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44June 1939
$0.10

More Fun Comics #44

DC · June 1939 · on sale 1939-04-28

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Series
More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series)
Issue
#44
Publication date
June 1939
Key date
1939-06-00
On-sale date
1939-04-28
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Creig Flessel; inks: Creig FlesselTwo guys (vs. an octopus)
2-comic story6script: Tom Hickey; pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom HickeyJean Fitchard (introduction); Princess Anda Gombi (introduction); Manada (villain, introduction); Sindu (villain, introduction); their gang (villain, introduction)
3Detective Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.05colors: ? (red & black); letters: typeset
4Mischa Jones, Jr.comic story0.7script: Bob Kane; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob KaneMischa Jones (only appearance)
6Detective Sergeant Carey and the Clue of the Lipstickcomic story4script: Joe Donohoe; pencils: Joe Donohoe; inks: Joe DonohoeRed Scarpo (introduction, villain)
7-comic story6script: Albert S. Koppy; pencils: Albert S. Koppy; inks: Albert S. KoppyChief (villain, introduction); Stupid (villain, introduction); Ratsy (villain, introduction); Pecky (introduction)
8Cave-Intext story1.8script: Terry Keane
12-comic story4script: Rob Jenney; pencils: Rob Jenney; inks: Rob JenneyThe Vulcanians (villains)
13Cardinal Richelieucomic story2script: H. Fleming; pencils: H. Fleming; inks: H. Fleming
14-activity1script: A. W. Nugent; pencils: A. W. Nugent; inks: A. W. Nugent
15Priscilla Lane; Eddie Cantor; Gary Coopercartoon1script: Sheldon Moldoff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff
16The Four Pawns, Part 1comic story4script: Bill Ely; pencils: Bill Ely; inks: Bill ElyAn unnamed guy (villain, introduction); Number One (introduction, death); Number Two (introduction, death); Number Three (introduction); Number Four (introduction)
17-comic story2script: Fred Schwab; pencils: Fred Schwab; inks: Fred SchwabButch (villain)
18-comic story6script: Terry Gilkison; pencils: Terry Gilkison; inks: Terry GilkisonSegudora (villain, death?)
19-comic story2script: Fred Schwab; pencils: Fred Schwab; inks: Fred Schwab
20Stamp Funtext article1
21Unique Stamp Notestext article0.6letters: typeset
23-comic story4script: Stan Asch; pencils: Stan Asch; inks: Stan AschStephen Dean (villain); Ahm
24-comic story6script: B. Hirsch; pencils: R. Lehman; inks: R. Lehman
25-comic story6script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe ShusterSandy Kean, Captain John Henry Toth, Larry Trent
26-comic story5script: Bernard Baily; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard BailyDr. Killmen (villain)
27All-American Comics; Movie Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 2.85 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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