Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1941-08-19
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Mort Weisinger (actual editor)
Cover Thumbnail for More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #72 Edit Cover
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Doctor Fate / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:superhero
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Doctor Fate
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Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

A Message to Our Readers: Introducing the Editorial Advisory Board
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text article / 1 page

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? [as The Publishers]
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typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Announces the formation of an outside advisory board to oversee DC comic stories and make sure they are wholesome. Dr. Robert Thorndyke, Ruth Eastwood Perl, Gene Tunney, Dr. C. Bowie Millican, and Josette Frank are the original members.

[Spiezel]
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The Spectre / comic story / 9 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks:
Bernard Baily (signed)
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Letters:
Bernard Baily (signed)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Hiram Spiezel (villain)
Synopsis:
An ancient demon possesses a simple farmer and turns him into a capitalist robber baron.

Indexer Notes

Not signed by Jerry Siegel; letterer credit by Craig Delich.

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It's a Laff / cartoon / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Thanks for the birthday card!

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2 gags.

The Justice Society of America Presents All-Star No. 7!
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All-Star Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

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Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page

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Radio Squad / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:detective-mystery; crime
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:A fabulous ruby stolen from a bank vault... furtive figures hurrying through the night... clues that seem impossible, yet Larry Trent and Sandy Keene of the Radio Squad blend the ingredients, and, as usual, come up with the solution!......
  • Universe:DC : mainstream
Characters:
Radio Squad

Indexer Notes

A box below the final panel on the last page promotes the recurring feature: "Radio Squad appeared in every issue of More Fun Comics!"

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Clip Carson / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:adventure
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Bank bandits with two hundred thousand dollars in loot...
Characters:
Clip Carson; Miss Preston; Rose Folwell; Happy Harry Hicks; Knife McGurk
Synopsis:
Clip is on vacation in the American west.

The Cave Mystery; The Reluctant Dragon
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Good Books and Movies / in-house column / 1 page

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Funnies / cartoon / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:When will I be able to ride well enough to play polo?

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2 gags.

New! Sensational!
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Star Spangled Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

The Missing Envoy
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Detective Sergeant Carey / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Joe Donohoe (signed)
Pencils:
Joe Donohoe (signed)
Inks:
Joe Donohoe (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:detective-mystery
Characters:
Sergeant Carey; Sleepy; Dr. Sen Yen (villain)
Synopsis:
A Chinese diplomat is kidnapped.

The Mystery of the Music Murders!
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Johnny Quick / comic story / 8 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Tubby Watts; The Murder Maestro (villain, introduction)

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Private Pete / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; military
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Halt! Who goes there?

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Gags / cartoon / 0.67 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:G-gosh, Boss, I'm g-getting a c-chill!

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3 gags.

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advertisement / 0.33 page

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Captain Desmo / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Ed Winiarski (signed as Win)
Inks:
Ed Winiarski (signed as Win)
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?
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?
  • Genre:adventure; aviation
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Captain Desmo, famed adventurer of the air, is trying out his new amphibian...
Characters:
Captain Desmo; Gabby; The Hook (villain); Capt. Tremel

Nose for News
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text story / 1.67 pages

Script:
Clem Gordon (signed) (house name)
Pencils:
Cliff Young (signed)
Inks:
Cliff Young (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:adventure

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advertisement / 0.33 page

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Sergeant O'Malley of the Red Coat Patrol / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
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Pencils:
Fred Ray (signed)
Inks:
Fred Ray (signed)
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  • Genre:adventure; war
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:When a determined Mountie sets out to trap an ingenious ring of thieves ...
Characters:
Sgt. O'Malley; Dill; Black Hawk

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Jest Kiddin' / cartoon / 1 page

Script:
Ray McGill (signed)
Pencils:
Ray McGill (signed)
Inks:
Ray McGill (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ray McGill ? (signed)
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:My wife wants to get some cleaning done today...

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6 gags. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

[The Forger]
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Doctor Fate / comic story / 10 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; Inza Cramer; Grandmother Kramer; Grandfather Kramer; Fingers Beaumont (villain); Ricki
Synopsis:
Inza visits her grandparents' farm and discovers a gang of criminals has been stealing money from farmers' bank accounts.
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Indexer Notes

Fate wears half mask for the first time and is overcome by gas vapors. Inza's last name revealed for the first time? Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

Action! Thrills! Adventure!
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page

Red Ryder Shows You How to Shoot
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Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Doctor Fate
  2. A Message to Our Readers: Introducing the Editorial Advisory Board
  3. [Spiezel]
    The Spectre
  4. ["Thanks for the birthday card!"]
    It's a Laff
  5. The Justice Society of America Presents All-Star No. 7!
    All-Star Comics
  6. [no title indexed]
    Baby Ruth
  7. ["A fabulous ruby stolen from a bank vault... furtive figures hurrying through the night... clues that seem impossible, yet Larry Trent and Sandy Keene of the Radio Squad blend the ingredients, and, as usual, come up with the solution!......"]
    Radio Squad
  8. ["Bank bandits with two hundred thousand dollars in loot..."]
    Clip Carson
  9. The Cave Mystery; The Reluctant Dragon
    Good Books and Movies
  10. ["When will I be able to ride well enough to play polo?"]
    Funnies
  11. New! Sensational!
    Star Spangled Comics
  12. The Missing Envoy
    Detective Sergeant Carey
  13. The Mystery of the Music Murders!
    Johnny Quick
  14. ["Halt! Who goes there?"]
    Private Pete
  15. ["G-gosh, Boss, I'm g-getting a c-chill!"]
    Gags
  16. [no title indexed]
  17. ["Captain Desmo, famed adventurer of the air, is trying out his new amphibian..."]
    Captain Desmo
  18. Nose for News
  19. [no title indexed]
  20. ["When a determined Mountie sets out to trap an ingenious ring of thieves ..."]
    Sergeant O'Malley of the Red Coat Patrol
  21. ["My wife wants to get some cleaning done today..."]
    Jest Kiddin'
  22. [The Forger]
    Doctor Fate
  23. Action! Thrills! Adventure!
  24. [no title indexed]
    Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog
  25. Red Ryder Shows You How to Shoot
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
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  • Katie
  • mcomics
  • David Banuelos
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Michael Bradley
  • Craig Delich
  • Bob Hughes
  • Arthur Lortie
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Adam Spector
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
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