... Wait here! I'll see what can be done. 
More Fun Comics #8 is an issue of the series More Fun Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of February, 1936.
Synopsis for "Spike Spalding"
Spike reads the famous story of George Washington and the cherry tree. Deciding to emulate the first president, he takes an axe to a tree. However, his aunt is less than pleased with the result, and Spike gets a walloping.
Appearing in "Spike Spalding"
Featured Characters:
Other Characters:
- Susan Bell (not yet named)
Synopsis for Sandra of the Secret Service: "The Gavonian Affair, Part 8 (of 13)"
In Gavonia, Princess Yonda is missing, Sandra resembles her, and Count Taurus demands that Sandra impersonate the missing Princess. She refuses, so Taurus shows Sandra his Dungeon Well, with its Balcony of Doom, an elaborate structure for drowning condemned prisoners. He floods the death chamber, to demonstrate the system, then he orders Lothar and Reynolds to be placed in the Balcony, and threatens to kill them if Sandra does not acquiesce to his demands.
Appearing in Sandra of the Secret Service: "The Gavonian Affair, Part 8 (of 13)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Lothar
- Reynolds
Antagonists:
- Count Taurus
- his soldiers
Locations:
- Gavonia
- Count Taurus' palace
- Count Taurus' palace
Synopsis for Along the Main Line: "Goat On the Tracks"
While driving the train, far out in the country, Ed and Jake encounter a young mother who needs milk for her baby. Ed promises to find some for her, then starts figuring out how to find milk, out there in the wild country. Hunting around, Jake finds a nanny goat on the tracks, and the goat chases Jake back to where the train is stopped. The young mother is a country girl, and knows how to milk a goat, so her baby gets fed.
Appearing in Along the Main Line: "Goat On the Tracks"
Featured Characters:
- Ed, engineer
- Jake, brakeman
Locations:
- Red Island R.R., distant branch line
Vehicles:
- steam locomotive
- freight train
- freight train
Synopsis for Spike Spalding: "Prince of Patrania, Part 6 (of 25)"
Spike encounters his friend, Pincus, who has stowed away on the palatial yacht, following Spike's kidnappers. When the cook brings an enormous amount of food for Spike, Pincus hides under the bed, but comes out when Spike gives the all-clear. Expecting plenty of leftovers (which he plans on eating himself), the cook is shocked to see that Spike has apparently eaten the huge dinner himself.
Meanwhile the vessel plows steadily eastward toward European shores.
Appearing in Spike Spalding: "Prince of Patrania, Part 6 (of 25)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Pincus
Other Characters:
- Wa Fung, ship's cook (not yet named)
Locations:
- Atlantic Ocean
- Patrania (Destination)
Vehicles:
- Patranian Yacht
Synopsis for "In the Wake of the Wander, Part 6 (of 17)"
With a raging fire burning the blockhouse to the ground, Captain Grim and the Islanders continue their rooftop battle. Suddenly the ladders holding the Islanders collapse, plunging them into the flames, and Captain Grim just barely manages to jump to relative safety in time.
On the ground, Grim's crew ceases firing as the remaining Islanders retreat, then they spot Grim, atop the half-collapsed, burning blockhouse. Some distance away is a tree, but nobody there thinks he can jump that far. Grim crouches and makes a tremendous leap.
Appearing in "In the Wake of the Wander, Part 6 (of 17)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Grim's crew
- Holcomb
Antagonists:
- Hostile Islanders
Locations:
- Island of Missing Men
- old blockhouse (Destroyed)
- old blockhouse (Destroyed)
Synopsis for "Charley Fish"
Charley Fish got sick and lost his voice. Pluto, feeling bad for his boss, comes up with a cure. He sticks a hat pin into Charley's buttock, causing him to howl and regain his voice. But Charley isn't exactly grateful to Pluto, given the painful side effects of the supposed cure.
Appearing in "Charley Fish"
Featured Characters:
- Charley Fish (Final appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Pluto (Final appearance)
Synopsis for Henri Duval: "Rescuing the King, Part 3 (of 5)"
Out of the night, a troop of horsemen gallop onto the scene, and taking advantage of the distraction, Henri Duval's opponent flees the inn. The riders wear the uniforms of the King's Musketeers, and they immediately begin battering the door down! Duval is glad to see them, but King Louis tells him that these "Musketeers" are fake. They charge inside and search the inn, as Duval climbs from an upper window onto the roof. From there he sees that the inn is encircled by mounted soldiers.
