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| Year = 1941
  
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| Executive Editor = Whitney Ellsworth
 
| CoverArtist1 = Howard Sherman
  
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| Editor1_1 = Mort Weisinger
 
| Writer1_1 = Jerry Siegel
  
| Writer1_1 = Jerry Siegel
 
| Penciler1_1 = Bernard Baily
  
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| Inker1_1 = Bernard Baily
 
| Colourist1_1 =
 
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| StoryTitle1 = The Spectre: "The Reluctant Bridegroom"
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| Synopsis1 =
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'''Featured Characters:'''
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* {{apn|[[Aztar (New Earth)|The Spectre]]|All-Star Comics #6}} ({{a|[[James Corrigan (New Earth)|Jim Corrigan]]}})
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'''Supporting Characters:'''
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* {{a|[[Clarice Winston (New Earth)|Clarice Winston]]}}
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'''Antagonists:'''
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* Allen Tracy {{Only}}
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'''Other Characters:'''
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* Tom Grant {{Only}}
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* Barbara Newsome {{Only}}
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* Clyde Wyckliff {{Only}}
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* The Chief
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'''Locations:'''
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* [[Cliffland]], [[New Jersey]]
   
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| Writer3_1 = Mort Weisinger
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| Penciler3_1 =
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| StoryTitle3 = Johnny Quick: "The Riddle of the Crying Clown"
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| Appearing3 =
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'''Featured Characters:'''
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* {{a|[[Jonathan Chambers (New Earth)|Johnny Quick (Johnny Chambers)]]}} {{1st}} {{Flashalso}} {{Origin}}
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'''Supporting Characters:'''
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* {{a|[[Theodore Watts (New Earth)|Tubby Watts]]}} {{1st}}
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* {{a|[[Ezra Gill (New Earth)|Professor Gill]]}} {{1st}} {{Flashback}}
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'''Antagonists:'''
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* Sam Leroy {{Only}}<!--
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| StoryTitle1 = The Great Drought
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| Writer2_1 = Joe Donohoe
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| Penciler2_1 = Joe Donohoe
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| Synopsis1 = [http://www.dcindexes.com/indexes/indexes.php?character=58&choice=appearances] plot summary at dcindexes.com
  
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| Inker2_1 = Joe Donohoe
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| StoryTitle2 = Detective Sergeant Carey: "The Radio Bandits"
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* {{a|[[Detective Sergeant Carey (Earth-Two)|Detective Sergeant Carey]]}}
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* Sleepy<!--
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| Writer4_1 = Jerry Siegel
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| Penciler4_1 = Chad Grothkopf
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| Inker4_1 = Chad Grothkopf
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| StoryTitle4 = Radio Squad: "Theft of the Priceless Paintings"
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* {{a|[[James Corrigan (New Earth)|The Spectre]]}}
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* {{a|[[Radio Squad]]}}
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** {{a|[[Sandy Kean (Earth-Two)|Sandy Keene]]}}
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** {{a|[[Larry Trent (Earth-Two)|Larry Trent]]}} <!--
 
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| Penciler5_1 = George Papp
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| Penciler2_1 = Howard Sherman
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| Inker5_1 = George Papp
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| StoryTitle5 = Clip Carson: "Murder is a By-Word"
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| Writer6_1 =
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| Penciler6_1 = Cliff Young
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| Inker6_1 = Cliff Young
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| StoryTitle6 = Captain Desmo: "The Resort Mystery"
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* {{a|[[Captain Desmo (Earth-Two)|Captain Desmo]]}}
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| Writer7_1 = John Lehti
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| Penciler7_1 = John Lehti
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| Inker7_1 = John Lehti
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| StoryTitle7 = Sgt. O'Malley of the Redcoat Patrol
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* Sgt. O'Malley
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* R.C.M.P.
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| Writer8_1 = Gardner Fox
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| Penciler8_1 = Howard Sherman
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| Letterer8_1 = Howard Sherman
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| StoryTitle8 = Doctor Fate: "The Great Drought"
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The [[Earth]] has stopped moving for hours and the effects are causing tremendous damage to all humans. [[Kent Nelson (New Earth)|Doctor Fate]] investigates the reasons behind the strange event, but after he helps [[Inza Cramer (New Earth)|Inza]], by making it rain, everything returns to normal.
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Unknown to Doctor Fate, the mad scientist Adam Igorovich has created a machine that can control the magnetic poles of Earth, manipulating Earth's movement and position in the Universe. Igorivich then attempts to blackmail the leaders of the world, but his warning goes unheard, forcing him to use his machine to create more chaos. Doctor Fate locates Igorovich's secret hideout and stops the madman, who chooses to blow up his entire base over going to prison. In the ensuing explosion, Igorovich is killed and the threat to the world comes to an end.
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* {{a|[[Kent Nelson (New Earth)|Doctor Fate]]}}
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* {{a|[[Inza Cramer (New Earth)|Inza Cramer]]}}
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'''Antagonists:'''
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* Adam Igorovich {{Only Dies}}
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* Nickolai {{Only Dies}}
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'''Other Characters:'''
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* {{a|[[United States Army]]}} {{Cameo}}
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* Boris {{Only}}
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* {{WP|Dalai Lama}} {{Cameo}}
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'''Locations:'''
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* {{a|[[Chicago]]}}
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* {{a|[[Mississippi]]}}
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* {{a|[[New York City]]}}
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** Cadwell Reservoir
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* {{a|[[Salem]]}}
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** {{a|[[Tower of Fate]]}}
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* {{a|[[Tibet]]}}
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'''Items:'''
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* {{a|[[Cloak of Destiny]]}}
   
