More Fun Comics #79

(May 1942)

Adventures in Steel (Table of Contents: 1)

Good Books Worth Reading / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Josette Frank

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Page includes Superman's Secret Message, the Editorial Advisory Board, the list of DC titles, and the indicia.

The Boomerang! (Table of Contents: 2)

Green Arrow / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Papp (signed)

Inks

George Papp (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Boomerang (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

The Boomerang is adept at getting revenge, and sells his services, usually against judges.

Reprints

• in Green Arrow: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #1 (2017 [February 2018])

Keywords

Arrow-Plane (car)

Indexer Notes

Speedy wears red hat. Both have blond hair. Oliver Queen lives in an apartment.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Silly Willy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'm boxing tonight at the lodge.

Genre

humor

Your 5 Favorite Features "Go to Town" Again! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

[The Deadly Designs of Mr. Who] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Howard Sherman

Inks

Howard Sherman

Colors

?

Letters

Howard Sherman

Genre

superhero

Characters

Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Inza Kramer; Mr. Who (Villain); P. J. Moggan

Synopsis

Using Solution Z, Mr. Who can grow, shrink and walk through walls and safes, but uses the solution to also impersonate one P. J. Moggan in order to obtain his vast wealth.

Reprints

• in Golden Age Doctor Fate Archives (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([September] 2007)

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit and modified synopsis from Craig Delich. First line: "You have read of Dr. Fate's conquest of the diabolical Mr. Who..."

Grand-Dad Has a Victory Program! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

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

Laffs / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Come back, John, that weather report you heard...

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

3 gags.

The Case of the Storm Raiders (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

Joe Samachson ?

Pencils

Cliff Young

Inks

Cliff Young

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery; crime

Characters

Radio Squad [Sandy Keene; Larry Trent]

Synopsis

Two crooks use lightning to cover up their crimes.

Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Bob Hughes.

Aquaman Rules the Waves! (Table of Contents: 9)

Aquaman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Paul Norris

Inks

Paul Norris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Krutz (Villain)

Synopsis

The Nazis have a battleship disguised as an iceberg.

Passed by Censor (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Edgar Weston (credited)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

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

Chief Hot Foot / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You stay home me go out to hunt!

Genre

humor

500 Years Into the Future with the Justice Society of America! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

All-Star Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Mr. Meek Makes Haste! (Table of Contents: 13)

Johnny Quick / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Samachson ?

Pencils

Mort Meskin (signed)

Inks

Mort Meskin (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Tubby Watts; Mr. Meek (Villain)

Synopsis

Mr. Meek steals a newsreel of Johnny Quick so he can lip read Johnny's secret formula.

Indexer Notes

Johnny uses the formula Z25Y(2AB)6 to slow down again. Writer id by Bob Hughes.

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

Catnip / comic story / 0.44 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh boy!! Milk

Genre

humor

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

Prize Comics / advertisement / 0.22 page (report information)

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

advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Money to Burn (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

Bernard Baily (signed)

Inks

Bernard Baily (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Percival Popp; Mr. Chizzeler (villain)

Synopsis

Chizzeler puts an ad in the paper offering $1000 a day for someone to do absolutely nothing.

Now on Sale (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

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

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

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

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)