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Issue: More Fun Comics #85
Publication Date: November 1942
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Issues: #85 of 119 Issues (121 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/15/1942
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (9 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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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: superhero
Character(s): Green Arrow; Speedy
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Pages: 1
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Feature(s): Good Books Worth Reading
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Includes a Junior Justice Society of America message and a Superman message.
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The Man Who Reclaimed His Face!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Professor Angel (villain); Richard Bright; Rankin
Synopsis: An evil surgeon turns men into gargoyles and then blackmails them into committing crimes.
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Pages: 13
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Whew - Heap job!" "Chief Hot Foot very busy - Wonder what he doing?
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Feature(s): All-Star Comics
First Line: Here it is again!
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The Man Who Changed Faces!!

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Genres: occult, superhero
Character(s): Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; Inza; Carl Grubber (villain); Dr. Brennen
Synopsis: Kent tells Inza he's been studying medicine and becomes an intern at the Wetherby Free Clinic. Meanwhile Fate discovers Carl Grubber is forcing Dr. Brennen to perform plastic surgery on dangerous criminals.
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In Content Item: FlagGolden Age Doctor Fate Archives #1 published September 2007
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Kent Nelson becomes a medical doctor and drops his cape from his costume.
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jerry
First Line: I'm going to look nature over - I want to be by myself!
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Pages: 0.44
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Feature(s): Leading Comics
First Line: Like a broken drum...
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The Case of the Second-Hand Arches

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Genres: mystery
First Line: Good news for gangsters! Departmental discipline has separated those twin terrors of the Radio Squad -- and now Sandy Keene does constabulary duty on throbbing feet, while Larry Trent prowls a lonely patrol in a gas-buggy built for two!... But then...
Synopsis: Management splits up our heroes and has Sandy pounding a beat by himself. He breaks up a crime and rescues his ex-partner while shopping for arch supports.
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The Unhappy Hunting Grounds

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Aquaman; Morrel (villain)
Synopsis: Morrel engages in an illegal seal hunt using electric guns, then strands Aquaman on a desert island where the sun will dry him out and kill him.
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Pages: 10
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Trick Flight

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Genres: adventure
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Chinchilla

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Feature(s): Stamps
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The Jest of Jason Biltwell!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Tubby Watts; Jasper Biltwell; Eb Tyde (villain); Dan Wells
Synopsis: Jasper Biltwell makes three impossible demands on his nephew Dan Wells before he can inherit his fortune. And crooked lawyer Eb Tyde does his best to make sure he doesn't complete them, even with Johnny Quick's help.
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Don't Miss Your Favorites!

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When Money Talks!

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Genres: occult, superhero
Character(s): The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Percival Popp; Hiram Mink (villain)
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Pages: 10
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Feature(s): American Specialty Co.
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Feature(s): National Radio Institute
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Energy That's Ready for Action!

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Feature(s): Baby Ruth
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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