Adventure Comics, #33

Published: December 1938

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Adventure Comics #33

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Issue Contents:
1.000 pages
Storyline

Man grabbing strut of airplane.

Credits

Featuring Fun Comics; Action Comics; Detective Comics; More

Story 1 0.700 pages

"It's all in Fun!"

Story Notes

Inside front cover with house ad for Fun Comics, Action Comics, and Detective Comics, and indicia.

Story 2 0.300 pages
El Diablo, Part 6 (1)
Story 3 6.000 pages adventure
Story 4 0.670 pages humor

"What'a storm I better stay in th' cabin-!"

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Bob Showed Them How Spies Work!
Story 5 0.330 pages
The Y-Kim (1)
Story 6 6.000 pages
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Story 7 4.000 pages detective-mystery

"Steve Carson has dashed into a blazing house to rescue a fugitive from a fiery death -- when the house collapses, Carson's doom appears to have been sealed!"

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Thrills You Can Never Forget.. (1)
Story 8 1.000 pages non-fiction; sports
Story 9 0.830 pages

"Well, Members, here we are getting on into late Fall and almost the beginnings of Winter."

Storyline

The column discusses how to take fingerprints with text mostly lifted from the column in New Adventure Comics #21.

Story Notes

The page includes a clip-and-mail coupon that could be sent, along with 10 cents, to "enlist" in the Junior Federal Men Club. Those who joined received a badge, certificate and Operator's number.

Electric Unloading
Story 10 0.170 pages

"Thrills of thrills in new 1938 Lionel trains"

Story Notes

An ad for Lionel trains from the Lionel Corporation along with a form that could be sent in to receive a catalog.

The Plantation Uprising, Part 2 (1)
Story 11 4.000 pages adventure
Story Notes

First two pages are black, white, and red; last two are black and white.

Story 12 1.000 pages humor

"Barber shop down stairs!"

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The 11-Year-Old Strong Boy! (1)
Story 13 0.750 pages non-fiction
Story 14 0.100 pages
How to Be Funny
Story 15 0.150 pages
The Masked Man, Part 2 (1)
Story 16 6.000 pages adventure
In Arabia, Part 1 (1)
Story 17 2.000 pages adventure; humor
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Story 18 1.000 pages non-fiction

"The amazing friendship between 11-year old Jack Wilson..."

Many Roumanian Stamps; French Sport Stamp (1)
Story 19 0.800 pages non-fiction
Story Notes

Page includes several small ads for stamps dealers.

Story 20 0.200 pages
Pushing a Baby Carriage (1)
Story 21 2.000 pages humor
Credits
Story 22 1.000 pages

"I've made five seven letter words..."

Leon Trotsky, Walt Disney, Mary Maguire, Lawrence Tibbett (1)
Story 23 1.000 pages non-fiction
The Lost Gold Mine, Part 5 (1)
Story 24 2.000 pages adventure; western-frontier
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Hot Money [Part 2]
Story 25 1.850 pages
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Story 26 0.150 pages
The God of the Ruby Eye, Part 7 (1)
Story 27 4.000 pages adventure
Credits
Story Notes

The first two pages are black, white, and red; the last two are black and white.

Episode 28 (1)
Story 28 6.000 pages adventure
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The Pirate Ship, Part 8 (1)
Story 29 4.000 pages adventure
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The Lucky Ring
Story 30 6.000 pages adventure
Credits
Story Notes

Information on creator credits and alias name from David Armstrong via GCD Error Tracker and from an article he wrote in Alter Ego (TwoMorrows, 1999 series) #45 (February 2005).

Story 31 1.000 pages humor; children

"I'm thinkin bout the day I drank eleven choc'lit sodies!!"

Be a Movie King
Story 32 1.000 pages
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 33 1.000 pages
Story Notes

Back cover.