Appearing in Henri Duval: "Rescuing the King, Part 3 (of 5)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Cecile
- King Louis
Antagonists:
- Assassin
- False Musketeers
Locations:
- Paris, Late 17th Century
Synopsis for Little Linda: "The Brook Trout Bit"
The gun-pointing stranger turns out to be the local sheriff and he's here to arrest Little Linda's new friend Bill the tramp, for chicken-stealing. Linda smooths things over by inviting the lawman to try some of their broiled trout, which the sheriff enjoys so much that he agrees to let Bill go.
Appearing in Little Linda: "The Brook Trout Bit"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Bill, tramp
Other Characters:
- Sheriff
Synopsis for Ivanhoe: "Episode 8 (of 26)"
Appearing in Ivanhoe: "Episode 8 (of 26)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Rowena
- Cedric the Saxon
- Robin of Locksley
- Waldemar
Antagonists:
- Prince John Plantagenet
- Hubert
- Brian de Bois-Guilbert, Front de Boeuf
Other Characters:
- Isaac of York
Locations:
- 12th Century England
Synopsis for Slim Pickins: "The Haunted House, Part 4 (of 4)"
After the gorilla helps Slim get the better of two hoodlums, hiding in his dead aunt's home, he calls in the police, then faces the problem of what to do with his new friend. He brings the hulking beast to a lunch counter, but the counterman rudely refuses to serve them, and the gorilla loses its temper, and wallops the cook. The police are called. The gorilla grabs a pile of pies, throws some of them at the cops, and escapes with Slim under one arm, and a good supply of pies in the other. They retreat to some nearby woods, and eat a lot of pie.
Appearing in Slim Pickins: "The Haunted House, Part 4 (of 4)"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Two counterfeiters
Other Characters:
- Policeman
Animals:
- Pippo, gorilla (not yet named)
Locations:
- Gloomdale
- Slim's Late Aunt's House
- Diner
- Woods
Synopsis for Skipper Hicks: "The Mysterious Island, Part 3 (of 3)"
On Gillyfish Isle, diamonds are so plentiful they have no value, and are used as gravel. Gillyfish currency is backed by glass pop bottles, which are (because the island kingdom has no sand) rare and precious. It is ruled by twin kings, Okey and Dokey, who take turns on alternate days. King Okey takes the crew on a tour of the isle, and Soupladle helps himself to some "worthless" diamonds.
Appearing in Skipper Hicks: "The Mysterious Island, Part 3 (of 3)"
Featured Characters:
- Skipper Hicks (Last DC Appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Soupladle Jones (Last DC Appearance)
- Spongenose Kelly (Last DC Appearance)
Other Characters:
- Gillyfish Townspeople (Last DC Appearance)
- King Dokey (Last DC Appearance)
- King Okey (Last DC Appearance)
Locations:
- Isle of Gillyfish (Last DC Appearance)
Synopsis for Buckskin Jim: "The Mountain Lion, Part 1 (of 2)"
Having rescued Mary Halliday, the wagon train resumes its journey. Jim and Zeb try to work out a good way to get the train across a steep canyon, and while Jim is exploring it, without his rifle, he encounters a cougar.
Appearing in Buckskin Jim: "The Mountain Lion, Part 1 (of 2)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Trapper Pete
- Zeb Halliday
Other Characters:
- Wagon Train Company
Animals:
- Mountain Lion
Locations:
- American Old West, Late 1840s
Synopsis for "The Professor, Ch. 4, of 4"
His private detectives Schnooper and Schnatcher are in the hospital, so the Professor must defeat the thieves on his own. He disguises himself as a very tall thin monkey. The three thieves meanwhile plot their return to his home, and this time they bring along a gorilla. They send the gorilla into the Professor's lab, where he meets the disguised Professor, who talks to him in gorilla talk, and turns him against his old bosses. The gorilla goes outside and thrashes all three of them, then walks away.
Appearing in "The Professor, Ch. 4, of 4"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Three burglars
- their gorilla, Zoppo
Other Characters:
- Private detectives
- Schnooper (Mentioned only)
- Schnatcher (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- The Professor's Laboratory
- Burglars' Clubhouse
Synopsis for Barry O'Neill: "Fang Gow of China, Part 8 (of 35)"
Barry O'Neill and Inspector Le Grand are prisoners aboard Fang Gow's yacht, and have been treated with a paralysis ray, but they shake off its effects and try to escape. Fang Gow's thugs pile into the compartment, but Barry shoves Le Grand down a hidden passageway, but ultimately they are cornered and recaptured.
