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56June 1940
$0.10

More Fun Comics #56

DC · June 1940 · on sale 1940-05-01

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Identification plate

Series
More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series)
Issue
#56
Publication date
June 1940
Key date
1940-06-00
On-sale date
1940-05-01
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard ShermanDr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Inza Kramer; Wotan
2Terror at Lytell'scomic story10script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard BailyThe Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Bentley (villain, intro)
3Superman No. 5 -- Summer Issuepromo (ad from the publisher)0.17letters: typeset
6-comic story6script: Albert Sulman; pencils: Joseph Sulman; inks: Joseph SulmanBiff Bronson; Dan Druff; Vito DeNoia
7-comic story6pencils: Win; inks: WinCaptain Desmo; Gabby; the Grand Assassin (villain)
8-text article1letters: typeset
9The Spytext article0.67letters: typeset
10Adventure Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.11letters: typeset
12-comic story6script: Jerry Seigel; pencils: Chad-; inks: Chad-Sandy Kean, Captain John Henry Toth
14-comic story6script: Bob Hirsch; pencils: Rusty Lehman; inks: Rusty LehmanLt. Bob Neal; Tubby
15Memory Testtext story1.5script: George Shute
17-comic story6script: Whitney Ellsworth; pencils: George Papp; inks: George PappCongo Bill (introduction); Toto (death); Professor Kent; The Skull (villain); One-eye; Slats
18The Jade Hatchetcomic story4script: Joe Donohoe; pencils: Joe Donohoe; inks: Joe DonohoeSergeant Carey; Sleepy
19-comic story6pencils: Jack Lehti; inks: Jack LehtiRed Coat Patrol; Black Hawk
20The Search for Wotancomic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman; letters: Howard ShermanDr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Wotan (villain); Inza Kramer
21The 'Big Six' Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 6.55 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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