featured Characters:
- Oliver Weed
Supporting Characters:
- Uriah Mowcher
- Fritz
Synopsis for "The Time Machine: Part 1 (2)"
Weed and Mowcher make plans to travel back to 1835 in Mowcher's time machine. Unknown to either one, however, Fritz, a young urchin who had run afoul of both men, has sneaked aboard and is traveling back with them.
Appearing in "The Secret Cruise: Part 1"
Featured Characters:
- Ray Coeval (First appearance)
- Gail Coeval (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Willie Gewgaw (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- John Coeval (Only appearance; dies)
- Mary Coeval (Only appearance; dies)
Synopsis for "The Secret Cruise: Part 1"
With their parents dead, twins Ray and Gail Coeval accept an invitation from Ray's friend Willie to sail around the world with Willie and his father.
Appearing in "The Lightning Salvation"
Featured Characters:
- Allan De Beaufort (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Helen (Single appearance)
Synopsis for "The Lightning Salvation"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Howdy Do Soaks!"
Featured Characters:
- Dickie Duck (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Farmer Gray (First appearance)
Synopsis for "Howdy Do Soaks!"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "The Friends Meet"
Featured Characters:
- Peter (First appearance)
- Ho-lah-an (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Rab (Single appearance)
- Loki (Single appearance)
Synopsis for "The Friends Meet"
Peter and Ho-lah-an, two teenage boys, meet and become close friends.
Appearing in "It`s A Dern Lie"
Featured Characters:
- Utah Falcon (Single appearance)
Synopsis for "It`s A Dern Lie"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Notes
- Along with the above, this issue contains several gag strips including:
- "J. Worthington Blimp" by Sheldon Mayer
- "Dizzy and Daffy" by Bo Brown
- "Freddie Bell" by Matt Curzon
- "Bunco Bear" by Dave Ruth
- "Jibby Jones" by Vincent Sullivan
- "Dickie Duck" by Matt Curzon
- After its first issue, some stories/characters never appeared again. These include:
- Now- When I was a Boy / Uncle Chris
- Tinker Twins At Penn Point / Hooty and Flea Tinker
- Dizzy & Daffy
- Sister and Brother
- Bunco Bear
- Allan De Beaufort
Trivia
Captain Spiniker was last seen in New Fun Comics Vol 1 4
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- Cover gallery for the New Comics series
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