More Fun Comics #61

(November 1940)

[The Golden Curse Deaths] (Table of Contents)

Spectre / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

Bernard Baily (signed)

Inks:

Bernard Baily (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bernard Baily

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; occult

Characters:

The Spectre [Jim Corrigan}; The Chief; Clarice Winston; Wayne Grant; V: "The Spectre" [Gustaf Gilroy][I, D].

Synopsis:

Detective Corrigan is given orders to hunt down and arrest the Spectre for doing such a good job rounding up the criminal element of the city and making the Police look bad.....and he does the "Spectre", only a false one!

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Golden Age Spectre Archives (DC, 2003 series) #1 ([March] 2003)

Indexer Notes

The Spectre lives in Center City. Letterer credit and synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-08-07.

The Mystery Plane (Table of Contents)

Detective Sergeant Carey / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Donohoe

Pencils:

Joe Donohoe (signed)

Inks:

Joe Donohoe (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Sergeant Carey; Sleepy; Henshaw; Jones.

Synopsis:

Carey investigates sabotage at a plant building a new airplane.

The Madman of the Jungle (Table of Contents)

Congo Bill / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Whitney Ellsworth?

Pencils:

George Papp (signed)

Inks:

George Papp (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

jungle

Characters:

Congo Bill; Prof Kent; Allen Colby; Jean Villon.

Synopsis:

Bill helps an escaped convict prove his innocence.

Mystery of the Mermaid's Brother (Table of Contents)

Captain Desmo / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ed Winiarski [signed as Win]

Inks:

Ed Winiarski [signed as Win]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure; aviation

Characters:

Captain Desmo; Gabby McGuire; Captain Smythe; Trudy West; Count Lindar.

Synopsis:

In Hong Kong, Capt Desmo corrales a ring of spies that use a submarine for their base.

none (Table of Contents)

Silly Situations / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Hal Sherman (signed)

Pencils:

Hal Sherman (signed)

Inks:

Hal Sherman (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

The Warehouse Flames (Table of Contents)

Radio Squad / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

Chad Grothkopf (signed)

Inks:

Chad Grothkopf (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Radio Squad: Larry Trent and Sandy Kean; Manny Wein; Mr. Dexter.

Synopsis:

Larry and Sandy investigate an arson case that seems to be tied to the mayoral election.

Blue Lights (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Albert Summers (signed)

Pencils:

Fred Ray (signed)

Inks:

Fred Ray (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

[Assassin] (Table of Contents)

Lt. Bob Neal / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Hirsch (signed)

Pencils:

Rusty Lehman (signed)

Inks:

Russ Lehman (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

Bob Neal; Tubby; King Peter; Maria; Prince Frederic.

Synopsis:

Bob is caught up in a war between Moravia and Bulgonia.

Prisoner of Dr. Zabkin (Table of Contents)

Biff Bronson / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Albert Sulman (signed)

Pencils:

Joe Sulman (signed)

Inks:

Joe Sulman (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Biff Bronson; Colosso; V: Dr. Zabkin; Titan

Synopsis:

Dr. Zabkin has a formula that can make men either bigger or smaller.

[The Mountain Trail Sniper] (Table of Contents)

Red Coat Patrol / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jack Lehti (signed)

Inks:

Jack Lehti (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Sgt. O'Malley; Black Hawk

Synopsis:

Black Hawk and 0'Malley chase a bandit through the hills.

[Menace of the Nebula] (Table of Contents)

Doctor Fate / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox

Pencils:

Howard Sherman

Inks:

Howard Sherman

Colors:

?

Letters:

Howard Sherman

Content Information

Genre:

occult; superhero

Characters:

Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; Inza Kramer; V: The Globe Men.

Synopsis:

A mysterious space globe threatens to rip Earth out of its orbit, so Dr. Fate journeys to the planet of the Globe Men to take out their menace forever. Then he spends the last page defeating a mad scientist in South America.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Golden Age Doctor Fate Archives (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([July] 2007)

Indexer Notes

Dr. Fate wears no gloves and his cape is yellow again. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 11-08-07.