More Fun Comics #62

(December 1940)

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Johnson Smith & Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Mad Creation of Professor Fenton] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Spectre / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

Bernard Baily (signed)

Inks

Bernard Baily (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Bernard Baily (signed)

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Professor James Fenton (death); The Brain (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Jim Corrigan tries to tie together the strange behavior of a noted professor and the unexplained bombings and threats coming from The Crime Lord, but it's the Spectre who discovers the good professor's ill-fated tampering with the forces of nature.

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

The Spectre is back in Cliffland. Letterer credit and synopsis added by Craig Delich.

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advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Giggles / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You'll have to take that picture back...

Genre

humor

The Missing Thoroughbred (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Joe Donohoe (signed)

Pencils

Joe Donohoe (signed)

Inks

Joe Donohoe (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Sergeant Carey; Sleepy; Col. Dardell

Synopsis

The Sergeant investigates a plot to fix a horse race.

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Erector / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Congo Bill / comic story / 5.5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Belknap Long ?

Pencils

George Papp (signed)

Inks

George Papp (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Congo Bill, African adventurer, is acting as the guide of Professor Kent...

Genre

jungle; adventure

Characters

Congo Bill; Prof. Kent; Condon; Cecil Vander

Synopsis

Bill rescues a kidnapped millionaire.

Keywords

hypnosis drugs; Praetoria; South Africa; Utangi Gap

Indexer Notes

None of the hallmarks of the scripter of the Congo Bill feature in More Fun Comics (DC, 1936) #56-58 are here; script credit suggested by Bails' Who's Who.

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Flex-i-Track / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Ed Winiarski (signed)

Inks

Ed Winiarski (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Through the calm waters of the Indian Ocean...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Captain Desmo; Gabby

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

Fred Ray

Inks

Fred Ray

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Calling Car K-7! Calling Car K-7! Why haven't you reported, K-7?

Genre

detective-mystery; crime

Characters

Radio Squad [Larry Trent; Sandy Kean]

One-Way Trip (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 1.33 pages (report information)

Script

Whitney Ellsworth (signed)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

The Superman Radio Program (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Superman / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Bob Neal / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Hirsch (signed)

Pencils

Rusty Lehman (signed)

Inks

Rusty Lehman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Bob and Tubby are naval attaches of the American embassy in Moravia...

Genre

war

Characters

Bob Neal; Tubby; King Peter

Synopsis

Moravia and Bulgonia are still at war.

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

Script

Alan Sulman (signed)

Pencils

Joe Sulman (signed)

Inks

Joe Sulman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Now that's what I call a swell adventure!

Genre

adventure

Characters

Biff Bronson; Dan Druff

Synopsis

Dan moans he never has any adventures, until he gets caught up in one.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

More Fun Stamp Page / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Page is mostly ads for stamps dealers.

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Laffs / cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Doc, you tell my wife what's wrong with the food I eat!

Genre

humor

Flames of Death Leaped Upwards! (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Lionel / advertisement / 0.67 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Sergeant O'Malley of the Red Coat Patrol / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Lehti (signed)

Inks

Jack Lehti (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

O'Malley's captured my pardner, but he won't git away with it!

Genre

adventure

Characters

Sgt. O'Malley; Black Hawk

[Menace of the Metal Men] (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Howard Sherman

Inks

Howard Sherman

Colors

?

Letters

Howard Sherman

Genre

superhero

Characters

Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Inza Kramer; Raymond Rall (Villain; Intro; Death)

Synopsis

A mad scientist Raymond Rall, builds robots to make war on Earth in order to eventually obtain a vast treasure that rightfully belongs to others.

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Fate still has no gloves. Letterer credit and synopsis modification added by Craig Delich.

Here It Is - Better Than Ever! (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

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

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Superman Krypto-Raygun / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)