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The Major Returns to Paris
Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson was stationed in Paris in 1919 following WWI. There he met Elsa Karolina Bjorkbom, a young Swedish woman studying fashion and they fell in love. One of the Major’s pulp adventure stories “The Monastery of Blue Death,” (The Popular...
New Adventure Comics #21
New Adventure Comics #21, with a November date most likely appeared sometime in late October, 1937. Another great cover by Creig Flessel shows a group of boys filming a jungle hero. It’s a bit of an anomaly since the vanquished person appears to be Native...
Sandra/Sondra of the Secret Service: What’s in a name?
A heroine of 1930’s comics returns! “Sondra of the Secret Service and The Cuban Affair,” story by Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson and art by Lee Marrs is currently appearing as a serial in David Lloyd’s online magazine Aces Weekly. David Lloyd, artist for V for Vendetta is...
Interview with Kim Munson re “Comic Art in Museums”
Recently I interviewed Kim Munson about her book Comic Art in Museums. Although it is not directly connected to the Major's work, I found it to be an excellent reference for discussing the art in the Major's early syndicate 1925-1927 and the art in New Fun,...
New Comics #1-The Major Adds A New Title
Contributor mini bio: Robert "Bo" Brown New Comics #1, published by Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, appeared on newsstands November 12, 1935, a little over 85 years ago. It was an appropriate title. The second magazine title published after New Funs 1-6 had...
The Major’s Comics Evolve: DC’s First Annual-The Big Book of Fun Comics
A number of changes occurred between the appearance of New Fun #4 on newsstands, April 12, 1935 and the appearance of New Comics #1 on November 12, 1935. Although in hindsight there is a sense of shaky foundations there is also a surge of creativity that is...
