New Comics #10 is an issue of the series New Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of November, 1936.
Synopsis for Captain Jim of the Texas Rangers: "Jane and Johnny, Part 9 (of 27)"
Bob reunites with Captain Jim upon hearing of the kids' capture. They ride their horses towards Bear Claw Canyon, where Jim suspects the outlaws set up their camp. Slowly peering from the brush so as not to be seen, Bob notices a shack next to the camp. He tells Jim that he believes the kids are being held inside. He knocks out the guard and unlocks the door, freeing Johnny and Jane. The three of them try to sneak out of the camp together.
Appearing in Captain Jim of the Texas Rangers: "Jane and Johnny, Part 9 (of 27)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Ranger Bob
- Ranger Lee
Antagonists:
- The Rustlers:
- Rusty
- Spike
- Fletch
- Scrub
Other Characters:
- Jane
- Johnny
Locations:
- American Old West
- Texas
- Bear Claw Canyon
- Bear Claw Canyon
- Texas
Synopsis for "Goofo the Great"
Goofo performs a trick where he mixes a blue handkerchief with a yellow handkerchief to produce a green handkerchief. But he is outstaged when a kid mixes a shoe and a horn to produce a shoehorn.
Appearing in "Goofo the Great"
Featured Characters:
- Goofo the Great
Synopsis for Don Coyote: "The Thief"
Hamburger and Hash are unable to find any food besides a bag of beans. Disappointed, they begin trekking back to camp, when a thief holds them up and takes their beans away. But the two soon gain the upper hand, and they take him into town to use his money to buy a grand feast for the campsite.
Appearing in Don Coyote: "The Thief"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- thief
Locations:
Synopsis for Ray and Gail: "The Secret Cruise, Part 8 (of 8)"
Ray dives into the raging ocean in an attempt to save Captain Bill and Sir Ghaut. Gail becomes distressed at her brother's act, thinking he'll be killed. But then, they spot a plank floating on the water with Ray and Ghaut clutching one end.
Appearing in Ray and Gail: "The Secret Cruise, Part 8 (of 8)"
Featured Characters:
- Ray Coeval (Final appearance)
- Gail Coeval (Final appearance)
Antagonists:
- Bill Gewgaw
- Sir Ghaut
Other Characters:
- Willie Gewgaw
- Joe Macula
- Aunt Millie
Synopsis for Captain Quick: "Episode Nine (of twenty-two)"
Under false names, Quick and Dufoe have joined the city guard. Luckily, they are assigned to guard the dungeon where Lord Barlow is being held. Soon they find him, along with the crew of the Bonnie Bess. Quick sets them free, and arms them from the castle's own armory, then sends half off with Dufoe and Barlow, to reclaim their ship, while the rest go with him to rescue Marjorie.
Leaving his crew in the hallway, Quick steps into the banquet room and draws his blade. Both Don Miguel Cordoza and and Captain Rodriguez are on their feet, and already have their rapiers in hand.
Appearing in Captain Quick: "Episode Nine (of twenty-two)"
Featured Characters:
- Captain Quick as "Padraic O'Hara"
Supporting Characters:
- Marjorie Barlow
- Bonnie Bess Crew: Smith the Mate, others
Antagonists:
- Governor Don Miguel Cordoza
- Captain Rodriguez
- Spanish Men at Arms
Other Characters:
- Pierre Dufoe
Locations:
Synopsis for "Blood Pearls, Part 3 (of 6)"
Baslyn goes to Fong's shop to sell him the pearls. However, after inspecting them, Fong tells Baslyn he doesn't want them. Outraged, Baslyn tries several other Chinese dealers, but none of them want anything to do with the pearls. They all act as if they were afraid. When he arrives back at the dock, Baslyn notices a shadowy figure approach. It is Tsao-Chung, father of the girl Baslyn kidnapped and traded. He warns Baslyn that all the sins he committed will cause an awful punishment to befall him. In a mixture of panic and rage, Baslyn pushes Tsao-Chung overboard. He hurriedly packs his bags, planning on returning to America as quickly as possible.