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| Notes = * {{WP|Jerry Bails}} identified the potential artist of ''Johnny Quick: "The Riddle of the Crying Clown"'' as [[Chad Grothkopf]], but was unsure if he was correct.
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* ''Doctor Fate: "The Great Drought"'' is reprinted in {{Co|The Golden Age Doctor Fate Archives Vol. 1 (Collected)}}.
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** In this story, the rotation of Earth was halted, for a period of several hours, inflicting incalculable damage to populations, crops, and structures all across the globe. Afterward [[Earth-Two#.22Forgotten.22_Catastrophes|it was never mentioned again]].
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* Also appearing in this issue of ''More Fun Comics'' were:
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** "Clancy the Cop" by [[Henry Boltinoff]]
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** "Dinky" by [[Henry Boltinoff]]
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** "Indian Sign" by John Hilton <small>(text story)</small>
 
| Trivia =
 
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| Recommended =
 
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Revision as of 12:54, 5 October 2020

"The Spectre: "The Reluctant Bridegroom"": The synopsis for this issue has not yet been written.

More Fun Comics #71 is an issue of the series More Fun Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of September, 1941.

Synopsis for The Spectre: "The Reluctant Bridegroom"


Appearing in The Spectre: "The Reluctant Bridegroom"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Allen Tracy (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Tom Grant (Single appearance)
  • Barbara Newsome (Single appearance)
  • Clyde Wyckliff (Single appearance)
  • The Chief

Locations:


Synopsis for Detective Sergeant Carey: "The Radio Bandits"


Appearing in Detective Sergeant Carey: "The Radio Bandits"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

  • Sleepy

Synopsis for Johnny Quick: "The Riddle of the Crying Clown"


Appearing in Johnny Quick: "The Riddle of the Crying Clown"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Sam Leroy (Single appearance)

Synopsis for Radio Squad: "Theft of the Priceless Paintings"


Appearing in Radio Squad: "Theft of the Priceless Paintings"

Featured Characters:

Synopsis for Clip Carson: "Murder is a By-Word"


Appearing in Clip Carson: "Murder is a By-Word"

Featured Characters:

Synopsis for Captain Desmo: "The Resort Mystery"


Appearing in Captain Desmo: "The Resort Mystery"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

  • Gabby

Synopsis for "Sgt. O'Malley of the Redcoat Patrol"


Appearing in "Sgt. O'Malley of the Redcoat Patrol"

Featured Characters:

  • Sgt. O'Malley

Supporting Characters:

  • R.C.M.P.

Locations:

Synopsis for Doctor Fate: "The Great Drought"

The Earth has stopped moving for hours and the effects are causing tremendous damage to all humans. Doctor Fate investigates the reasons behind the strange event, but after he helps Inza, by making it rain, everything returns to normal.

Unknown to Doctor Fate, the mad scientist Adam Igorovich has created a machine that can control the magnetic poles of Earth, manipulating Earth's movement and position in the Universe. Igorivich then attempts to blackmail the leaders of the world, but his warning goes unheard, forcing him to use his machine to create more chaos. Doctor Fate locates Igorovich's secret hideout and stops the madman, who chooses to blow up his entire base over going to prison. In the ensuing explosion, Igorovich is killed and the threat to the world comes to an end.

Appearing in Doctor Fate: "The Great Drought"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Adam Igorovich (Single appearance; dies)
  • Nickolai (Single appearance; dies)

Other Characters:

Locations:

Items:

Notes



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