More Fun Comics Vol 1 73

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 * Image              = More Fun Comics 73.jpg
 * Month              = November
 * Year               = 1941


 * Editor-in-Chief    =
 * CoverArtist1       = Howard Sherman


 * Editor1_1          = Mort Weisinger
 * Writer1_1          = Gardner Fox
 * Penciler1_1        = Howard Sherman
 * Inker1_1           = Howard Sherman
 * Colourist1_1       =
 * Letterer1_1        =


 * Quotation          =
 * Speaker            =


 * StoryTitle1        = Doctor Fate: "Mr. Who"
 * Synopsis1          = (adapted from plot summary at dcindexes.com) Dr. Fate stops an art museum robbery, but the mastermind of the gang, Mr. Who, escapes with a valuable painting. Fate trails the gang back to Mr. Who’s lab, but he is unable to subdue Who because the criminal has taken Solution Z, which empowers him with super-human powers.

Fate is left to the mercy of a giant spider while Who attempts to steal a famous diamond. After freeing himself from the spider, Dr. Fate prevents the robbery and apparently throws Mr. Who to his doom at the bottom of the ocean.

Featured Characters: Supporting Characters: Villains: Other Characters: Locations: Items:
 * Appearing1         =
 * {{apn|Doctor Fate|All-Star Comics #7}}
 * Hadow (a wealthy businessman)
 * {{a|Mister Who}} (a crime boss) {{1st}}
 * Solution Z

Vehicles:


 * Editor2_1          = Mort Weisinger
 * Writer2_1          = Mort Weisinger
 * Penciler2_1        = George Papp
 * Inker2_1           = George Papp
 * Colourist2_1       =
 * Letterer2_1        =


 * StoryTitle2        = Green Arrow: "Case of the Namesake Murders"
 * Synopsis2          = Green Arrow and Speedy investigate the murders of several members of a history club, whose names are similar to famous historical figures. Their investigation leads them to Ezra Samson, the club treasurer who has embezzled money. They save the lives of two other club members and capture Samson.

Featured Characters: Supporting Characters: Villains: Other Characters: Locations: Items: Vehicles:
 * Appearing2         =
 * {{apn|Green Arrow|-}} (a vigilante) {{1st}}
 * {{a|Speedy}} (Green Arrow's sidekick) {{1st}}
 * Ezra Samson (a criminal)
 * Mugsy Smith (a criminal)
 * Amos Socrates (a History Club member)
 * Anthony Caesar (a History Club member) {{Only Dies}}
 * Frank D'Arcy (a History Club member)
 * George Lincoln (a History Club member) {{Only Dies}}
 * John Hale (a History Club member) {{Only Dies}}
 * Leonard Achilles (a History Club member) {{Only Dies}}
 * {{a|Manhattan}}
 * {{a|Trick Arrows}}
 * {{a|Arrowplane}} (Green Arrow's automobile) {{1st}}


 * Editor3_1          = Mort Weisinger
 * Writer3_1          =
 * Penciler3_1        = Chad Grothkopf
 * Inker3_1           = Chad Grothkopf
 * Colourist3_1       =
 * Letterer3_1        =


 * StoryTitle3        = Radio Squad: "Murder Takes the Spotlight"
 * Synopsis3          =

Featured Characters:
 * Appearing3         =
 * {{a|Radio Squad}}
 * {{a|Larry Trent}}
 * {{a|Sandy Keene}}
 * Emmy Sanders
 * Jasper Rawdon
 * Lorna Drake
 * Sparky Sanders

Supporting Characters: Villains: Other Characters: Locations: Items: Vehicles:


 * Editor4_1          = Mort Weisinger
 * Writer4_1          = Mort Weisinger
 * Penciler4_1        = Ed Moore
 * Inker4_1           = Chad Grothkopf
 * Colourist4_1       =
 * Letterer4_1        =


 * StoryTitle4        = Johnny Quick: "The Black Knight"
 * Synopsis4          = A man in black armor calling himself the Black Knight appears in the city and begins smashing the statues of various art collectors. Johnny Quick tries to stop the Knight, but finds the man possesses amazing strength. Johnny does notice that the Knight is affected by an electrical storm and correctly guesses that the Knight is a robot. Johnny destroys the robot, then uncovers its controller, Sam Kirby, an art dealer who sold counterfeit statues, and wanted to destroy the evidence.

