More Fun Comics #v2#12 (24)
(September 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 has "VOL. 2 No. 12", but cover has "No. 24".

One known copy has a newsstand stamp of 'JUL 30 KID-C' on the cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor; children
Synopsis
One kid giving another a haircut.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

[The Brain, Part 5] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sandra and Michael break from their cells...
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Sandra; Michael; The Brain (villain)

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

Marty McCann / 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
Following his surprising gym victory...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Marty McCann; Bessie Tuttle [aka Hortense Martinique] (introduction); Gaffer (introduction); Jeff Lewis (villain, introduction); Greengrass; Billy; Carstairs (movie director)

Indexer Notes

Cronin signs in the final panel.

The Cross Country Race (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Creig Flessel (signed)
Inks
Creig Flessel (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Last call for entrants in the cross country race!!
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.

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

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
Wing Brady, trying to track down a ring of ammunition smugglers...
Genre
adventure; military
Characters
Wing Brady; Abdul-Crim (villain, introduction ?); Morros (henchman)

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: 6)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Harry! What are you doing here at headquarters?
Genre
detective-mystery; crime
Characters
Radio Squad [Sandy Kean]; Harry Owens (introduction); Gerald Halle

[The Kidnapping of Spike, Part 5] (Table of Contents: 7)

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
Dispatch a dozen men to the main entrance!
Genre
adventure
Characters
Spike Spalding; Count Alex (villain); King Philip; Ruppo; The Princess

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

[Episode 23] (Table of Contents: 9)

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, his wound almost healed...
Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Wilfred of Ivanhoe; King Richard the Lionheart; Cedric of Ivanhoe; Athelstane

Indexer Notes

adapted from the Sir Walter Scott novel

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

Billy the Kid / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Whitney Ellsworth ?
Pencils
Whitney Ellsworth ?
Inks
Whitney Ellsworth ?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Then our moms will give us each a dime, an' I'll meet yuh at Schultz's
Genre
humor; children; western-frontier
Characters
Billy the Kid

Indexer Notes

Kid strip, not a Western.

[Fang Gow of China, Part 24] (Table of Contents: 11)

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
I zink eet ees a man een zee watair!
Genre
adventure
Characters
Barry O'Neill; Fang Gow (villain); Doctor Bonfils; Jean Le Grand
Reprints

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

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
The devoted band of Americans, led by Crockett and Bowie...
Characters
Jim Bowie; Davy Crockett
Keywords
The Alamo

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

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
Queen Claudia, cruel ruler of the underwater people...
Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Brad Hardy; Queen Claudia (villain); Lord Zion (villain, death)

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: 14)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look, there is ole Hanko Hare of Grizzly Bar Ranch.
Genre
humor; western-frontier
Characters
Hanko; Chief Sitting-Down-Strike (introduction)

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: 15)

Jest Jokes / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is going to pain me worse than it does you, Genevieve...
Genre
humor

[Episode 14] (Table of Contents: 16)

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
D'Artagnan hurries to see M. de Treville...
Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
D'Artagnan; Constance Bonancieux; mystery woman (Queen Anne ?)

Indexer Notes

Adapted from the Alexandre Dumas novel

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

[Island Adventure, Part 14] (Table of Contents: 17)

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
I do hope they bring that poor Watts back safe and sound!
Genre
humor
Characters
Woozy Watts

Indexer Notes

Printed in red and black.

[Part 12] (Table of Contents: 18)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Captain Dennis, Jeff Roberts and the others...
Genre
historical
Characters
Captain Dennis; Jeff Roberts; Gregory Roberts

Indexer Notes

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

[Alaskan Adventure, Part 10] (Table of Contents: 19)

Bob Merritt / 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
In stunned amazement the Asiatics watc...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Bob Merritt; Dicky; Monk Moreton (villain)
Reprints

At the County Fair [Part 2] (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Creig Flessel (signed)
Inks
Creig Flessel (signed)
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
The Bradley Boys; Harry Matson; Nita Noble (introduction)

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 10] (Table of Contents: 21)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Qw left Gail Hillary standing perplexed...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Mark Marson; Gail Hillary; Monty

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.

