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Issue: More Fun Comics #101
Publication Date: January 1945
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Issues: #101 of 119 Issues (121 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics, Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/18/1944
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 15 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Jack Schiff (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
Format Notes:  
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Maurice Del Bourgo
Inker(s): Maurice Del Bourgo
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Green Arrow
Character(s): The Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Harcourt L. M. Quigg
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In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: More Fun Comics No. 101 #[nn] published November 2000
as Superboy Flies into Adventure for the First Time [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art mis-credited to Cliff Young in the Millennium Edition reprint. Cover blurb indicates Dover and Clover are featured inside, but Superboy is there instead.
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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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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Formula for Doom

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Samachson ?
Penciller(s): Maurice del Bourgo
Inker(s): Maurice del Bourgo
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Green Arrow
Character(s): The Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Professor Cyrus Gage (chemist); Onions Malloy (villain); Harcourt L. M. Quigg (villain)
Synopsis: Crooks disguised as policeman steal a secret formula for imitation silk, and the Battling Bowmen must track down the perpetrator before he can sell that formula to obtain the money he needs.
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In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: More Fun Comics No. 101 #[nn] published November 2000
as Formula for Doom [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): George Lichty (signed)
Inker(s): George Lichty (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Wheaties
First Line: First horse thievin', then cattle rustlin'...
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Pages: 1
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Orphans of the Sea!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Samachson
Penciller(s): Louis Cazeneuve
Inker(s): Louis Cazeneuve
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Aquaman
Character(s): Aquaman; Pete (a guard); Mr. Scatterbee; Mr. Bingley (villain)
Synopsis: Aquaman helps to end the false dealings of a pair of thugs who are selling seaside homes on eroding beaches to unwary investors. Pete formerly a guard at the old Aquarium, still takes care of his sea-going friends, even though they're been released back into the ocean. But the thugs think his sea creature buddies are lowering the value on their beachfront property.
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In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: More Fun Comics No. 101 #[nn] published November 2000
as Orphans of the Sea! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Frank Robbins
Inker(s): Frank Robbins
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Volto from Mars; Grape-Nuts Flakes
Character(s): Volto
First Line: Gee, Professor, what is it?
Synopsis: Volto appears on Earth, eats some Grape-Nuts Flakes, and repels a mountain lion.
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Pages: 1
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The Origin of Superboy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel
Penciller(s): Joe Shuster
Inker(s): Joe Shuster
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superboy [Clark Kent] (origin); Jor-El; Lara; Per-Ry (citizen of Krypton); Ma Kent; Pa Kent
Synopsis: Master scientist Jor-El is convinced that Krypton is about to explode, and when the Supreme Council refuses to believe him, the scientist constructs a spaceship capable of taking his infant son to the Earth, where he'll have tremendous powers.
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In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: More Fun Comics No. 101 #[nn] published November 2000
as The Origin of Superboy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Adventures of Superboy #[nn] published October 2010
as Superboy! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Story does not take place in Smallville. Clark Kent does not wear glasses. Superboy only appears in the last panel. No Siegel and Shuster by-line. Ma and Pa are just referred to in the story as the Kents.
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A Personal Reason

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joseph Greene (credited)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Character(s): Corporal Jimmy Perone; Pete Perone (Jimmy's brother, death); Mrs. Perone (Jimmy & Pete's mother); Santo Camarda (villain, Mayor of Casilione)
Synopsis: Jimmy Perone had seen Camarda murder his brother years back in the town of Casilione and swore revenge. Now, with the war on, Jimmy's unit returns to capture the town back from the Germans, and discovers that Camarda is the town's Mayor.
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In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: More Fun Comics No. 101 #[nn] published November 2000
as A Personal Reason [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]1st page only
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: First page appears between Superboy and Johnny Quick stories; second page appears on the inside back cover and is NOT reprinted in the Millennium Edition.
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An Investment in Happiness!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don C. Cameron
Penciller(s): Mort Meskin [as Mort Jr.] (signed)
Inker(s): Mort Meskin [as Mort Jr.] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Johnny Quick
Character(s): Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Tubby Watts (newsreel cameraman); Mrs. Alder; John Sax (Droobe's former partner); Joe Argus; Emily Argus; George Jaunders; Martha Jaunders; Mrs. Wick (Droobe's housekeeper); Darius Droobe (reformed villain); Ambrose (villain, Darius' nephew)
Synopsis: Miser Darius Droobe, who has cheated people in his life out of every penny they had, now believes that he is dying, so Johnny Quick helps him to make amends by returning the money he swindled them out of.
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In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: More Fun Comics No. 101 #[nn] published November 2000
as An Investment in Happiness! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): George Lichty
Inker(s): George Lichty
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wheaties
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Unsafe Safe!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox ?
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; un-named jeweler; Ruby Diller mob (villains)
Synopsis: Percival is used by jewel thieves to complete a heist of gems. After the crooks spill their own "gems" in a jewelry store, Percy offers to sort them out. He takes them all home, where the gang follows him to complete their robbery.
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In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: More Fun Comics No. 101 #[nn] published November 2000
as The Unsafe Safe! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Disclose Notes: The Spectre's last Golden Age appearance.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Big All-American Comic Book
First Line: All I can say is wow!
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Pages: 0.33
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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): Electric Football
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Sid Hix (signed)
Inker(s): Sid Hix (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Eveready
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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