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Issue: More Fun Comics #59
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Publisher: FlagDC
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Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 68
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Price: $0.15 USD
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Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
22 (11 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (uncredited)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; color, duotone, and black and white interior (#9-47); color interior (#48 onwards)
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint interior, paper covers (#9-11); glossy covers (#12 onwards)
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Cover, Front
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Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front from base issue
Credits
Bernard Baily (signed)
Bernard Baily (signed)
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Subject Matter
occult, superhero
The Spectre
The Spectre
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Fred Harman (signed)
Fred Harman (signed)
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Subject Matter
Daisy Air Rifles
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1
Inside front cover.
The Fur Hi-Jackers

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Jerry Siegel (signed)
Bernard Baily (signed)
Bernard Baily (signed)
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Bernard Baily
Subject Matter
occult, superhero
The Spectre
The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Wayne Grant; the Chief
When asked to investigate the theft of furs, in a unresolved hi-jacking racket, Jim (as the Spectre) immediately sees that the truck driver is somehow involved with the thefts, which leads to a number of attempted killings of Detective Corrigan.
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A MacBeagle Can Smell a Bargain!

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Morrow Coaster Brake
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Superman Is on the Radio!

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Subject Matter
The Adventures of Superman
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The War God's Revenge

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Joe Donohoe
Joe Donohoe (signed)
Joe Donohoe (signed)
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Subject Matter
mystery
Detective Sergeant Carey
Sergeant Carey; Sleepy
Carey investigates a robbery at the Chinese War Relief bureau.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Whitney Ellsworth
George Papp (signed)
George Papp (signed)
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Subject Matter
jungle
Congo Bill
Congo Bill; Professor Kent; Gloria Desmond; Tondurs (African tribe)
A sleek seaplane circles the small African village in which Congo Bill and Professor Kent are staying...
Gloria Desmond searches for her father, lost in Africa before she was born.
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The hallmarks of the writer of the Congo Bill feature in More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #56-58 are here: double exclamation points, "Prof," etc.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Ed Winiarski [as Win] (signed)
Ed Winiarski [as Win] (signed)
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Subject Matter
adventure
Captain Desmo
Captain Desmo; Gabby; Dr. Green; Rocky Symons; Mr. Prentiss; Miss Prentice
Captain Desmo and Gabby, on their way to Calcutta...
Desmo recues two Americans held prisoner by an unscupulous adventurer searching for a treasure map.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Hal Sherman
Hal Sherman
Hal Sherman
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Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Red Pepper
Red is a funny lookin' mug!!!
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Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Jerry Siegel (signed)
Chad Grothkopf (signed)
Chad Grothkopf (signed)
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Subject Matter
mystery
Radio Squad
Radio Squad [Larry Trent; Sandy Kean]
As Sandy Kean and Larry Kent cover their beat...
Larry and Sandy answer a false alarm, find a murder victim, get captured by spies, find stolen government documents and somehow tie the whole thing together in six pages.
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6
Larry Trent called Larry Kent in 1st caption.
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All-Star Comics; Mutt & Jeff
For swell vacation reading...
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New York World's Fair Comics
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Subject Matter
More Fun Stamp Page
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1
Page mostly consists of ads from stamps dealers.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Bob Hirsch (signed)
Rusty Lehman (signed)
Rusty Lehman (signed)
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Subject Matter
war
Bob Neal
Bob Neal; Tubby; Pat Grant; Jim Dare; Margot Dare; P. T. Webley
Pat's on the phone, Bob. She's all excited...
Bob tries to help his friend falsely accused of espionage.
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Albert Sulman
Joe Sulman
Joe Sulman
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Subject Matter
adventure
Biff Bronson
Biff Bronson; Dan Druff; Joe Cobb; Slade
Biff Bronson and Dan Druff are making a leisurely automobile trip out west...
The boys investigate suspicious activities in the hotel they're staying at. For one thing, their closet is filled with gasoline.
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Miscellaneous
6
Man Hunt

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
George Shute (signed)
Kenney (signed)
Kenney (signed)
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typeset
Subject Matter
adventure
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2
[untitled]

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John Lehti
John Lehti
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Subject Matter
adventure
Sergeant O'Malley of the Red Coat Patrol
Sgt. O'Malley; Black Hawk
O'Malley is on his way to meet Black Hawk for a fishing trip.
O'Malley and Black Hawk chase an escaped convict through river country.
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Miscellaneous
6
The Globe Men from Outer Space

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Gardner Fox
Howard Sherman
Howard Sherman
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Howard Sherman
Subject Matter
occult, superhero
Doctor Fate
Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; Inza Kramer
A cruise ship is attacked by aliens from outer space. Fate discovers the aliens depend on power contained in glass globes that they always carry.
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Miscellaneous
6
Fate's cape is red.
The 'Big Six' Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field!

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Miscellaneous
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Subject Matter
Baby Ruth
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Subject Matter
Johnson Smith & Co.
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Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover.
Gator Toughness - Cat Grip!

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Subject Matter
U. S. Bicycle Tires
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Back cover.

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