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Issue: More Fun Comics #4 (16)
Publication Date: December 1936
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Issues: #4 (16) of 119 Issues (121 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Nicholson Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/30/1936
Volume: 2
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 42 (29 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: The indicia has "VOL. 2 No. 4", but the cover has "NO. 16".

On sale date from the publication date as submitted to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1936, New Series, Volume 31, Number 4. Class B periodical. Copyright registration number B 325541.
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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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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Santa Claus
Synopsis: Kid bear-trapping Santa Claus.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Johnson Smith & Co.
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Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Johnson Smith & Company
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The Resbian Affair, Part 3

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Genres: adventure, mystery
Feature(s): Sandra of the Secret Service
Character(s): Sandra; Lorenz
First Line: Sandra, disguised as an old apple woman...
Synopsis: Sandra attempts to rescue Lorenz from a Resbian prison.
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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Pincus
First Line: No Swimming Allowed
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Hey! This is only a play!
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Prince of Patrania, Part 14

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Spike Spalding
Character(s): Spike Spalding; Pincus; The Sailor
First Line: Their escape is discovered!
Synopsis: Spike and his friends reach dry land ahead of their former captors.
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Episode 6

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Genres: adventure, historical
Feature(s): The Three Musketeers
Character(s): D'Artagnan; Athos; Porthos; Aramis; De Treville
First Line: D'Artagnan and the three musketeers...
Synopsis: The four await an audience with the king which is cancelled at the last minute.
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Disclose Notes: adapted from the Alexandre Dumas novel
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Genres: adventure, fantasy, occult
First Line: Sent to an Egyptian tomb by a group of ancient magicians known as "The Seven," Zator and Occult have located the object of their search, a belt of mystic powers
Synopsis: Koth, an alien marooned on Earth when his spaceship crashed, is preparing to wipe out the population.
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Disclose Notes: Jerry Siegel's penname is spelled Legar on this issue, rather than Leger as it is on all other Dr. Occult features.
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Sea Gold [Part 1]

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Genres: adventure, historical
Feature(s): Captain Grim
Character(s): Captain Grim; Capt. MacPherson; Buck Wilson; Tyner (introduction, villain)
Synopsis: Grim begins telling tales of his younger years.
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Disclose Notes: Script was formerly credited to Tom Cooper, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Cooper was a writer.
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Episode 15

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Genres: adventure, historical
Feature(s): Ivanhoe
Character(s): Ivanhoe; The Black Knight; Cedric; Rowena; The Templar; Rebecca; Athelstane (death); Ulrica
First Line: The Black Knight arrives at the burning chamber...
Synopsis: Ivanhoe and Rowena are rescued from the burning castle, while The Templar abducts Rebecca.
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Disclose Notes: adapted from the Sir Walter Scott novel
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Genres: adventure, sports
Feature(s): Pep Morgan
Character(s): Pep Morgan
First Line: Well, Pep, what's the dope on the game to-day!
Synopsis: Pep has to play football after fighting off hooligans who attempt to prevent him from reaching the game.
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Disclose Notes: Script was formerly credited to Creig Flessel, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Flessel was a writer on this strip.
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Fun Club
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Gold Gulch, Part 3

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): Pelion and Ossa
Character(s): Pelion; Ossa
First Line: What a break!!
Synopsis: An Indian sells the boys a pot which causes nothing but trouble.
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Disclose Notes: Duotone in red and black.
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Captain Hale, Gun-Runner, Part 3

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Genres: adventure, historical
Feature(s): Midshipman Dewey
Character(s): Dewey; Captain Hale; Dorgan; Blackbirder; Captain Smith
First Line: Dewey has discovered...
Synopsis: Dewey has discovered that Captain Hale is gun-running.
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Disclose Notes: Script was formerly credited to Tom Cooper, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Cooper was a writer.
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Fang Gow of China [Part 16]

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Barry O'Neill and Fang Gow of China
Character(s): Barry O'Neil; Fang Gow; LeGrand
Synopsis: Barry and LeGrand escape from the sewers, but Fang Gow disappears.
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People of the Red Planet, Part 2

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Genres: adventure, science fiction
Feature(s): Mark Marson of the Interplanetary Police
Character(s): Mark Marson; Sgt. Monty Montague; Sarno; Hillary's daughter
First Line: I'm assigning Sergeant Montague to this case also...
Synopsis: Mark is assigned the case of finding Professor Hillary, but he is being tailed by Sarno's men.
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Disclose Notes: Script was formerly credited to Tom Hickey, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Hickey was a writer.
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In the Wilderness, Part 4

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Bradley Boys
Character(s): Tom Bradley; Jack Bradley; Harry Mattson (introduction)
First Line: For many months...
Synopsis: Lost in the woods, Tom and Jack meet Harry Mattson, a wanted man.
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Disclose Notes: Duotone in red and black.

