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Nelson Lee Library (Series 2, New Series)

Series 2 (More commonly referred to as the "new series") ran from 1st May 1926 until 18th January 1930, a total of 194 issues.

A number of issues are available for download. Click on the PDF link to download the file. Click on the thumbnail to display a high resolution scan of the front cover.

Issue Date Title Author, Notes
Issue 2/1

01-May-26

 Sports Mad at St. Frank's Issues 1-11

Sports Mad at St. Frank's

Reprinted as NLL 3NS/19

Reprinted in Film Fun 06-May-61 to 24-Jun-61
Issue 2/2

08-May-26

 Handforth's Bad Day
Issue 2/3

15-May-26

 The Folly of St. Frank's
Issue 2/4

22-May-26

 The Slaves of St. Frank's
Issue 2/5

29-May-26
05-Jun-26

 Handforth the Martyr
Issue 2/6

12-Jun-26

 St. Frank's Goes Mad
Issue 2/7

19-Jun-26

 Handforth to the Rescue
Issue 2/8

26-Jul-26

 Handforth Gets the Sack
Issue 2/9

03-Jul-26

 St. Frank's Saves the Ashes
Issue 2/10

10-Jul-26

  The Yellow Hand at St Frank's
Issue 2/11

17-Jul-26

 St. Frank's at Lords
       
Issue 2/12

24-Jul-26

 All Aboard for China Issues 12-19

Holiday Adventures in China

12-14 Reprinted as NLL 3 NS/23-25

14 Reprinted in Gem 1331-1343
Issue 2/13

31-Jul-26

 In the Dragon's Clutch
Issue 2/14

07-Aug-26

 Handforth Takes a Chance
Issue 2/15

14-Aug-26

 Prisoners of Foo Chow
Issue 2/16

21-Aug-26

 Handforth the Hostage
Issue 2/17

28-Aug-26

 The Legions of Foo Chow
Issue 2/18

04-Sep-26

 Handforth the Reckless
Issue 2/19

11-Sep-26

 

