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8 (20)May 1937
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More Fun Comics #8 (20)

DC · May 1937 · on sale 1937-04-07

First appearance: Nita Crane
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Identification plate

Series
More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series)
Issue
#8 (20)
Publication date
May 1937
Key date
1937-05-00
On-sale date
1937-04-07
Indicia publisher
Nicholson Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Nita Crane - 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 SullivanSpike Spalding
2The Brain, Part 1comic story3script: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson; pencils: C Brigham; inks: C BrighamSandra; Michael
3The Kidnapping of Spike, Part 1comic story2script: Vin Sullivan; pencils: Vin Sullivan; inks: Vin SullivanSpike Spalding; Count Alex; Rupo; Margie: Princess Margo; King Philip
4-comic story1script: Alger; pencils: Alger; inks: AlgerSam the Porter
6-comic story0.5script: Vin Sullivan; pencils: Vin Sullivan; inks: Vin SullivanPincus; Joe
7Episode 10comic story2script: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, Alexandre Dumas; pencils: Sven Elven; inks: Sven Elven; letters: Sven ElvenD'Artagnan; Athos; Portos; Aramis
8Seeking Big Horn Sheep, Part 1comic story2script: Richard B. Speed; pencils: Creig Flessel; inks: Creig Flessel
9-comic story2script: Leger; pencils: Reuths; inks: ReuthsNita Crane First, Dr. Occult, Rose Psychic
10The Secret Mine, Part 3comic story2script: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson; pencils: C Brigham; inks: C BrighamJack Woods; Val Stanton; Hines
11-comic story2pencils: Fless; inks: FlessPep Morgan
12-in-house column2script: ? (as Jolly Bill) (credited); letters: typeset
13Episode 19comic story2script: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, Sir Walter Scott; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond PerryRebecca; The Grand Master; The Preceptor; Conrade Mont-Fichet
14-comic story2pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom HickeyBrad Hardy; Prince Kardos
15Fang Gow of China [Part 20]comic story2script: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson; pencils: Leo E. O'Mealia; inks: Leo E. O'MealiaBarry O'Neil; Fang Gow; Le Grand; Dr. Bonfils; Jean Le Grand
16-comic story2script: Dick Ryan; pencils: Dick Ryan; inks: Dick Ryan
17Introducing Hanko the Cowhandcomic story2pencils: Fless; inks: FlessHanko (intro); Pegasus; Zeke
18-comic story2pencils: H. C. Kiefer; inks: A. D. KieferKing John
19-comic story2script: Whitney Ellsworth; pencils: Whitney Ellsworth; inks: Whitney Ellsworth
20In the Wilderness, Part 8comic story2pencils: Creig Flessel; inks: Creig FlesselTom Bradley; Jack Bradley; Harry Matson
21Gold Gulch, Part 6comic story2script: Pete De Angelo; pencils: Pete De Angelo; inks: Pete De AngeloPelion; Ossa
22People of the Red Planet, Part 6comic story2pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom HickeyMark Marson; King Sarno; Monty; Gail Hillary
23Alaskan Adventure, Part 6comic story2script: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson; pencils: Leo E. O'Mealia; inks: Leo E. O'MealiaDicky Saunders; Monk Morton; Bob Merritt; Shorty
24-comic story2script: Harry Lewis; pencils: Harry Lewis; inks: Harry LewisBobby; Scotty
25Island Adventure, Part 10comic story2script: Alger; pencils: Alger; inks: AlgerWoozy Watts; Black Tom; Duke
26-text article2script: Mary PartrickArthur Treacher (photo)
27Linda's Stepmother, Part 1comic story2script: Whitney Ellsworth; pencils: Whitney Ellsworth; inks: Whitney EllsworthLinda; Ned Flint; Silas Flint; Watson; Linda's step-mother
28The Smugglers, Part 2comic story4pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom HickeyWing Brady; Abdul-Crim
29Lieutenant Leeds of the Army Intelligence Servicecomic story2script: Alex Lovy; pencils: Alex Lovy; inks: Alex LovyLt. Leeds (intro); General Larwin
30Part 9comic story2pencils: Sven Elvén; inks: Sven Elvén; letters: Sven ElvenJeff Roberts; Captain Dennis
31-comic story1script: Henry Lewis; pencils: Henry Lewis; inks: Henry Lewis
32-comic story0.67script: Vin Sullivan; pencils: Vin Sullivan; inks: Vin Sullivan
34King Alfredcomic story2pencils: Homer Fleming; inks: Homer FlemingBobby; Binks; King Alfred the Great
35The Dan Bowers Case, Part 4comic story2script: Jerome Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe ShusterDan Bowers, The Chief, Sandy Kean, Jimmy Trent, Amos Twist
36-comic story1script: Alger; pencils: Alger; inks: Alger
37Action-Packed Stories in Color!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Creig Flessel; inks: Creig Flessel

Plus 2.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Atomic Comics #11946On eBay ›
DC Comics Before Superman: Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson's Pulp Comics #[nn]
ISBN 9781613451649		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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