More Fun Comics
#55
(May 1940)
DC,
1936 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1940-03-29
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Detective Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
A DC Publication
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (uncredited)
Issue Notes
On sale date from the publication date found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, 1940, Number 2. Class B periodical. Copyright number B 451429.
[no title indexed]
The Spectre / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Bernard Baily (signed)
- Inks
- Bernard Baily (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Spectre [Jim Corrigan] (also inset)
- Reprints
-
in The Golden Age Spectre Archives (DC, 2003 series) #1 ([May] 2003) -
in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #66 - JLA / JSA - Tugend und Sünde ([Mai 2016]), #89 - JSA - Neugeburt ([November 2016])
-
Indexer Notes
The Spectre's skin is still grey and colored incorrectly in reprints.
Money and Big Prizes
The Crowell-Collier Publishing Co. / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
[Zor]
The Spectre / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils
- Bernard Baily (signed)
- Inks
- Bernard Baily (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Wayne Grant; Zor (villain); Clarice Winston (villain)
- Synopsis
- The Spectre meets a foe who is as powerful as himself and works feverishly to overpower him before he can harm Clarice.
- Reprints
- in DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #6 (1971)
- in The Golden Age Spectre Archives (DC, 2003 series) #1 ([May] 2003)
- in DC 100-Page Super Spectacular No. 6 Replica Edition (DC, 2004 series) ([July] 2004)
-
Indexer Notes
Synopsis modified by Craig Delich.
[no title indexed]
Fantastic Facts / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- These giant bee hives are only to be found in far off India...
- Genre
- non-fiction
[no title indexed]
Biff Bronson / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mammy!
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Biff Bronson; Dan Druff; Mrs. Druff (his mother)
- Synopsis
- Crooks disguised as police detectives try to pull a scam on Dan.
[no title indexed]
Lieut. Bob Neal of Sub 662 / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The 662 is based at the Atlantic end of the Panama Canal...
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Lt. Bob Neal; Tubby
- Synopsis
- Enemy spies, sailing in a disguised British freighter, try to blow up the Panama Canal.
Brand New Gun
text story / 1.33 pages
- Script
- Brittin Quigley (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure
[The Menace of Wotan]
Doctor Fate / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson] (introduction); Inza Cramer (Fate's confidant); Wotan (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- Wotan kidnaps Inza to get at Dr. Fate, so Fate goes after him in order to rescue her and seemingly kills him in the end.
- Reprints
- in Golden Age Doctor Fate Archives (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([September] 2007)
- in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #89 - JSA - Neugeburt ([November 2016])
-
Indexer Notes
Dr. Fate has no gloves, appears without a cape in many panels and appears without an origin.
Cover to this issue not reprinted in the archive edition.
Synopsis modified by Craig Delich.
No. 2 -- Adventures of Baron Munchausen, by Rudolf Raspe
Fun Comics Monthly Book Review / text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Baron Munchausen
- Keywords
- book reviews
[no title indexed]
Captain Desmo / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ed Winiarski (signed)
- Inks
- Ed Winiarski (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Desmo and Gabby have been battling the 'Society of Assassins'...
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Characters
- Captain Desmo; Gabby; Joyce Allen; Society of Assassins (villains)
- Synopsis
- Gabby disguises himself as Joyce's father as part of a trap for the assassins.
[no title indexed]
Fun Stamp Page / text article / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Page includes many small ads from stamps dealers.
[no title indexed]
Rex / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gosh - A grass hopper!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
[no title indexed]
Radio Squad / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils
- Chad Grothkopf (signed)
- Inks
- Chad Grothkopf (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Calling Car K-7!! ...Go to corner of Winston and Hayworth Avenue...
- Genre
- detective-mystery; crime
- Characters
- Radio Squad [Sandy Keane; Larry Trent]; Derek Morely (villain)
- Synopsis
- Derek Morely taunts the Squad with a list of murders he intends to carry out.
Death Stalks the Campus
Detective Sergeant Carey / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Detective Sgt. Carey; Sleepy
- Synopsis
- Carey investigates deaths caused by vampire bats.
[no title indexed]
Sergeant O'Malley of the Red Coat Patrol / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Lehti (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Lehti (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Through the cold winter snow, a dog sled ...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Sgt. O'Malley; Black Hawk; the Wolf Man (villain)
[no title indexed]
Bulldog Martin / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey! What's your hurry?
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Bulldog Martin
- Synopsis
- Bulldog Martin uses his invisibility powers to uncover the culprit behind the murder of Joe Morgan's uncle.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Fred Harman (signed)
- Inks
- Fred Harman (signed)
- Letters
- ?
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
The Spectre -
1.
Money and Big Prizes
The Crowell-Collier Publishing Co. -
2.
[Zor]
The Spectre -
3.
["These giant bee hives are only to be found in far off India..."]
Fantastic Facts -
4.
["Mammy!"]
Biff Bronson -
5.
["The 662 is based at the Atlantic end of the Panama Canal..."]
Lieut. Bob Neal of Sub 662 -
6.
Brand New Gun
-
7.
[no title indexed]
-
8.
[The Menace of Wotan]
Doctor Fate -
9.
No. 2 -- Adventures of Baron Munchausen, by Rudolf Raspe
Fun Comics Monthly Book Review -
10.
How a Brand-New Bike Came to "Newsy" Mike
Morrow Coaster Brake -
11.
Superman Is on the Radio!
The Adventures of Superman -
12.
["Desmo and Gabby have been battling the 'Society of Assassins'..."]
Captain Desmo -
13.
[no title indexed]
Fun Stamp Page -
14.
["Gosh - A grass hopper!"]
Rex -
15.
["Calling Car K-7!! ...Go to corner of Winston and Hayworth Avenue..."]
Radio Squad -
16.
Death Stalks the Campus
Detective Sergeant Carey -
17.
["Through the cold winter snow, a dog sled ..."]
Sergeant O'Malley of the Red Coat Patrol -
18.
["Hey! What's your hurry?"]
Bulldog Martin -
19.
The 'Big Six' Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field!
-
20.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles -
21.
Now...Toughness Plus Grip!
U. S. Bicycle Tires
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Peter Croome
- Craig Delich
- Matthew Head
- Bob Hughes
- Arthur Lortie
- Lou Mazzella
- Donald Dale Milne
- Per Sandell
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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