Featured Characters: Supporting Characters: Villains: Other Characters: Locations: Items: Vehicles:
 * Appearing4         =
 * {{a|Johnny Quick}}
 * {{a|Tubby Watts}}
 * {{a|Black Knight}} (a robot) {{Only}}
 * Harrison Camden (an art collector)
 * Sam Kirby (an art dealer)
 * Sam Porter (an art collector)
 * {{a|Earth-Two}}


 * Editor5_1          = Mort Weisinger
 * Writer5_1          =
 * Penciler5_1        = George Papp
 * Inker5_1           = George Papp
 * Colourist5_1       =
 * Letterer5_1        =


 * StoryTitle5        = Clip Carson: "Secret Mission in Honduras"
 * Synopsis5          =

Featured Characters:
 * Appearing5         =
 * {{a|Clip Carson}}

Supporting Characters: Villains: Other Characters: Locations:
 * {{a|Honduras}}

Items: Vehicles:


 * Editor6_1          = Mort Weisinger
 * Writer6_1          = Jerry Siegel
 * Penciler6_1        = Bernard Baily
 * Inker6_1           = Bernard Baily
 * Colourist6_1       =
 * Letterer6_1        =


 * StoryTitle6        = The Spectre: "The Vanishing Menaces"
 * Synopsis6          = A volcano and some jungle animals suddenly appear in Cliffland, then just as suddenly disappear. The Spectre investigates and learns that Morton Kirk has invented a machine which folds space and has allowed objects in Africa to be transported around the globe. Kirk’s assistant Nat Rhodes uses the new invention to blackmail the city of Cliffland. The Spectre is transported by the machine into another dimension and is unable to stop Rhodes, but Kirk intervenes and transports himself and his former assistant to the bottom of the ocean.

Featured Characters: Supporting Characters: Villains: Other Characters:
 * Appearing6         =
 * {{apn|The Spectre|All-Star Comics #7}} ({{a|Jim Corrigan}})
 * {{a|Clarice Winston}}
 * Nat Rhodes (a lab assistant) {{dies}}
 * Matt Tyler (an explorer) {{Only}}
 * Morton Kirk (an inventor) {{dies}}

Locations:
 * Earth-Two
 * Cliffland, New Jersey
 * {{a|Africa}}

Items: Vehicles:
 * hyperspace teleportation machine


 * Editor7_1          = Mort Weisinger
 * Writer7_1          = Mort Weisinger
 * Penciler7_1        = Paul Norris
 * Inker7_1           = Paul Norris
 * Colourist7_1       =
 * Letterer7_1        =


 * StoryTitle7        = Aquaman: "The Submarine Strikes"
 * Synopsis7          = Aquaman helps a group of refugees escape an attack by a U-Boat. He explains to the captain that he is the son of an undersea explorer, who taught him the secrets of Atlantis, which enable Aquaman to live underwater.

After seeing to the refugees safety, Aquaman assaults the U-Boat and its commanders. Then he destroys their island base.

Featured Characters: Supporting Characters: Villains: Other Characters: Locations: Items: Vehicles:
 * Appearing7         =
 * {{apn|Aquaman|-}} {{1st}}
 * {{a|Tom Curry}} {{1st}} {{flashback}}
 * U-boat crew of Nazi submariners {{dies}}
 * {{a|Atlantis}} {{BTS}} {{Flashback}}
 * {{a|Atlantic Ocean}}


 * Notes              =
 * This issue is reprinted in Millennium Edition: More Fun Comics #73.


 * "Mr. Who" is reprinted in Golden Age Doctor Fate Archives, Volume 1 and {{c|Wanted #8}}.


 * "The Submarine Strikes" is reprinted in {{c|Secret Origins #7}}


 * Although this issue is the first appearance of Aquaman and his foster father, Tom Curry, neither man is referenced by name in this story.


 * Clarice Winston appeared last in {{c|More Fun Comics #66}}. She appears next in {{c|All-Star Comics #15}}.


 * Green Arrow's car is referred to as the "Arrowplane" in this issue. Later, it will be known as the Arrowcar and he will have a separate Arrowplane that is an airplane.


 * Trivia             =
 * This issue includes a two-page text story by Wilton Weston titled, Who Did It?


 * In these early appearances, Green Arrow has brown hair. In later issues, his hair color changes to blond.


 * Green Arrow and Speedy make reference to an unpublished earlier adventure, The Case of the Golden Mummy.


 * Recommended        =
 * All-Star Comics
 * All-Star Squadron
 * Aquaman (Volume 1)
 * Aquaman (Volume 2)
 * Aquaman (Volume 3)
 * Aquaman (Volume 4)
 * Aquaman (Volume 5)
 * Aquaman (Volume 6)
 * Doctor Fate (Volume 1)
 * Doctor Fate (Volume 2)
 * Green Arrow (Volume 1)
 * Green Arrow (Volume 2)
 * Green Arrow (Volume 3)
 * Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters
 * Green Arrow: The Wonder Year
 * More Fun Comics
 * Spectre (Volume 1)
 * Spectre (Volume 2)
 * Spectre (Volume 3)


 * CustomSection1     = Related Articles
 * CustomText1        =
 * Aquaman appearances list
 * Green Arrow appearances list
 * Johnny Quick appearances list
 * Spectre appearances list
 * Speedy appearances list


 * Links              =
 * More Fun Comics article at Wikipedia
 * Aquaman article at Wikipedia
 * Doctor Fate article at Wikipedia
 * Green Arrow article at Wikipedia
 * Johnny Quick article at Wikipedia
 * Spectre article at Wikipedia
 * Speedy article at Wikipedia
 * More Fun Comics #73 index entry