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More Fun Comics 79

MORE FUN COMICS #79

Cover Date: May 1942
Cover Price: $.10

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Cover Credits:
Art: George Papp (Signed)


Story: [No Title] (13 Pages)

Credits:

ArtGeorge Papp
LetteringGeorge Papp
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Green Arrow (last in Leading Comics #2)
Speedy (last in Leading Comics #2)

Villain(s):

Boomerang (Martin Flint; first appearance; an assassin who specializes in getting revenge on law enforcement agents; possibly dies)

Comment(s):

The characters in this story are the Earth-2 Green Arrow and Speedy.


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Second Story: [No Title] (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtHoward Sherman
LetteringHoward Sherman
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Doctor Fate (last in All-Star Comics #10)

Supporting Character(s):

Inza Cramer

Villain(s):

Mister Who (last in issue #74/6; next in All-Star Squadron #51)

Story Reprinted in:

Golden Age Doctor Fate Archives #1 (2007)


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Third Story: "The Case of the Phantom Fugitive" (8 Pages)

Credits:

ArtCliff Young
LetteringCliff Young
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Sandy Kean
Larry Trent

Villain(s):

Joe, Twisty and Blaster (first appearance for all; use a large "lightning gun" to commit crimes)


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Fourth Story: "Aquaman Rules the Waves!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryManly Wade Wellman
ArtPaul Norris
LetteringPaul Norris
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Aquaman

Villain(s):

Nazis (first appearance for all; all die; use Krutz's inventions to sink ships)

Other Character(s):

Krutz (first appearance; invents an "iceberg ship" and a solar ray cannon)

Location(s):

North Atlantic Ocean

Comment(s):

The Aquaman seen here is the Earth-Two version.


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Fifth Story: "Mister Meek Makes Haste!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

ArtMort Meskin
LetteringMort Meskin
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Johnny Quick

Supporting Character(s):

Tubby Watts

Villain(s):

Mister Meek (first appearance; tries to learn Johnny's speed formula by watching stolen films)

Comment(s):

Mort Morton credited as Mort Morton, Jr.
Johnny Quick begins wearing his regular face mask with this story.


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Sixth Story: "Money To Burn!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtBernard Baily
LetteringBernard Baily
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Spectre (last in All-Star Comics #10)

Supporting Character(s):

Percival Popp

Villain(s):

Chizzler (first appearance; uses a phony job scheme to pass kidnapping monies)


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