More Fun Comics #71

(September 1941)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Johnson Smith & Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Reluctant Bridegroom] (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 ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Clarice Winston; Tom Grant; Barbara Newsome; Clyde Wyckliff; Allen Tracy

Synopsis

The Spectre has to protect a bride and groom from a jealous suitor.

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

-And This Is It! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

The Radio Bandits (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Sergenat Carey; Sleepy

The Riddle of the Crying Clown! (Table of Contents: 5)

Johnny Quick / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Mort Weisinger

Pencils

Chad Grothkopf ?

Inks

Chad Grothkopf ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers] (introduction, origin); Tubby Watts; Professor Gill; Sam Leroy

Indexer Notes

Art id by Jerry Bails, but he's unconvinced.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Clancy the Cop / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

H'ya, folks!" "Clancy, you've been on the force for 20 years...

Genre

humor

Characters

Clancy

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Chad Grothkopf

Inks

Chad Grothkopf

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gangdom runs riot in the higher circles of art...

Genre

detective-mystery; crime

Characters

Radio Squad [Larry Trent; Sandy Keene]; Sam Shade; Maida Coleman

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Clip Carson / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Papp (signed)

Inks

George Papp (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In Alaska, land of adventure, Clip Carson meets and old acquaintance...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Clip Carson; Bill Weston; The Cipher (villain)

[Wagons Westward] (Table of Contents: 9)

Books Worth Reading / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Hear Superman on the Radio! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Superman / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Dinky / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Boy - I'd like to see that game!

Genre

humor; children

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Cliff Young

Inks

Cliff Young

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Captain Desmo, adventurer of the air, and his pal Gabby, the loquacious gent from Brooklyn...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Captain Desmo; Gabby; Rex Wall; Lucy Dain

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Syncro Devices / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Indian Sign (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 1.17 pages (report information)

Script

John Hilton (credited)

Pencils

Cliff Young ?

Inks

Cliff Young

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

In the main office of the Northwest Mounted Headquarters...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Sgt. O'Malley; Black Hawk

[The Great Drought] (Table of Contents: 17)

Doctor Fate / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Howard Sherman

Inks

Howard Sherman

Colors

?

Letters

Howard Sherman

Genre

superhero

Characters

Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; Inza Kramer; Adam Igorovich (villain, introduction, death); Nickolai (villain)

Synopsis

Dr. Fate investigates a weird villain who can stop the Earth's rotation and even draw it into the Sun!

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

The last issue featuring Dr. Fate's full helmet. Letterer credit and synopsis modification added by Craig Delich.

Action! Thrills! Adventure! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Modern Concise Encyclopedia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Take a Tip from a Navy Torpedo (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

United States Rubber Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)