Script was formerly credited to Creig Flessel, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Flessel was a writer on this strip.
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The Holdup, Part 8

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Genres: adventure, mystery
Feature(s): Along the Main Line
Character(s): Jake; Ed; Slick Carter; Malverne; Dawkins
First Line: Jake is fighting for his life...
Synopsis: Jake is taken to Slick Carter's hideout and held prisoner.
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Disclose Notes: Script was formerly credited to Tom Cooper, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Cooper was a writer.
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Lionel Trains
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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Brad Hardy
Character(s): Brad Hardy; Prince Kardos; Helgar
First Line: By a daring piece of strategy...
Synopsis: Brad organizes a jail break.
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Disclose Notes: Script was formerly credited to Tom Hickey, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Hickey was a writer.
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Genres: informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): Just Suppose
Character(s): Henry VIII; Andrew Jackson
First Line: That Henry VIII had not been so dissatisfied...
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Disclose Notes: Duotone in red and black.
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The Menace of Little Wolf, Part 1

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Genres: adventure, western
Feature(s): Buckskin Jim
Character(s): Buckskin Jim; Little Wolf
First Line: Little Wolf, jealous because Jim is favored by the chief...
Synopsis: Little Wolf forces Jim into a fight.
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Disclose Notes: Script was formerly credited to Tom Cooper, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Cooper was a writer.
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Alaskan Adventure, Part 2

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Genres: adventure, aviation
Feature(s): Bob Merritt and His Flying Pals
Character(s): Bob Merritt; Prospector Jake; Saunders
First Line: Bob Merritt and his men finally land...
Synopsis: Bob investigates an extinct volcano crater with his rocket plane.
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The Bedouin Adventure, Part 15

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Genres: adventure, aviation
Feature(s): Wing Brady
Character(s): Wing Brady; Ali Ben Saad (villain); Lynn Harding; Lieutenant Canfield
First Line: Wing Brady and Lynn Harding have been recaptured...
Synopsis: Ali Ben Saad displays his captives to the Foreign Legion, hoping to stave off an attack on his fortress.
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Disclose Notes: Script was formerly credited to Tom Hickey, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Hickey was a writer.
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sam the Porter
Character(s): Sam the Porter
First Line: Things is shore tuff 'roun' dis hotel!
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Pages: 1
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): Do You Know?
First Line: What destroyed the land bridge between America and Asia?
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Disclose Notes: Duotone in red and black.
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Talk About Talkies
Character(s): Jane Withers (photo)
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Disclose Notes: movie reviews
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You Asked for It

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Feature(s): Detective Comics
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Disclose Notes: House ad for Detective Comics #1 with cover date of December 1936, though actual issue is dated March 1937.
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Statement of Ownership

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Genres: informational
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Disclose Notes: Nicholson Publishing Company; 373 Fourth Avenue, NY, NY. Editor: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson; Bus Manager Fred B Jeske, 420 Desoto Ave St. Louis, MO; owners: More Fun Inc; Nicholson Publishing; Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
Printed in St Louis MO. Managing Editor: Whitney Ellsworth
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Damsel in Distress, Part 13

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Genres: adventure, western
Feature(s): Jack Woods
Character(s): Jack Woods; Dolores; Don Miguel; Pancho Villa (villain)
First Line: Jack, Dolores and her father...
Synopsis: Jack and his friends are under siege and await rescue by federal troops.
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Genres: adventure, historical, informational
Feature(s): The Magic Crystal of History
Character(s): Bobby; Binks; Hannibal; P. Cornelius Scipio
First Line: The wars between Rome and Carthage are in progress...
Synopsis: Bobby and Binks gaze into the crystal once again and see Hannibal's conquest of the middle east, and his eventual downfall.
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Disclose Notes: Script was formerly credited to Homer Fleming, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Fleming was a writer on this strip.
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Kidnaped!

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Genres: childrens, drama
Feature(s): Little Linda
Character(s): Ned Flint; Watson; X-42; Linda
First Line: You G-Men have had plenty of experience...
Synopsis: Linda leaves a clue to her location.
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Genres: adventure, fantasy
Feature(s): Don Drake on the Planet Saro
Character(s): Don Drake; Queen Zira; Betty; Laswan (villain); Krenon (villain)
First Line: Laswan's whipsnappers take Queen Zira, Betty and Don captive...
Synopsis: Laswan turns traitor to his own side in hopes of usurping power.
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Island Adventure, Part 6

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Woozy Watts
Character(s): Woozy Watts
Synopsis: Watts follows puzzling directions he has found that lead him to a house he's not supposed to enter.
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Pages: 2
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Episode 5

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Genres: adventure, historical
Feature(s): Pirate Gold
Character(s): Captain Dennis; Jeff Roberts; Pedro; the Stranger
First Line: Mutiny breaks out...
Synopsis: A stranger on the island saves Captain Dennis and Jeff's lives.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Script was formerly credited to Sven Elven, but no information in either the Who’s Who or the long article on Elven in Alter Ego #162 (January 2020) support the idea that he was a writer on this strip.
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Fighting for Chivalry

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hubert
Character(s): Hubert
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Disclose Notes: pantomime; wordless comic
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Genres: crime, mystery
First Line: Doggone th' luck! I came too late to snap the doc here being chased out of the house by the maniac!
Synopsis: Sandy has to disarm a madman with a reporter's "help".
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Alger's Variety Show
First Line: The poets all tell us, Miss Smith...
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Factory to You

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Remington Rand
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Martin-Cole Company
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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