Appearing in Barry O'Neill: "Fang Gow of China, Part 8 (of 35)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Fang Gow (Behind the scenes)
- many thugs
Vehicles:
- Fang Gow's Ship
Synopsis for Jack Woods: "Pancho Villa, Part 5 (of 14)"
With Dolores' father thrown from his horse and injured, Jack rescues the older man and places him on Dolores' horse. He tells her of a good hiding place. With Dolores riding to safety, Jack rides to confront the pursuing bandits. With wild, Indian-style horsemanship, Jack inflicts a few casualties on Villa's troops and lures all of them to pursue him! He leads them up a narrow, steep ravine, and for a time he holds them at bay with carbine fire, but there are just way too many of them; he re-mounts his horse and flees again. His horse swims some distance thru the nearby river and they find a good hiding place; eventually the ill-disciplined bandits abandon the search.
Meanwhile at the mouth of the cave in "Mile High", Dolores with her six-gun surveys the lower ground, watching for signs of pursuit, while her father and their two horses rest up.
Appearing in Jack Woods: "Pancho Villa, Part 5 (of 14)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Pancho Villa
- his many soldiers
Locations:
Synopsis for Rambler' Jim: "Fishy the Gangster, Part 4 (of 4)"
When he regains his senses, the captured gangster, Fishy Gill, still gives Jim and his pal a lot of trouble. Old Scratch hands young Jim the gangster's gun, and sends him to town, on foot, to fetch the sheriff. Along the way Jim spots two of Fishy's pals, before they spot him, and hides out in the woods to listen in on them. They're definitely on their way to Old Scratch's shack! Jim gets the drop on these creeps, disarms them, and marches them to town, and turns them in. At the end of that conversation, Jim reveals that he's never held a gun before and didn't really know how to shoot the one he'd been holding.
Appearing in Rambler' Jim: "Fishy the Gangster, Part 4 (of 4)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Sheriff Smith
- Old Scratch
Antagonists:
- Fishy Gill
- two gangsters
- two gangsters
Synopsis for Bob Merritt: "The Mystery Plane, Part 4 (of 25)"
A gangster impersonating Prospector Jake is moving by train from Seattle to meet with Merritt and his team, on Long Island. Meanwhile the Long Island police have sent motorcycle cops out to Merritt's airfield to investigate the murder of Cyrus Campbell. They question everybody, pack up Campbell's body, and leave.
When the fake Jake arrives, he's got his recognition token ready, the half of a one dollar bill, matching the half that Merritt has. His story is the same as the real Prospector Jake's pitch: he's found a gold strike that can only be reached by airplane. Bob buys in enthusiastically.
Appearing in Bob Merritt: "The Mystery Plane, Part 4 (of 25)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Buzz
- Shorty
Antagonists:
- Prospector impersonator
Other Characters:
- Long Island Police
- Cyrus Campbell (Appears only as a corpse)
- Brandon (Behind the scenes)
- Prospector Jake (Behind the scenes)
Locations:
- Long Island
- Merritt's Airfield
- Merritt's Airfield
Synopsis for Brad Hardy: "The Black Magician, Part 2 (of 2)"
Deep in the Kingdom of the Underworld, the Black Magician of the Dre, holds Brad, Lorraine, and Kardos, encircled in a ring of flame. But Prince Kardos also has magic powers, and he causes a flood of water to burst forth from the chamber's wall. The three friends flee, and the Black Magician sends his Rat Men scurrying in pursuit. Lorraine falls and twists her ankle. Hardy and his friends find a door, and step thru it; it swings shut behind them. In the darkness beyond the door, they see a strange light, which might mean safety or more danger.
Appearing in Brad Hardy: "The Black Magician, Part 2 (of 2)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Black Magician
- Rat men
Locations:
- Kingdoms of the Underworld
- Kingdom of the Dre
- Kingdom of the Dre
Synopsis for Magic Crystal of History: "In Ancient Egypt, Part 8 (of 10)"
That night the Pharaoh sends out Bobby and Binks, to sneak thru the besieging enemy's lines, and make his way to Tutankamen's brother's stronghold, in the east. Bobby has a flashlight. Enemy sentinels are upset by the unnatural light, and one knocks the flashlight out of Bobby's hand with a thrown spear. Bobby and Binks are brought before the soldiers' leader, and he decides that the two tots have been sent by the gods, to lead them against the False Pharaoh! But Bobby and Binks think Tutankamen is a swell guy, and beg the Priests to call off their war.
