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Please upload #5 and #6, whoever has them.
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#7 is the first issue of More Fun. Earlier issues were called New Fun. They are quite hard to find (and expensive when they can be found)!
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The last person I expected to see here was Walt Kelly. He would have been 21-22 years old. Nice work, too! Wikipedia says Kelly joined the Disney studios the following year (1936).
  
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NameMore Fun Comics 7 | Published
PublicationPrice: 0.10 USD | Pages: 44 | Frequency: monthly
NotesOffice of publication address in the indicia was for the printer, World Color Press. Statement of ownership indicated the Brooklyn Daily Eagle as printer, likely because it was New Fun's printer at the time the statement was compiled.
 
Cover1 page
SynopsisLinda has mishaps performing various winter sports: making a snowman, skiing, sledding, snow ball fighting, skating. She finally contentedly gets to sit in front of a fire popping corn.
GenreAdventure; Humor; Children
CharactersLittle Linda
Script (signed)
PencilsWhitney Ellsworth (signed)
InksWhitney Ellsworth (signed)
First LineGood ole winter!!
 
CreditsMore Fun
Letterstypeset
NotesInside front cover.
 
AdvertisementPastime Novelty Co. Toys
Letterstypeset
First LineNow is the time... for a chemistry set
NotesInside front cover.
 
Comic StoryThe Gavonian Affair, Part 7 / Sandra of the Secret Service (1 page)
SynopsisLinda shoots her way out of being abducted and saves Lothar and Reynolds in the bargain. The trio is finally captured by the Gavonian guards.
GenreDetective-mystery
CharactersSandra; Lothar; Reynolds
Script
PencilsW. C. Brigham (signed)
InksW. C. Brigham (signed)
First LineSandra, following the eager gaze of one of her Gavonian captors, sees the driver about to strike her!!!!
 
StoryBrad Hardy (1 page)
SynopsisBrad breaks free of the grip of the giant snake, and throws a spear, wounding King Naga. The Black Magician abandons his snake form and Brad knocks him out. Brad, Lorraine and Kardos make a run for it but the Black Magician conjures a wall of sulphurous flame which surrounds them.
GenreAdventure; Fantasy
CharactersBrad Hardy; The Black Magician; King Naga of the Underworld; Lorraine; Prince Kardos
PencilsW. C. Brigham
InksW. C. Brigham
First LineThe Black Magician of the Dre', in the form of a snake, is slowly crushing the breath out of Brad's body as Lorraine and Prince Kardos look on with horror
 
StoryDon Drake on the Planet Saro (1 page)
SynopsisDrake is acclaimed a hero in the Midget City of Zetruria, but the ceremonies are interrupted by the annual appearance of a sea serpent to claim his sacrifice of the most beautiful maiden in the city. Before she can be thrown into the sea, Don brings his ray gun to the point of sacrifice, aiming to kill the monster.
GenreAdventure; Science Fiction
CharactersDon Drake
Script
PencilsClem Gretter (signed)
InksClem Gretter (signed)
First LineDon Drake after slaughtering the cannibal giant, is welcomed in the midget city of Zetruria, but the welcome ceremonies are interrupted by a warning blast from the sea wall
 
Comic StoryIn the Wake of the Wander [Part 5] / Captain Grim (1 page)
SynopsisGrim and his companions retreat to the Blockhouse, but the natives attack and set fire to it.
GenreAdventure; Historical
CharactersCaptain Grim; Holcomb
Script
PencilsTom Cooper
InksTom Cooper
First LineAttacked by natives Capt. Grim and Holcomb are amazed to see the natives dropped by some invisible force-
 
Comic StoryFang Gow of China, Part 7 / Barry O'Neill (1 page)
SynopsisBarry and LeGrand are captured by Fang Gow's men and taken aboard the mystery ship, where Fang Gow projects a terrifying beam into their eyes.
GenreAdventure
CharactersBarry O'Neil; Inspector LeGrand; Fang Gow
Script
PencilsLeo O'Mealia (signed)
InksLeo O'Mealia (signed)
First LineWe're headed out to sea, Barry!
 
