More Fun Comics #83

(September 1942)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Ghost Town Adventure (Table of Contents: 2)

Good Books Worth Reading / text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Josette Frank

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Five Arrows (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Joseph Greene ?

Pencils

George Papp (signed)

Inks

George Papp (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; John Hunt (villain, dies)

Synopsis

A former big game hunter lures Green Arrow and Speedy to his estate, where he plans to hunt them and then write up the adventure as the final chapter of his book.

Reprints

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

Keywords

Arrowplane (car); octopus; python; tiger

Indexer Notes

Writer id by Bob Hughes.

Don & Nancy ...Come to the Rescue of the Sunday School Picnic ...And They All Have a Wonderful Time! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Kool-Aid / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Two Fates (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] (half-mask, with cape); The Two Fates [Jagor; Mario] (villain); Inza; Lucky Lewis

Synopsis

Two former Gypsy carnival workers set themselves up in opposition to Dr. Fate, as the Two Fates, who offer to sell amateur tapestries to individuals for a large sum, with the guarantee that the fate shown in it will come true.

Reprints

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

Keywords

magic; occult

Indexer Notes

Dr. Fate's tower called "Castle Destiny". Letterer credit and modified synopsis added by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

This is nothing Mister - Wait until you come to the next hole!

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

3 gags.

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

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

The Case of the Talking Ghost! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Louis Cazeneuve

Inks

Arturo Cazeneuve

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery; crime

Characters

Radio Squad [Sandy Keene; Larry Trent]; Ted; Curly; The Ghost (villain, death)

Synopsis

The Ghost thinks up silent ways to commit crimes.

Indexer Notes

Readers are asked to decide whether the dog, Curly, should be put to death for killing the Ghost.

Thomas Jefferson's Treasure (Table of Contents: 9)

Aquaman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Manly Wade Wellman

Pencils

Louis Cazeneuve

Inks

Louis Cazeneuve

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Aquaman; Black Jack (villain); Vera Hannay; Drew Carson

Synopsis

Black Jack gets a rich man to finance a treasure hunting expedition, after which he plans to kill him.

Strange Posse (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Tex Walton (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

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

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 always having trouble - But this paint ought to fix it!

Genre

humor

Another Big Issue of All-Star (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

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

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

Script

Don C. Cameron ?

Pencils

Mort Meskin (signed)

Inks

Cliff Young (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Mercury Messenger Service

Genre

superhero

Characters

Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Tubby Watts; Mickey Murphy; The Twist (villain); Sparky; Mope

Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Bob Hughes.

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

Assorted Gags / cartoon / 0.44 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Storm

Inks

George Storm

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey stop! There's the fire!

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

6 gags.

[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)

Leatherpusher Law (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

Howard Ferguson

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Percival Popp; Blackie Barrow (villain); Kid Morris; Hammerin' Hank Morris

Synopsis

Popp gets into the fight business and accidentally uncovers a smuggling racket.

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Creig Flessel.

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) /

Wonders of Science Simplified / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Modern Concise Encyclopedia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)