Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1942-07-14
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited as F. W. Ellsworth) (editor); Mort Weisinger (actual editor)
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Green Arrow / cover / 1 page

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    Genre:superhero
Characters:
Green Arrow; Speedy
Reprints (1)

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Editorial Advisory Board
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

Ghost Town Adventure
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Good Books Worth Reading / text article / 0.67 page

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typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Five Arrows
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Green Arrow / comic story / 13 pages

Script:
Pencils:
George Papp (signed)
Inks:
George Papp (signed)
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    Genre:superhero
Characters:
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; John Hunt (villain, dies)
Synopsis:
A former big game hunter lures Green Arrow and Speedy to his estate, where he plans to hunt them and then write up the adventure as the final chapter of his book.
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Indexer Notes

Writer id by Bob Hughes.

Don & Nancy ...Come to the Rescue of the Sunday School Picnic ...And They All Have a Wonderful Time!
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Kool-Aid / advertisement / 1 page

The Two Fates
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Doctor Fate / comic story / 10 pages

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    Genre:superhero
Characters:
Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson] (half-mask, with cape); The Two Fates [Jagor; Mario] (villain); Inza; Lucky Lewis
Synopsis:
Two former Gypsy carnival workers set themselves up in opposition to Dr. Fate, as the Two Fates, who offer to sell amateur tapestries to individuals for a large sum, with the guarantee that the fate shown in it will come true.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Dr. Fate's tower called "Castle Destiny". Letterer credit and modified synopsis added by Craig Delich.

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Laffs / cartoon / 0.5 page

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    Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:This is nothing Mister - Wait until you come to the next hole!

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3 gags.

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Wonder Woman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

The Case of the Talking Ghost!
(Table of Contents: 8)

Radio Squad / comic story / 6 pages

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    Genre:detective-mystery; crime
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Reader, what is your verdict? --- Must Curly, the fox terrier, die? Shall he pay with his life for what he did? Or -- should he be commended? It is for you to judge him, to declare him innocent or guilty! We present his case to you, in which you sit as...
  • Universe:DC : mainstream
Characters:
Radio Squad
Curly the dog; the Ghost (death); Old Jim; Ted
Synopsis:
The Ghost thinks up silent ways to commit crimes.

Indexer Notes

Readers are asked to decide whether the dog, Curly, should be put to death for killing the Ghost. A box after the final panel on the last page promotes the recurring feature: "Radio Squad patrols the streets of the metropolis... ride behind their screaming sirens to the most daring robberies and murders in town -- every month in More Fun Comics!!"

Thomas Jefferson's Treasure
(Table of Contents: 9)

Aquaman / comic story / 10 pages

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    Genre:superhero
Characters:
Aquaman; Black Jack (villain); Vera Hannay; Drew Carson
Synopsis:
Black Jack gets a rich man to finance a treasure hunting expedition, after which he plans to kill him.

Strange Posse
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text story / 2 pages

Script:
Tex Walton (credited)
Letters:
typeset
    Genre:adventure

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(Table of Contents: 11)

Silly Willy / comic story / 0.5 page

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    Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'm always having trouble - But this paint ought to fix it!

Another Big Issue of All-Star
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All-Star Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

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Johnny Quick / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Mort Meskin (signed)
Inks:
Cliff Young (signed)
Colors:
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Letters:
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    Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Mercury Messenger Service
Characters:
Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Tubby Watts; Mickey Murphy; The Twist (villain); Sparky; Mope

Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Bob Hughes.

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Assorted Gags / cartoon / 0.44 page

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    Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey stop! There's the fire!

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6 gags.

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Prize Comics / advertisement / 0.22 page

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advertisement / 0.33 page

Leatherpusher Law
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The Spectre / comic story / 10 pages

Script:
Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils:
Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks:
Bernard Baily (signed)
Colors:
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Letters:
    Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Percival Popp; Blackie Barrow (villain); Kid Morris; Hammerin' Hank Morris
Synopsis:
Popp gets into the fight business and accidentally uncovers a smuggling racket.

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Creig Flessel.

Now on Sale
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Wonders of Science Simplified / advertisement / 1 page

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Modern Concise Encyclopedia / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Green Arrow
  2. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. Ghost Town Adventure
    Good Books Worth Reading
  4. The Five Arrows
    Green Arrow
  5. Don & Nancy ...Come to the Rescue of the Sunday School Picnic ...And They All Have a Wonderful Time!
    Kool-Aid
  6. The Two Fates
    Doctor Fate
  7. ["This is nothing Mister - Wait until you come to the next hole!"]
    Laffs
  8. ["Here it is, boys and girls!"]
    Wonder Woman
  9. The Case of the Talking Ghost!
    Radio Squad
  10. Thomas Jefferson's Treasure
    Aquaman
  11. Strange Posse
  12. ["I'm always having trouble - But this paint ought to fix it!"]
    Silly Willy
  13. Another Big Issue of All-Star
    All-Star Comics
  14. ["Mercury Messenger Service"]
    Johnny Quick
  15. ["Hey stop! There's the fire!"]
    Assorted Gags
  16. ["Meet Yank and Doodle!"]
    Prize Comics
  17. [no title indexed]
  18. Leatherpusher Law
    The Spectre
  19. Now on Sale
  20. [no title indexed]
    Wonders of Science Simplified
  21. [no title indexed]
    Modern Concise Encyclopedia
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  • Darci
  • Katie
  • Michael Bradley
  • Craig Delich
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Phil Owens
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Adam Spector
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky
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