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61November 1940
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More Fun Comics #61

DC · November 1940 · on sale 1940-09-27

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Identification plate

Series
More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series)
Issue
#61
Publication date
November 1940
Key date
1940-11-00
On-sale date
1940-09-27
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10; 0.15 CAD
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard ShermanDoctor Fate [Kent Nelson]
2The Golden Curse Deathscomic story10script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Bernard BailyThe Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; The Chief; Clarice Winston; Wayne Grant; "The Spectre" [Gustaf Gilroy] (villain, introduction, death)
3Here It Is - Better Than Ever!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
4Now on Salepromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
5The Mystery Planecomic story4script: Joe Donohoe; pencils: Joe Donohoe; inks: Joe DonohoeSergeant Carey; Sleepy; Henshaw; Jones
6The Madman of the Junglecomic story6script: Whitney Ellsworth; pencils: George Papp; inks: George PappCongo Bill; Prof Kent; Allen Colby; Jean Villon
7-comic story6pencils: Win; inks: WinCaptain Desmo; Gabby McGuire; Captain Smythe; Trudy West; Count Lindar
10-cartoon0.5script: Hal Sherman; pencils: Hal Sherman; inks: Hal Sherman
11-comic story6script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Chad-; inks: Chad-Sandy Kean, Larry Trent
12Blue Lightstext story1.67script: Albert Summers; pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray
14-comic story6script: Bob Hirsch; pencils: Rusty Lehman; inks: Rusty LehmanBob Neal; Tubby; King Peter; Maria; Prince Frederic
15-comic story6script: Albert Sulman; pencils: Joe Sulman; inks: Joe SulmanBiff Bronson; Colosso; Dr. Zabkin (villain); Titan
17Tom Brown's School Daystext article0.5script: Thomas Hughes
19-comic story6pencils: Jack Lehti; inks: Jack LehtiSgt. O'Malley; Black Hawk
20Menace of the Nebulacomic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman; letters: Howard ShermanDoctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; Inza Kramer; The Globe Men (villains)
21The 'Big Six' Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 6.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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