More Fun Comics #v1#10

(May 1936)

Better Than Ever (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Are You Listening? (Table of Contents: 2)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Vin Sullivan

Inks

Vin Sullivan

Colors

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Letters

typeset

[The Gavonian Affair, Part 10] (Table of Contents: 3)

Sandra of the Secret Service / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Pencils

W. C. Brigham (signed as C. Brigham) (credited as C. Brigham)

Inks

W. C. Brigham (signed as C. Brigham) (credited as C. Brigham)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Sandra, forced to impersonate the missing princess...

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Sandra; Count Wex

Synopsis

A silent watcher secretly protects Sandra.

[Prince of Patrania, Part 8] (Table of Contents: 4)

Spike Spalding / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Vin Sullivan (credited)

Pencils

Vin Sullivan (credited)

Inks

Vin Sullivan (credited)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Spike Spalding who bears a striking resemblance...

Genre

adventure; humor

Characters

Pincus; Spike; Phillip of Patronia

Synopsis

Pincus, a stowaway aboard the ship where Spike is held, is captured himself.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Woozy Watts / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Russell Cole (credited as Alger) (signed as Alger)

Pencils

Russell Cole (credited as Alger) (signed as Alger)

Inks

Russell Cole (credited as Alger) (signed as Alger)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ketch that one 'n' I'll give you fi' dollars!

Genre

humor

Characters

Woozy Watts

[Damsel in Distress, Part 7] (Table of Contents: 6)

Jack Woods / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Pencils

W. C. Brigham (credited as C. Brigham)

Inks

W. C. Brigham (credited as C. Brigham)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Besieged in a cave...

Genre

adventure; western-frontier; detective-mystery

Characters

Jack Woods; Pancho Villa; Dolores; Don Miguel

Synopsis

Jack rescues Dolores and her father from Pancho Villa.

[Episode 9] (Table of Contents: 7)

Ivanhoe / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Pencils

Raymond Perry

Inks

Raymond Perry

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

The sound of the blowing bugle...

Genre

historical; adventure

Indexer Notes

adapted from the Sir Walter Scott novel

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

Don Drake on the Planet Saro / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ken Fitch

Pencils

Creig Flessel (credited as Fless)

Inks

Creig Flessel (credited as Fless)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Don Drake: His rope cut by the treachery of Krenon...

Genre

adventure; sword and sorcery; science fiction

Characters

Don Drake; Krenon; Betty; Queen Zira (intro)

Synopsis

Krenon leads a revolt against Queen Zira.

[Part 10] (Table of Contents: 9)

Barry O'Neill and Fang Gow of China / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Pencils

Leo O'Mealia (credited as Leo E. O'Mealia)

Inks

Leo O'Mealia (credited as Leo E. O'Mealia)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

As the Mongol turned the paralysis ray...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Barry O'Neil; Fang Gow (villain); Inspector Le Grand

Synopsis

Barry and Le Grand escape overboard.

Reprints

• in Cavalier Comics (A.W. Nugent Publishing Co., 1945 series) #2 [1945] (1945)
• in DC Comics Before Superman: Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson's Pulp Comics (Hermes Press, 2018 series) (2018)

[Golfing to China] (Table of Contents: 10)

Mr. Divot / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Whitney Ellsworth ?

Pencils

Whitney Ellsworth ?

Inks

Whitney Ellsworth ?

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor

Characters

Mr. Divot

Indexer Notes

only appearance

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

Fun Mail / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Pete Alvarado

Inks

Pete Alvarado

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

drawing submitted by 15 year old reader

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

Buckskin Jim / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Tom Cooper (credited)

Pencils

Tom Cooper (credited)

Inks

Tom Cooper (credited)

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Rescued from the rushing torrent by a passing trapper...

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

Bucksin Jim; Pierre (villain); Mary; The Trapper

Synopsis

With Jim lost, Pierre kidnaps Mary.