Comic StoryThe Mystery Plane, Part 3 / Bob Merritt (1 page)
SynopsisBob accepts an offer from an old prospector who claims there is millions of dollars worth of gold in a location which can only be reached by air. But a criminal gang learn of the meeting and one of them disguises himself as the prospector in order to fool Bob.
GenreAdventure; Aviation
CharactersBob Merritt; Shorty; Lefty; Mr. Brandon; Prospector Jake
Script (signed)
PencilsLeo O'Mealia (signed)
InksLeo O'Mealia (signed)
First LineLooks like Bob plugged it full of holes, but it got away, Lefty!
 
Comic StoryEpisode 7 / Ivanhoe (1 page)
SynopsisCedric's party is taken to Front-de-Boeur.
GenreHistorical
CharactersIvanhoe; Cedric; Lady Rowena; Prince John; Waldemar Fitzurse; Locksley [Robin Hood]; Hubert; Isaac of York; Rebecca; De Bracy; Athelstane
Script (adaptor) (original author)
PencilsRaymond Perry ?
InksRaymond Perry ?
First LineThe Masked Bandits lead Cedric's party through the forest. De Bracy knows Isaac's sick friend is Ivanhoe, but will not harm him because he is wounded.
NotesAdapted from the Sir Walter Scott novel.

Art credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.
 
StoryFamous Flights (1 page)
GenreNon-fiction
CharactersSimon Magus; Dante; Jacques Alexander Charles Montgolfier; Robert Montgolfier; Mme. Blanchard; Robertson; Lhoest
Script
PencilsAl Whitney
InksAl Whitney
First Line400 years B.C. Archytas of Tarentum is said to have made a wooden pigeon which sustained itself in the air a few minutes
NotesSubtitled "A Word and Picture History of the Progress of Aviation".
 
Text StoryShavetail, Conclusion (2.2 pages)
SynopsisLieutenant Stewart tries to save his troop from an ambush.
Letterstypeset
GenreAdventure; Western-frontier
CharactersFirst Lieutenant Stewart; Second Lieutenant Rollins; Captain Bullen; Bull Manners; Farnsworth; Golden Dawn (horse)
Script
First LineFirst Lieutenant Stewart, a seasoned cavalry officer of the U.S. regulars, is assigned the dangerous duty of capturing a band of Mexican desperadoes.
NotesSecond page on page 26, third page on page 29.
 
StoryMovies
Letterstypeset
GenreNon-fiction
CharactersHarold Svihus (photo); Frank Parker (photo)
First LineSome of the exciting movies we told you of in last month's Fun have already thrilled you on the screen; but one or two are still in production.
 
Publisher advertisementSpecial Holiday Premium Offer!
FeatureMore Fun Magazine
Letterstypeset
 
Publisher advertisementNew Comics
FeatureNew Comics
Letterstypeset
 
StoryOswald the Rabbit (1 page)
SynopsisOswald sets off to join his Uncle Oasis on a ranch in Texas, but discovers three days out on the voyage that he is on the wrong ship.
GenreAnthropomorphic-funny Animals
CharactersOswald
Script (signed)
PencilsAl Stahl (signed)
InksAl Stahl (signed)
First LineTelegram for Oswald!
NotesLast appearance at DC.
 
StoryStamps and Coins
Letterstypeset
GenreNon-fiction
First LineIn stamp collecting the real satisfaction one gets out of collection besides ownership of stamps themselves, is the way they are arranged...
 
StoryFanny
SynopsisFanny dresses up like a boy and discovers it was a mistake.
GenreChildren
CharactersFanny
Script (signed)
PencilsVin Sullivan (signed)
InksVin Sullivan (signed)
First LineI think I'll dress up like a boy an' see how it feels!
 
Letter ColumnFun Mail (1 page)
Pencils?; ? (photograph)
Inks?; ? (photograph)
Letterstypeset
First LineHere comes your magazine, in a slightly different shape - but with all the old favorites in new and even more exciting adventures.
NotesAcross pages 13 and 17.
 
