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28July 1938
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New Adventure Comics #28

DC · July 1938 · on sale June 8, 1938

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Series
New Adventure Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#28
Publication date
July 1938
Key date
July 1938
On-sale date
June 8, 1938
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Creig Flessel; inks: Creig FlesselSailor; pirates
1Swelegant Is the Word for It!promo (ad from the publisher)0.75pencils: Leo O'Mealia; inks: Leo O'Mealia
2-credits, title page0.25letters: typeset
3El Diablo, Part 1comic story6script: Fred Guardineer; pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred GuardineerLt. Commander Don Kerry (introduction); "Red" Murphy (introduction); Admiral Allen (introduction); El Diablo [Herr Von Stolz] (villain, introduction)
4-comic story1script: Alger; pencils: Alger; inks: Alger
5The Dope Ring [Part 1]comic story6script: Jim Chambers; pencils: Jim Chambers; inks: Jim ChambersTom Brent (introduction); Morell (villain, introduction)
6-comic story4script: Siegel; pencils: Shuster; inks: ShusterMr. Burns, Mrs. Burns, Steve Carson, The Chief
7-in-house column1script: ? (in character as Steve Carson); letters: typeset
8-activity1script: Walter Wellman; pencils: Walter Wellman; inks: Walter Wellman
9The Mystery of Mr. Linn, Part 1comic story4script: Will Ely; pencils: Will Ely; inks: Will ElyMr. Linn (introduction, villain); Marion Carver (introduction)
10Golfingcomic story2script: Bob Kane; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane
11In India [Part 1]comic story6script: Win; pencils: Win; inks: WinGabby McGuire (introduction); Shiek El Ben Hasar (villain)
12-comic story2script: Leo O'Mealia; pencils: Leo O'Mealia; inks: Leo O'Mealia
13Runawaytext story2script: Terry KeanePop Johnson; Joe Hawkins; Jimmy Browne; Stubby Dugan
14The God of the Ruby Eye, Part 2comic story4script: Jim Chambers; pencils: Jim Chambers; inks: Jim ChambersZara (villain, introduction)
15The Red Hatchet, Part 6comic story2script: Will Ely; pencils: Will Ely; inks: Will ElyDwan Yo (villain)
16-comic story1script: Alger; pencils: Alger; inks: Alger
17-cartoon1pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon MoldoffBabe Ruth; Man o' War; Max Baer; Sixto Escobar
18The Dope Smugglers on the Rising Suncomic story4script: Joe Donohoe; pencils: Joe Donohoe; inks: Joe Donohoe
19Episode 6comic story6script: Sven Elven; pencils: Sven Elvén; inks: Sven ElvénFriar Tuck (introduction)
20The Pirate Ship, Part 3comic story4script: Bob Kane; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob KaneChen Fu (villain)
21Episode 23comic story6script: Tom Hickey; pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom HickeyTorgadoff (villain)
22Interesting Facts About the Westcomic story1
23The Story of Landmarks and Highwayscomic story1

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

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