Adventure Comics, #39

Published: June 1939

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Adventure Comics #39

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1.000 pages jungle
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Africans and man tied to stake.

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Art credits per Scott Bonagofsky from his discussions with Creig Flessel, who we previously credited for this cover.

Story 1 1.000 pages
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Inside front cover.

The Suicide of Major Duval, Part 2 (1)
Story 2 6.000 pages adventure

""Synopsis: Barry and Inspector Legrand, while flying to investigate trouble at the Maignon Line...""

Featuring Action Comics; Superman

Story 3 0.050 pages

"The thrilling adventures of Superman appear each and every month in Action Comics!"

Story 4 0.700 pages humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Oboy -- It feels swell to sink my teeth into dis rubber..."

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Above the feature is a text only promotion reading, "The thrilling adventures of Superman appear each and every month in Action Comics!"

Story 5 0.250 pages
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In comic-strip format.

The White Witch, Part 2 (1)
Story 6 6.000 pages adventure

""Cotton Carver, fleeing from the soldiers of the White Queen Kothe...""

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Story 7 4.000 pages detective-mystery

"How many?"

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Marijuana story

Story 8 1.000 pages

"Hello again, Members! Well, here we are right in the middle of Spring."

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The column discusses some unique facts related to crime detection, including that identical twins do not have identical fingerprints, human ears are unique, the origin of the term "gum-shoe detective," photography, lie detectors, "dog detectives" and mounted police.

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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.

W. C. Fields, Charles Laughton, Luise Rainer, Joe E. Brown, Clark Gable, Walt Disney (1)
Story 9 1.000 pages non-fiction
Wolf Ruckson's Trap, Part 1 (1)
Story 10 4.000 pages western-frontier

"After cleaning up the outlaws, we find Jack once more on the trail..."

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Last appeared in More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #35. The first two pages are in black, white, and red; the last two are in black and white.

Featuring Batter Up!

Story 11 1.000 pages humor; sports

"He's so fast that by the time he reaches third..."

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6 gags. Letterer credit courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

First Pilot to Fly a Plane in an Outside Loop! (1)
Story 12 1.000 pages non-fiction; aviation
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Auctioneer Dossier
Story 13 6.000 pages detective-mystery
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Story is in black and white, except feature logo panel which is in red tones.

Money Makers [Part 1]
Story 14 1.800 pages
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Story 15 0.050 pages
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Sold by All-American Fencers Guild

Big Extra Value
Story 16 0.050 pages
Streamlined Bike
Story 17 0.100 pages
Captured By Col. Benback, Part 1 (1)
Story 18 6.000 pages adventure

""Through the dimly lit streets of Tashab...""

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Story is in black and white, except feature logo panel which is in red tones.

Story 19 1.000 pages non-fiction

"Young adventurer narrowly escapes death in battle with attacking shark!"

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Story 20 1.000 pages non-fiction

"There are approximately 4,000,000 amateur actors in America..."

Story 21 6.000 pages adventure

"Far up the Sang Do River Tom Brent guides a small junk..."

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Last appearance. Story is in black and white, except feature logo panel which is in red tones.

Story 22 6.000 pages adventure

"Skip Schuyler, ace man of the U.S. Army Intelligence Department, has been stationed..."

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The Pirate Ship, Part 14 (1)
Story 23 4.000 pages adventure

""Rusty and his friends capture Slade and his gang of counterfeiters...""

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Argentina Pulls Lion's Tail; Interesting Stamp Items
Story 24 1.400 pages
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Includes small ads for stamp dealers.

Story 25 0.600 pages
Story 26 5.000 pages adventure

"Our two heroes of the United States fleet, Don Kerry and "Red" Murphy..."

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Don and Red are given a furlough and decide to go alligator hunting. Instead, they stumble across an ex-engineer's plot to bomb a Panama Canal lock.

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wikipedia lists there are no alligators in Central America. Instead, this must be the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus).

Featuring Movie Comics; All-American Comics

Story 27 1.000 pages

"Thanks again, boys and girls of America..."

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Inside back cover. House ad for Movie Comics #4 and All-American Comics #4 including renderings of the covers. The Movie Comics cover appears to have been redrawn from the airbrushed/painted photo that appeared on the actual cover.

Fun for Everybody with Spencer Fireworks
Story 28 1.000 pages
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Back cover.