Appearing in Magic Crystal of History: "In Ancient Egypt, Part 8 (of 10)"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Priests of Ammon-Re
- their army
Other Characters:
- Tutankhamen
- his courtiers and servants
Locations:
- Egypt, 14th Century BCE
Items:
Concepts:
Synopsis for Don Drake on the Planet Saro: "Fight With the Sea Beast"
Bargaining for the life of the sacrificial Zetrurian maiden, Don Drake volunteers to fight the sea monster. He is lowered by a rope to confront the giant reptile, but Krenon, a jealous captain of the guard, attempts to sever the rope holding Don. Don fires his atomic energy gun right down the monster's gullet, while Betty rushes to Don's defense, but the Zetrurian priests attack her in turn, and Krenon aims a cannon at Don, intending to kill him directly!
Appearing in Don Drake on the Planet Saro: "Fight With the Sea Beast"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Zetrurian High Priests
- Krenon, Zetrurian Guard Captain (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Midget people of Zetruria
- Zetrurian Maiden (Mentioned only)
Alien Animals:
- Zetrurian Sea Monster
Locations:
- Planet Saro
- Zetruria
Items:
- Drake's atomic energy gun
- Zetrurian cannon
Synopsis for Treasure Island: "Episode 4 (of 7)"
Blind Pew is ridden down by the pursuing horsemen, fatally. Jim shows the packet of papers, including Captain Flint's treasure map, to Supervisor Dance, of the Revenue Officers, who helps him get it to Doctor Livesay and Squire Trelawney. On the spot, Trelawney organizes a seagoing expedition to recover Flint's treasure! Livesey will be Ship's Doctor and Jim will be a cabin boy.
Appearing in Treasure Island: "Episode 4 (of 7)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Dr. Livesey
- Squire Trelawny
Antagonists:
- Long John Silver (Behind the scenes)
- Blind Pew (Dies)
Other Characters:
- Supervisor Dance
- Revenue Officers
Locations:
- Western Coast of England, mid-18th Century
- Admiral Benbow Inn
- Squire Trelawney's Estate
Items:
- Captain Flint's Treasure Map
Synopsis for Doctor Occult: "The Vampire Master, Part 3 (of 4)"
At the midnight meeting place at Lyndale Field, Doctor Occult encounters the missing Mrs. Amster, who has just escaped from a terrible place and is badly shaken. He escorts her home, and meets with Mr. Amster. Suddenly Mrs. Amster tries to murder Sander with a letter opener, and when Occult stops her, she faints. Occult deduces that the Vampire Master has hypnotized her. Afterward she can't even remember the attack, but thinks she can lead them to the place she was held. They walk to an apparently deserted building, and she points out a door; they go in; it's a trap. Iron bars crash down, placing Occult and Amster on one side, with Mrs. Amster on the other, alone with the Vampire Master!
Appearing in Doctor Occult: "The Vampire Master, Part 3 (of 4)"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Sander Amster
- Mrs. Amster
Locations:
- Lyndale Field
- Amster Residence
- Vampire Master's Lair
Synopsis for Wing Brady: "The Bedouins, Part 8 (of 17)"
As Wing and Slim
observe from their vantage point, Ali Ben Saad and his horde of hosemen attacks the Caravan! Wing sends Slim back to their unit while he rides towards the fight!
Appearing in Wing Brady: "The Bedouins, Part 8 (of 17)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- French Foreign Legion
- Slim (Final appearance)
Antagonists:
- Ali Ben Said (First appearance)
- Bedouin marauders
Other Characters:
- Laurel Deane (First appearance)
- trade caravan company
- Ibn Hajez (First appearance)
Locations:
Synopsis for Irish Tales: "The Little People"
A child comes up to an old woman, looking for a story, and she tells him one of Corby O'Glin's.
Once upon a time, Corby O'Glin, King of the Little People, fell into an Irishman's shoe. Once the Irishman put on his boot, O'Glin got caught between his toes. Unable to bear the odor, O'Glin kicked and screamed, tickling the Irishman. The Irishman took of his shoe and found O'Glin. The poor Irishman, of the O'Toole, hadn't laughed in three years, and was deeply grateful to O'Glin for making him laugh. The O'Toole set O'Glin free, and O'Glin went back to his little people, there, he set up a special meeting to see if they could help the O'Toole.
Appearing in Irish Tales: "The Little People"
Featured Characters:
- Corby O'Glin (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- O'Toole (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Ireland (First appearance)
Synopsis for Midshipman Dewey: "Dewey and the Pirates, Part 5 (of 16)"
Jack Dewey has overheard enough to know that some of the Hornet's crewmen have teamed up with the captured pirates, but they have captured Dewey also. They leave Jack trussed up in the hold as they fan out to take over the ship, talking out the helmsman and other watch-standers, then turn their attention to the captain.
