More Fun Comics Vol 1 70

"Doctor Fate: "Wotan and Karkull"": In the Arctic Circle, Doctor Fate discovers that his old foes Wotan and Ian Karkull have helped each other escape from their prior predicaments, and joined forces. Fate battles t

More Fun Comics #70 is an issue of the series More Fun Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of August, 1941.

Appearing in Doctor Fate: "Wotan and Karkull"

Featured Characters:

• Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson)

Supporting Characters:

• Inza Cramer

Antagonists:

• Wotan (Apparent Death)
• Karkull (Apparent Death)

Other Characters:

• Bob Walker (Single appearance) (Flashback and main story)
• Harry (Single appearance)
• Dave (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Salem
  • Tower of Fate
• Arctic Circle

Items:

• "Great Crystal Ball"
  
  

Synopsis for Doctor Fate: "Wotan and Karkull"

In the Arctic Circle, Doctor Fate discovers that his old foes Wotan and Ian Karkull have helped each other escape from their prior predicaments, and joined forces. Fate battles them and wins. Wotan and Karkull are both apparently killed in a fire.

Appearing in Detective Sergeant Carey: "The Chinatown Case"

Featured Characters:

• Detective Sergeant Carey

Supporting Characters:

• Sleepy
  

Synopsis for Detective Sergeant Carey: "The Chinatown Case"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in Clip Carson: "Adventure in Alaska"

Featured Characters:

• Clip Carson

Locations:

• Alaska
  

Synopsis for Clip Carson: "Adventure in Alaska"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in Captain Desmo: "Death is the Engineer"

Featured Characters:

• Captain Desmo

Supporting Characters:

• Gabby
  

Synopsis for Captain Desmo: "Death is the Engineer"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in Radio Squad: "The Case of the D.A.'s Daughter"

Featured Characters:

• Radio Squad
  • Sandy Keene
  • Larry Trent

Antagonists:

Locations:

• New York City

Vehicles:

• Radio Car K-7
  

Synopsis for Radio Squad: "The Case of the D.A.'s Daughter"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in Lance Larkin: "The Owl-Men"

Featured Characters:

• Lance Larkin
  

Synopsis for Lance Larkin: "The Owl-Men"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in Red Coat Patrol: "The Murder of Jean Giradoux"

Featured Characters:

• Sgt. O'Malley

Locations:

• Canada
  

Synopsis for Red Coat Patrol: "The Murder of Jean Giradoux"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in The Spectre: "The Crimson Circle Mystic Society"

Featured Characters:

• The Spectre (Jim Corrigan)

Supporting Characters:

• Chief

Antagonists:

• Bandar (Single appearance)
• Crimson Circle Mystic Society (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Dr. Morgan (Single appearance)
• Neil Baxter (Single appearance)
• Carl Munson (Only appearance; dies)
• Ralph Granger (Only appearance; dies)

Locations:

• Cliffland, New Jersey

Items:

• Ring of Life
  

Synopsis for The Spectre: "The Crimson Circle Mystic Society"

Ralph Granger hears a disembodied voice proclaiming his death and calls his doctor in a panic, but steers his car off a bridge to his death on the way over. Jim Corrigan is assigned the case, and uses his ghostly powers to look into the past and see that Granger's body had been burning as he veered off the bridge to his doom. Then a hooded occultist suddenly appears and warns the Spectre to mind his own business, but slips away from the defiant spirit.

Corrigan then hears a story from a Carl Munson: he joined a group called the Crimson Circle Mystic Society for amusement, but they've since threatened his life unless he donates most of his income to them. The chief strangely dismisses the death threat, but the Spectre shows up to keep an eye on Munson. He sees a ghostly presence nearby and the hooded occultist appears again to warn the Spectre away as disembodied hands strangle Munson, then again manages to escape from the Spectre.

To get proof of the occult society's guilt Corrigan pretends to join and thanks to his ghostly powers is the only new pledge spared when the occultist, Bandar, hypnotizes them to commit a robbery. One of the other members recognizes Corrigan as a cop so they shoot him and throw him out of a speeding car, which he of course survives as he's already a ghost. The Spectre trails Bandar's astral self as he goes to try to murder another cult member trying to leave, and they grapple but Bandar proves to be more powerful than the Spectre and gains the upper hand. As usual he summons the Ring of Life for an emergency power boost to break free, then flies back and kills Bandar's body before his spirit can rejoin it, sending Bandar's spirit flying off helplessly into another dimension.

Notes

• Published by Detective Comics, Inc..
• Last issue for Ed Winiarski story and art on Captain Desmo, replaced next issue by Cliff Young.
• Doctor Fate: "Wotan and Karkull" is reprinted in The Golden Age Doctor Fate Archives Vol. 1.
• Last issue for Lance Larkin.
• The Spectre: "The Crimson Circle" is reprinted in The Golden Age Spectre Archives Vol. 1.
• Also appearing in this issue of More Fun Comics was:
  • "Jack of All Trades" (text story), by Clem Gordon

Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

• Discuss More Fun Comics Vol 1 70 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the More Fun Comics series

Recommended Reading

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