More Fun Comics

(DC, 1936-1947)
™ and ©1946 Detective Comics, Inc.

Continuing from New Fun Comics, More Fun began as a humor comic before it transformed itself into the breeding ground for many of DC’s most stalwart super-heroes. The heroes began with a costumed appearance by Doctor Occult in issue #14. Various Western and other features followed before the undead super-hero the Spectre made his awe-inspiring first appearance with issues #52–53 (following a one-panel cameo preview in #51). Doctor Fate and Congo Bill (the future Congorilla) followed in the next few issues, along with Flash clone Johnny Quick in issue #71. Two issues later, DC cloned Marvel’s Namor in a more friendly manner when they introduced Aquaman. In the same issue, archer Green Arrow and his boy sidekick Speedy were also introduced. Issue #101 saw the debut of Superboy. Unfortunately, it was all downhill from there, as super-heroes—and the title—disappeared over the next few years.

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More Fun Comics #73 Variation B

June, 2025
Cover Price: $5.99
3 copies available from $3.00

2025 Facsimile Edition Cover B by Howard Sherman; 1st Appearance of Aquaman (Arthur Curry); 1st appearance of Green Arrow (Oliver Queen); 1st appearance of Speedy (Roy Harper)

Gardner Fox, Mort Weisinger, Wilton Weston, Jerry Siegel

Howard Sherman, George Papp, Chad Grothkopf, Ed Moore, Stan Kaye, Bernard Baily, Paul Norris