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| Name | More Fun Comics 8 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD | Pages: 44 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Indicia: "MORE FUN The National Comics Magazine More Fun. Published monthly by More Fun Magazine, Inc. Office of publication, 420 DeSoto Avenue, St. Louis, Mo. Editorial office, 373 Fourth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office, St. Louis Missouri, under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription rate: 12 issues in the United States and possessions, and Mexico, South America and Spain, $1.00; elsewhere $2.60. Single copies 10 cents (15 cents in Canada)." On-sale date from copyright registration. |
| Comic Story | George Washington / Spike Spalding (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Reading about George Washington chopping down the tree and confessing, Spike does the same to a much larger tree in the yard, and gets his rear end tanned. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Spike Spalding |
| Script | Vin Sullivan (signed) |
| Pencils | Vin Sullivan (signed) |
| Inks | Vin Sullivan (signed) |
| Notes | Front cover. This is a complete comic story. |
| Credits | More Fun |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover. |
| Advertisement | Now Is the Time... For a Chemistry Set / Pastime Novelty Co. Toys |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover. |
| Advertisement | This Bike Can Be Yours / Crowell / Crowell-Collier Publishing Company Magazines |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover. |
| Comic Story | The Gavonian Affair, Part 8 / Sandra of the Secret Service (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Count Taurus threatens Sandra's friends with death if she doesn't cooperate with his schemes. |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Sandra; Count Taurus (villain); Lothar; Reynolds |
| Script | Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson |
| Pencils | W. C. Brigham |
| Inks | W. C. Brigham |
| First Line | Count Taurus has ordered Sandra... |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
| Story | Along the Main Line (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A woman stops a steam locomotive in a remote area and asks if the driver and fireman have any milk for her baby. They don't, but go looking and find a nanny goat. It attacks them, but is herded back to the woman, who milks it. |
| Genre | Adventure; Humor |
| Characters | Ed |
| Script | Tom Cooper |
| Pencils | Tom Cooper |
| Inks | Tom Cooper |
| First Line | You may be somebody else's goat... |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
| Comic Story | Prince of Patrania, Part 6 / Spike Spalding (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Spike and Pincus are kidnapped and taken aboard an ocean liner. |
| Genre | Adventure; Humor |
| Characters | Spike Spalding; Pincus; Philip of Patrania |
| Script | Vin Sullivan (signed) |
| Pencils | Vin Sullivan (signed) |
| Inks | Vin Sullivan (signed) |
| First Line | Pincus, a stowaway... |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
| Comic Story | In the Wake of the Wander [Part 6] / Captain Grim (1 page) |
| Synopsis | The Captain finds himself trapped within a blazing blockhouse. |
| Genre | Adventure; Historical |
| Characters | Captain Grim |
| Script | Tom Cooper |
| Pencils | Tom Cooper |
| Inks | Tom Cooper |
| First Line | Capt. Grim finds himself face to face with the enemy... |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
| Story | Charley Fish (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Charley Fish |
| Script | Vin Sullivan (signed) |
| Pencils | Vin Sullivan (signed) |
| Inks | Vin Sullivan (signed) |
| First Line | Gargle gargle |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
| Story | Henri Duval (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Henri Duval must protect the king from enemies disguised as musketeers. |
| Genre | Adventure; Historical |
| Characters | Cecile; the king |
| Script | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | Joe Shuster |
| Inks | Joe Shuster |
| First Line | Out of the night a horde of horsemen pour down on the inn. |
| Notes | "© 1935, National Allied Publications, Inc. Great Britain rights reserved" is typeset at the bottom of the feature. |
| Story | Little Linda (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Linda talks the Sheriff out of jailing Bill for stealing hens. |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Little Linda; Bill; The Sheriff |
| Script | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Pencils | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Inks | Whitney Ellsworth |
