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39January 1939
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More Fun Comics #39

DC · January 1939 · on sale 1938-12-01

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Series
More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series)
Issue
#39
Publication date
January 1939
Key date
1939-01-00
On-sale date
1938-12-01
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Creig Flessel; inks: Creig FlesselSanta Claus; striking elves
1"Something worth writing about - eh Buddy?promo (ad from the publisher)0.7
2-credits, title page0.3letters: typeset
3-comic story6script: Jim Chambers; pencils: Jim Chambers; inks: Jim ChambersMasked Ranger; Pedro; Dave; Steve Delaney; Higey
4-comic story0.75script: Fred Schwab; pencils: Fred Schwab; inks: Fred Schwab
6-comic story4pencils: Will Ely; inks: Will ElyJohnnie Law; Bozo Brogan
7-comic story6script: Jerome Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe ShusterSandy Kean, Captain John Henry Toth, Larry Trent
8Fun on Wheels [Part 2]text story1.75script: Paul Dean
9Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, etc.statement of ownership0.25script: J. S. Liebowitz
10Crime in the Crystalcomic story4script: Joe Donohoe; pencils: Joe Donohoe; inks: Joe DonohoeSergeant Carey; Sleepy Smith; Prof Phenoz; Jim Murphy; Captain Dart
11-comic story2script: Fred Schwab; pencils: Fred Schwab; inks: Fred Schwab
12-comic story6pencils: Win; inks: WinRed Logan; Ivan; Jonas Golden
13Learn to Ice Skatecomic story1.67script: Bob Kane; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane
14Special Christmas Offerpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
15-comic story6script: W. Hampton; pencils: W. Hampton; inks: W. HamptonRed Coat Patrol (first appearance); Constable O'Malley; Frenchy LaRue; Jock; Blackhawk
16The Spanish Armadacomic story2pencils: Homer Fleming; inks: Homer Fleming
17Will Rogers, Buck, Bob Burns, Martha Rayecartoon1script: Sheldon Moldoff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff
18Haiti Honors U. S. Constitution; World Fair Stamps; Expectationstext article0.7letters: typeset
20-comic story4pencils: Rob Jenney; inks: Rob JenneyGary Hawkes; Pete Barns; Gregory
21-comic story6script: B. Hirsch; pencils: R. Lehman; inks: R. LehmanBob Neal; Pat Grant; Admiral Grant; Tubby Potts
22Paid in Full, Part 6comic story6pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom HickeyWing Brady; Rene LeMaire; Pytlak; Fernandez; Van Blarcom
23-comic story5script: Bernard Baily; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard BailyDennis Stone; Captain Klaugh; Kaboz; Daneo; Regina
24-cartoon0.67
25-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset

Plus 1.55 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

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