Appearing in Midshipman Dewey: "Dewey and the Pirates, Part 5 (of 16)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Captain Smith (not yet named) (Behind the scenes)
- his crew
Antagonists:
- Pirates
- Mutineers
Vehicles:
Era:
Synopsis for "Pelion and Ossa"
Pelion and Ossa's faucet is acting up again. Pelion wants to call a plumber but Ossa is convinced he can fix the problem. Ossa goes through the effort of replacing the pipes, and proudly tells Pelion that he can have all the cold water he needs. Pelion then tells Ossa that it was the hot water that needed fixing, much to Ossa's dismay.
Appearing in "Pelion and Ossa"
Featured Characters:
Synopsis for 2023: Super Police: "Captain Kiddlaw: Part 8 (of 12), The Avalanche"
Rex has rigged his line to secure the two endangered men, and holds onto the line himself as well, but the anchoring crew at the other end of the main cable are arguing over whether to drop it or not. The droppers prevail; Rex and Axel and the pirate plummet to their doom. Kiddlaw and his craven crew march onward, with Kiddlaw smacking the Professor around and leering at Miss Shanley the whole time. At the bottom of the cliff, Rex and Axel are lying very still.
Appearing in 2023: Super Police: "Captain Kiddlaw: Part 8 (of 12), The Avalanche"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Super Police
- Professor Shanley
- Joan Shanley
- Brut von Henig
- Axel Yoke
Antagonists:
- Captain Kiddlaw
- his gang
Notes
- Published by More Fun Magazine, Inc..
- All features are one page or less in length.
- Last issue for W.C. Brigham on Brad Hardy. Next issue A. Leslie Ross takes over.
- This issue, Buckskin Jim, by Tom Cooper, is only half a page.
- Last issue for Charley Fish by Vincent Sullivan. A similar (but not identical) character appears in the cover of the next issue in an untitled comic strip.
- Single issue for Irish Tales by Walt Kelly.
- Last issue for Ray Wardel on Magic Crystal of History. Next issue Harlan David Haskins takes over.
- After this issue, Rambler Jim drops out until More Fun Comics #10.
- This issue's episode still calls it "Rambler Jim" on the title panel, instead of the original "Ramblin' Jim."
- Sandra of the Secret Service:
- In New Fun Comics #2 we learned that Gavonia's ruler is a mad scientist who has invented a death ray, and plans to use it to conquer the world. In this issue's chapter, we find that Gavonia is a hereditary monarchy, with aristocrats, ruled by a beautiful princess.
- Between issues #s 2 and 8, the writer/artist on this feature changed, twice, from Charles Flanders to Monroe Eisenberg to W.C. Brigham. This may explain why the mad scientist and his death ray fell out of the story.
- In this issue's episode, only, the villain's name is spelled "Taurus." After this it's "Tauru."
- Last DC issue for Skipper Hicks. After this issue, this feature becomes Skipper Ham Shanks, and migrates to Comics Magazine #1, published by Centaur, and does not return to DC Comics.
- Spike Spalding by Vincent Sullivan, appears twice: on the cover in a stand-alone strip, and on one interior page, continuing the serial from More Fun Comics #7.
- First issue for Sven Elven art on Treasure Island. This installment covers the second half of Chapter Five and all of Chapters Six and Seven of the original novel.
- The villain introduced in Wing Brady is Ali Ben Saad; in this issue only it is spelled Ali Ben Said.
- Also appearing in this issue of More Fun Comics were:
- "A True Story of How a Great Mother-Lode Was Discovered" by R.H. Livingstone
- "The Happy Four Club" (text story) by Rosemary Volk
- "Monthly Cartoon Lesson" by Shows
- "Puzzle Page" by Matt Curzon
- "Thor's Famous Flights" by Al Whitney, illustrated historical early flight attempts
- "Wheels Go Round" (text story) by Vincent Sullivan
Trivia
- Al Whitney signs his Famous Flights feature as "Thor".
- Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster sign their Doctor Occult story as "Leger and Reuths".
- Stan Randall signs his Rambler Jim and Slim Pickens stories as "Randall".
- Tom Cooper signs his In the Wake of the Wander story as "Mac Fergus".
- W.C. Brigham signs his Brad Hardy story as "Brig", and his Jack Woods story as "Brigham", and signs his Sandra of the Secret Service story as "C. Brigham".
See Also
Links and References
- Read The Gavonian Affair, Part 8 online.