Publisher advertisementButton, Button -- Get Your Button!
FeatureMore Fun Magazine
Letterstypeset
 
StorySkipper Hicks (1 page)
SynopsisThe crew try to escape from the island.
GenreAdventure
CharactersSkipper Hicks; Minnie; Soupladle
Script
PencilsJohn Patterson
InksJohn Patterson
First LineThe boys are all ready to set sail in Skipper Hicks ship the 'Mary Ann' to make an attempt to get through the giant whirlpools, that surround the mysterious island.
 
StorySports (1 page)
Letterstypeset
GenreNon-fiction
Script (signed)
PencilsJoe Archibald (signed)
InksJoe Archibald (signed)
First LinePro Football Clicks
 
StoryBuckskin Jim
SynopsisJim rescues Mary from the Indian village then torches the encampment.
GenreAdventure; Western-frontier
CharactersBuckskin Jim; Mary Halliday
Script
PencilsTom Cooper
InksTom Cooper
First LineThe party, forced into a fight with the redskins, attempt to rescue Mary Halliday who is being held prisoner.
 
StoryIn Days of Yore
GenreNon-fiction
Script
PencilsTom Cooper
InksTom Cooper
First LineIn the Middle Ages might decided right
 
Comic StoryThe Haunted House, Part 3 / Slim Pickins
SynopsisIn the supposedly haunted house Slim is lifted from his bed and placed on the floor by a friendly ape. Two figures dressed as ghosts seize the sleeping figure believing it to be Slim, but the ape makes short work of them.
GenreAdventure; Humor
CharactersSlim Pickins
Script (signed)
PencilsStan Randall (signed)
InksStan Randall (signed)
First LineWe left Slim dropping off to sleep in the haunted house.
 
StoryThe Professor (1 page)
SynopsisCrooks try to steal the professor's formula.
GenreHumor
CharactersThe Professor; Schnooper; Schnif (dog)
Script (signed)
PencilsEugene Koscik (signed)
InksEugene Koscik (signed)
First LineDis waitin fer de ol' man t' show up is gettin' very tiresome...
 
StoryAlong the Main Line (1 page)
SynopsisA lion escapes from its cage on the Circus Train, but leaps onto a flat car as the train pulls out. The lion finds its way to the cab, where the driver and engineer lure it onto the ground and blast it with a burst of steam, which sends it packing.
GenreDetective-mystery
CharactersEd; Jake
Script
PencilsTom Cooper
InksTom Cooper
First LineThere's a lion gone on the loose!
 
StoryCharley Fish (1 page)
SynopsisThinking to catch some fish, Charley digs up a bowlful of worms, which his cook unknowingly makes into a hash.
GenreHumor
CharactersCharley Fish; Pluto
Script (signed)
PencilsVin Sullivan (signed)
InksVin Sullivan (signed)
First LineDoggone - Look at 'em all!!
 
CartoonDown by the Old Mill Stream (1 page)
SynopsisThe Little Folk are frolicking in the ice and snow.
GenreHumor
Script (signed)
PencilsWalt Kelly (signed)
InksWalt Kelly (signed)
 
Comic StoryThe Bedouins, Part 7 / Wing Brady (1 page)
SynopsisThe two captured Arabs escape and attack Wing, but are driven off. Wing and the Legionnaires follow, but they are outdistanced. The Arab band prepares to attack a rich cargo caravan which contains many defenseless women and children.
GenreAdventure
CharactersWing Brady; Slim
Script
PencilsHenry Kiefer
InksHenry Kiefer
First LineThe captive Arabs free themselves and murder the two sentinels.
 
StoryHenri Duval (1 page)
SynopsisDuval tries to thwart an attempt on the king's life but is attacked by the king's two companions.
GenreAdventure; Historical
CharactersCecile; the king
Script
PencilsJoe Shuster
InksJoe Shuster
First LineHenri accompanies the coach to a nearby inn.
Notes"© 1935, National Allied Publications, Inc. Great Britain rights reserved" is typeset at the bottom of the feature.
 
StoryMore Fun and Magic
Script? [as The Wizard of Biff]
Letterstypeset
GenreNon-fiction
PencilsDick Loederer (illustration)
InksDick Loederer (illustration)
First LineThousands of our readers are having a great time learning to perform magic tricks.
 
