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45July 1939
$0.10

More Fun Comics #45

DC · July 1939 · on sale 1939-05-28

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Series
More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series)
Issue
#45
Publication date
July 1939
Key date
1939-07-00
On-sale date
1939-05-28
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: John Richard Flanagan; inks: John Richard FlanaganMountaineer (menaced by bear)
1Action Comics; Adventure Comics; Detective Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1
2-comic story6script: Tom Hickey; pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom HickeyManada (villain); Sindu (villain, death); their gang (villains); Jeanne Fitchard (guest-star)
3-comic story1script: Fred Schwab; pencils: Fred Schwab; inks: Fred SchwabRex (a cat, introduction)
4The Crimson Cargocomic story4script: Joe Donohoe; pencils: Joe Donohoe; inks: Joe DonohoeBarto (introduction, villain)
5-comic story6script: Koppy; pencils: Koppy; inks: KoppyEl Capitan (villain, introduction, death)
6Incident in China [Part 1]text story1.9script: Jack Anthony
9-comic story4script: Rob Jenney; pencils: Rob Jenney; inks: Rob JenneyBuzz Scott (introduction)
10Charles II of Englandcomic story2script: Homer Fleming; pencils: H. Fleming; inks: H. Fleming
11-comic story6script: B. Hirsch; pencils: R. Lehman; inks: R. LehmanA gang of thieves (villains, introduction)
12-comic story2script: Fred Schwab; pencils: Fred Schwab; inks: Fred Schwab
13-comic story6script: Terry Gilkison; pencils: Terry Gilkison; inks: Terry Gilkison
14-cartoon1script: Terry Gilkison; pencils: Terry Gilkison; inks: Terry Gilkison
15Gene Raymond, Shirley Temple, Jack Oakiecartoon1script: Sheldon Moldoff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff
16Wild Animal Life Help Decorate Stampstext article1colors: ? (red tones)
17Unique Stamp Notestext article0.4letters: typeset
19-comic story4script: Stan Asch; pencils: Stan Asch; inks: Stan AschThe Speaking Frog (villain, introduction)
20-comic story6script: Wade Hampton; pencils: Wade Hampton; inks: Wade HamptonThe Hooded Riders (villains, introduction)
21-comic story6script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster, Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster, Joe ShusterSandy Kean, Larry Trent
22-comic story5script: Bernard Baily; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard BailyDr. Killmen (villain)
23Movie Comics; All-American Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 1.7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

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