 St. Frank's At Bay
       
Issue 2/20

18-Sep-26

 Handforth's Bad Bargain Issues 20-25

Handforth as Remove Captain
Issue 2/21

25-Sep-26

 Vote for Handforth
Issue 2/22

02-Oct-26

 Lord of the Remove
Issue 2/23

09-Oct-26

 Handforth's Flag Day
Issue 2/24

16-Oct-26

 Handforth's Iron Rule
Issue 2/25

23-Oct-26

 Knocked off his Perch
       
Issue 2/26

30-Oct-26

 St. Frank's on its Honour Issues 26-33

St. Frank's On Its Honour
Issue 2/27

06-Nov-26

 Every Boy His Own Master
Issue 2/28

13-Nov-26

 The School Without Rules
Issue 2/29

20-Nov-26

 The Cads of St. Frank's
Issue 2/30

27-Nov-26

 Caught in the Meshes
Issue 2/31

04-Dec-26

 All the Fun of the Fair
Issue 2/32

11-Dec-26

 Uncle Handforth
Issue 2/33

18-Dec-26

 The Remove on the Warpath
       
Issue 2/34

25-Dec-26

 The Spectre of Handforth Towers Issues 34-43

First Northestria Series

34-35 Reprinted in Gem 1399-1404

36-43 Reprinted in Gem 1405-1431
Issue 2/35

01-Jan-27

 Handforth's Ghost Hunt
Issue 2/36

08-Jan-27

 The Knights of Northestria
Issue 2/37

15-Jan-27

 Handforth the Bold
Issue 2/38

22-Jan-27

 The Schoolboy Knight Errants
Issue 2/39

29-Jan-27

 Kassker's Armada
Issue 2/40

05-Feb-27

 The Schoolboy Slaves
Issue 2/41

12-Feb-27

 The St. Frank's Crusaders
Issue 2/42

19-Feb-27

 The Secret of the North
Issue 2/43

26-Feb-27

 Handy the Conqueror
       
Issue 2/44

05-Mar-27

 The Deluge at St. Frank's Issues 44-50

The Great Flood
Issue 2/45

12-Mar-27

 The Marooned School
Issue 2/46

19-Mar-27

 Sr. Frank's Adrift
Issue 2/47

26-Mar-27

 Handforth's Ark
Issue 2/48

02-Apr-27

 The Floating School
Issue 2/49

09-Apr-27

 The Schoolboy Bargees
Issue 2/50

16-Apr-27

 Spring-Cleaning at St. Frank's
       
Issue 2/51

23-Apr-27

 The Funk of St. Frank's Issues 51-54

The Funk of St. Frank's
Issue 2/52

30-Apr-27

 Shunned by St. Frank's
Issue 2/53

07-May-27

 The Haunted Schoolboy
Issue 2/54

14-May-27

 Handy Cures the Coward
       
Issue 2/55

21-May-27

 The Fresh Air Fiends Issues 55-60

The Fresh Air Fiends
Issue 2/56

28-May-27

 St. Frank's in Camp
Issue 2/57

04-Jun-27

 Roman Gold
Issue 2/58

11-Jun-27

 The Schoolboy Fire Fighters
Issue 2/59

18-Jun-27

 Farmers All
Issue 2/60

25-Jun-27

 The Treasure of Tiberius
       
Issue 2/61

02-Jul-27

 St. Frank's in the Congo Issues 61-67

On the Congo
Issue 2/62

09-Jul-27

 The Congo Quest
Issue 2/63

16-Jul-27

 In the Cannibals' Grip
Issue 2/64

23-Jul-27

 The Slaver of Kalala
Issue 2/65

30-Jul-27

 The Jungle Barring-Out
Issue 2/66

06-Aug-27

 The Gorilla-God's Magic
Issue 2/67

13-Aug-27

 The Schoolboy Exiles
       
Issue 2/68

20-Aug-27

 The Feud of the Fourth Issues 68-71

The Feud of the Fourth and the Remove

Facs: Howard Baker Nelson Lee Series No 2 (1972)
Issue 2/69

27-Aug-27

 The Foes of St. Frank's
Issue 2/70

03-Sep-27

 The Secret Societies of St. Frank's
Issue 2/71

10-Sep-27

 Drummed Out of St. Frank's
       
Issue 2/72

17-Sep-27

 The Rascal of the Remove Issues 72-75

The Castleton Twins
Issue 2/73

24-Sep-27

 The Spoofers of St. Frank's
Issue 2/74

01-Oct-27

 A Rank Outsider
Issue 2/75

08-Oct-27

 Staggering the School
       
Issue 2/76

15-Oct-27

 The Stricken Schoolboy Issues 76-79

The "Death" of Walter Church

Facs: Howard Baker Nelson Lee No 2 (1972)
Issue 2/77

22-Oct-27

