More Fun Comics #52 for Sale - First Appearance of Jim Corrigan - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series)
Issue: #52
Publication date: February 1940
Key date: 1940-02-00
On-sale date: 1939-12-28
Indicia publisher: Detective Comics Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Jim Corrigan - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Spectre - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Clarice Winston - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Dan Druff - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Voice - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: Jim Corrigan, The Spectre.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily	Jim Corrigan First, The Spectre First
3	-	comic story	10	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Bernard Baily	Jim Corrigan First, The Spectre First, The Voice First, Clarice Winston First
4	-	comic story	1	pencils: Fred Schwab; inks: Fred Schwab
6	-	comic story	6	pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom Hickey	Wing Brady
7	-	comic story	6	script: Al Sulman; pencils: Koppy; inks: Koppy	Biff Bronson, Dan Druff First
8	-	comic story	6	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Martin Wheeler; inks: Martin Wheeler	Sandy Kean, Captain John Henry Toth, Larry Trent
9	Bust-Up in Borneo	text story	1.67	script: Jack Anthony
11	Action Comics; Adventure Comics; Detective Comics; More Fun Comics	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.08	colors: ? (red & black letters); letters: typeset
12	More Fun Comics; The Spectre	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.05
13	-	comic story	6	script: B. Hirsch; pencils: R. Lehman; inks: R. Lehman	Bob Neal; Tubby; Dr. McDonald; Judith McDonald
14	-	cartoon	1	script: George Papp; pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp
15	Briefly Noted	text article	0.3	colors: ? (red & black letters); letters: typeset
17	-	comic story	6	pencils: Paul J. Lauretta; inks: Paul J. Lauretta	King Carter
18	The Studio Mystery	comic story	4	script: Joe Donohoe; pencils: Joe Donohoe; inks: Joe Donohoe	Sergeant Carey; Sleepy
19	-	comic story	6	pencils: Jack Lehti; inks: Jack Lehti	Sgt. O'Malley; Black Hawk; Mr. Bourke
20	-	comic story	6	pencils: Bart Tumey; inks: Bart Tumey	Bulldog Martin; Jonah; Duke Tweed (villain)
21	Flash Comics	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff

Plus 5.9 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Showcase #60	1966	On eBay ›
Secret Origins #5	1973	On eBay ›
The Golden Age Spectre Archives #1 ISBN 1-56389-955-8	2003	On eBay ›
Weird Secret Origins #[nn]	2004	On eBay ›
Alter Ego #109	2012	On eBay ›
DC Universe Secret Origins #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-3403-4	2012	On eBay ›
DC Universe: Secret Origins #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-3404-1	2013	On eBay ›

Reading the story costs a fraction of owning the issue. Both routes are on every file.

Before you buy

Golden-age paper is brittle. Ask about page suppleness and check edges for chips in the photos.
Check for trimmed edges, married covers, and clipped coupons - all common on books this old.
Confirm the indicia matches this plate; many golden-age titles changed names mid-run.

Series context

‹ #5144 of 119#53 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Wikidata, Q125695170 (The Voice), first-appearance property (CC0)

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