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58August 1940
$0.10

More Fun Comics #58

DC · August 1940 · on sale 1940-06-28

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Series
More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series)
Issue
#58
Publication date
August 1940
Key date
1940-08-00
On-sale date
1940-06-28
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard BailyThe Spectre
1All-Star Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
2-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
3The Arsonistcomic story10script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Bernard BailyThe Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Wayne Grant; Bob Brent
4-promo (ad from the publisher)1
5The Circus Crimescomic story4script: Joe Donohoe; pencils: Joe Donohoe; inks: Joe DonohoeSergeant Carey; Sleepy
6-comic story6script: Whitney Ellsworth; pencils: George Papp; inks: George PappCongo Bill; Professor Kent; O'Toole (chimpanzee); Inspector Slade; The Skull (villain); Omdurr; leopard cultists
7-comic story6pencils: Win; inks: WinCaptain Desmo; Gabby; Droon (villain)
9Hey, Fellers!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5Hourman, Rex Tyler
10Farmer Doodecomic story0.75script: Bernard Baily; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily
12-comic story6script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Chad-; inks: Chad-Sandy Kean, Captain John Henry Toth, Larry Trent
13The Bridge of the Damask Girdlecartoon1script: Arcky; pencils: Arcky; inks: Arcky
14More Fun Stamp Pagetext article1letters: typeset
15-comic story6script: Bob Hirsch; pencils: Rusty Lehman; inks: Rusty LehmanLt. Bob Neal; Pat Grant; Tubby Potts; Mr. Rath; Gambling Pete
16-comic story6script: Alan Sulman; pencils: Joe Sulman; inks: Joe SulmanBiff Bronson; Detective Houndem; Wilson; Monk (villain)
17Gunman's Reputationtext story1.5script: Gardner Fox
20-comic story6pencils: Jack Lehti; inks: Jack LehtiSgt. O'Malley; Black Hawk
21Theft of the Book of Thothcomic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman; letters: Howard ShermanDr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Inza Kramer; unnamed wizard (villain, introduction, death)
22Nature's Pelicancartoon1script: George Papp; pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp

Plus 3.25 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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CollectionYear
The Golden Age Spectre Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-955-8
2003On eBay ›
Golden Age Doctor Fate Archives #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1348-0
2007On eBay ›

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