More Fun Comics #v2#11 (23)
(August 1937)

DC, 1936 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1937
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Nicholson Publishing Co. Inc.
Editing
Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (editor and publisher); Vin Sullivan (associate editor); Whitney Ellsworth (associate editor)

Issue Notes

Indicia says VOL 2 No. 11; cover has No. 23.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Vin Sullivan (signed)
Inks
Vin Sullivan (signed)
Colors
?

Synopsis
Kid riding horse.

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

New Adventure Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.7 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 0.3 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

[The Brain, Part 4] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Bill Ely (credited as Will Georgi)
Pencils
Bill Ely (credited as Will Georgi)
Inks
Bill Ely (credited as Will Georgi)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sandra and Michael have been taken captive...
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Sandra; Michael; The Brain (villain); Dealers in Death (villain)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Marty McCann Champion of the Navy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Cronin (credited, signed)
Pencils
Ed Cronin (credited, signed)
Inks
Ed Cronin (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Take care of yourself on shore leave, McCann...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Marty McCann (introduction); Billy Buzz (introduction); Kayo Griffin (villain, introduction)

[Part 11] (Table of Contents: 5)

Pirate Gold / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sven Elven (credited as Sven Elvén)
Inks
Sven Elven (credited as Sven Elvén)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The mate of The Flamingo...
Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Jeff Roberts; Captain Dennis

Indexer Notes

Keith Chandler : Elven was previously credited as scripter, but according to the Who's Who only supplied pencils and inks.

[The Smugglers, Part 5] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Tom Hickey (credited) (signed as TH)
Inks
Tom Hickey (credited) (signed as TH)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Carlo, frisk him!
Genre
adventure; military
Characters
Wing Brady; Carlo; Falaschi Bros. (villain); Nina (villain); Nello; Lynn Harding

Indexer Notes

Keith Chandler : Hickey was previously credited as scripter, but according to the Who's Who only supplied pencils and inks on all his features for D.C. during this period.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Jerry Siegel (credited as Siegel)
Pencils
Joe Shuster (credited as Shuster)
Inks
Joe Shuster (credited as Shuster)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sudden terror grips a mighty metropolis...
Genre
detective-mystery; crime
Characters
Sandy Kean; Larry; An unnamed scientist (villain, introduction)

[The Kidnapping of Spike, Part 4] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Vin Sullivan (signed)
Pencils
Vin Sullivan (signed)
Inks
Vin Sullivan (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The people of Patrania are in revolt!
Genre
adventure
Characters
Spike Spalding; Count Alex (villain); King Philip; Princess Margo

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Fun Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

[Episode 22] (Table of Contents: 10)

Ivanhoe / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Raymond Perry
Pencils
Raymond Perry
Inks
Raymond Perry
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Meanwhile Ivanhoe has been taken to a little priory...
Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Ivanhoe; The Black Knight [King Rickard the Lionheart]; Wamba; Locksley [Robin Hood]

Indexer Notes

adapted from the Sir Walter Scott novel

Batter Up!!! [Take Two] (Table of Contents: 11)

Pep Morgan / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Creig Flessel (credited as Fless) (signed as Fless)
Inks
Creig Flessel (credited as Fless) (signed as Fless)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pep Morgan at bat!
Genre
adventure; sports
Characters
Pep Morgan

Indexer Notes

Keith Chandler : Flessel was previously credited as scripter, but according to the Who's Who only supplied pencils and inks.

[Fang Gow of China, Part 23] (Table of Contents: 12)

Barry O'Neill / 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
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Knowing he would be an easy target...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Barry O'Neill; Fang Gow (villain)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Keith Chandler : O'Mealia was previously credited as scripter, but according to the Who's Who only supplied pencils and inks.

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

Just Suppose / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Henry Kiefer (credited as H. C. Kiefer)
Inks
A. D. Kiefer (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
That medical science had progressed as far in the time of the Black Death...
Genre
historical

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Tom Hickey (credited) (signed as TH)
Inks
Tom Hickey (credited) (signed as TH)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
But one thing marred the beauty of the lovely vision...
Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Brad Handy; Prince Kardos; Claudia (villain, introduction)
Synopsis
Claudia, the extremely beautiful but cruel ruler of the underwater city of Merlinia, wants the Brad Hardy, to rule by her side...but he wants no part of that.
Keywords
Merlinia

Indexer Notes

Keith Chandler : Hickey was previously credited as scripter, but according to the Who's Who only supplied pencils and inks on all his features for D.C. during this period.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Hanko the Cowhand / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Creig Flessel (credited as Fless) (signed as Fless)
Inks
Creig Flessel (credited as Fless) (signed as Fless)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fer the love o' cactus! Will ya listen to him snore!
Genre
humor
Characters
Hanko

Indexer Notes

Keith Chandler : Flessel was previously credited as scripter, but according to the Who's Who only supplied pencils and inks.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Jest Jokes / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Vin Sullivan
Pencils
Vin Sullivan
Inks
Vin Sullivan
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Envious? What makes you think I'm envious?
Genre
humor

[Episode 13] (Table of Contents: 17)

The Three Musketeers / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sven Elven (credited as Sven Elvén)
Inks
Sven Elven (credited as Sven Elvén)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The time was nine twenty-five in the evening...
Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
D'Artagnan; La Porte; Captain De Treville

Indexer Notes

Keith Chandler : Elven was previously credited as scripter, but according to the Who's Who only supplied pencils and inks.