| First Line | If you come along quietly... |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
| Comic Story | Episode 8 / Ivanhoe (1 page) |
| Genre | Historical |
| Characters | Isaac of York; Front de Boeuf |
| Script | Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (adaptor) Walter Scott (original author) |
| Pencils | Raymond Perry |
| Inks | Raymond Perry |
| First Line | For three hours Isaac of York... |
| Notes | Adapted from the Sir Walter Scott novel. © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
| Text Story | Wheels Go Round (2.9 pages) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Elmer Buckley; Miss Thompson; Fred Hopkins |
| Script | Vin Sullivan |
| Pencils | Vin Sullivan |
| Inks | Vin Sullivan |
| Notes | Black and red only. Continues on page 15 and 30. |
| Story | Movies (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Activity | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Puzzle Page |
| Script | Matt Curzon (signed) |
| Pencils | Matt Curzon (signed) |
| Inks | Matt Curzon (signed) |
| Story | Stamps and Coins |
| Pencils | ? (logo art); ? (stamp art) |
| Inks | ? (logo art); ? (stamp art) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Advertisement | She Got $400 for a Half Dollar / B. Max Mehl Coins |
| Pencils | ? (photo) |
| Inks | ? (photo) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Letter Column | Fun Mail (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Letters from: Arthur Pastore, Jr. (Brooklyn, New York), George Barnett (Cincinnati, Ohio), Jerome Paskovitz (Wyandotte, Michigan), Barbara Brandwood (England), Clinton A. Schaeffer (Port Treverton, Pennsylvania), Eugenia Stovall (Jersey City, New Jersey), Miguel Marquez (El Paso, Texas), Howard S. Shepard, William P. Woods, Jr. (Virginia), Bob Eberlein (St. Paul, Minnesota), and Joseph Krueber (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania). Fan art from: Arthur Steswood and "Sandy" O'Shea. |
| Comic Story | The Haunted House, Part 4 / Slim Pickins (1 page) |
| Synopsis | After the gorilla helps Slim get the better of two counterfeiters hiding in his dead aunt's home, he faces the problem of what to do with him. |
| Genre | Adventure; Humor |
| Characters | Slim Pickens |
| Script | Stan Randall (signed) |
| Pencils | Stan Randall (signed) |
| Inks | Stan Randall (signed) |
| First Line | Slim's hairy visitor... |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
| Advertisement | Both Given - Write Now! / Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve |
| Pencils | ? (photo) |
| Inks | ? (photo) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | On the bottom of "Wheels Go Round" text story continuation. |
| Comic Story | The Mysterious Island, Part 3 / Skipper Hicks (1 page) |
| Synopsis | On Gillyfish Isle diamonds are so plentiful they have no value, but pop bottles are rare and precious. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Skipper Hicks; Soupladle; Spongenose; King Okey; King Dokey |
| Script | John Patterson |
| Pencils | John Patterson |
| Inks | John Patterson |
| First Line | The Mary Ann got safely through the giant whirlpools... |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
| Comic Story | The Mountain Lion, Part 1 / Buckskin Jim |
| Synopsis | Jim tries to cross a canyon by rope, but runs into a mountain lion. |
| Genre | Adventure; Western-frontier |
| Characters | Buckskin Jim; Zeb |
| Script | Tom Cooper |
| Pencils | Tom Cooper |
| Inks | Tom Cooper |
| First Line | After a fight with the red-skins... |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
| Here It Is -- Get Your Button! / Fun Club | |
| Script | ? [as Jolly Bill] (credited) (chief funster) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Includes World-Wide Fun Club membership application. |
| Story | The Professor (1 page) |
| Synopsis | With Schnooper and Schnatcher in the hospital the Professor has to defend himself against would be kidnappers all alone. |
| Genre | Adventure; Humor |
| Characters | Professor; Schnooper; Schnatcher; Zoppp |
| Script | Eugene Koscik |
| Pencils | Eugene Koscik |
| Inks | Eugene Koscik |
| First Line | Schnooper and Schnatcher, the private detectives, are in the hospital... |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
| Comic Story | Airship: Paters Lourenzo de Guzmao / Famous Flights (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Script | Al Whitney |
| Pencils | Al Whitney |
| Inks | Al Whitney |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
| Comic Story | Fang Gow of China, Part 8 / Barry O'Neill (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Barry and Le Grand are prisoners aboard Fang Gow's yacht. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Barry O'Neil; Le Grand; Fang Gow (villain) |
| Script | Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (see notes) |
| Pencils | Leo O'Mealia (signed) |
| Inks | Leo O'Mealia (signed) |
| First Line | Now will you answer the questions... |
| Notes | Script credit was verified by comparing this story to other Wheeler-Nicholson stories. © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
| Comic Story | Damsel in Distress, Part 5 / Jack Woods (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Jack, Dolores and her father are being pursued by Pancho Villa and his men. Jack sends the pair off to hide in a cave they know about, while he turns and faces the pursuers. He leads them in the wrong direction, and hides under a rocky overhang in a river. |
| Genre | Adventure; Western-frontier |
| Characters | Jack Woods; Dolores; her father; Pancho Villa and his men |
| Script | W. C. Brigham (signed) |
| Pencils | W. C. Brigham (signed) |
| Inks | W. C. Brigham (signed) |
| First Line | Jack decides to save Dolores... |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
| Comic Story | A True Story of How a Great Mother-Lode Was Discovered (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor; Historical |
| Script | W. C. Brigham (signed) ? |
| Pencils | W. C. Brigham (signed) ? |
| Inks | W. C. Brigham (signed) ? |
| Notes | There is a signature in the final panel, but it is illegible. © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
| Comic Story | Fishy the Gangster, Part 4 / Ramblin' Jim (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Jim catches a group of gangsters single handed, having never fired a gun before. |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Fishy Gill; Rambler Jim; Sheriff Smith; Old Scratch |
| Script | Stan Randall (signed) |
| Pencils | Stan Randall (signed) |
| Inks | Stan Randall (signed) |
| First Line | Hey kid... |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
| Story | More Fun and Magic |
| Script | ? [as The Wizard of Biff] (credited) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Script | William Cook ("Hey! Mom!" illustration) (signed) |
| Pencils | William Cook ("Hey! Mom!" illustration) (signed) Dick Loederer ("boy pulling a rabbit out of a hat" illustration) (signed) |
| Inks | William Cook ("Hey! Mom!" illustration) (signed) Dick Loederer ("boy pulling a rabbit out of a hat" illustration) (signed) |
| Advertisement | The House of Magic / A. G. Steen's Magic Factory Tricks |
| Letters | typeset |
| Story | Books Books (1 page) |
| Pencils | ? (photograph); ? (illustration); ? (logo art) |
| Inks | ? (photograph); ? (illustration); ? (logo art) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Comic Story | The Mystery Plane, Part 4 / Bob Merritt (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Cyrus Campbell is murdered and a gang member disguised as prospector Jake tries to infiltrate Bob Merritt's group of aviators. |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation |
| Characters | Prospector Jake; Bob Merritt; Buzz; Shorty |
| Script | Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson |
| Pencils | Leo O'Mealia (signed) |
| Inks | Leo O'Mealia (signed) |
| First Line | As a member of a dangerous gang... |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
| Story | Brad Hardy (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Leader of the Rat Men in the underground kingdom of the Dre, the Black Magician captures Hardy, Lorraine and Prince Kardos, who then attempt to escape. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Brad Hardy; Lorraine; Prince Kardos; Black Magician (villain) |
| Script | W. C. Brigham (signed) |
| Pencils | W. C. Brigham (signed) |
| Inks | W. C. Brigham (signed) |
| First Line | Deep in the kingdom of the underworld... |
| Notes | Story to be continued. © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
| Publisher advertisement | Join the Treasure Hunt Contest (1.25 pages) |
| Pencils | ? (illustrations); ? (photograph) |
| Inks | ? (illustrations); ? (photograph) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Activity | Lesson No. IV |
| Feature | Monthly Cartoon Lesson |
| Script | Charles Shows (signed) |
| Pencils | Charles Shows (signed) |
| Inks | Charles Shows (signed) |
| Letters | Charles Shows (signed) |
| Publisher advertisement | Special Holiday Premium Offer! |
| Feature | More Fun Magazine |
| Letters | typeset |
| Text Story | The Happy Four Club / Junior Funsters (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Script | Rosemary Volk |
| Notes | At the bottom of the second and third columns of the article is a coupon order form for a special offer from Universal Toy & Novelty Mfg. Co. of a "Surprise Package of Fun". |
| Comic Story | In Ancient Egypt, Part 8 / The Magic Crystal of History (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Bobby and Binks, still trapped in ancient Egypt, are about to break through the lines of the enemy surrounding the city. |