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

Pelion and Ossa / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Al Stahl (credited)

Pencils

Al Stahl (credited)

Inks

Al Stahl (credited)

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gee it's the expressman!

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Pelion; Ossa

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Imagine That... / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Henry Kiefer (credited as H C)

Inks

A. D. Kiefer (credited as A. D. K.)

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Leonidas had not been able to hold back the hordes of Persians at Thermopolye...

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Leonidas; Louis XV

[Captain Kiddlaw, Part 10] (Table of Contents: 15)

2023: Super-Police / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ken Fitch (credited)

Pencils

Clem Gretter (credited as Clemens Gretter) (signed as Clemens Gretter)

Inks

Clem Gretter (credited as Clemens Gretter) (signed as Clemens Gretter)

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Rex and Axel, believed to be dead...

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Axel Yoke; Rex Cosmos; the Queen of Fortune (intro)

Synopsis

Axel and Rex are lost in an underground cavern where they find a strange civilization.

[Dewey and the Pirates, Part 7] (Table of Contents: 16)

Midshipman Dewey / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Tom Cooper (signed)

Pencils

Tom Cooper (signed)

Inks

Tom Cooper (signed)

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

The crew have captured the ship...

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

Jack Dewey

Synopsis

Dewey attempts to rescue the captain.

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

More Fun and Magic / text article / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

? [as The Wizard of Biff]

Pencils

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Inks

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Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

The House of Magic / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

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

Talk About Talkies / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mary Partrick

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Wheeler; Woolsey

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

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

Script

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Pencils

Harlan Haskins (signed as Harlan David Haskins)

Inks

Harlan Haskins (signed as Harlan David Haskins)

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Cold, tired and hungry, Bobby and Binks reached the walls of the city...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Bobby; Binks

Fishy Frolics (Table of Contents: 21)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Creig Flessel (credited as Fless)

Inks

Creig Flessel (credited as Fless)

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Definition of a Licking (Table of Contents: 22)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Oliver Brault (credited)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Dufresne; Hunk Iverson

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

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

Script

Edith Brittin (house name)

Pencils

?

Inks

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Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Boys and Girls! Here'a a Real Offer! (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

Universal Toy & Novelty Mfg. Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Write a Letter and... Win $5.00 (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

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

Big Premium Offer (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

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

Script

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Pencils

Henry Kiefer

Inks

A. D. Kiefer

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Several times the ice cap of the North Pole...

Genre

non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

Doc Occult / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (credited as Leger)

Pencils

Joe Shuster (credited as Reuths)

Inks

Joe Shuster (credited as Reuths)

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Sirens screaming, the car bearing Doc Occult...

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Doctor Occult; Burke; Lieutenant Day; Methusaleh

Synopsis

A madman believes he can transfer others' longevity to himself by killing them.

[The Holdup, Part 2] (Table of Contents: 29)

Along the Main Line / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Tom Cooper (signed); Tom Cooper (signed)

Pencils

Tom Cooper (signed); Tom Cooper (signed)

Inks

Tom Cooper (signed); Tom Cooper (signed)

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Jake and Ed are held up...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Jake; Ed; Slick

Synopsis

Jake and Ed are trapped in an abandoned mine with dynamite about to go off.

[The Hairy Ape, Part 2] (Table of Contents: 30)

Slim Pickins / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Randall (credited as Stanley Randall) (signed as Randall)

Pencils

Stan Randall (credited as Stanley Randall) (signed as Randall)

Inks

Stan Randall (credited as Stanley Randall) (signed as Randall)

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Phew! Safe at last!

Genre

adventure; humor

Characters

Slim Pickens; Pippo the Ape; Colonel Fink

Synopsis

Slim finally gets the ape back to the circus.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

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

Script

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Pencils

Leslie Ross (credited as A. Leslie Ross)

Inks

Leslie Ross (credited as A. Leslie Ross)

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Brad, Lorraine, and Prince Kardos, prisoners in the underground kingdom of the Dre...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Brad Hardy; Lorraine; Prince Kardos; The Ape-God

Synopsis

Brad, Lorraine, and Prince Kardos escape from the Ape Men.

