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Issue: More Fun Comics #96
Publication Date: March 1944
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Issues: #96 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: 01/22/1944
Volume: none
Pages: 60
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth [as F. W. Ellsworth] (credited editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
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
Format Notes:  
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The Weather Prophet

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Cliff Young (signed)
Inker(s): Cliff Young (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Green Arrow
Character(s): Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Missouri Canary

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Josette Frank
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Good Books Worth Reading
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Includes a Superman's Secret Message and a coupon for enrollment as a Superman of America.
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The Weather Prophet!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Alvin Schwartz ?
Penciller(s): Cliff Young (signed)
Inker(s): Steve Brodie (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Green Arrow
Character(s): Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Timer (villain); Chaser (villain); Moose (villain); Duster (villain)
Synopsis: Timer spends his time in jail studying the weather and then uses it to plot crimes.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: Writer identification by excessive use of periods.

Schwartz is listed as a Green Arrow writer by Bails.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Robinson (signed)
Penciller(s): Jerry Robinson (signed)
Inker(s): Jerry Robinson (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Nervy Joe
First Line: The Rains Came
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Energy on the Alert!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Baby Ruth
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Pages: 1
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T. Watts, Miracle Man!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don C. Cameron ?
Penciller(s): Mort Meskin [as Mort Morton, Jr.] (signed)
Inker(s): Charles Paris [as Charlie] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Johnny Quick
Character(s): Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Tubby Watts; Aloysius Patrick Mulvaney
Synopsis: Johnny and Tubby visit the Yucatan where Tubby is mistaken for the reincarnation of a Mayan god.
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Pages: 11
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wheaties
First Line: Butch ain't got de nerve to hit this new kid...
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Pages: 1
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Forgotten Magic!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Jon Chester Kozlak
Inker(s): Jon Chester Kozlak
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult, supernatural
Feature(s): Doctor Fate
Character(s): Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; Nabu?; Haney (villain)
Synopsis: The Wizard responsible for Dr. Fate's powers loses his own temporarily, so Fate does too -- but he still has to rescue a bunch of miners trapped in a cave-in.
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In Content Item: FlagGolden Age Doctor Fate Archives #1 published September 2007
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Pages: 5.67
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[untitled]

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion
First Line: Wow! You sure are in a hurry, my friend!!
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Pages: 0.33
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Champion in War!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Samachson
Penciller(s): Louis Cazeneuve
Inker(s): Louis Cazeneuve
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Aquaman
Character(s): Aquaman; Lun Ming; Colonel Matsu (villain); the Japanese (villains)
Synopsis: A former Chinese Olympic swimming star uses his prowess to fight the Japanese.
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Pages: 8
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The Man Who Had Too Much!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Whitney Ellsworth
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dover and Clover
Character(s): Dover; Clover
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Fight Paper Waste -- And Hang One on the Paper Hanger of Berlin

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff ?
Penciller(s): George Roussos
Inker(s): George Roussos
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
Synopsis: Superman encourages kids to help save waste paper to help the war effort.
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Pages: 1
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The Mirror

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ted Loury (credited)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff ?
Penciller(s): Joe Shuster
Inker(s): Joe Shuster ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
First Line: Help me smash this menace!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: If you join the Supermen of America Club, your dime will be forwarded to President Roosevelt's March of Dimes and your membership will be free. If you're already a member, a dime will get you a full color picture of Superman, suitable for framing.
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Publicity Hound!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox ?
Penciller(s): Bernard Baily (signed)
Inker(s): Bernard Baily (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Howard Ferguson ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult, supernatural
Feature(s): The Spectre with Percival Popp the Super Cop!
Character(s): The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Percival Popp; J. Montmorency Pflub (publicity agent); Boots Young (villain); Young's mob (villains)
Synopsis: Percy hires a press agent to puff up his reputation, then stages several "crimes" that he wraps up to make himself look even better. But Boots Young figures out a way to out-wit Percy and the Spectre: provide a tip to Percy's publicity agent for a crime at a bank while pulling a job elsewhere!
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Pages: 7.67
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Statement of Ownership

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Liebowitz
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Printed in St. Louis, Missouri
Published by Detective Comics, Inc. 480 Lexington Ave, NY, 17 NY.
Editor: F. W. Ellsworth.
Business Manager J. S. Liebowitz
Owners: Harry Donenfeld, Paul Sampliner.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Illinois Merchandise Mart
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Metro Publications
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): American Seed Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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