More Fun Comics #52

(February 1940)

none (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); Clarice Winston; V: Gat Benson; Wayne Grant.

Synopsis:

Gat Benson has Jim Corrigan murdered for interfering in his plans.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Secret Origins (DC, 1973 series) #5 (November-December 1973)
• in Golden Age Spectre Archives (DC, 2003 series) #1 ([March] 2003)
• in Weird Secret Origins (DC, 2004 series) #[nn] (October 2004)

Indexer Notes

The Spectre has a blue cloak and grey skin, which was colored incorrectly in the Archive edition. Also Jerry Siegel's name omitted from the splash page. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 11-10-07. Concluded next issue.

none (Table of Contents)

Henrietta / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Fred Schwab

Inks:

Fred Schwab

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

children; humor

[The Tuareg Siege] (Table of Contents)

Wing Brady / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Tom Hickey (signed)

Inks:

Tom Hickey (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Wing Brady

[The Marching Mechanical Men] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Albert Sulman

Pencils:

Joe Sulman

Inks:

Joe Sulman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Biff Bronson; Dan Druff; V: the Wizard.

Synopsis:

The Wizard sends mechanical robots to steal all the silver stored at West Point.

Indexer Notes

continued next issue

[The Bank Robbery] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

Martin Wheeler (signed)

Inks:

Martin Wheeler (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Radio Squad: Sandy Kean & Larry Trent

Bust Up in Borneo (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Anthony (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

[Return to the Canal Zone] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Robert Hirsch (signed)

Pencils:

Russ Lehman (signed)

Inks:

Russ Lehman (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

Bob Neal; Tubby; Dr. McDonald; Judith McDonald.

none (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Facts / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George Papp (signed)

Pencils:

George Papp (signed)

Inks:

George Papp (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Peril on the Ice Plains (Table of Contents)

King Carter / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Paul Lauretta (signed)

Inks:

Paul Lauretta (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

King Carter

The Studio Mystery (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Joe Donohoe (signed)

Pencils:

Joe Donohoe (signed)

Inks:

Joe Donohoe (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Sergeant Carey; Sleepy

The Terror in Beaver Run (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

John Lehti (signed)

Inks:

John Lehti (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Sgt. O'Malley; Black Hawk; Mr. Bourke

[The Invisible Pills] (Table of Contents)

Bulldog Martin / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bart Tumey (signed)

Inks:

Bart Tumey (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Bulldog Martin; Jonah; V: Duke Tweed

Synopsis:

An old friend of his father's bequeaths Biff some invisibility pills.