More Fun Comics #68

(June 1941)

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Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Murder in Baranga Marsh] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Howard Sherman

Inks

Howard Sherman

Colors

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Letters

Howard Sherman

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hidden in the marshes south of the Baranga River stands an old stone house.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; Inza Kramer; Serge Roltavich; The Master (villain, introduction, death); Nasha (villain)

Synopsis

A mad man invents a sound system that kills people at a distance and Dr. Fate sets out to halt the senseless murders that have already occurred.

Reprints

• in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #442 (August-September 1974) [recolored, renewed]
• in Giant Jimmy Olsen Album (K. G. Murray, 1966 ? series) #13 (October 1975)
• in Gigant (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #1/1976 ([januar] 1976)
• in Gigant (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #1/1976 ([januari] 1976)
• in Golden Age Doctor Fate Archives (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([September] 2007)

Keywords

Baranga Marshes; Deadly Sonic Weapon; Salem; Tower of Fate

Indexer Notes

Oddity: in the first few panels, Kent Nelson wears the golden cape of Dr. Fate. Letterer credit and modified synopsis added by Craig Delich.

Energy in the Pinches (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Night of Terror (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

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Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Sergeant Carey; The Skarpis Gang (villain); Sleepy (villain); Mickey the Newsboy (villain)

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

Script

?

Pencils

George Papp (signed)

Inks

George Papp (signed)

Colors

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Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Awaiting a ship to take him home from Panama...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Clip Carson; Major Denning; Capt. Payne; Mr. K; Nomina; Terru; Black Jack; Wiley

Indexer Notes

First appearance in this title; continues from Action Comics #36.

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Kidding / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ray McGill (signed)

Pencils

Ray McGill (signed)

Inks

Ray McGill (signed)

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I can't stop him officer...

Genre

humor

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Popsicle / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Ed Winiarski (signed)

Inks

Ed Winiarski (signed)

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Having smashed the Fifth Column ring, Desmo is now trying to find Dr. Mause...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Captain Desmo; Gabby; Dr. Mause (villain); Jim Sherwood (villain)

The Justice Society of America Proudly Presents All-Star No. 5! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

Fred Ray

Inks

Fred Ray

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

The waterfront of a seething city -- grim and mysterious -- a ship of mercy...

Genre

detective-mystery; crime

Characters

Radio Squad [Larry Trent; Sandy Keene]; Teddy; Lorna

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Morrow Coaster Brake / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Gags / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Will you take it with you, sir...

Genre

humor

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Lance Larkin / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Hal Sharp (signed)

Inks

Hal Sharp (signed)

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

From the land of the 'Flying Dragon,' Lance travels by horseback...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Lance Larkin; Sea Khan (villain); Sului (villain)

Synopsis

Lance battles pirates in the China Sea.

Trick Play (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 1.25 pages (report information)

Script

Adam Sanford (signed)

Pencils

Fred Ray (signed)

Inks

Fred Ray (signed)

Colors

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Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Hear Superman on the Radio! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

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Baby Ruth / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

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More Fun Stamp Page / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Sergeant O'Malley of the Red Coat Patrol / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Lehti (signed)

Inks

Jack Lehti (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

At the death of Professor Dale, noted explorer ...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Sgt. O'Malley; Black Hawk; Sako

Synopsis

O'Malley finds a temple of gold at the bottom of a Canadian lake.

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Laff Lines / cartoon / 0.44 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

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Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

My wife insists on a garden!

Genre

humor

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advertisement / 0.23 page (report information)

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Model Airplane News / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[Menace of the Dark Planet] (Table of Contents: 22)

The Spectre / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

Bernard Baily (signed)

Inks

Bernard Baily (signed)

Colors

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Letters

Bernard Baily (signed)

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; the Chief

Synopsis

The Spectre battles strange green men from space who succeed in wiping out the entire populations of city after city.

Reprints

• in The Golden Age Spectre Archives (DC, 2003 series) #1 ([May] 2003)

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit and modified synopsis added by Craig Delich.

At the Top of the Field! (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

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

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Home Recording Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Spencer Fireworks Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)