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Issue: More Fun Comics #74
Publication Date: December 1941
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Issues: #74 of 119 Issues (121 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics, Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/20/1941
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 26 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth [as F. W. Ellsworth] (credited editor); Mort Weisinger (actual editor)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Full Color, Duotone, and Black and White (#9-47); Full Color (#48 onwards)
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Newsprint Interior, Paper Covers (#9-11); Glossy Covers (#12 onwards)
Binding: Saddle-Stitched
Publishing Format: Was ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Howard Sherman
Inker(s): Howard Sherman
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult, superhero
Feature(s): Doctor Fate
Character(s): Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]
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In Content Item: FlagGolden Age Doctor Fate Archives #1 published September 2007
as More Fun #74 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Superman Krypto-Raygun
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Introducing Percival Popp, the Super Cop

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel ?
Penciller(s): Bernard Baily (signed)
Inker(s): Bernard Baily (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult, superhero
Feature(s): The Spectre
Character(s): The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Percival Popp (introduction); Tim Donovan; The Avenger [Mortimer Crandall] (villain); Daniel Walker (villain); Harlow Johnson (villain)
Synopsis: Percival Popp tries to worm himself into Corrigan's cases so that he can prove fictional detective's methods really work. Meanwhile, the Spectre has to cure mad scientist Mortimer Crandall of his evil tendencies by taking him to the Nebula of Truth.
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Story not signed by Jerry Siegel. Baily claimed to have written this story himself. However, the style matches all the previous and following Siegel stories.
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Baby Ruth
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Pages: 1
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The Silent City!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mort Weisinger
Penciller(s): George Papp (signed)
Inker(s): George Papp (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Green Arrow
Character(s): Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; The Voice (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: The Voice threatens to silence the city forever unless he is paid 10 million dollars.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Oddities: GA's car called the Arrowplane, and he is pictured as having brown hair.
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
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Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze; Sergeant York

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Josette Frank
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Good Movies and Books
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Includes a "Superman's Secret Message!"
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The Case of the Dead Thoroughbred!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Chad Grothkopf (signed)
Inker(s): Chad Grothkopf (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Radio Squad
Character(s): Radio Squad [Larry Trent; Sandy Keene]; Diana Perry; Pamela Perry; John Windisch
Synopsis: Larry and Sandy investigate the murder of a race horse.
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Pages: 6
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Flex-i-Track
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Pages: 0.5
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Just Jokes
First Line: Gee, boss, I feel seasick!
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Pages: 0.5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mort Weisinger
Penciller(s): Paul Norris
Inker(s): Paul Norris
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Aquaman
Character(s): Aquaman; yacht's captain; Captain Black Jack (villain, introduction)
First Line: Black Jack! Does a dreadful raider of buccaneer days live again...
Synopsis: Captain Black Jack, a modern-day pirate who takes advantage of the nations at war in order to plunder ships, along with his gang, steals a yacht full of passengers. Aquaman saves the ship's captain and defeats the Black Jack's gang, but is surprised by a gas pump, knocking him unconscious. Refusing to join the gang, Aquaman has an anchor placed around his neck and he is thrown into the sea, but escapes in time to catch a torpedo launched by Black Jack to destroy the yacht. Aquaman re-directs it towards the pirate's ship, which explodes, presumably killing Black Jack in the process.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Golden-age Aquaman is not Arthur Curry. He's just Aquaman.
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Newest Idea in Comics!

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): All-Star Comics
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Pages: 0.5
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New Lionel Catalog

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Lionel
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Pages: 0
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mort Weisinger
Penciller(s): Jerry Robinson
Inker(s): Mort Meskin
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Johnny Quick
Character(s): Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Tubby Watts; Dr. Clever (villain, introduction)
First Line: Across the king of speed's horizon moves a satanic vanguard of villainy...
Synopsis: Dr. Clever is a swindler, and one of his plans is convincing people that he can extract gold from seawater. He's stopped by Johnny Quick.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Extracting gold from sea-water was a plot point of "The Sea Magician," a Doc Savage adventure from 1934.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ray McGill (signed)
Penciller(s): Ray McGill (signed)
Inker(s): Ray McGill (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Jest Kidding
First Line: Would you mind if my little boy pilots the plane...
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Pages: 0.5
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Built-Rite Toys for Girls and Boys!

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Writer(s): ?
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Inker(s): ?
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Built-Rite Toys
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Pages: 0.5
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
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Kid from Kentucky

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Howard Gilbert (signed)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
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Pages: 1.25
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): George Papp (signed)
Inker(s): George Papp (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Clip Carson
Character(s): Clip Carson
First Line: Buenos Aires... Colorful South American city...
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Pages: 6
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Mr. Who Lives Again

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Howard Sherman
Inker(s): Howard Sherman
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Howard Sherman
Subject Matter
Genres: occult, superhero
Feature(s): Doctor Fate
Character(s): Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; Mr. Who (villain)
Synopsis: Mr. Who uses his "Solution Z" to adapt himself to any danger, including taking over, in disguise, as the city Mayor.
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In Content Item: FlagGolden Age Doctor Fate Archives #1 published September 2007
as Mr. Who Lives Again [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 10
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Pages: 1
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Prizes for All!

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Writer(s): ?
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): American Seed Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): National Radio Institute
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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The Power's for You!

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Baby Ruth
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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