Home Books and Story Papers Greyfriars Gallery Television and Radio Ephemera Hamilton Acknowledgements Links

1907 1910 1913 1916 1919 1922 The Gem 1928 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937
1908 1911 1914 1917 1920 1923 1926 1929 1932 1935 1938
1909 1912 1915 1918 1921 1924 1927 1930 1933 1936 1939

 

Cover Issue Title Notes Series AP Reprint Information HB Reprint Information
Issue 2/1038

7th January 1928

Grundy's Great Adventure

Substitute Story by W. L. Catchpole      
Issue 2/1039

14th January 1928

At War with the Grammar School

Substitute Story by Fred Gordon Cook      
Issue 2/1040

21st January 1928

The Triple Alliance

Substitute Story by Fred Gordon Cook      
Issue 2/1041

28th January 1928

Grundy the Prize-fighter

Substitute Story by Kenneth E. Newman      
Issue 2/1042

4th February 1928

Standing by a Rascal

Substitute Story by Stanley Edwards Austin      
Issue 2/1043

11th February 1928

Under a Cloud

Substitute Story by Stanley Edwards Austin      
Issue 2/1044

18th February 1928

Lowther's Love Affair

Substitute Story by Stanley Edwards Austin      
Issue 2/1045

25th February 1928

A Chum's Test

Substitute Story by Kenneth E. Newman      
Issue 2/1046

3rd March 1928

The Jape of the Term

Substitute Story by Stanley Edwards Austin      
Issues 1047-1057 contain a serial Rookwood story "For the Honour of Rookwood". This story was by substitute writer J. N. Pentelow. This story was later reprinted in the Schoolboys Own Library Issue 100
Issue 2/1047

10th March 1928

Prefect and Rascal

Substitute Story by C. M. Down      
Issue 2/1048

17th March 1928

Trimble the Truant

Substitute Story by C. M. Down      
Issue 2/1049

24th March 1928

On the Trail of the Truant

Substitute Story by Stanley Edwards Austin      
Issue 2/1050

31st March 1928

Cardew the Knight Errant

Substitute Story by C. M. Down      
Issue 2/1051

7th April 1928

Grundy's Movie Camera

Substitute Story by W. L. Catchpole      
Issue 2/1052

14th April 1928

The Slackers Awakening

Substitute Story by Hedley Percival O'Mant      
Issue 2/1053

21st April 1928

Cardew Comes a Cropper

Substitute Story by Hedley Percival O'Mant      
Issue 2/1054

28th April 1928

Japing the Fifth

Substitute Story by C. M. Down      
Issue 2/1055

5th May 1928

Trimbles Reformation

Substitute Story by W. L. Catchpole      
Issue 2/1056

12th May 1928

Farmers All

Substitute Story by C. M. Down      
Issue 2/1057

19th May 1928

The Secret of the Farm

Substitute Story by C. M. Down      
Issue 2/1058

26th May 1928

For Friendship's Sake

Substitute Story by John Nix Pentelow      
Issue 2/1059

2nd June 1928

Handforth at St. Jim's

Substitute Story by Edwy Searles Brooks Handforth at St Jim's
1/5 
Reprinted in Schoolboys Own Library Issue 224  
Issue 2/1060

9th June 1928

Playing for the First

Substitute Story by Edwy Searles Brooks Handforth at St Jim's
2/5 
 
Reprinted in Schoolboys Own Library Issue 224  
Issue 2/1061

16th June 1928

Handforth's Third Test

Substitute Story by Edwy Searles Brooks Handforth at St Jim's
3/5 
   
Issue 2/1062

23rd June 1928

Handforth's Triumph

Substitute Story by Edwy Searles Brooks Handforth at St Jim's
4/5 
Reprinted in Schoolboys Own Library Issue 224  
Issue 2/1063

