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Issue: More Fun Comics #45
Publication Date: July 1939
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Issues: #45 of 119 Issues (121 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics, Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/28/1939
Volume: 4
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 22 (14 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Vin Sullivan [as Vincent A. Sullivan]
Disclose Notes: On sale date from the publication date and volume number found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 3. Second class permit. Copyright number 415984.
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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): John Richard Flanagan
Inker(s): John Richard Flanagan
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Mountaineer (menaced by bear)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Previous indexer credited Creig Flessel.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Ah can't read - But shucks...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Hickey
Penciller(s): Tom Hickey
Inker(s): Tom Hickey
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Wing Brady
Character(s): Manada (villain); Sindu (villain, death); their gang (villains); Jeanne Fitchard (guest-star)
First Line: Lieutenant Wing Brady was given a special assignment...
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Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fred Schwab
Penciller(s): Fred Schwab
Inker(s): Fred Schwab
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Rex
Character(s): Rex (a cat, introduction)
First Line: Hello folks!
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Pages: 1
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The Crimson Cargo

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Donohoe
Penciller(s): Joe Donohoe
Inker(s): Joe Donohoe
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Detective Sergeant Carey
Character(s): Barto (introduction, villain)
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Pages: 4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Sulman [as Koppy]
Penciller(s): Joe Sulman [as Koppy]
Inker(s): Joe Sulman [as Koppy]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Biff Bronson
Character(s): El Capitan (villain, introduction, death)
First Line: In old Mexico a dust-covered rider spurs his horse onward...
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Pages: 6
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Incident in China

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Anthony
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Jenney
Penciller(s): Bob Jenney
Inker(s): Bob Jenney
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Gary Hawkes
Character(s): Buzz Scott (introduction)
First Line: Well, Gary - I'm glad we're back home!
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Pages: 4
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Charles II of England

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Homer Fleming
Penciller(s): Homer Fleming
Inker(s): Homer Fleming
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): The Magic Crystal of History
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Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Hirsch
Penciller(s): Rusty Lehman
Inker(s): Rusty Lehman
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): Lieut. Bob Neal of Sub 662
Character(s): A gang of thieves (villains, introduction)
First Line: Wasn't is nice of Mr. Marlow to invite us for the week end!
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Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fred Schwab ?
Penciller(s): Fred Schwab ?
Inker(s): Fred Schwab ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Butch the Pup
First Line: Worry...
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Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Terry Gilkison
Penciller(s): Terry Gilkison
Inker(s): Terry Gilkison
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Flying Fox
First Line: Rex Darrell, famous flying-adventurer after weeks of strenuous work...
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Pages: 6
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Terry Gilkison
Penciller(s): Terry Gilkison
Inker(s): Terry Gilkison
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Adventurevents
First Line: Tossed lion by its tail...
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Pages: 1
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Gene Raymond, Shirley Temple, Jack Oakie

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Cinema Dust
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Pages: 1
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stamp Fun
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Pages: 1
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Unique Stamp Notes
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens
Feature(s): Marg'ry Daw
Character(s): The Speaking Frog (villain, introduction)
First Line: In our last episode Marg'ry and her dad standing at the statue of the speaking frog...
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Pages: 4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Hampton [as Wade Hampton]
Penciller(s): John Hampton [as Wade Hampton]
Inker(s): John Hampton [as Wade Hampton]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Red Coat Patrol
Character(s): The Hooded Riders (villains, introduction)
First Line: Far out in the hills, a lawless band of hooded riders...
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: With the next issue, the title of this feature, Red Coat Patrol, changes to Sergeant O'Malley of the Red Coat Patrol.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel (signed)
Penciller(s): Joe Shuster (signed); Paul Cassidy (see notes)
Inker(s): Joe Shuster (signed); Paul Cassidy (see notes)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Radio Squad
Character(s): Dirk Stevens (introduction, death); Cal Nichols (villain, introduction, death)
First Line: Racketeer Captured by Courageous Cop
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: According to Alter Ego #112 for August of 2012, Paul Cassidy did some art on this story.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bernard Baily
Penciller(s): Bernard Baily
Inker(s): Bernard Baily
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Buccaneer
Character(s): Dr. Killmen (villain)
First Line: Synopsis - Having discovered that Dr. Killmen's 'inmate' is the Prince of Natria...
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Pages: 5
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Movie Comics; All-American Comics
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside 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): Johnson Smith & Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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