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More Fun Comics Vol 1 73
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Appearing in Doctor Fate: "Mr. Who"

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  • Hadow (a wealthy businessman)

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  • Solution Z

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Synopsis for Doctor Fate: "Mr. Who"

(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.

Appearing in Green Arrow: "Case of the Namesake Murders"

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Supporting Characters:

  • Speedy (Green Arrow's sidekick) (First appearance)

Adversaries:

  • Ezra Samson (a criminal)
  • Mugsy Smith (a criminal)

Other Characters:

  • Amos Socrates (a History Club member)
  • Anthony Caesar (a History Club member) (Only appearance; dies)[1]
  • Frank D'Arcy (a History Club member)
  • George Lincoln (a History Club member) (Only appearance; dies)[1]
  • John Hale (a History Club member) (Only appearance; dies)[1]
  • Leonard Achilles (a History Club member) (Only appearance; dies)[1]

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  • Arrowplane (Green Arrow's automobile) (First appearance)

Synopsis for Green Arrow: "Case of the Namesake Murders"

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.

Appearing in Radio Squad: "Murder Takes the Spotlight"

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Synopsis for Radio Squad: "Murder Takes the Spotlight"

  • Synopsis not yet written.

Appearing in Johnny Quick: "The Black Knight"

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  • Harrison Camden (an art collector)
  • Sam Kirby (an art dealer)
  • Sam Porter (an art collector)

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Synopsis for Johnny Quick: "The Black Knight"

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.

Appearing in Clip Carson: "Secret Mission in Honduras"

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Synopsis for Clip Carson: "Secret Mission in Honduras"

  • Synopsis not yet written.

Appearing in The Spectre: "The Vanishing Menaces"

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Other Characters:

  • Nat Rhodes (a lab assistant) (Death)
  • Matt Tyler (an explorer) (Single appearance)[1]
  • Morton Kirk (an inventor) (Death)

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  • hyperspace teleportation machine

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Synopsis for The Spectre: "The Vanishing Menaces"

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.

Appearing in Aquaman: "The Submarine Strikes"

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Supporting Characters:

  • Tom Curry (First appearance) (Appears in flashback and main story)

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  • U-boat crew of Nazi submariners (Death)

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Synopsis for Aquaman: "The Submarine Strikes"

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.

Notes

  • This issue is reprinted in Millennium Edition: More Fun Comics #73.
  • Although this issue is the first appearance of Aquaman and his foster father, Tom Curry, neither man is referenced by name in this story.
  • 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.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 First and only known appearance to date besides flashbacks


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