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Issue: More Fun Comics #85
Publication Date: November 1942
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Issues: #85 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: 09/15/1942
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (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): 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; Speedy
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Pages: 1
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Good Books Worth Reading
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Includes a Junior Justice Society of America message and a Superman message.
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The Man Who Reclaimed His Face!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don C. Cameron ?
Penciller(s): Cliff Young (signed)
Inker(s): Steve Brodie (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Green Arrow
Character(s): Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Professor Angel (villain); Richard Bright; Rankin
Synopsis: An evil surgeon turns men into gargoyles and then blackmails them into committing crimes.
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Pages: 13
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Chief Hot Foot
First Line: Whew - Heap job!" "Chief Hot Foot very busy - Wonder what he doing?
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Pages: 0.5
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): All-Star Comics
First Line: Here it is again!
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Pages: 0.5
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The Man Who Changed Faces!!

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]; Inza; Carl Grubber (villain); Dr. Brennen
Synopsis: Kent tells Inza he's been studying medicine and becomes an intern at the Wetherby Free Clinic. Meanwhile Fate discovers Carl Grubber is forcing Dr. Brennen to perform plastic surgery on dangerous criminals.
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In Content Item: FlagGolden Age Doctor Fate Archives #1 published September 2007
as The Man Who Changed Faces [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Kent Nelson becomes a medical doctor and drops his cape from his costume.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jerry the Jitterbug
Character(s): Jerry
First Line: I'm going to look nature over - I want to be by myself!
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Pages: 0.44
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.22
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Leading Comics
First Line: Like a broken drum...
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Pages: 0.33
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The Case of the Second-Hand Arches

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Cliff Young
Inker(s): Cliff Young
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Radio Squad
Character(s): Radio Squad [Sandy Keene; Larry Trent]
Synopsis: Management splits up our heroes and has Sandy pounding a beat by himself. He breaks up a crime and rescues his ex-partner while shopping for arch supports.
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Pages: 6
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The Unhappy Hunting Grounds

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joseph Greene ?
Penciller(s): Louis Cazeneuve
Inker(s): Louis Cazeneuve
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Aquaman
Character(s): Aquaman; Morrel (villain)
Synopsis: Morrel engages in an illegal seal hunt using electric guns, then strands Aquaman on a desert island where the sun will dry him out and kill him.
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Pages: 10
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Trick Flight

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tex Dowd (credited)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
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Pages: 2
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Chinchilla

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sidney M. Elias
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stamps
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Page includes several ads from stamps dealers.
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The Jest of Jason Biltwell!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Mort Meskin [as Mort Morton, Jr.] (signed)
Inker(s): Cliff Young (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Johnny Quick
Character(s): Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Tubby Watts; Jasper Biltwell; Eb Tyde (villain); Dan Wells
Synopsis: Jasper Biltwell makes three impossible demands on his nephew Dan Wells before he can inherit his fortune. And crooked lawyer Eb Tyde does his best to make sure he doesn't complete them, even with Johnny Quick's help.
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Pages: 8
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Don't Miss Your Favorites!

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Pages: 1
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When Money Talks!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel (signed)
Penciller(s): Bernard Baily (signed)
Inker(s): Bernard Baily (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Howard Ferguson
Subject Matter
Genres: occult, superhero
Feature(s): The Spectre
Character(s): The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Percival Popp; Hiram Mink (villain)
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Pages: 10
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): American Specialty Co.
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
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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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Energy That's Ready for Action!

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Baby Ruth
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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