Appearing in "Blood Pearls, Part 3 (of 6)"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Penang's Nephew (Behind the scenes)
Other Characters:
- Old Fong
- Tsao-Chung (First appearance) (Apparent Death)
Vehicles:
- Baslyn's launch
Locations:
- The Philippines
Items:
Synopsis for Cap'n Spiniker: "Heading South, Part 7 (of 7)
The guys are told about a treasure hidden beneath the lagoon. They both search for it in their own ways, with unusual and comical results.
Appearing in Cap'n Spiniker: "Heading South, Part 7 (of 7)
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Captain Sternpipe
Locations:
Synopsis for Maginnis of the Mounties: "The St. Pierre Mystery, Part 7 (of 9)"
Maginnis manages to free his and Yvonne's bonds, but the fire is spreading. Thanks to a stray ember and a gust of wind, the surrounding woods also go ablaze. While Maginnis and Yvonne find a clearing where they can be safe for the time being, the two outlaws ironically find themselves trapped by the same blaze they had started.
Appearing in Maginnis of the Mounties: "The St. Pierre Mystery, Part 7 (of 9)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Yvonne Dubois
Antagonists:
- Barton
- Kenyon
Locations:
- Canada
- the St. Pierre Country
- St. Pierre River
Synopsis for "17-20 On the Black, Part 10 (of 13)"
Frog rams Jim's schooner with his ship. The shock sends the crew overboard, but Frog makes sure to rescue Jim, Kim, and Señora Montezia so he can get the location of the pearls from them.
Appearing in "17-20 On the Black, Part 10 (of 13)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Kim
Antagonists:
- Señora Montezia
- Frog Morton
Vehicles:
- Montezia's schooner
- Morton's ship
Synopsis for She: "Episode 5 (of 16)"
Job's rejection of his Amahagger suitor has created some ill-will among the tribe, and to smooth it over, a feast is prepared, for Horace and his friends. Fermented fruit juice is guzzled. The woman whom Job had spurned earlier now plays up to Mohamed, but he also resists her advances. She becomes more and more aggressive towards him, each time he backs away in fear, until two of her fellow natives angrily hold him down and clap a white-hot cooking pot onto his head!
Horace has been quietly loading his revolver this whole time, and now opens fire, felling the woman and mercifully killing the writhing Mohamed. At this, all the spearmen leap up and grab their weapons. Horace, Leo, and Job are chased into a cave.
Appearing in She: "Episode 5 (of 16)"
Featured Characters:
- Horace Holly
- Leo Vincey
Supporting Characters:
- Job
- Mahomed (Dies)
Antagonists:
- She (Mentioned only)
- Billali, Amahagger Chief (Behind the scenes)
- Amahagger Spearmen
- Amahagger Tribespeople
- Ustane
- Job's suitor (felled)
Locations:
- Eastern Coastal Africa
- Amahagger Valley
- large cave
- large cave
- Amahagger Valley
Synopsis for Hardluck Harry: "Shanghai Pete, Part 2 (of 8)"
Harry gets a job aboard a ship as a galley-boy. He gets set up to be the chef, Foo Chow's, assistant, until he drops a plate. When he offers to let them take it out of his pay, the first mate shows up and informs him that there is no pay for crew members, because they've been shanghaied!
Appearing in Hardluck Harry: "Shanghai Pete, Part 2 (of 8)"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Shanghai Pete
- his mutts
- Slugger
Other Characters:
- Joe
- Foo Chow
Vehicles:
- Lazy Lucy
Locations:
Synopsis for "Ol' Oz Bopp"
Bill and Lucille have a fight, and they each ask Oz Bopp to write a break-up letter for them. Oz takes the opportunity to edit the letters and reconcile the couple.
Appearing in "Ol' Oz Bopp"
Featured Characters:
- Oz Bopp
Other Characters:
- Bill
- Lucille
Synopsis for Golden Dragon: "Episode 5 (of 31)"
Cut off from the caravan by a vast column of Mongol horsemen, Ian, Ken, and Murphy lay an ambush. With automatic rifles, they lay down a withering fire, and several Mongols fall before the rest can regroup. But regroup they do, and Torgadoff leads them in a wild charge, right at the three comrades, who already are running low on ammunition! The trio make their one final stand at the top of the ridge.
