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Cover | Issue | Title | Notes | Series | AP Reprint Information | HB Reprint Information |
Issue 2/1194 3rd January 1931 |
St Jim's on the Bust | Substitute Story by H Hutt | Original Story | |||
Issue 2/1195 10th January 1931 |
Captain and Cheat | Substitute Story by Francis Warwick | Original Story | |||
Issue 2/1196 17th January 1931 |
Kildare of the Foreign Legion | Substitute Story by Francis Warwick | Original Story | |||
Issue 2/1197 24th January 1931 |
The Man from Angel Alley | Original Story reprinted in the Schoolboy's Own Library 395 | ||||
Issue 2/1198 31st January 1931 |
Figgins in a Funk | Original Story reprinted in the Schoolboy's Own Library 395 |
Reprinted in
HBG14
The Japers of St Jim's |
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Issue 2/1199 7th February 1931 |
The Vengeance of the Hawk | Substitute Story by SE Austin | Original Story | |||
Issue 2/1200 14th February 1931 |
Gussy the Optimist | Substitute Story by WL Catchpole | Original Story | |||
Issue 2/1201 21st February 1931 |
The Rabbit of the Shell | Substitute Story by K Orme | Original Story | |||
Issue 2/1202 28th February 1931 |
The Taming of the Tyrant | Substitute Story by WL Catchpole | Original Story | |||
Issue 2/1203 7th March 1931 |
The Lighthouse Mystery | Substitute Story by SE Austin | Original Story | |||
Issue 2/1204 14th March 1931 |
Lionhearted Gussy | Substitute Story by SE Austin | Original Story | |||
Issue 2/1205 21st March 1931 |
The Shady Three | Original Story |
Reprinted in
HBG14
The Japers of St Jim's |
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Rookwood featured in the Gem as a second story in issues
2/1017 - 2/1057 but unfortunately the stories were not by Hamilton.
In issues 1206 to 1220 Genuine Hamilton stories appeared before the substitute authors returned in issues 2/1221 through 2/1257. You can find details of the Hamilton stories below. (Data taken from the Rookwood Index by WOG Lofts and Derek Adley. You can find a scan of the index here.) |
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Issue 2/1206 28th March 1931 |
Mr Justice Grundy | Substitute Story by WL Catchpole | This issue contains an original Hamilton Rookwood story "Lovell's Lucky Day" | Original Story | ||
Issue 2/1207 4th April 1931 |
Who Sacked Selby? | Substitute Story by H Hutt | This issue contains an original Hamilton Rookwood story "Fed Up with Rookwood" | Original Story | ||
Issue 2/1208 11th April 1931 |
Down on Grundy’s Farm | Substitute Story by SE Austin | This issue contains an original Hamilton Rookwood story "Expelled by Request" | Original Story | ||
Issue 2/1209 18th April 1931 |
Fatty Wynn’s Legacy | Substitute Story by SE Austin | This issue contains an original Hamilton Rookwood story "Chums Divided" | Original Story | ||
Issue 2/1210 25th April 1931 |
Linton in Revolt | Substitute Story by Francis Warwick | This issue contains an original Hamilton Rookwood story "The Brass Lizard Mystery" | Original Story | ||
Issue 2/1211 2nd May 1931 |
The Fighting Form Master | Substitute Story by Francis Warwick | This issue contains an original Hamilton Rookwood story "Muffins Midnight Manouver" | Original Story | ||
Issue 2/1212 9th May 1931 |
The St. Jim’s Flying Squad | Substitute Story by Francis Warwick | This issue contains an original Hamilton Rookwood story "Limelight Lovell" | Original Story | ||
Issue 2/1213 16th May 1931 |
‘Flats’ and ‘Sharps’ at St. Jim’s | Substitute Story by Francis Warwick | This issue contains an original Hamilton Rookwood story "Tubby Muffin's Treasure" | Original Story | ||
Issue 2/1214 23rd May 1931 |
The Flying Fugitive | Substitute Story by WL Catchpole | This issue contains an original Hamilton Rookwood story "Lovell's Little Lapse" | Original Story | ||
Issue 2/1215 30th May 1931 |
The Flying Fugitive | Substitute Story by WL Catchpole | This issue contains an original Hamilton Rookwood story "The Rookwood Screen Stars" | Original Story | ||
Issue 2/1216 6th June 1931 |
The Terror From the East | Substitute Story by SE Austin | This issue contains an original Hamilton Rookwood story "The Catch of the Term" | Original Story | ||
Issue 2/1217 13th June 1931 |
The Conway Cup | Substitute Story by Francis Warwick | This issue contains an original Hamilton Rookwood story "Manders Versus the Latcham Pet" | Original Story | ||
Issue 2/1218 20th June 1931 |
Gussy the Waiter | Substitute Story by SE Austin | This issue contains an original Hamilton Rookwood story "Tubby Muffin - Also Run" | Original Story | ||
Issue 2/1219 27th June 1931 |
Skimpole’s Musical Spasm | Substitute Story by WL Catchpole | This issue contains an original Hamilton Rookwood story "Tubby Muffin's Windfall" | Original Story | ||
Issue
2/1220 4th July 1931 |
Battling Grundy | This issue contains an original Hamilton Rookwood story "The Turf Sensation" | Original Story |
