More Fun Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of August, 1940.
Synopsis for The Spectre: "The Arsonist"
Appearing in The Spectre: "The Arsonist"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Morris, business partner
- James, butler (Dies)
- Nick, gangster
- Pete, gangster (Dies)
Other Characters:
- Bob Brent
Locations:
Synopsis for Detective Sergeant Carey: "The Circus Crimes"
Appearing in Detective Sergeant Carey: "The Circus Crimes"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Sleepy
Synopsis for Congo Bill: "Attack of the Leopard Men"
Appearing in Congo Bill: "Attack of the Leopard Men"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Professor Joe Kent
- O'Toole, a chimpanzee
Antagonists:
- The Skull (Final appearance)
- Leopard Men Tribe (some die)
Other Characters:
- Bantu Tribe: Omdurr, others
- Inspector Slade, Scotland Yard (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Africa
- Congo River
- Belgian Congo, 1940
Synopsis for Captain Desmo: "Droon's Munitions"
Appearing in Captain Desmo: "Droon's Munitions"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Gabby
Antagonists:
- Droon (Apparent Death)
- a dozen henchmen (many die)
Locations:
- Algiers, Algeria
- Mediterranean Sea
- Droon's Island Base
- Droon's Secret Munitions Factory (Destroyed)
- Droon's Island Base
Items:
- Droon's Attractor Ray
Vehicles:
- Desmo's fighter-plane
Synopsis for Radio Squad: "The Brutal Bandits"
Appearing in Radio Squad: "The Brutal Bandits"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- NYPD
Antagonists:
- bandits
Locations:
Vehicles:
- Radio Car K-7
Synopsis for Lt. Bob Neal of Sub 662: "The Bond Theft"
Appearing in Lt. Bob Neal of Sub 662: "The Bond Theft"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Tubby Potts
Vessels:
- Sub 662
Synopsis for Biff Bronson: "Cooking Up Adventure"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Dan Druff
Appearing in Biff Bronson: "Cooking Up Adventure"
- Appearances not yet listed
Synopsis for Sergeant O'Malley of the Red Coat Patrol: "The Half Breed"
Appearing in Sergeant O'Malley of the Red Coat Patrol: "The Half Breed"
Featured Characters:
- Constable O'Malley, RCMP
Supporting Characters:
- Red Coat Patrol
- Black Hawk
- Flame, O'Malley's Wolf-Dog
Antagonists:
- the Half Breed
Locations:
Synopsis for Doctor Fate: "The Theft of the Book of Thoth"
Doctor Fate learns that the Book of Thoth, which contains all the lost magic that was destroyed when Atlantis sank, has been stolen. He tracks the thief to the Chalk Cliffs of Devon. He then finds that the thief, a powerful mage, never named here, is using the awesome and world-bending magic of the book to steal money. Doctor Fate tries to stop this wizard, only to have him release a great destructive spell, which causes Inza Cramer's penthouse apartment to tumble into the street below. Doctor Fate averts casualties by kapoofing the whole apartment into dust; Inza never bats an eye at any of this.
Back at the main fight, Doctor Fate manages to tear the book from the sorcerer's grasp, to counter the spell. Then he punches him out, and the unnamed mage just falls to his death. When the evil magician dies, the animals and trees in the area attack Doctor Fate, seeking revenge. Doctor Fate then burns the book, which breaks the spell and returns the trees and animals to normal, but thousands of fish die where the book's ashes are scattered across the sea.
Appearing in Doctor Fate: "The Theft of the Book of Thoth"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Unnamed Wizard (Dies)
Locations:
- New York City
- Tower of Fate (First appearance)
- Chalk Cliffs of Devon
Items:
- The Lost Book of Thoth (Destroyed)
Notes
- Published by Detective Comics, Inc..
- Captain Desmo:
- Gabby is from Brooklyn.
- Droon had an "Attractor Ray" that could completely override the controls of an airplane and draw it towards his island base. This device was on a tower, at Droon's airfield, which survived the factory's destruction, thus it was neither captured nor destroyed.
- Doctor Fate: The Theft of the Book of Thoth is reprinted in The Golden Age Doctor Fate Archives Vol. 1.
- Doctor Fate mentions that Inza's value to him is her connection to the mainstream world. He wants her to search for clues because Doctor Fate "must spend [his] life in the tower!"
- The Lost Book of Thoth contains all the lost magic that was destroyed when Atlantis sank; it was thought to lie in the middle of the River Koptos and to be guarded by an immortal snake.
- Spectre: The Arsonist is reprinted in Golden Age Spectre Archives 1.
- Also appearing in this issue of More Fun Comics were:
- Farm Doode by Bernard Baily
- "Gunman's Reputation" (text story), by Gardner Fox
See Also
Links and References
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Look at how sad this is making Batman. You did this.