[Island Adventure, Part 13] (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script
Russell Cole
Pencils
Russell Cole
Inks
Russell Cole
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
That dawg's bin away all mornin'...
Genre
humor

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

Thrilling True Stories / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Speed (credited as Richard B. Speed)
Pencils
Creig Flessel
Inks
Creig Flessel
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Early one morning we sighted the trail of our companions...
Genre
adventure

[Alaskan Adventure, Part 9] (Table of Contents: 20)

Bob Merritt / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Leo O'Mealia (credited as Leo E. O'Mealia)
Inks
Leo O'Mealia (credited as Leo E. O'Mealia)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The guard that Dicky tripped...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Bob Merritt; Dicky; Monk Moreton (villain)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Keith Chandler : O'Mealia was previously credited as scripter, but according to the Who's Who only supplied pencils and inks.

[The Boone County Fair, Part 1] (Table of Contents: 21)

The Bradley Boys / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Creig Flessel
Inks
Creig Flessel
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
The Bradley boys

Indexer Notes

Keith Chandler : Flessel was previously credited as scripter, but according to the Who's Who only supplied pencils and inks.

[People of the Red Planet, Part 9] (Table of Contents: 22)

Mark Marson / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tom Hickey (credited) (signed as TH)
Inks
Tom Hickey (credited) (signed as TH)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gail's voice again.
Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Mark Marson; Monty; Gail

Indexer Notes

Keith Chandler : Hickey was previously credited as scripter, but according to the Who's Who only supplied pencils and inks on all his features for D.C. during this period.

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

Talk About Talkies / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mary Partrick
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

[The Lord of Life, Part 4] (Table of Contents: 24)

Dr. Occult / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel (credited as Leger)
Pencils
Joe Shuster (credited as Reuths)
Inks
Joe Shuster (credited as Reuths)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hurry! Smash the case!
Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Dr. Occult; The Lord of Life (villain, death); Zolar (villain, introduction, death); Rose Psychic

[The Secret Mine, Part 6] (Table of Contents: 25)

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

Script
Bill Ely
Pencils
Bill Ely
Inks
Bill Ely
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jack and his friends are forced to flee...
Genre
western-frontier; detective-mystery
Characters
Jack Woods; Hines; Mrs. Harkins; Stanton (crook)

[Linda's Stepmother, Part 4] (Table of Contents: 26)

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

Script
Vin Sullivan
Pencils
Vin Sullivan
Inks
Vin Sullivan
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Linda and her adopted uncle...
Genre
children; adventure
Characters
Linda; Silas Flint; Captain Slade; Ned Flint

Charlemagne (Charles the Great) (Table of Contents: 27)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Homer Fleming
Inks
Homer Fleming
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
One morning Binks, who has been looking into the magic crystal...
Genre
non-fiction; fantasy-supernatural; adventure; historical
Characters
Binks; Bobby; Charlemagne

Indexer Notes

Keith Chandler : Fleming was previously credited as scripter, but according to the Who's Who only supplied pencils and inks.

[The Arsonist, Part 3] (Table of Contents: 28)

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

Script
Bill Ely (credited as Will Georgi)
Pencils
Bill Ely (credited as Will Georgi)
Inks
Bill Ely (credited as Will Georgi)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Johnnie has been promoted to a plainclothes man...
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Johnnie Law; The Arsonist (villain); Firechief Lewis

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

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

Script
Russell Cole
Pencils
Russell Cole
Inks
Russell Cole
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Remember - Don't stop 'n' talk with other sandwich men!
Genre
humor

Victor Hugo (Table of Contents: 30)

Are You Handicapped? / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; biography
Characters
Victor Hugo
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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

Johnson Smith & Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Better Than Ever!
    New Adventure Comics
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. [The Brain, Part 4]
    Sandra of the Secret Service
  5. 4. ["Take care of yourself on shore leave, McCann..."]
    Marty McCann Champion of the Navy
  6. 5. [Part 11]
    Pirate Gold
  7. 6. [The Smugglers, Part 5]
    Wing Brady
  8. 7. ["Sudden terror grips a mighty metropolis..."]
    Radio Squad
  9. 8. [The Kidnapping of Spike, Part 4]
    Spike Spalding
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Fun Club
  11. 10. [Episode 22]
    Ivanhoe
  12. 11. Batter Up!!! [Take Two]
    Pep Morgan
  13. 12. [Fang Gow of China, Part 23]
    Barry O'Neill
  14. 13. ["That medical science had progressed as far in the time of the Black Death..."]
    Just Suppose
  15. 14. ["But one thing marred the beauty of the lovely vision..."]
    Brad Hardy
  16. 15. ["Fer the love o' cactus! Will ya listen to him snore!"]
    Hanko the Cowhand
  17. 16. ["Envious? What makes you think I'm envious?"]
    Jest Jokes
  18. 17. [Episode 13]
    The Three Musketeers
  19. 18. [Island Adventure, Part 13]
    Woozy Watts
  20. 19. ["Early one morning we sighted the trail of our companions..."]
    Thrilling True Stories
  21. 20. [Alaskan Adventure, Part 9]
    Bob Merritt
  22. 21. [The Boone County Fair, Part 1]
    The Bradley Boys
  23. 22. [People of the Red Planet, Part 9]
    Mark Marson
  24. 23. [no title indexed]
    Talk About Talkies
  25. 24. [The Lord of Life, Part 4]
    Dr. Occult
  26. 25. [The Secret Mine, Part 6]
    Jack Woods
  27. 26. [Linda's Stepmother, Part 4]
    Little Linda
  28. 27. Charlemagne (Charles the Great)
    The Magic Crystal of History
  29. 28. [The Arsonist, Part 3]
    Johnnie Law
  30. 29. ["Remember - Don't stop 'n' talk with other sandwich men!"]
    Alger's Variety Show
  31. 30. Victor Hugo
    Are You Handicapped?
  32. 31. [no title indexed]
    Johnson Smith & Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Keith Chandler
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Allen Ross
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore