More Fun Comics #v1#9

(March-April 1936)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

New Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Vince Sullivan

Inks:

Vince Sullivan

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

children

Characters:

Jibby Jones ?

Indexer Notes

cover of New Comics #4- Mar-Apr 1936 issue in black and white

Hello Again (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Promotes new smaller size of More Fun Comics

[The Gavonian Affair: Part 9] (Table of Contents)

Sandra of the Secret Service / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

W. C. Brigham

Pencils:

W. C. Brigham (signed)

Inks:

W. C. Brigham

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Sandra; Michael; Count Tauru; Lothar; Reynolds; Count de Wex

Synopsis:

Sandra is forced to masquerade as the Princess Yolanda by Count Tauru, but she doesn't fool Count De Wex.

Indexer Notes

continued

[The Holdup: Part 1] (Table of Contents)

Along the Main Line / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Tom Cooper

Pencils:

Tom Cooper (signed)

Inks:

Tom Cooper

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Jake; Ed

Synopsis:

A suspicious figure knocks out the station agent and forces Jake to send a message that will wreck the Express!

Indexer Notes

continued

[Prince of Patrania: Part 9] (Table of Contents)

Spike Spalding / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Vince Sullivan (signed)

Pencils:

Vince Sullivan (signed)

Inks:

Vince Sullivan

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Spike; Pincus; Phillip of Patrania

Synopsis:

Pincus sneaks around the ship and tries to figure out why Spike has been kidnapped.

Indexer Notes

continued

In the Wake of the Wander [Part 7] (Table of Contents)

Captain Grim / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Tom Cooper

Pencils:

Tom Cooper [as macfergus]

Inks:

Tom Cooper

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Captain Grim

Synopsis:

Grim meets a stranger on the island, but the stranger is soon captured by the natives.

Indexer Notes

continued

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Bobby and Scotty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harry Lewis (signed)

Pencils:

Harry Lewis (signed)

Inks:

Harry Lewis (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Bobby; Scotty

Indexer Notes

1st page is printed out of order as sequence #30

[Two Bit Dinner at Mike's] (Table of Contents)

Woozy Watts / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Russell Cole [as Alger]

Pencils:

Russell Cole [as Alger]

Inks:

Russell Cole [as Alger]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Woozy Watts (intro)

Indexer Notes

1st page is printed out of order as sequence #31

Fang Gow of China [Part 09] (Table of Contents)

Barry O'Neill / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Leo O'Mealia

Pencils:

Leo O'Mealia (signed)

Inks:

Leo O'Mealia

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Barry O'Neil; Fang Gow (villain); Inspector Le Grand

Synopsis:

Barry and Le Grand attempt to escape from Fang Gow's yacht

Indexer Notes

continued.

The Land of the Midgets of Zetruria (Table of Contents)

Don Drake on the Planet Saro / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ken Fitch

Pencils:

Clem Gretter (signed)

Inks:

Clem Gretter

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

sword and sorcery

Characters:

Don Drake; Krenon; Betty; The Rider of the Winged Death

Synopsis:

Don and Betty do battle with Krenon, captain of the Midget Queen's guards.

Indexer Notes

continued

[The Duped Musketeers] (Table of Contents)

Henri Duval / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel (Signed)

Pencils:

Joe Shuster (signed)

Inks:

Joe Shuster

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure; historical

Characters:

Henri Duval

Synopsis:

Henri swipes a Musketeer's outfit and distracts the guards so he can rescue his friends.

Indexer Notes

continued

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Fun Mail / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ken Bald (Signed)

Inks:

Ken Bald

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Drawings of Kenneth Bald, age 14 of Mount Vernon NY win the one dollar prize. Note indicates that the colored pages in this issue are mixed up and the first pages of Bobby and Woozy Watts are in the back of the magazine.

[Damsel In Distress: Part 6] (Table of Contents)

Jack Woods / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Pencils:

W. C. Brigham (signed)

Inks:

W. C. Brigham

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Jack Woods; Pancho Villa; Dolores; Don Miguel

Synopsis:

Dolores and her father hide from Pancho Villa as Jack rides to the rescue

Indexer Notes

continued

[Escaped Ape] (Table of Contents)

Slim Pickins / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Randall

Pencils:

Stan Randall (signed)

Inks:

Stan Randall

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Slim Pickens

Synopsis:

Slim tries to shake off an ape who's trying to make a monkey of him.

[Episode 5] (Table of Contents)

Treasure Island / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Pencils:

Sven Elven

Inks:

Sven Elven

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

historical

Characters:

Jim; Squire Trelawney; Long John Silver; Redruth

Indexer Notes

adapted from the Robert Louis Stevenson novel- continued

["Let's hitch our sled to the back of this car"] (Table of Contents)

Pelion and Ossa / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Al Stahl

Pencils:

Al Stahl (signed)

Inks:

Al Stahl

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Pelion; Ossa

[Mountain Lion] (Table of Contents)

Buckskin Jim / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Tom Cooper

Pencils:

Tom Cooper (signed)

Inks:

Tom Cooper

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Buckskin Jim

Synopsis:

Jim fights off a mountain lion and rescues a boy from the canyon river.