 The Doomed Schoolboy
Issue 2/78

29-Oct-27

 The Miracle of Study D
Issue 2/79

05-Nov-27

 Handforth's Triumph
       
Issue 2/80

12-Nov-27

 Armistice Day at St. Frank's Issues 80-89

Handforth's Barring-Out
Issue 2/81

19-Nov-27

 St. Frank's in Flanders
Issue 2/82

26-Nov-27

 Handforth's Barring-Out
Issue 2/83

03-Dec-27

 The Remove Rebellion
Issue 2/84

10-Dec-27

 Martial Law at St. Frank's
Issue 2/85

17-Dec-27

 Sticking it Out
Issue 2/86

24-Dec-27

 The Phantom of the Modern House
Issue 2/87

31-Dec-27

 The No-Surrender Rebels
Issue 2/88

07-Jan-28

 Nipper Sees it Through
Issue 2/89

14-Jan-28

 Victory for the Rebels
       
Issue 2/90

21-Jan-28

 The Boot-Boy Baronet Issues 90-93

The Boot-Boy Baronet
Issue 2/91

28-Jan-28

 The Schemer of the Remove
Issue 2/92

04-Feb-28

 The Voice of the Tempter
Issue 2/93

11-Feb-28

 The Boot-Boy's Luck
       
Issue 2/94

18-Feb-28

 St. Frank's Ice Carnival Issues 94-99

The Earl of Edgemore
Issue 2/95

25-Feb-28

 Handforth the Detective
Issue 2/96

03-Mar-28

 The Mystery of Edgemore Manor
Issue 2/97

10-Mar-28

 The Schoolboy Householder
Issue 2/98

17-Mar-28

 Fifty Pounds' Reward
Issue 2/99

24-Mar-28

 Out of the Past
       
Issue 2/100

31-Mar-28

 The Boat Race Truants Issues 100-108

Handforth the Outcast

102 Reprinted in Gem 1432-1435
Issue 2/101

07-Apr-28

 St. Frank's at the Fair
Issue 2/102

14-Apr-28

 The Mystery of the Poisoned River
Issue 2/103

21-Apr-28

 All His Own Fault
Issue 2/104

28-Apr-28

 The Outcast of the Remove
Issue 2/105

05-May-28

 Handforth's New Chum
Issue 2/106

12-May-28

 Under a Cloud
Issue 2/107

19-May-28

 Handforth's Great Adventure
Issue 2/108

26-May-28

 All Aboard the Skylark
       
Issue 2/109

02-Jun-28

 Atlantic Flyers at St. Frank's Issues 109-117

Chambers in the Remove and third
Issue 2/110

09-Jun-28

 The St. Frank's Film Actors
Issue 2/111

16-Jun-28

 The Schoolboy Channel Swimmer
Issue 2/112

23-Jun-28

 The St. Frank's Gala
Issue 2/113

30-Jun-28

 The Bully of the Remove
Issue 2/114

07-Jul-28

 Handforth's Return
Issue 2/115

14-Jul-28

 The Remove Election
Issue 2/116

21-Jul-28

 The Split in the Remove
Issue 2/117

28-Jul-28

 Tamed by the Fags
       
Issue 2/118

04-Aug-28

 Spirited Away Issues 118-123

On Holiday in India
Issue 2/119

11-Aug-28

 The Palace in the Clouds
Issue 2/120

18-Aug-28

 The Ameer's Prisoners
Issue 2/121

25-Aug-28

 The Siege in the Clouds
Issue 2/122

01-Sep-28

 The Tyrant of Rishnir
Issue 2/123

08-Sep-28

 The Peril of Kypur Pass
       
Issue 2/124

15-Sep-28

 The River House Raiders Issues 124-127

Rivalry between St. Frank's and The River House School
Issue 2/125

22-Sep-28

 Monkey Business at St. Frank's
Issue 2/126

29-Sep-28

 My Only Sainted Aunt
Issue 2/127

06-Oct-28

 Honours Even
       
Issue 2/128

13-Oct-28

 Going to the Dogs Issues 128-131

Willy Handforth's Dog
Issue 2/129

20-Oct-28

 Playing the Professionals
Issue 2/130

27-Oct-28

 The Plotters of the Remove
Issue 2/131

03-Nov-28

 Willy's Dog
       
Issue 2/132

10-Nov-28

 Corcoran of the Blue Crusaders Issues 132-133

The Blue Crusaders
Issue 2/133

17-Nov-28

 The Remove Crusader
       
Issue 2/134

24-Nov-28

 The Prefect's Secret Issues 134-136

The Reformation of Kenmore
Issue 2/135

01-Dec-28

 The Rotter's Awakening
Issue 2/136