Indexer Notes

Script previously credited to A. Leslie Ross, but the Who's Who credits him with only the artwork.

[Devil's Island] (Table of Contents: 32)

It's a Fact! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Paul Ferrer ?

Inks

Paul Ferrer ?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Art credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

Chubby / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Harold Sherman (credited)

Inks

Harold Sherman (credited)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oscar told me t' meet him here...

Genre

humor

Characters

Oscar; Chubby

Indexer Notes

Last appearance.

Script formerly credited to Sherman, but the Who's Who gives him only as artist on this strip.

[The Bank Robbers, Part 2] (Table of Contents: 34)

Little Linda / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Whitney Ellsworth (credited as Whit Ellsworth)

Pencils

Whitney Ellsworth (credited as Whit Ellsworth)

Inks

Whitney Ellsworth (credited as Whit Ellsworth)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Linda is in the hands of two bank-robbers...

Genre

children

Characters

Linda; Butch; Slim

Synopsis

Linda turns Butch and Slim against each other, but it doesn't improve her situation any.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 35)

Henri Duval / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (credited as Hugh Langley)

Pencils

Joe Shuster (credited as Hugh Langley)

Inks

Joe Shuster (credited as Hugh Langley)

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

The fugitives hide in the brush at the side of the road...

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

Henri Duval

Synopsis

Duval is captured.

[Episode 6] (Table of Contents: 36)

Treasure Island / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Pencils

Sven Elven (credited)

Inks

Sven Elven (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Sven Elven

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The following morning...

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

Squire Trelawney; Jim Hawkins; Long John Silver

Synopsis

The voyage finally gets under way.

Indexer Notes

last appearance; adapted from the Robert Louis Stevenson novel

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 37)

Ramblin' Jim / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Randall (credited) (signed as Randall)

Pencils

Stan Randall (credited) (signed as Randall)

Inks

Stan Randall (credited) (signed as Randall)

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hullo Mister Allen - I'm back again...

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Ramblin' Jim Hunter (origin, details); Click Allen

Synopsis

Jim tells Click the story of his life and then begs him not to print it.

In the Wake of the Wander [Part 8] (Table of Contents: 38)

Captain Grim / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Tom Cooper (credited as MacFergus)

Pencils

Tom Cooper (credited as MacFergus)

Inks

Tom Cooper (credited as MacFergus)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Capt. Grim is on the trail of the natives...

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

Captain Grim

Synopsis

Grim is captured and brought before the natives.

[The Long Line] (Table of Contents: 39)

Hubert / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

J. Muselli (credited)

Pencils

Bill Patrick (credited, signed)

Inks

Bill Patrick (credited, signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ina Pinch in Love in Bloom at the Bijou...

Genre

humor

Characters

Hunbert

[The Mystery Plane, Part 6] (Table of Contents: 40)

Bob Merritt and His Flying Pals / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Pencils

Leo O'Mealia (credited as Leo E. O'Mealia)

Inks

Leo O'Mealia (credited as Leo E. O'Mealia)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Prospector Jake succeeds in escaping...

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Bob Merritt; Fernando; Prospector Jake; Prospector Jake (fake)

Synopsis

Bob finds out that Prospector Jake is a fake and confronts him.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 41)

G. Wiz / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Harold Sherman (credited)

Inks

Harold Sherman (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Darn it!! Gotta write this letter!

Genre

humor

Characters

G. Wiz; Blister

Indexer Notes

Only appearance.

Script originally credited to Sherman, but the Who's Who reveals only art on this strip.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 42)

credits, title page / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Publishing data. Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 43) (Expand) /

Harmonica Playing Made Easy / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Earn This Bicycle (Table of Contents: 44) (Expand) /

The Crowell Publishing Company / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Factory to You (Table of Contents: 45) (Expand) /

Remington Rand / advertisement / 1 page (report information)