Appearing in Golden Dragon: "Episode 5 (of 31)"
Featured Characters:
- Ian Murray
- Ken Cockerill
Supporting Characters:
- Lefty Murphy
Antagonists:
- Dragon Priests (Behind the scenes)
- Torgadoff
- his Mongol killers
Locations:
- China
- wild hills
- wild hills
Synopsis for Slim and Tex: "The Dude Ranch, Part 2 (of 3)"
The boys, Tex and Slim, are sent to the station to pick up the Dude Ranch's first customer, a proper gentleman with the name of Algernon. The two cowboys are surprised to find a woman exiting the train as well. She tells them she is also looking for the Triple X ranch. With a little more zest upon meeting the young lady, Tex and Slim allow Algernon to drive them all back to the ranch.
Appearing in Slim and Tex: "The Dude Ranch, Part 2 (of 3)"
Featured Characters:
Other Characters:
- Miss Helen
- Algernon T. Entwhistle (First appearance)
- Grace Fowler (First appearance)
Locations:
Synopsis for Castaway Island: "Episode 9 (of 12)"
The castaways are able to avoid the boulder just barely. Mac swings the boat around and heads back to Shark's schooner, which he believes will give them the power they need to escape Blackface's grip. While the boys contemplate their next move, Jim Shark appears from behind them, his gun pointed and ready.
Appearing in Castaway Island: "Episode 9 (of 12)"
- Dougal MacDougal
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Blackface
- henchmen
- Jim Shark
Other Characters:
- Sally
Vehicles:
- Shark's schooner
Synopsis for Red: "Howdy, Folks!"
Red's mom asks him to bring some groceries, but on the way to the store, his friend Spike asks him to play football. An hour later, Red arrives home all battered up but with the groceries.
Appearing in Red: "Howdy, Folks!"
Featured Characters:
- Red Jr. (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Red's mother (Single appearance)
- Spike (Single appearance)
Synopsis for Steve Conrad, Adventurer: "On Dolorosa Isle, Part 6 (of 8)"
Steve Conrad and Professor Brombay spend several days preparing for the revolt with the Zoanthroids, making weapons and mapping out routes to attack. Finally the tribe is ready to begin the attack. Sam leads the advance guard through the tunnels, unaware of the eyes of a man that watch him from the shadows. One of Devachan's spies! He hastily reports back to his master about the impending attack, the cruel Devachan tells him to summon the guards.
Appearing in Steve Conrad, Adventurer: "On Dolorosa Isle, Part 6 (of 8)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Myra Rutherford
Antagonists:
- Devachan
- his Zoanthroids
Other Characters:
- Professor Brombay
- his Zoanthroids
- Keith Roland
- Sam
Locations:
- South Pacific Ocean
- Dolorosa Isle, off the coast of Chile
- Dolorosa Isle, off the coast of Chile
Synopsis for Cal 'n' Alec: "Mr. Squeezem"
Young Miss Betty is afraid that she will have to give up the ranch if she can't pay off old Mr. Squeezem by the evening. Just when it seems hopeless that she'll make enough money, Cal and Alec show up. After hearing her predicament, they offer her a share of the money they made off the gold nugget. Betty is happy when she gets to tell Mr. Squeezem that she won't have to give him the ranch after all.
Appearing in Cal 'n' Alec: "Mr. Squeezem"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Jed Squeezem
Other Characters:
- Slim
- Betty
Locations:
Synopsis for Sandor and the Lost Civilization: "Rajah Maharajah, Part 6 (of 23)"
His pursuers being scared away by Agra the lion, Sandor leaps down from a high branch, with wounded Elaka trembling in his arms. An old man appears from the jungle, and Sandor recognizes him as Benar, the Fakir. Upon seeing Elaka, Benar tells Sandor to take the dog to his cave, so that his wounds may be dressed. Sandor heads back out to search for food, meanwhile the Rajah's men are following the trail of blood. They find Benar's cave and take him and Elaka back to Maharajah, who decrees that Benar should be executed immediately and Elaka should be kept alive until Sandor can be captured.