08-Dec-28

 For He's a Jolly Good Fellow
       
Issue 2/137

15-Dec-28

 The Return of Ezra Quirke Issues 137-139

Christmas at Raithmere Castle

Issue 2/138

22-Dec-28

 The Mystery of Raithmere Castle
Issue 2/139

29-Dec-28

 The St. Frank's Revels
       
Issue 2/140

05-Jan-29

 St. Frank's Afloat Issues 140-151

The St. Frank's Touring School Ship

 
Issue 2/141

12-Jan-29

 St. Frank's in South Africa
Issue 2/142

19-Jan-29

 Trapped by Bushrangers
Issue 2/143

26-Jan-29

 Lost in the Bush
Issue 2/144

02-Feb-29

 The Adelaide Test Match Sensation
Issue 2/145

09-Feb-29

 St. Frank's at the Test Match
Issue 2/146

16-Feb-29

 In Unknown Australia
Issue 2/147

23-Feb-29

 The Valley of Surprises
Issue 2/148

02-Mar-29

 Hard Lines, Handy!
Issue 2/149

09-Mar-29

 The Melbourne Test Match Triumph
Issue 2/150

16-Mar-29

 St. Frank's in New Zealand
Issue 2/151

23-Mar-29

 The Peril of the Pacific
       
Issue 2/152

30-Mar-29

 The St. Frank's April Fools Issues 152-156

The Sneak's Paradise
Issue 2/153

06-Apr-29

 The Sneak's Paradise
Issue 154

13-Apr-29

 Boss of the Remove
Issue 155

20-Apr-29

 The Downfall of Nipper
Issue 156

27-Apr-29

 Scorned by the School
       
Issue 157

04-May-29

 Mutiny 157-159 Complete school stories
Issue 158

11-May-29

 The St. Frank's Menagerie
Issue 159

18-May-29

 Handforth's Holiday Flirtation
       
Issue 160

25-May-29

 The St. Frank's School Train Issues 160-169

The St. Frank's School Train
Issue 161

01-Jun-29

 St. Frank's in the Midlands
Issue 162

08-Jun-29

 The St. Frank's Touring School
Issue 163

15-Jun-29

 The School Train in Scotland
Issue 164

22-Jun-29

 Archie's Lancashire Lass
Issue 165

29-Jun-29

 The Kidnapped Schoolboys
Issue 166

06-Jul-29

 Willie Declares War
Issue 167

13-Jul-29

 The Mystery of the Cave
Issue 168

20-Jul-29

 The Rival Sportsman
Issue 169

27-Jul-29

 St. Frank's in the "Talkies"
       
Issue 170

03-Aug-29

 Bank Holiday in Brighton Issues 170-174

To Arizona in Search of Gold
Issue 171

10-Aug-29

 The Arizona Gold Quest
Issue 172

17-Aug-29

 Into the Redskin's Trap
Issue 173

24-Aug-29

 At Grips with the Redmen
Issue 174

31-Aug-29

 The Schoolboy Goldseekers
       
Issue 175

07-Sep-29

 Waldo the Wonder Boy Issues 175-178

The Arrival of Stanley Waldo
Issue 176

14-Sep-29

 Spoofing the River House
Issue 177

21-Sep-29

 Waldo's Foe
Issue 178

28-Sep-29

 The Arrested Schoolboy
       
Issue 179

05-Oct-29

 In Another's Name Issues 179-182

The Return of Bernard Forest
Issue 180

12-Oct-29

 Hero - and Cad
Issue 181

19-Oct-29

 The Whip Hand
Issue 182

26-Oct-29

 The Thief
       
Issue 183

02-Nov-29

 The Living Guy Issues 183-186

Nelson Lee v. The Fu Chang Tong
Issue 184

09-Nov-29

 By Order of the Tong
Issue 185

16-Nov-29

 Fu Chang the Terrible
Issue 186

23-Nov-29

 The Peril of the Yellow Men
       
Issue 187

30-Nov-29

 Handforth's Girl Chum 187-189

Christmas at Travis Dene
Issue 188

07-Dec-29

 The Ghost of Travis Dene
Issue 189

14-Dec-29

 The Peril of the Haunted Room
       
Issue 190

21-Dec-29

 The Worst Boy in the School Issues 190-194

Edgar Fenton's Uncle

 
Issue 191

28-Dec-29

 The "Sports" of St. Frank's
Issue 192

04-Jan-30

 His Honour at Stake
Issue 193

11-Jan-30

 Bound by a Promise
Issue 194

18-Jan-30

 The Fellow Who Won