| Genre | Children; Fantasy |
| Characters | Bobby; Binks |
| Script | Ray Wardell (signed) |
| Pencils | Ray Wardell (signed) |
| Inks | Ray Wardell (signed) |
| First Line | The time is come... |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
| Story | Don Drake on the Planet Saro (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Don Drake volunteers to engage the sea beast in mortal combat. |
| Genre | Science Fiction; Sword And Sorcery |
| Characters | Don Drake; Krenon; Zetrurian priests; Betty |
| Script | Ken Fitch ? |
| Pencils | Clem Gretter |
| Inks | Clem Gretter |
| First Line | Don Drake, seeking to save the life of the Zetrurian maiden... |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
| Comic Story | Episode 4 / Treasure Island (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Captain Flint's treasure map is revealed. |
| Genre | Adventure; Historical |
| Characters | Dr. Livesey; Squire Trelawney; Jim Hawkins |
| Script | Robert Louis Stevenson (original author) Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (adaptor) |
| Pencils | Sven Elven |
| Inks | Sven Elven |
| Letters | Sven Elven |
| First Line | Jim sprang from the gulley [sic]... |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. Adapted from the Robert Louis Stevenson novel. |
| Story | Doctor Occult (1 page) |
| Synopsis | The Vampire Master tries to hypnotize Mrs. Amster into killing her husband. |
| Genre | Adventure; Fantasy |
| Script | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | Joe Shuster |
| Inks | Joe Shuster |
| First Line | A figure materializes out of the night. |
| Notes | "© 1935, Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. Great Britain rights reserved" is typeset at the bottom of the feature. |
| Comic Story | The Bedouins, Part 8 / Wing Brady (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ali Ben Said attacks the caravan and kidnaps Laurel Deane. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Wing Brady; Slim; Laurel Deane; Ibn Hajez; Ali Ben Said |
| Script | Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (see notes) ? |
| Pencils | Henry Kiefer |
| Inks | Henry Kiefer |
| First Line | Wing and Slim, riding over the desert... |
| Notes | Script formerly credited to Henry Kiefer, but an extensive list of strips in the Who's Who gives no writing credits. © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
| Comic Story | The Little People (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor; Fantasy |
| Characters | Corby O'Glin |
| Script | Walt Kelly |
| Pencils | Walt Kelly |
| Inks | Walt Kelly |
| Notes | Subtitled "Irish Tales by Walt Kelly". Listed as "To Be Continued", but no further Little Folk stories were published. © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
| Comic Story | Dewey and the Pirates, Part 5 / Midshipman Dewey (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Dewey discovers a mutiny in progress. |
| Genre | Adventure; Historical |
| Characters | Jack Dewey |
| Script | Tom Cooper |
| Pencils | Tom Cooper |
| Inks | Tom Cooper |
| First Line | After discovering that part of the crew... |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
| Story | Pelion and Ossa (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Characters | Pelion; Ossa |
| Script | Al Stahl (signed) |
| Pencils | Al Stahl (signed) |
| Inks | Al Stahl (signed) |
| First Line | Darnit - There goes that faucet again! |
| Notes | © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
| Comic Story | Captain Kiddlaw, Part 8 / 20/23 Super-Police (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Rex and Axel are left dangling over a cliff, while Kiddlaw kidnaps the Professor and Joan. |
| Genre | Adventure; Science Fiction |
| Characters | Kiddlaw; Axel Yoke; Rex Cosmos; Joan Shanley; Professor Shanley |
| Script | Ken Fitch |
| Pencils | Clem Gretter (signed) |
| Inks | Clem Gretter (signed) |
| First Line | Rex ties a hoisting rope... |
| Notes | Story continued. © 1935 Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. |
| Publisher advertisement | A Smash Hit! Get Yours Now! All News Stands! / Sagebrush n' Cactus (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor; Western-frontier |
| Pencils | R. G. Leffingwell |
| Inks | R. G. Leffingwell |
| Notes | Inside back cover. Includes a nearly full-page reproduction of New Comics (DC, 1935 series) v1#2 (January 1936) promoting the series. |
| Advertisement | Factory to You / Remington Typewriters (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. An advertisement for Remington Rand, Inc.'s noiseless portable typewriter. |
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