More Fun Comics #31

(May 1938)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Superman / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Joe Shuster

Inks:

Joe Shuster

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman

Indexer Notes

House ad for Action Comics #1 (June 1938) showing cover in black and white.

[Sandra's Vacation Part 4] (Table of Contents)

Sandra of the Secret Service / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Will Ely (signed)

Inks:

Will Ely (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Sandra; Michael; Baron Von Schmidt; Lucille Du Pont

Synopsis:

Sandra tracks down the missing jewels and captures the criminal.

Indexer Notes

Sandra's last name give as McClane in this story. Not sure if it's an alias or not.

Doctor Occult vs. the Master of Corpses (Table of Contents)

Doctor Occult / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel [as Leger]

Pencils:

Joe Shuster [as Reuths]

Inks:

Joe Shuster

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Dr. Occult; Ellsworth; Daro

Synopsis:

Daro employs zombies in his mine, but he's really planning to rule the world.

Indexer Notes

Story title from Nigel Cantwell (February 22, 2004).

[Captives of the Notorious Captain Scudd] (Table of Contents)

Buzz Brown / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Creig Flessel (signed)

Inks:

Creig Flessel (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

action; adventure

Characters:

Buzz Brown; Sandy MacDonald; Captain Scudd; Cookie

Synopsis:

Buzz and Sandy find themselves prisoners of the notorious Captain Scudd, who saved them from the squall last issue. Their only option is mutiny.

Indexer Notes

Artist credits from Nigel Cantwell (February 22, 2004).

[The Murder of Cyrus Judd] (Table of Contents)

Wing Brady / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Tom Hickey (signed)

Inks:

Tom Hickey

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Wing Brady; Hap Hamilton; Frenchy Renard; Jill Bradford; Ali Massa

Synopsis:

Jill discovers the murdered man is her uncle Cyrus, who had conspired with Ali Massa to sell her into slavery.

The Hikers (Table of Contents)

Hank 'n' Hunk / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Russell Cole [as Alger]

Inks:

Russell Cole [as Alger]

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Hank; Hunk

Indexer Notes

only appearance. Artist credits from Nigel Cantwell (February 22, 2004) & Jerry Bails

Collared (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Thomas Delaney

Pencils:

Fred Guardineer [as F.B.G.]

Inks:

Fred Guardineer [as F.B.G.]

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

["All day long I've been looking for that son of mine"] (Table of Contents)

Slaphappy and his Pappy / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

B. Block (signed)

Inks:

B. Block (signed)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Slaphappy; Pappy

Indexer Notes

Only appearance.

Edward III of England and the Black Prince (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Homer Fleming (signed)

Inks:

Homer Fleming

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Characters:

Bobby; Binks; Edward III; The Black Prince

[The Murder of Lord Greystone] (Table of Contents)

Mark Marson of the Interplanetary Police / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Tom Hickey (signed)

Inks:

Tom Hickey

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Mark Marson; Diane Greystone; Ransford; Monty

Synopsis:

Mark continues to pursue the murderer of Greystone, but as this is the last episode, never finds him.

Indexer Notes

last appearance

[Hunchy Bambace] (Table of Contents)

Johnnie Law / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Will Ely (signed)

Inks:

Will Ely (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Johnnie Law; Knucks; Brad Dunphy; Hunchy Bambace

Synopsis:

Hunchy is behind the murder of a shopkeeper, but Johnnie can't hold him because he has a fake alibi.

Indexer Notes

black and white, except the first page has red.

[A Case of Arson] (Table of Contents)

Radio Squad / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

Joe Shuster (signed)

Inks:

Joe Shuster

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Sandy Kean; Larry Trent; Mr. Dale

Synopsis:

Dale plans to burn down his own store, but Sandy and Larry are too quick for him.

["It was the mince pie"] (Table of Contents)

Alger's Variety Show / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Russell Cole [as Alger]

Pencils:

Russell Cole [as Alger]

Inks:

Russell Cole [as Alger]

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Odd Animal Life (Table of Contents)

Do You Know? / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Henry Kiefer

Inks:

A. D. Kiefer

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

[Episode 20] (Table of Contents)

Three Musketeers / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sven Elven

Pencils:

Sven Elven (signed)

Inks:

Sven Elven

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

period

Characters:

Athos; Richelieu; Buckingham

Indexer Notes

in red

["Now remember Ginger, use your best table manners"] (Table of Contents)

Ginger Snap / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Kane

Pencils:

Bob Kane [as Robert Kane]

Inks:

Bob Kane

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

children; humor

Characters:

Ginger Snap (intro); the Colonel

Synopsis:

The Colonel takes Ginger to the Ritz.

["This is your finish!"] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Tom Hickey (signed)

Inks:

Tom Hickey

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Brad Hardy; Genral Porgo; Kardos

Synopsis:

Porgo wakes and faces Brad with his sword.

Indexer Notes

black and white; last appearance

[A Fight over water] (Table of Contents)

Jack Woods / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Ely

Pencils:

Will Ely (signed)

Inks:

Will Ely (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

Jack Woods; Joe; Tom

Synopsis:

Back home in Texas, Jack finds crooked oil men trying to steal the ranchers' water.

Indexer Notes

Writer & artist credits from Nigel Cantwell (February 22, 2004). Pencil & inks credit originally went to: W. C. Brigham. two pages in red, two in black and white

["What if the rabbit turns out to be a porcupine?"] (Table of Contents)

Biff Brody and Pop Beaner / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Creig Flessel ?

Inks:

Creig Flessel ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Biff Brody; Pop Beaner; Tony The Runt; Farmer Kettlesoup; Brainie

Synopsis:

Biff captures a criminal by having an auto accident.

Indexer Notes

Only appearance.

["I shoot at his nose, but I always hit the apple"] (Table of Contents)

Just Like Junior / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Stan Aschmeier [as Stan Asch]

Inks:

Stan Aschmeier [as Stan Asch]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; gags

Indexer Notes

Artist credits from Nigel Cantwell (February 22, 2004).

[The Curse of Foo Ti Lai] Part 1 (Table of Contents)

Red Logan / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ed Winiarksi [as WIN]

Inks:

Ed Winiarksi [as WIN]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Red Logan (intro); Trigger; Butch

Synopsis:

A speaker is murdered at the Cosmopolitan Museum and Red tracks the killers, only to be captured and thrown off a bridge.

Indexer Notes

Artist credits from Nigel Cantwell (February 22, 2004) & Jerry Bails.

["See? He's stubborn"] (Table of Contents)

Just For Fun / filler / 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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Playtime Puzzles / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Walter Wellman (signed)

Pencils:

Walter Wellman (signed)

Inks:

Walter Wellman (signed)

Letters:

?

Indexer Notes

inside back cover