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Series: More Fun Comics

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Publisher: DC

Title: More Fun Comics
Issue: 73
Page Count: 68
Publish Date: November 1941
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Story Title: [ no title ] - cover
Pages:1
Letters:typeset
Genre:superhero
Characters:Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]


Story Title: Another Message to Our Readers - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Mr. Who - comic story
Pages:10
Genre:superhero
Characters:Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; Butch; Mr. Hadow (billionaire); Mr. Who (introduction, origin)
Synopsis:Dr. Fate faces the threat of a new criminal called Mr. Who, who has created "Solution Z", with which he can grow to a tremendous size and become invisible. Fate must stop him from seizing the famed Almond Diamond.


Story Title: Superman Krypto-Raygun - advertisement
Features:Superman Krypto-Raygun
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Case of the Namesake Murders - comic story
Pages:8
Genre:superhero
Characters:Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (introduction, has brown hair); Speedy [Roy Harper] (introduction); George Lincoln (death); John Hale (millionaire, death); Anthony Caesar (oil magnate, death); Frank D.Arcy (President of the History Club); Leonard Achilles (death); Amos Socrates; Ezra Samson (villain, Treasurer of the History Club, death); Muggsy Smith (villain)
Synopsis:G.A. and Speedy must track down the vicious killer of men belonging to the History Club and who carry the names of famous people.


Story Title: Action! Thrills! - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:0.67


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Lionel
Pages:0.33
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Murder Takes the Spotlight - comic story
Pages:6
Genre:detective-mystery
Characters:Radio Squad [Larry Trent; Sandy Keene]; Lorna Drake (Larry's girl friend); Sparky Sanders (rodeo rider, brother of Lorna); Emmy Sanders (Sparky's sister); Eddie (Policeman); Nicky (villain); Jasper Rawdon (villain)
Synopsis:Larry gets on the trail of a violinist, Jaspar Rawdon, who intends on kidnapping Lorna Drake in order to secure some oil bonds as security should his profession of musician didn't pan out.


Story Title: Superman Is in the Movies! - advertisement
Features:The Adventures of Superman
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: The Submarine Strikes - comic story
Pages:8
Genre:superhero
Characters:Aquaman (introduction, origin); un-named father of Aquaman; the Nazis (villains, one dies)
Synopsis:An unnamed scientist and explorer uses the science of ancient Atlantis to give his son the power to breathe underwater, and he uses this and other gifts to battle evil in the world.


Story Title: The Justice Society of America Proudly Presents All-Star No. 7! - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of America
Pages:0.5
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Here It Is! - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:0.5


Story Title: The Black Knight - comic story
Pages:8
Genre:superhero
Characters:Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers] (ace cameraman); Tubby Watts; Sam Porter (art collector); Harrison Camden (art collector); Amos Green (art collector); The Black Knight (villain, a robot; Sam Kirby (villain, art collector, man controlling the Black Knight)
Synopsis:Johnny must battle against an armored foe that seeks out and destroys rare statue art.


Story Title: Call It Courage - text article
Features:Good Books Worth Reading
Pages:0.33
Letters:typeset
Genre:non-fiction


Story Title: New Films for Your Superman Krypto-Raygun - advertisement
Features:Daisy Mfg. Co.
Pages:0.17
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Jerry Siegel Does It Again! - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:The Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy; Star Spangled Comics
Pages:0.5
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Who Did It? - text story
Pages:1.67
Letters:typeset
Genre:adventure
Characters:Ed Gale; Jethro Drake (financier, death); Norma Blair (ward of Jethro Drake); Percy (Jethro's cat); Mr. Woods (Jethro's lawyer); Stephen Drake (villain, nephew of Jethro Drake)
Synopsis:Detective Gale discovers the murderer of Jethro Drake in a most unusual way: the killer made the mistake of making an enemy, instead of a friend, out of the victim's pet cat!


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Pages:0.33
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Secret Mission in Honduras - comic story
Features:Clip Carson
Pages:6
Genre:adventure
Characters:Clip Carson [as Mr. Jones]; Mavilla (an importer); President Camapo; Captain Pardi (villain, Policeman); The Avenger [General Alomoz] (villain, death)
Synopsis:Clip is sent to Central America on a secret mission to aid President Camapo, whose enemies are smuggling in guns to local guerillas, headed by someone called The Avenger.


Story Title: The Vanishing Menaces - comic story
Features:Spectre
Pages:10
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Rhodes (introduction); un-named Police Chief; Clarice Winston; Matt Tyler (famed explorer); Morton Kirk (scientist, death); Percival Popp (one panel cameo-next issue promo); Nat Rhodes (villain, Kirk's assistant, death)
Synopsis:The Spectre comes to the aid of a scientist who has been captured by his own assiatnt, who wants to obtain Kirk's invention of a space-folding machine, which can transport anything from one spot on the earth to another in an instant.


Story Title: Choose Your Prize - advertisement
Features:American Specialty Co.
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Daisy Air Rifles
Pages:1


Story Title: Plenty of Energy - advertisement
Features:Baby Ruth
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


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