AdvertisementThe House of Magic / A. G. Steen's Magic Factory Tricks
Letterstypeset
 
ActivityAnswer to Puzzle in Last Issue
 
StoryRadio
Letterstypeset
GenreNon-fiction
First LineTwirl the dial of your radio any afternoon or early evening, and you will probably hear a young radio star.
 
StoryBooks Books
Letterstypeset
GenreNon-fiction
PencilsDick Loederer (illustration)
InksDick Loederer (illustration)
First LineJust about the time you will be reading this copy of Fun, publishers will be celebrating Children's Book Week.
 
AdvertisementNo Title
FeatureUniversal Toy & Novelty Mfg. Co.
Letterstypeset
First LineFun! Say, how'd you like a package of fun... enough to last you a month? Then read this special offer
 
Text ArticleTwo New Coins for Young Collectors
Letterstypeset
 
ActivityLesson No. III / Learn to Be a Cartoonist
Letterstypeset
GenreNon-fiction
Script (signed)
PencilsCharles Shows (signed)
InksCharles Shows (signed)
LettersCharles Shows
 
StoryDoctor Occult (1 page)
SynopsisThe Vampire Master terrorizes a city with his vampire legion. Dr. Occult answers a summons by the Vampire Master to meet him alone at midnight.
GenreAdventure; Fantasy
Script
PencilsJoe Shuster
InksJoe Shuster
First LineRose! -- The silver bullets!
Notes"© 1935, Nat'l Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. Great Britain rights reserved" is typeset at the bottom of the feature.
 
Publisher advertisementJoin the Treasure Hunt Contest (1.2 pages)
Pencils?; ? (photograph)
Inks?; ? (photograph)
 
StoryRamblin' Jim
SynopsisGill tries to steal the old man's gold, but little Jim knocks him out with a pan.
GenreDetective-mystery
CharactersRambler Jim; "Old Scratch"; "Fishy Gill"
Script (signed)
PencilsStan Randall (signed)
InksStan Randall (signed)
First LineNow stranger - the lad's asleep.
NotesRambler Jim logo
 
ActivityNo Title (1 page)
FeaturePuzzle Page
Script
PencilsMatt Curzon
InksMatt Curzon
First LineThe Pixies have a disc puzzle for you to solve.
NotesA disc puzzle, figure out the song listing the names of pictures, get to the center by moving the number of squares of the square you start and land on, and a maze.
 
Text StoryThe Hungry Elf / Junior Funsters
SynopsisTweeni is hungry and doesn't know where to get food.
Letterstypeset
GenreHumor
CharactersTweeni; Maribel
Script
PencilsConnie Naar (signed)
InksConnie Naar (signed)
 
Text StoryThe Young Cook / Junior Funsters
Letterstypeset
GenreHumor
Script
PencilsConnie Naar
InksConnie Naar
 
Comic StoryNo Title
SynopsisA boy cries when he's tapped on the head with a newspaper.
FeatureOscar
Script? [as Pat] (signed)
Pencils? [as Pat] (signed)
Inks? [as Pat] (signed)
GenreHumor; Children
CharactersOscar
First LineHello there, sonny boy!
 
ActivityAnswer to Puzzles in Last Issue
 
Statement of OwnershipNo Title
Letterstypeset
Script
NotesPublished monthly in St Louis Mo
Publisher: More Fun Magazines 373 Fourth Ave New York, NY
Editor: Malcolm Wheeler_Nicholson
Managing Editor: William Cook
Business Manager John F. Mahon
Asst. Business Manager F. B. Jeske 420 DeSoto, Ave. St. Louis Mo.
Owners: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson 5 Forest Ave Great Neck, Long Island
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Eagle Bldg, Brooklyn NY
 
Comic StoryDamsel in Distress, Part 4 / Jack Woods (1 page)
SynopsisJack escapes from Pancho Villa and his men and rescues Dolores and Don Miguel, but as they ride off the exhausted Don falls from his horse.
GenreWestern-frontier
CharactersJack Woods; Pancho Villa; Dolores Nogales; Don Miguel Nogales; Pedro; Sanchez
Script
PencilsW. C. Brigham
InksW. C. Brigham
First LineI am refresh now - so we will be starting off pronto.
 
