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47September 1939
$0.10

More Fun Comics #47

DC · September 1939 · on sale 1939-07-28

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Series
More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series)
Issue
#47
Publication date
September 1939
Key date
1939-09-00
On-sale date
1939-07-28
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred Guardineer
1The Greatest Scoop in Comic Magazine History!promo (ad from the publisher)1
2-comic story6script: Tom Hickey; pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom HickeyAli Pascha (villain, introduction)
3rom Ecuador; Odds and Ends; We Turn to Africa; Turkish Issuetext article0.67colors: ? (black, red & blue letters); letters: typeset
5The Fatal Hoaxcomic story4script: Joe Donohoe; pencils: Joe Donohoe; inks: Joe DonohoeLimehouse Willy (intro, villain)
6-comic story6script: Koppy; pencils: Koppy; inks: KoppyCountess De Fresco (introduction); two kidnappers (villains)
7Hazard in the Skytext story2script: Capt. Frank Thomas
8Handcuff Hankcomic story4script: Alger; pencils: Alger; inks: AlgerHandcuff Hank (only appearance)
9William and Marycomic story2script: Homer Fleming; pencils: H. Fleming; inks: H. Fleming
10-comic story6script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe ShusterSandy Kean, Captain John Henry Toth, Larry Trent
11-comic story2script: Bob Kane; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane
12-comic story6script: Terry Gilkison; pencils: Terry Gilkison; inks: Terry GilkisonA-X (villain)
13-comic story2script: Fred Schwab; pencils: Fred Schwab; inks: Fred SchwabSlaughterhouse Pete (villain, introduction)
14-comic story6script: Tumey; pencils: Tumey; inks: TumeyBulldog Martin (introduction); Jonah (introduction); Lord Frawley (villain, introduction, death); Clanton (villain, introduction, death)
15In Peril [Part 2]comic story6script: B. Hirsch; pencils: R. Lehman; inks: R. LehmanQ62 (villain, introduction); Paula (villain, introduction)
16-comic story6script: Jack Lehti; pencils: Jack Lehti; inks: Jack Lehti
17-comic story5script: Bernard Baily; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard BailyDr. Killmen (villain)
18The Comic Book of Tomorrow is Here Today!!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 1.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

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