More Fun Comics
#31
(May 1938)
DC,
1936 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1938-04-05
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Detective Comics Inc.
- Editing
- Vin Sullivan (editor)
Issue Notes
This is the first issue published by Detective Comics, Inc., 480 Lexington Ave, NY, NY.
The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office renewal filing.
The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office renewal filing.
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Creig Flessel (signed)
- Inks
- Creig Flessel (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- children
- Keywords
- dogs; footprints; hunting
Indexer Notes
Kid and dog hunting.
Brand New!
Action Comics / advertisement / 0.7 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
Indexer Notes
House ad for Action Comics #1 (June 1938) showing cover in black and white on the inside front cover.
[Sandra's Vacation, Part 4]
Sandra of the Secret Service / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- 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.
Dr. Occult the Ghost Detective vs the Master of Corpses
Dr. Occult / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- adventure; fantasy-supernatural
- 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.
[no title indexed]
Buzz Brown / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Creig Flessel (signed)
- Pencils
- Creig Flessel (signed)
- Inks
- Creig Flessel (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Buzz Brown and Sandy MacDonald find themselves captives of the notorious Captain Scudd..
- Genre
- 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.
[no title indexed]
Wing Brady / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Tom Hickey (signed)
- Inks
- Tom Hickey (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Synopsis - Having rescued an American girl from an Arab slave trader...
- Genre
- adventure; military
- 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
Hank 'n' Hunk / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Hank; Hunk
Indexer Notes
only appearance; artist credits from Nigel Cantwell & Jerry Bails
[no title indexed]
Slaphappy and His Pappy / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- All day long I've been looking for that son of mine!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Slaphappy; Pappy
Indexer Notes
Only appearance.
Edward the Third of England and the Black Prince
The Magic Crystal of History / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Homer Fleming (signed)
- Inks
- Homer Fleming (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- non-fiction; adventure; historical
- Characters
- Bobby; Binks; Edward III; The Black Prince
[The Murder of Lord Greystone, Part 6]
Mark Marson of the Interplanetary Police / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Tom Hickey (signed)
- Inks
- Tom Hickey (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- 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
[no title indexed]
Johnnie Law / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The dope peddlers' ring smashed, things have been quiet...
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- 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 two pages have red.
[no title indexed]
Radio Squad / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils
- Joe Shuster (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Shuster (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Calling Car K-7 -- Suspicious figure near Dale Storage...
- Genre
- detective-mystery; crime
- 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.
[no title indexed]
Alger's Variety Show / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It wuz the mince pie!
- Genre
- humor
[no title indexed]
Do You Know? / cartoon / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why the shrike impales its prey...
- Genre
- non-fiction
[Episode 21]
The Three Musketeers / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- historical; adventure
- Characters
- Athos; Richelieu; Buckingham
Indexer Notes
in red
[no title indexed]
Ginger Snap / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now remember, Ginger - Use your best table manners...
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Ginger Snap (intro); the Colonel
- Synopsis
- The Colonel takes Ginger to the Ritz.
- Reprints
-
in Jerry Iger's Classic Jumbo Comics (Blackthorne, 1985 series) #1 (June 1985) - in Pulp Fiction (A List Comics, 1997 series) #1 (Spring 1997)
-
[no title indexed]
Brad Hardy / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Tom Hickey (signed)
- Inks
- Tom Hickey (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Brad crept across the floor towards the slumbering Porgo...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Brad Hardy; Genral Porgo; Kardos
- Synopsis
- Porgo wakes and faces Brad with his sword.
Indexer Notes
black and white; last appearance
[no title indexed]
Jack Woods / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jack, returning to his ranch in Texas, is surprised by a vicious ambush...
- Genre
- western-frontier; detective-mystery
- 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. Pencil & inks credit originally given to W. C. Brigham.
Two pages in red, two in black and white.
[no title indexed]
Biff Brody and Pop Beaner / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I said we reminded me of a ferret that a hunter has pushed into a rabbit hole!
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- 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.
[no title indexed]
Just Like Junior / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I shoot at his nose, but I always hit the apple!
- Genre
- humor; children
Indexer Notes
Artist credits from Nigel Cantwell.
[The Curse of Foo Ti Lai, Part 1]
Red Logan / comic story / 8 pages
- 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 & Jerry Bails.
[no title indexed]
Just for Fun / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- See? He's stubborn!
- Genre
- humor
[no title indexed]
Playtime Puzzles / activity / 1 page
- Script
- Walter Wellman (signed)
- Pencils
- Walter Wellman (signed)
- Inks
- Walter Wellman (signed)
- Letters
- ?
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
-
1.
Brand New!
Action Comics -
2.
[no title indexed]
-
3.
[Sandra's Vacation, Part 4]
Sandra of the Secret Service -
4.
Dr. Occult the Ghost Detective vs the Master of Corpses
Dr. Occult -
5.
["Buzz Brown and Sandy MacDonald find themselves captives of the notorious Captain Scudd.."]
Buzz Brown -
6.
["Synopsis - Having rescued an American girl from an Arab slave trader..."]
Wing Brady -
7.
The Hikers
Hank 'n' Hunk -
8.
Collared
-
9.
["All day long I've been looking for that son of mine!"]
Slaphappy and His Pappy -
10.
Edward the Third of England and the Black Prince
The Magic Crystal of History -
11.
[The Murder of Lord Greystone, Part 6]
Mark Marson of the Interplanetary Police -
12.
["The dope peddlers' ring smashed, things have been quiet..."]
Johnnie Law -
13.
["Calling Car K-7 -- Suspicious figure near Dale Storage..."]
Radio Squad -
14.
["It wuz the mince pie!"]
Alger's Variety Show -
15.
The Water Buffalo
Odd Animal Life -
16.
["Why the shrike impales its prey..."]
Do You Know? -
17.
[Episode 21]
The Three Musketeers -
18.
["Now remember, Ginger - Use your best table manners..."]
Ginger Snap -
19.
["Brad crept across the floor towards the slumbering Porgo..."]
Brad Hardy -
20.
["Jack, returning to his ranch in Texas, is surprised by a vicious ambush..."]
Jack Woods -
21.
["I said we reminded me of a ferret that a hunter has pushed into a rabbit hole!"]
Biff Brody and Pop Beaner -
22.
["I shoot at his nose, but I always hit the apple!"]
Just Like Junior -
23.
[The Curse of Foo Ti Lai, Part 1]
Red Logan -
24.
["See? He's stubborn!"]
Just for Fun -
25.
[no title indexed]
Playtime Puzzles -
26.
[no title indexed]
Johnson Smith & Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Peter Croome
- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
- Bob Hughes
- Dan Kocher
- R. S. Martin
- Tony R. Rose
- Ramon Schenk
- Adam Spector
- Jim Van Dore
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