30th June 1928

The Boy They Couldn't Sack

Substitute Story by Edwy Searles Brooks Handforth at St Jim's
5/5 
 
   
Issue 2/1064

7th July 1928

The Schoolboy Journalist

Substitute Story by E. L. Rosman      
Issue 2/1065

14th July 1928

The Imposter

Substitute Story by John Nix Pentelow      
Issue 2/1066

21st July 1928

Cardew's Burden

Substitute Story by John Nix Pentelow      
Issue 2/1067

28th July 1928

In Honour Bound

Substitute Story by Francis Warwick      
Issue 2/1068

4th August 1928

Ratty's Bid for Fame

Substitute Story by
E. L. Rosman
 
     
Issue 2/1069

11th August 1928

Fool's Luck

  Victor Cleeve Series
1/4
   Reprinted in HBG3

The Rebel of St Jim's

Issue 2/1070

18th August 1928

A Rank Outsider

  Victor Cleeve Series
2/4 
Reprinted in Schoolboys Own Library Issue 222  Reprinted in HBG3

The Rebel of St Jim's

Issue 2/1071

25th August 1928

A Schoolboy's Secret

   Victor Cleeve Series
3/4
Reprinted in Schoolboys Own Library Issue 222 Reprinted in HBG3

The Rebel of St Jim's

Issue 2/1072

1st September 1928

Righted at Last

   Victor Cleeve Series
4/4
Reprinted in Schoolboys Own Library Issue 222 Reprinted in HBG3

The Rebel of St Jim's

Issue 2/1073

8th September 1928

Who Shall be Captain?

Substitute Story by Stanley Edwards Austin Who Shall be Captain? 1/8     
Issue 2/1074

15th September 1928

He Thought He was Captain

Substitute Story by Stanley Edwards Austin  Who Shall be Captain? 2/8     
Issue 2/1075

22nd September 1928

Captain Gussy

Substitute Story by Stanley Edwards Austin  Who Shall be Captain? 3/8     
Issue 2/1076

29th September 1928

Captain and Freak

Substitute Story by Stanley Edwards Austin  Who Shall be Captain? 4/8     
Issue 2/1077

6th October 1928

A Schoolboy's Temptation

Substitute Story by Stanley Edwards Austin Who Shall be Captain? 5/8      
Issue 2/1078

13th October 1928

No Good as Captain

Substitute Story by Stanley Edwards Austin  Who Shall be Captain? 6/8     
Issue 2/1079

20th October 1928

Tomkins the Valiant

Substitute Story by Stanley Edwards Austin Who Shall be Captain? 7/8     
Issue 2/1080

27th October 1928

Tom Merry's Triumph

Substitute Story by Stanley Edwards Austin Who Shall be Captain? 8/8      
Issue 2/1081

3rd November 1928

Bound by His Promise

Substitute Story by Francis Warwick      
Issue 2/1082

10th November 1928

The Sports Crank

Although the 1981 Gem index lists this as a genuine Hamilton story there is no doubt that it is a sub.        
Issue 2/1083

17th November 1928

The Conscript Fags

Substitute Story by Hedley Percival O'Mant      
Issue 2/1084

24th November 1928

My Lord Trimble

Substitute Story by Stanley Edwards Austin      
Issue 2/1085

1st December 1928

The Jazz Schoolboy

Substitute Story by W. L. Catchpole      
Issue 2/1086

8th December 1928

Just Like Cardew

Substitute Story by Stanley Edwards Austin      
Issue 2/1087

15th December 1928

The Haunted School

Substitute Story by Stanley Edwards Austin Curse of the D'Arcy's

1/3 

   
Issue 2/1088

22nd December 1928

The Curse of the D'Arcy's

Substitute Story by Stanley Edwards Austin  

Curse of the D'Arcy's

2/3

   
Issue 2/1089

29th December 1928

The Mystery of Eastwood House

Substitute Story by Stanley Edwards Austin  

Curse of the D'Arcy's

3/3