Reprinted in 1974 Holiday Annual |
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Rookwood stories continue through to issue 2/1257 but are by substitute
writers The Gem starts reprinting genuine Hamilton stories originally from 1907 |
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Issue 2/1221 11th July 1931 |
Tom Merry New Boy |
Reprint of Gem issue
1/3 Tom Merry's Schooldays |
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Issue 2/1222 18th July 1931 |
The Hero of Clavering |
Reprint of Gem issue 1/7 Our Captain |
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Issue
2/1223 25th July 1931 |
Tom Merry's Challenge |
Reprint of Gem issue 1/9 Tom Merry on the Warpath |
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Issue
2/1224 1st August 1931 |
Goodbye Clavering - Hullo St Jim's |
Reprint of Gem issue 1/11 Tom Merry at St Jim's |
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Issue
2/1225 8th August 1931 |
Tom Merry Gets Going |
Reprint of Gem issue 1/12 The Terrible Three |
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Issue
2/1226 15th August 1931 |
The Mystery Master |
Reprint of Gem issue 1/13 Tom Merry's Mistake |
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Issue
2/1227 22nd August 1931 |
A Gangster at St Jim's |
Reprint of Gem issue 1/14 The Master's Secret |
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Issue
2/1228 29th August 1931 |
The Schoolboy 'Tecs |
Reprint of Gem issue 1/16 On The Trail |
Reprinted in
HBG19 Tom Merry & Co On Strike |
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Issue
2/1229 5th September 1931 |
The St Jim's Menagerie |
Reprint of Gem issue 1/17 High Jinks at St Jim's |
Reprinted in
HBG19 Tom Merry & Co On Strike |
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Issue
2/1230 12th September 1931 |
Tom Merry & Co On Strike |
Reprint of Gem 1/18 Tom Merry's Washing Day |
Reprinted in
HBG19 Tom Merry & Co On Strike |
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Issue
2/1231 19th September 1931 |
Tom Merry the Boy 'Tec |
Reprint of Gem issue 1/19 Honours Divided |
Reprinted in
HBG19 Tom Merry & Co On Strike |
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Issue
2/1232 26th September 1931 |
St Jim's Speed Cops |
Reprint of Gem issue 1/20 Tom Merry's Day Out |
Reprinted in
HBG19 Tom Merry & Co On Strike |
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Issue 2/1233 3rd October 1931 |
St Jim's on the Stage |
Reprint of Gem issue 1/21 The Triple Alliance |
Reprinted in
HBG10 Gay Dogs of St Jim's |
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Issue 2/1234 10th October 1931 |
The Great Stamp Mystery |
Reprint of Gem issue 1/22 The Merry Hobby Club |
Reprinted in
HBG10 Gay Dogs of St Jim's |
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Issue 2/1235 17th October 1931 |
Under a Convict's Thumb |
Reprint of Gem issue 1/23 Tom Merry's Ruse |
Reprinted in
HBG10 Gay Dogs of St Jim's |
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Issue 2/1236 24th October 1931 |
The Gay Dogs of St Jim's |
Reprint of issue Gem 1/26 The Smart Set at St Jim's |
Reprinted in
HBG10 Gay Dogs of St Jim's |
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Issue 2/1237 31st October 1931 |
The Japer of St Jim's |
Reprint of Gem issue 1/27 The Return of Monty Lowther |
Reprinted in
HBG19 Tom Merry & Co On Strike |
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Issue 2/1238 7th November 1931 |
The Gunpowder Plot of St Jim's |
Reprint of Gem issue 1/35 Spoofed! |
Reprinted in
HBG19 Tom Merry & Co On Strike |
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Issue 2/1239 14th November 1931 |
The Football Fake |
Reprint of issue 1/28 Playing the Game |
Reprinted in
HBG10 Gay Dogs of St Jim's |
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Issue 2/1240 21st November 1931 |
The Schoolboy Smugglers |
Reprint of issue 1/29 Tom Merry in Trouble |
Reprinted in
HBG10 Gay Dogs of St Jim's |
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Issue 2/1241 28th November 1931 |
Easy Terms for the Saints |
Reprint of Gem issue 1/30 A Regular Rascal |
Reprinted in
HBG10 Gay Dogs of St Jim's |
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Issue 2/1242 5th December 1931 |
St Jim's for Merry Christmas |
Reprint of Gem issue 1/37 Tom Merry's Christmas |
Reprinted in 1982 Holiday Annual | |||
Issue 2/1243 12th December 1931 |
The Big Nine at St Jim's |
Reprint of Gem issue 1/31 The Nine Detectives |
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Issue 2/1244 19th December 1931 |
Journalists of St Jim's |
Reprint of Gem issue 1/32 Head Cook and Bottlewasher |
Reprinted in HBG18 Tom Merry's Weekly |
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Issue 2/1245 26th December 1931 |
Tom Merry - Editor |
Reprint of Gem issue 1/33 Tom Merry's Weekly |
Reprinted in HBG18 Tom Merry's Weekly |