Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1941-10-20
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited as F. W. Ellsworth) (editor); Mort Weisinger (actual editor)

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Doctor Fate / cover / 1 page


  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]
Reprints (1)

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Introducing Percival Popp, the Super Cop

The Spectre / comic story / 10 pages


  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Percival Popp (introduction); Tim Donovan; The Avenger [Mortimer Crandall] (villain); Daniel Walker (villain); Harlow Johnson (villain)
Synopsis:
Percival Popp tries to worm himself into Corrigan's cases so that he can prove fictional detective's methods really work. Meanwhile, the Spectre has to cure mad scientist Mortimer Crandall of his evil tendencies by taking him to the Nebula of Truth.

Indexer Notes

Story not signed by Jerry Siegel. Per Richard Morrissey, Baily claimed to have written this story himself. However, the style matches all the previous and following Siegel stories.

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Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page

The Silent City!

Green Arrow / comic story / 8 pages


  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; The Voice (villain, introduction)
Synopsis:
The Voice threatens to silence the city forever unless he is paid 10 million dollars.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Oddities: GA's car called the Arrowplane, and he is pictured as having brown hair.

Editorial Advisory Board

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze; Sergeant York

Good Movies and Books / text article / 0.67 page

Indexer Notes

Includes a "Superman's Secret Message!"

The Case of the Dead Thoroughbred!

Radio Squad / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:detective-mystery; crime
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:A famous race horse found dead on a city street with not a clue in sight --- until Larry Trent and Sandy Keene of the radio patrol take over
  • Universe:DC : mainstream
Characters:
Radio Squad Diana Perry; J.B. Perry; Pamela Perry; Stephan; John Windisch
Synopsis:
Larry and Sandy investigate the murder of a race horse.

Indexer Notes

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

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Flex-i-Track Electric Trains Tracks / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Just Jokes / cartoon / 0.5 page


  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Gee, boss, I feel seasick!

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Aquaman / comic story / 8 pages


  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Black Jack! Does a dreadful raider of buccaneer days live again...
Characters:
Aquaman; yacht's captain; Captain Black Jack (villain, introduction)
Synopsis:
Captain Black Jack, a modern-day pirate who takes advantage of the nations at war in order to plunder ships, along with his gang, steals a yacht full of passengers. Aquaman saves the ship's captain and defeats the Black Jack's gang, but is surprised by a gas pump, knocking him unconscious. Refusing to join the gang, Aquaman has an anchor placed around his neck and he is thrown into the sea, but escapes in time to catch a torpedo launched by Black Jack to destroy the yacht. Aquaman re-directs it towards the pirate's ship, which explodes, presumably killing Black Jack in the process.

Indexer Notes

Golden-age Aquaman is not Arthur Curry. He's just Aquaman.

Newest Idea in Comics!

All-Star Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

New Lionel Catalog

Lionel Trains / advertisement / 0 pages

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Johnny Quick / comic story / 8 pages


  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Across the king of speed's horizon moves a satanic vanguard of villainy...
Characters:
Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Tubby Watts; Dr. Clever (villain, introduction)
Synopsis:
Dr. Clever is a swindler, and one of his plans is convincing people that he can extract gold from seawater. He's stopped by Johnny Quick.

Indexer Notes

Extracting gold from sea-water was a plot point of "The Sea Magician," a Doc Savage adventure from 1934.

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Jest Kidding / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Would you mind if my little boy pilots the plane...

Built-Rite Toys for Girls and Boys!

Built-Rite Toys / advertisement / 0.5 page

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advertisement / 0.33 page

Kid from Kentucky

text story / 1.25 pages

Script:
Howard Gilbert (signed) (house name)
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

  • Genre:adventure

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advertisement / 0.42 page

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Clip Carson / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:adventure
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Buenos Aires... Colorful South American city...
Characters:
Clip Carson

[Mr. Who Lives Again]

Doctor Fate / comic story / 10 pages


  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; Mr. Who (villain)
Synopsis:
Mr. Who uses his "Solution Z" to adapt himself to any danger, including taking over, in disguise, as the city Mayor.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit and synopsis modification by Craig Delich.

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page

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