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72October 1941
$0.10

More Fun Comics #72

DC · October 1941 · on sale 1941-08-19

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Identification plate

Series
More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series)
Issue
#72
Publication date
October 1941
Key date
1941-10-00
On-sale date
1941-08-19
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard ShermanDoctor Fate
1A Message to Our Readers: Introducing the Editorial Advisory Boardtext article1script: ? [as The Publishers]; letters: typeset
2Spiezelcomic story9pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Bernard BailyThe Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Hiram Spiezel (villain)
3It's a Laffcartoon0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
4The Justice Society of America Presents All-Star No. 7!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
6-comic story6pencils: Chad Grothkopf; inks: Chad GrothkopfSandy Kean, Larry Trent
7-comic story6pencils: George Papp; inks: George PappClip Carson; Miss Preston; Rose Folwell; Happy Harry Hicks; Knife McGurk
8The Cave Mystery; The Reluctant Dragonin-house column1script: Josette Frank
9Funniescartoon0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
10New! Sensational!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
11The Missing Envoycomic story4script: Joe Donohoe; pencils: Joe Donohoe; inks: Joe DonohoeSergeant Carey; Sleepy; Dr. Sen Yen (villain)
12The Mystery of the Music Murders!comic story8script: Mort Weisinger; pencils: Ed Moore; inks: Chad GrothkopfJohnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Tubby Watts; The Murder Maestro (villain, introduction)
13-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
14Gagscartoon0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
16-comic story6pencils: Ed Winiarski; inks: Ed WiniarskiCaptain Desmo; Gabby; The Hook (villain); Capt. Tremel
17Nose for Newstext story1.67script: Clem Gordon; pencils: Cliff Young; inks: Cliff Young
19-comic story5pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred RaySgt. O'Malley; Dill; Black Hawk
20Jest Kiddin'cartoon1script: Ray McGill; pencils: Ray McGill; inks: Ray McGill; letters: Ray McGill
21The Forgercomic story10script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman; letters: Howard ShermanDoctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; Inza Cramer; Grandmother Kramer; Grandfather Kramer; Fingers Beaumont (villain); Ricki
22Action! Thrills! Adventure!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 3.66 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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Golden Age Doctor Fate Archives #1
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