Printed in red and black.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Script
Mary Partrick
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

[Robert Young] (Table of Contents: 23)

Straight from Hollywood / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Laidlaw
Pencils
Laidlaw
Inks
Laidlaw
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

Doctor 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
This is the third murder victim we've found...
Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Doctor Occult; Henri Duval (villain, introduction, not the same Henri Duval who had his own strip!)
Universe
DC : mainstream
Synopsis
Henri Duval is an artist, whose talents are termed mediocre. Those judges, in turn, die mysteriously, impossibly, with the initials “HD” on their forehead. By painting their portraits, whatever fate he paints for them, their body actually goes through. He's about to paint a fiery death for a bound Dr. Occult when the police burst in. He kills himself by quickly drawing a dagger on his own portrait to avoid capture.

Indexer Notes

Siegel and Shuster created a musketeer hero of the same name that ran in the earlier issues of this title. Possibly this villain's ancestor?

[The Dick Healy Case, Part 1] (Table of Contents: 25)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
After seeing Stanton placed safely behind the bars...
Genre
detective-mystery; western-frontier
Characters
Jack Woods; Dick Healy (introduction); Pappa Benson (introduction, villain); Slug Malone (introduction, villain)

[Linda and the Lumberjacks, Part 1] (Table of Contents: 26)

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

Script
Whitney Ellsworth
Pencils
Whitney Ellsworth
Inks
Whitney Ellsworth
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Linda, Silas and Ned Flint are back in the States...
Genre
children; adventure
Characters
Linda; Silas Flint; Ned Flint

The Founding of Normandy (Table of Contents: 27)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Homer Fleming (credited as H. Fleming)
Inks
Homer Fleming (credited as H. Fleming)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bobby and Binks are pleased to witness...
Genre
non-fiction; historical; adventure
Characters
Bobby; Binks; Rolf the Ganger; Count Eudes; King Charles the Fat

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 4] (Table of Contents: 28)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Johnnie and Firechief Lewis have had a hectic night...
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Johnnie Law; Smitty (introduction); The Arsonist (villain, introduction); 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
A nize piece o' eppel pie, perheps?
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

Things You Ought to Know / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Why the house cat cuts capers on a bed of catnip...
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. [The Brain, Part 5]
    Sandra of the Secret Service
  4. 3. ["Following his surprising gym victory..."]
    Marty McCann
  5. 4. The Cross Country Race
    Pep Morgan
  6. 5. [The Smugglers, Part 6]
    Wing Brady
  7. 6. ["Harry! What are you doing here at headquarters?"]
    Radio Squad
  8. 7. [The Kidnapping of Spike, Part 5]
    Spike Spalding
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Fun Club
  10. 9. [Episode 23]
    Ivanhoe
  11. 10. ["Then our moms will give us each a dime, an' I'll meet yuh at Schultz's"]
    Billy the Kid
  12. 11. [Fang Gow of China, Part 24]
    Barry O'Neill
  13. 12. ["The devoted band of Americans, led by Crockett and Bowie..."]
    Just Suppose
  14. 13. ["Queen Claudia, cruel ruler of the underwater people..."]
    Brad Hardy
  15. 14. ["Look, there is ole Hanko Hare of Grizzly Bar Ranch."]
    Hanko the Cowhand
  16. 15. ["This is going to pain me worse than it does you, Genevieve..."]
    Jest Jokes
  17. 16. [Episode 14]
    The Three Musketeers
  18. 17. [Island Adventure, Part 14]
    Woozy Watts
  19. 18. [Part 12]
    Pirate Gold
  20. 19. [Alaskan Adventure, Part 10]
    Bob Merritt
  21. 20. At the County Fair [Part 2]
    The Bradley Boys
  22. 21. [People of the Red Planet, Part 10]
    Mark Marson
  23. 22. [no title indexed]
    Talk About Talkies
  24. 23. [Robert Young]
    Straight from Hollywood
  25. 24. ["This is the third murder victim we've found..."]
    Doctor Occult
  26. 25. [The Dick Healy Case, Part 1]
    Jack Woods
  27. 26. [Linda and the Lumberjacks, Part 1]
    Little Linda
  28. 27. The Founding of Normandy
    The Magic Crystal of History
  29. 28. [The Arsonist, Part 4]
    Johnnie Law
  30. 29. ["A nize piece o' eppel pie, perheps?"]
    Alger's Variety Show
  31. 30. ["Why the house cat cuts capers on a bed of catnip..."]
    Things You Ought to Know
  32. 31. [no title indexed]
    Johnson Smith & Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • John Censullo
  • Keith Chandler
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Allen Ross
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore