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54April 1940
$0.10

More Fun Comics #54

DC · April 1940 · on sale 1940-03-01

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Series
More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series)
Issue
#54
Publication date
April 1940
Key date
1940-04-00
On-sale date
1940-03-01
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard BailyThe Spectre
2The Spiritualistcomic story10script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Bernard BailyThe Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Clarice Winston; Mrs. Winston; Rhani Set (villain, introduction)
3-comic story0.67script: Whit; pencils: Whit; inks: Whit
5-comic story6script: Albert Sulman; pencils: Joe Sulman; inks: Joe SulmanBiff Bronson; Dan Druff; The Wizard (villain)
6-comic story6pencils: Win; inks: WinCaptain Desmo; Gabby; Dr. Bafti; The Assassins (villains)
7-text article1letters: typeset
8-comic story1script: George Papp; pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp
9-comic story6script: Jerry Seigel; pencils: Chad-; inks: Chad-Sandy Kean, Larry Trent
10No. 1 -- Penrod, by Booth Tarkingtontext story0.75letters: typeset
12Tony Canzoneri, Bob Fellercartoon0.5
14-comic story6script: Bob Hirsch; pencils: Rusty Lehman; inks: Rusty LehmanBob Neal
15A Wet Wagertext story1.5script: Paul Dean
17-comic story6pencils: Paul Lauretta; inks: Paul LaurettaKing Carter
18The Policy Murderscomic story4script: Joe Donohoe; pencils: Joe Donohoe; inks: Joe DonohoeSergeant Carey
19-comic story6pencils: John Lehti; inks: John LehtiSgt. O'Malley
20-comic story6pencils: Bart Tumey; inks: Bart TumeyBulldog Martin
21Six Big headline Features for the 'Big Six' Comic Magazines!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 4.58 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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