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1 (25)October 1937
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More Fun Comics #1 (25)

DC · October 1937 · on sale 1937

First appearance: Vin Ellsworth
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Identification plate

Series
More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series)
Issue
#1 (25)
Publication date
October 1937
Key date
1937-10-00
On-sale date
1937
Indicia publisher
Nicholson Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Vin Ellsworth - 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-cover1pencils: Vin Sullivan; inks: Vin Sullivan
1-foreword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: ? [as The Editors]; letters: typeset
2The Brain, Part 6comic story3script: Bill Ely; pencils: Bill Ely; inks: Bill ElySandra; Michael; The Brain (Dies)
3-comic story4script: Leger; pencils: Reuths; inks: ReuthsDr. Occult, Vin Ellsworth First
4-comic story1script: Alger; pencils: Alger; inks: AlgerSam the Porter
5Daffiescartoon0.33script: Vin Sullivan; pencils: Vin Sullivan; inks: Vin Sullivan
6Dopiescartoon0.33script: Vin Sullivan; pencils: Vin Sullivan; inks: Vin Sullivan
8The Smugglers, Part 7comic story4pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom HickeyWing Brady; Abdul-Crim; Morros
9Peter the Hermit -- "Apostle of the First Crusade"comic story2pencils: H. Fleming; inks: H. FlemingBobby; Binks; Peter the Hermit
10-comic story2script: Vin Sullivan; pencils: Vin Sullivan; inks: Vin SullivanThe Sailor; Spike Spaulding; Count Alex; Ruppo; Pincus; King Philip; Margie
11-in-house column2script: ? (as Jolly Bill) (credited); letters: typeset
12Episode 24comic story2script: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, Sir Walter Scott; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond PerryGerald of Ivanhoe; Athlestane; King Richard the Lionheart
13-comic story2pencils: Fless; inks: FlessHanko; Daisy
14Fang Gow of China, Part 25comic story2script: Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson; pencils: Leo E. O'Mealia; inks: Leo E. O'MealiaBarry O'Neill; Fang Gow; Jean Le Grand
15Part 13comic story2pencils: Sven Elvén; inks: Sven ElvénJeff Roberts; Captain Dennis; Tsang Li
16People of the Red Planet, Part 11comic story2pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom HickeyMark Marson; Monty; Gail Hillary; Prof. Hillary
17At the County Fair, Part 3comic story2pencils: Fless; inks: FlessTom Bradley; Jack Bradley; Nita Noble
18-cartoon2script: Whitney Ellsworth; pencils: Whitney Ellsworth; inks: Whitney Ellsworth
19Episode 15comic story2script: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, Alexandre Dumas; pencils: Sven Elven; inks: Sven ElvenD'Artagnan; Madame Bonancieux; Athos; Planchet
20Island Adventure, Part 15comic story2script: Alger; pencils: Alger; inks: AlgerWoozy Watts; the woman in red
21-comic story2pencils: Henry Kiefer; inks: A. D. KieferTom Paine
22Alaskan Adventure, Part 11comic story2script: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson; pencils: Leo E. O'Mealia; inks: Leo E. O'MealiaBob Merritt; Dicky Saunders
23-comic story2pencils: Fless; inks: FlessPep Morgan; Shorty
24-comic story2pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom HickeyBrad Hardy; Queen Claudia; Kardos
25-text article1script: Mary Partrick; pencils: Creig Flessel; inks: Creig FlesselBing Crosby
26-cartoon1script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxPaul Muni; Preston Foster; Victor McLaglen; John Ford
27-comic story4script: Ed Cronin; pencils: Ed Cronin; inks: Ed CroninMarty McCann; Pete Marko; Gorilla Greene (introduction)
28The Marijuana Racket, Part 1comic story4script: Will Ely; pencils: Will Ely; inks: Will ElyJohnnie Law; Tim; Officer Murphy
29Linda and the Lumberjacks, Part 2comic story2script: Whitney Ellsworth; pencils: Whitney Ellsworth; inks: Whitney EllsworthLinda; Lars Larsen
30The Dick Riley Case, Part 2comic story4script: Will Ely; pencils: Will Ely; inks: Will ElyJack Woods; the sheriff; Dick Riley
31-comic story2script: Jerome Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe ShusterSandy Kean, Larry Trent
32-comic story1script: Alger; pencils: Alger; inks: AlgerFarthingdale; Joe

Plus 2.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
DC Comics Before Superman: Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson's Pulp Comics #[nn]
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Series context

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Sources

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