Appearing in Sandor and the Lost Civilization: "Rajah Maharajah, Part 6 (of 23)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Elaka, wild dog
- Agra, lion
Antagonists:
- Rajah Maharajah
- his many spear-men
Other Characters:
- Benar, fakir
Locations:
- Northern India
- Lost Civilization
- Temple of the Jungle Goddess
- Temple of the Jungle Goddess
- Lost Civilization
Synopsis for A Tale of Two Cities: "Episode Seven (of twenty-one)"
Appearing in A Tale of Two Cities: "Episode Seven (of twenty-one)"
Featured Characters:
- Jarvis Lorry
Supporting Characters:
- Lucie Manette
Synopsis for The Vikings: "Episode 10 (of 22)"
The Viking ship crashes onto the island. A white dove falls to the deck of the ruined vessel, dead. Though the Vikings are all fearful of the omen, Sundgrid kneels down and picks up the dove in her hands. She tells Ivar that the dove is a sign of good fortune to come, and she takes the horns off his helmet and replaces them with the wings of the dove. Ivar takes a small hunting party out to gather food. Back by the beach, a group of druids surround Sundgrid and capture her, leading her to a sacrificial altar deep in the woods.
Appearing in The Vikings: "Episode 10 (of 22)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- his Vikings
Antagonists:
- Druids
Other Characters:
- Sundgrid
Locations:
Vehicles:
- Viking longships
Synopsis for "Chikko Chakko"
Chikko buys the chicos clothes because Lupe says they look like nudists, then he asks them stay put while he buys a present for Lupe. When he returns, Chikko finds the chicos naked in the middle of the town square, refusing to put their clothes back on.
Appearing in "Chikko Chakko"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Chicos
- Lupe
Locations:
Synopsis for Federal Men: "The Invisible Empire, Part 7 (of 7)"
Steve breaks away from his friends in order to keep the robot chasing him. He manages to get back inside the flying machine, but he is unable to elude the claws of the giant. His stolen plane is sent crashing into the watery depths, while the robot continues onward towards the city. Steve has escaped the airplane just as it was grabbed, and he now clutches tightly onto the limb of the giant mechanism. He climbs with all his strength, until he is at the back of its head, where a hatch had been set. Soon Steve is studying the robot's radio-directed controls inside. The robot meanwhile is smashing skyscrapers and uprooting railways and stomping traffic into a gruesome mess. After some difficulty, Carson turns the robot around and drives it back to the Voice's island. Two similar giant robots are deployed to defend the island, and Carson's robot outfights them, then goes on to smash the entire island base, until nothing remains.
Days later, Steve gets debriefed back at Federal Headquarters.
Appearing in Federal Men: "The Invisible Empire, Part 7 (of 7)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Ralph Ventor
- Federal Men
Antagonists:
- The Invisible Empire (Apparent Death)
Other Characters:
- Jean Dennis
Locations:
- The Voice's base: an artificial, domed, submersible island (Destroyed)
- large coastal U.S. city
Items:
- giant robot (Destroyed)
Vehicles:
- wingless airplane (Destroyed)
Notes
- Published by Nicholson Publishing Co., Inc.
- In Federal Men the giant robot smashes several skyscrapers, and kills thousands of civilians. Afterward, this carnage is never mentioned again.
- Last issue for Ray and Gail by Clem Gretter.
- Last issue for A. Leslie Ross as writer/artist on Slim and Tex, replaced next issue by Alex Lovy.
- Also appearing in this issue of New Comics were:
- Andy Handy, art by Leo O'Mealia
- Do You Know? (illustrated random facts) by Henry Kiefer
- Famous Poems Illustrated: "Sheridan's Ride" by Thomas Buchanan Read, by Henry Kiefer
- It's a Dern Lie: "Blowing Up the Ants" by Bill Patrick
- Laughing At Life (gag cartoons), by Vincent Sullivan
- "Magic!" (text article), by Andrini the Great, illustrated by Alger
- Straight From Hollywood by Laidlaw
- "Worth-while Films to Watch For" (text article) by I.W. Magovern
Trivia
- Russell Cole signed his Goofo the Great and Ol' Oz Bopp strips as "Alger".
- Babe Mather signed his Maginnis of the Mounties story as "Babe Mather".
See Also