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7January 1936
$0.10

More Fun #7

DC · January 1936 · on sale 1935

First appearance: Pancho VillaFirst appearance: Jack Woods
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Identification plate

Series
More Fun (DC, 1936 series)
Issue
#7
Publication date
January 1936
Key date
1936-01-00
On-sale date
1935
Indicia publisher
More Fun Magazine Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
44

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Pancho Villa - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Jack Woods - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1script: Whitney Ellsworth; pencils: Whitney Ellsworth; inks: Whitney EllsworthLittle Linda
1More Funcredits, title page0.25letters: typeset
3The Gavonian Affair, Part 7comic story1script: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson; pencils: Brigham; inks: BrighamSandra; Lothar; Reynolds
4-comic story1pencils: Brigham; inks: BrighamBrad Hardy; The Black Magician; King Naga of the Underworld; Lorraine; Prince Kardos
5-comic story1script: Ken Fitch; pencils: Clemens Gretter; inks: Clemens GretterDon Drake
6In the Wake of the Wander [Part 5]comic story1script: Mac Fergus; pencils: Mac Fergus; inks: Mac FergusCaptain Grim; Holcomb
7Fang Gow of China, Part 7comic story1script: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson; pencils: Leo E. O'Mealia; inks: Leo E. O'MealiaBarry O'Neil; Inspector LeGrand; Fang Gow
8The Mystery Plane, Part 3comic story1script: Leo E. O'Mealia; pencils: Leo E. O'Mealia; inks: Leo E. O'MealiaBob Merritt; Shorty; Lefty; Mr. Brandon; Prospector Jake
9Episode 7comic story1script: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, Sir Walter Scott; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond PerryIvanhoe; Cedric; Lady Rowena; Prince John; Waldemar Fitzurse; Locksley [Robin Hood]; Hubert; Isaac of York; Rebecca; De Bracy; Athelstane
10-comic story1script: Al Whitney; pencils: Al Whitney; inks: Al WhitneySimon Magus; Dante; Jacques Alexander Charles Montgolfier; Robert Montgolfier; Mme. Blanchard; Robertson; Lhoest
11Shavetail, Conclusiontext story2.2script: Malcolm Wheeler-NicholsonFirst Lieutenant Stewart; Second Lieutenant Rollins; Captain Bullen; Bull Manners; Farnsworth; Golden Dawn (horse)
12-text article0.6pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); letters: typesetHarold Svihus (photo); Frank Parker (photo)
13Special Holiday Premium Offer!promo (ad from the publisher)0.3letters: typeset
14New Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.1letters: typeset
15-comic story1script: Al Stahl; pencils: Al Stahl; inks: Al StahlOswald
16-text article0.8letters: typeset
17-comic story0.2script: Vin Sullivan; pencils: Vin Sullivan; inks: Vin SullivanFanny
18-letters page1pencils: ?; ? (photograph); inks: ?; ? (photograph); letters: typeset
19Button, Button -- Get Your Button!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
20-comic story1script: John Patterson; pencils: John Patterson; inks: John PattersonSkipper Hicks; Minnie; Soupladle
21-text article1script: Joe Archibald; pencils: Joe Archibald; inks: Joe Archibald
22-comic story0.9script: Tom Cooper; pencils: Tom Cooper; inks: Tom CooperBuckskin Jim; Mary Halliday
23-comic story0.1script: Tom Cooper; pencils: Tom Cooper; inks: Tom Cooper
24The Haunted House, Part 3comic story0.67script: Randall; pencils: Randall; inks: RandallSlim Pickins
25-comic story1script: Eugene Koscik; pencils: Eugene Koscik; inks: Eugene KoscikThe Professor; Schnooper; Schnif (dog)
26-comic story1script: Tom Cooper; pencils: Tom Cooper; inks: Tom CooperEd; Jake
27-comic story1script: Vin Sullivan; pencils: Vin Sullivan; inks: Vin SullivanCharley Fish; Pluto
28Down by the Old Mill Streamcartoon1script: Walt Kelly; pencils: Walt Kelly; inks: Walt Kelly
29The Bedouins, Part 7comic story1script: Henry Kiefer; pencils: Henry Kiefer; inks: Henry KieferWing Brady; Slim
30-comic story1script: Jerome Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe ShusterHenri Duval
31-text article0.55pencils: Dick; inks: Dick
33Answer to Puzzle in Last Issueactivity0.05
34-text article0.25letters: typeset
35-text article0.4pencils: Loe; inks: Loe
37Two New Coins for Young Collectorstext article0.2letters: typeset
38Lesson No. IIIactivity0.3script: Charles Shows; pencils: Charles Shows; inks: Charles Shows; letters: Charles Shows
39-comic story1script: Leger; pencils: Reuths; inks: ReuthsMrs. Amster, Sander Amster, Dr. Occult, Rose Psychic, The Vampire Master
40Join the Treasure Hunt Contestpromo (ad from the publisher)1.2pencils: ?; ? (photograph); inks: ?; ? (photograph)
41-comic story0.6script: Randall; pencils: Randall; inks: RandallRambler Jim; "Old Scratch"; "Fishy Gill"
42Puzzle Pageactivity1script: Matt Curzon; pencils: Matt Curzon; inks: Matt Curzon
43The Hungry Elftext story0.75script: Connie Naar; pencils: Connie Naar; inks: Connie NaarTweeni; Maribel
44The Young Cooktext story0.25script: Connie Naar; pencils: Connie Naar; inks: Connie Naar
45Oscarcomic story0.1script: ? [as Pat] (signed); pencils: ? [as Pat] (signed); inks: ? [as Pat] (signed)Oscar
46Answer to Puzzles in Last Issueactivity0.65
47-statement of ownership0.25script: F. B. Jeske
48Damsel in Distress, Part 4comic story1script: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson; pencils: C Brigham; inks: C BrighamPancho Villa First, Jack Woods First
49Pharoah Tutankhamencomic story1script: Ray Wardell; pencils: Ray Wardell; inks: Ray WardellBobby; Binks; Tutankhamen
50Episode 3comic story1script: Robert Louis Stevenson; pencils: Charles Flanders; inks: Charles FlandersJim Hawkins; "Blind Pew"; Bill Bones; Mrs. Hawkins; Dr. Livesey
51Prince of Patrania, Part 5comic story1script: Vincent Sullivan; pencils: Vincent Sullivan; inks: Vincent SullivanSpike Spalding; the Boy King Philip; Pincus
52-comic story1script: Whitney Ellsworth; pencils: Whitney Ellsworth; inks: Whitney EllsworthLittle Linda
53Dewey and the Pirates, Part 4comic story1script: Tom Cooper; pencils: Tom Cooper; inks: Tom CooperMidshipman Dewey
54-comic story1script: Al Stahl; pencils: Al Stahl; inks: Al StahlPelion; Ossa
55-comic story1script: Ken Fitch; pencils: Clem Gretter; inks: Clem GretterRex; Kiddlaw
56New Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Vin Sullivan; inks: Vin Sullivan

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Cavalier Comics #21945On eBay ›
DC Comics Before Superman: Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson's Pulp Comics #[nn]
ISBN 9781613451649
2018On eBay ›

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Sources

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