Indexer Notes

continued

Treasure Hunt Contest (Table of Contents)

activity / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Talk About Talkies / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mary Patrick (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Ginger Rogers (photo); Fred Astaire (photo)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Acorn Antics / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Creig Flessel (signed)

Pencils:

Creig Flessel (signed)

Inks:

Creig Flessel

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy

Indexer Notes

only appearance

King High (Table of Contents)

text story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Vince Sullivan (signed)

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

typeset

Writer a Letter and Win $5.00 (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

[The Mystery Plane: Part 5] (Table of Contents)

Bob Merritt and His Flying Pals / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Pencils:

Leo O'Mealia (signed)

Inks:

Leo O'Mealia

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Bob Merritt; Propsector Jake

Synopsis:

Bob and a man impersonating Jake are about to leave for Alaska, while the real Jake escapes from his captors.

Indexer Notes

continued

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Professor / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

E. F. Koscik

Pencils:

E. F. Koscik (signed)

Inks:

E. F. Koscik

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Joshua; Noah; Shnatcher

Synopsis:

An expedition is mounted to Australia to capture a Zopsaurus.

Indexer Notes

continued, but last appearance

[The Bedouins: Part 9] (Table of Contents)

Wing Brady / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Kiefer

Pencils:

Henry Kiefer (signed)

Inks:

Henry Kiefer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Wing Brady; Ali Ben Saad

Synopsis:

Wing tracks Laurel Deane who has been kidnapped by Ali Ben Saad.

Indexer Notes

continued

[The Living Ape God] (Table of Contents)

Brad Hardy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

A. Leslie Ross

Pencils:

A. Leslie Ross (signed)

Inks:

A. Leslie Ross

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Brad Hardy; Lorraine

Synopsis:

Brad tries to save Lorraine from the living Ape God

Indexer Notes

continued

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Books Books / text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edith Brittin (signed)

Letters:

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Chubby / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harold Sherman (signed)

Pencils:

Harold Sherman (signed)

Inks:

Harold Sherman (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Chubby (intro)

[The Bank Robbers Part 1] (Table of Contents)

Little Linda / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Whitney Ellsworth

Pencils:

Whitney Ellsworth (signed)

Inks:

Whitney Ellsworth

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

children

Characters:

Linda; Butch

Synopsis:

Linda is kidnapped by bank robbers

Indexer Notes

continued

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Bobby and Scotty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harry Lewis (signed)

Pencils:

Harry Lewis (signed)

Inks:

Harry Lewis (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Bobby; Scotty

Indexer Notes

2nd page is printed out of order as sequence #7

[Two Bit Dinner at Mike's] (Table of Contents)

Woozy Watts / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Russell Cole [as Alger]

Pencils:

Russell Cole [as Alger]

Inks:

Russell Cole [as Alger]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

2nd page printed out of order as sequence 8

Siege In the Night (Table of Contents)

Magic Crystal of History / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harlan David Haskins (signed)

Pencils:

Harlan David Haskins (signed)

Inks:

Harlan David Haskins (signed)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

children; fantasy

Characters:

Bobby; Binks

Synopsis:

Bobby and Binks continue following the star through Tutankahmen's Egypt.

Indexer Notes

title from last issue blurb

[Dewey and the Pirates: Part 6] (Table of Contents)

Midshipman Dewey / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Tom Cooper

Pencils:

Tom Cooper (signed)

Inks:

Tom Cooper

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

historical

Characters:

Dewey; the Captain

Synopsis:

The crew mutiny and take the Captain prisoner, but Dewey jumps overboard.

Indexer Notes

continued

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Hubert / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

J. Muselli (signed)

Pencils:

Bill Patrick (signed)

Inks:

Bill Patrick

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Hubert (intro)

[No brakes] (Table of Contents)

Rusty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harold Sherman (signed)

Pencils:

Harold Sherman (signed)

Inks:

Harold Sherman (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; teen

Indexer Notes

only appearance

[Captain Kiddlaw: Part 9] (Table of Contents)

2023: Super Police / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ken Fitch (signed)

Pencils:

Clem Gretter (signed)

Inks:

Clem Gretter

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Kiddlaw; Axel Yoke; Rex Cosmos

Synopsis:

Kiddlaw leaves Rex and Axel for dead. They follow an underground river looking for a way out.

Indexer Notes

Continued: Next issue title: the Demented

[The Vampire Master] (Table of Contents)

Dr. Occult / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel [as Leger]

Pencils:

Joe Shuster [as Reuths]

Inks:

Joe Shuster

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Doctor Occult; Sander Amster; Vampire Master (dies); Mrs. Amster

Synopsis:

The Vampire Master succombs to a blazing death, but Doc and the Amsters escape.