(September-October 1944)

DC, 1936 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1944-07-18
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited as F. W. Ellsworth) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)

Issue Notes

First 52-page issue; Doctor Fate cut due to reduction.

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Green Arrow / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Cliff Young
Inks
Cliff Young
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #99
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Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

The Magician and the Mobsters (Table of Contents: 3)

The Spectre with Percival Popp the Super Cop! / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox ?
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero; humor; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Spectre; Percival Popp; Mack Holden; Muscles (villain)
Synopsis
A down on his luck amateur magician buys some tricks at an auction and incurs the wrath of Muscles and his gang as a result.
Keywords
magic; occult

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

public service announcement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
That's right, folks...
Genre
advocacy

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Eveready / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Date with the Law! (Table of Contents: 6)

Green Arrow / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Samachson ?
Pencils
Cliff Young (signed)
Inks
Steve Brodie (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
"Wily" Whiley; Green Arrow; Speedy; John Jeffers
Synopsis
A criminal tricks Green Arrow into stealing for him.
Reprints

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

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Smoking Volcano! (Table of Contents: 8)

Aquaman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Louis Cazeneuve
Inks
Louis Cazeneuve
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman

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

Hectic History / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Farr
Pencils
Jack Farr
Inks
Jack Farr
Colors
?
Letters
Jack Farr
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Meet Junior, folks. I call him 'Small-Time'!
Genre
humor

Trumpet of Vengeance (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Murray Boltinoff (credited as Blair Bolton)
Letters
typeset

The Missing Hour! (Table of Contents: 11)

Dover and Clover / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

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

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Models for Crime! (Table of Contents: 13)

Johnny Quick / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Don C. Cameron
Pencils
Mort Meskin (signed as Mort Morton Jr.)
Inks
Mort Meskin (signed as Mort Morton Jr.)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Johnny Quick; Tubby Watts; Leo the Loop (villain)

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

The Crowell-Collier Publishing Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Energy When You Need It! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Green Arrow
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. ["For spine-tingling action..."]
  4. 3. The Magician and the Mobsters
    The Spectre with Percival Popp the Super Cop!
  5. 4. ["That's right, folks..."]
  6. 5. ["Wait till he throws down some more coconuts"]
    Eveready
  7. 6. Date with the Law!
    Green Arrow
  8. 7. ["He likes his Wheaties double-toasted."]
    Wheaties
  9. 8. The Smoking Volcano!
    Aquaman
  10. 9. ["Meet Junior, folks. I call him 'Small-Time'!"]
    Hectic History
  11. 10. Trumpet of Vengeance
  12. 11. The Missing Hour!
    Dover and Clover
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Wheaties
  14. 13. Models for Crime!
    Johnny Quick
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    The Crowell-Collier Publishing Co.
  16. 15. Energy When You Need It!
    Baby Ruth
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