Comic StoryPharoah Tutankhamen / The Magic Crystal of History (1 page)
SynopsisBobby and Binks are still trapped in ancient Egypt, where they warn Tutankhamen of an attempt on his life. The Pharoah retreats to his palace taking the children with him.
GenreFantasy; Historical
CharactersBobby; Binks; Tutankhamen
Script (signed)
PencilsRay Wardell (signed)
InksRay Wardell (signed)
First LinePharoah Tutakhamen fights valiantly and directs his phalanxes
 
Comic StoryEpisode 3 / Treasure Island (1 page)
SynopsisJim and his mother discover a package in Bill Bones' chest.
Script? (adaptation)
GenreAdventure; Historical
CharactersJim Hawkins; "Blind Pew"; Bill Bones; Mrs. Hawkins; Dr. Livesey
Script (original author)
PencilsCharles Flanders (see notes) (signed)
InksCharles Flanders (see notes) (signed)
First LineWe left Jim last week with a mysterious visitor at the door of the inn.
NotesAdapted from the Robert Louis Stevenson novel. Credits from Mike Voiles.

Flanders signs "C.F.'34"
 
Comic StoryPrince of Patrania, Part 5 / Spike Spalding (1 page)
SynopsisSpike and Pincus reunite on board of the kidnapper's yacht.
GenreAdventure; Humor
CharactersSpike Spalding; the Boy King Philip; Pincus
Script (signed)
PencilsVin Sullivan (signed)
InksVin Sullivan (signed)
First LineIn far off Patrania the boy king Philip has his daily study period with his private tutor - unaware of the foreboding future events that hover above him...!
 
StoryLittle Linda (1 page)
SynopsisLinda is on the tramp and encounters a hobo, who shares his fish supper with her. While they are eating a man with a gun appears from the bushes.
GenreAdventure; Children
CharactersLittle Linda
Script
PencilsWhitney Ellsworth
InksWhitney Ellsworth
First LineLinda ran away from her rich little friend, Buddy, because she knew her scheming stepmother would try to get some of the boy's money away from him
 
Comic StoryDewey and the Pirates, Part 4 / Midshipman Dewey (1 page)
SynopsisDewey is pulled from the sea following his part in the firing of the pirate ship. The captured pirates are placed in the hold, and, later, Dewey is instructed to check on them. He finds no guards, but hears voices.
GenreAdventure; Historical
CharactersMidshipman Dewey
Script (signed)
PencilsTom Cooper (signed)
InksTom Cooper (signed)
First LineJack and the enemy pirate are hurled into the sea by the impact of the broadside from the 'Hornet' against the pirate ship.
 
StoryPelion and Ossa (1 page)
SynopsisWhile on a camping trip Pelion and Ossa decide to catch some fish to eat. Ossa keeps getting his line tangled, leading Pelion to ask if he is an angler or a tangler!
GenreAnthropomorphic-funny Animals; Children
CharactersPelion; Ossa
Script (signed)
PencilsAl Stahl (signed)
InksAl Stahl (signed)
First LinePelion and Ossa are up north on a camping trip...
 
Story20/23 Super-Police (1 page)
SynopsisRex and his men are captured by Kiddlaw. Tied together by rope, while traversing a narrow mountain ledge one captive falls over the edge, taking a guard with him. Rex offers to climb down and pull them up, but the ledge starts to give way, showering the two men below with rocks.
GenreScience Fiction
CharactersRex; Kiddlaw
Script
PencilsClem Gretter (signed)
InksClem Gretter (signed)
First LineRex and his friends climbed to a plateau high in the lava hills to make observations.
 
Publisher advertisementNo Title (1 page)
FeatureNew Comics
Letters?; typeset
PencilsVin Sullivan (signed)
InksVin Sullivan (signed)
First LineA smash hit! Get yours now! All news stands!
NotesInside back cover.
 
AdvertisementFactory to You / Remington Typewriters (1 page)
Letterstypeset
NotesBack cover.
 
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