| Issue | #2 |
| Published | Spring 1938 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 100 |
| Editing | ? (this collection); Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (original issues); Whitney Ellsworth (associate, original issues); Vin Sullivan (associate, original issues) |
| Notes | This comic either has no indicia, or it is on the page that is missing from the indexed copy (more on this a few paragraphs down). If the indicia is absent and not simply missing from the available copy, the publisher of record is difficult to discern. It was most likely Nicholson Publishing Co., Inc., which has been publishing More Fun Comics and New Comics for the past year and a quarter, starting approximately with the issues reprinted herein. However, this "Spring 1938" cover date arguably aligns with the March-April and May 1938 cover-dated issues published by A.I. Menin, rec. Nicholson Publishing Co., Inc. while Nicholson Pub. Co., Inc. was in bankruptcy. The relationship between the publication of this issue and the bankruptcy proceedings and purchase of Nicholson's titles by Detective Comics, Inc. is unclear. As mentioned, the copy from which this index was made is missing a single leaf (2 pages by our counting), but the structure of the book makes it possible to figure out which sheet (it's not obvious just at a glance). The book consists of reprints of the outermost wraps of More Fun Comics #v2#3 [15] and #v2#4 (16) (with the latter nested inside the former), followed by the outermost wraps of New Comics #11. This is *not* a rebinding, as some ads have been changed and the "It's a Dern Lie" feature on the final page of New Comics #11 has been replaced by an ad. The first sheet of the New Comics #11 wraps is the one missing- the 2nd page of it is obvious as it's an otherwise missing story page. The first page was originally an ad. A reasonable theory would be that it simply switched places with the "It's a Dern Lie" feature that should be on the final page- although the ad that appears on that final page here is a different Johnson & Co. ad than the one that appeared on the first interior page of New Comics #11. Another possibility is that a text page including the indicia was printed here, as an extended indicia typically appeared on an interior text page during the period from which these stories were reprinted. However, other Nicholson publications with similar cover dates used the inside front cover for their indicia. The inside front and back covers of this issue are completely blank, and the cover is made of a stiffer tagboard than the usual cover stock. Other changes for these reprints include an apparent new filler in the centerfold of the 64-page quire that holds reprints the wraps from the two More Fun issues. Also, at the border between those two issues is a wrap with outer pages from #v2#3 [15] and inner pages from #v2#4 (16), clear proof that the originally printed signatures were not just rebound. Oddly, the inner break in the New Comics #11 quire does not line up with the feature boundary, splicing a page off of each of the adjacent features. |
| Characters | Cal; Alec; Chikko Chakko; Dr. Occult; Zator; Little Linda; Pep Morgan; Pincus; Sam the Porter; Sandor; Hubert |
| Pencils | ? (various) |
| Inks | ? (various) |
| Colors | ? (various) |
| Notes | Cover consists of various excerpts from Nicholson features including those found in this issue and elsewhere. |
| Notes | Inside front cover is entirely blank. There is no indicia of any sort here or on the first page. |
| Pencils | ? (photo) |
| Inks | ? (photo) |
| Colors | ? (photo) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Russell Cole |
| Pencils | Russell Cole |
| Inks | Russell Cole |
| Notes | Reprint source is almost certainly correct, but no copy is available for verification and our index does not list this feature in that issue. However, this would fit with the following chunk of reprints immediately following it, and it may have been omitted from the index as filler. |
| Reprinted | from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) v2#3 [15] ? |
| Characters | Sandra; Lorenz |
| Genre | spy; detective |
| Script | W. C. Brigham ? |
| Pencils | W. C. Brigham |
| Inks | W. C. Brigham |
| Reprinted | from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #v2#3 [15] |
| Characters | Spike Spalding; Pincus; Sailor |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Vincent Sullivan |
| Pencils | Vincent Sullivan |
| Inks | Vincent Sullivan |
| Reprinted | from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #v2#3 [15] |
| Characters | Woozy Watts |
| Script | Russell Cole [as Alger] |
| Pencils | Russell Cole [as Alger] |
| Inks | Russell Cole [as Alger] |
| Reprinted | from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #v2#3 [15] |
| Characters | Dr. Occult; Zator; Koth |
| Genre | occult |
| Script | Jerry Siegel [as Leger] |
| Pencils | Joe Shuster [as Reuths] |
| Inks | Joe Shuster [as Reuths] |
| Notes | Dr. Occult in costume. Actually the 3rd part of the story, as the first was printed as a "Dr. Mystic" story in The Comic Magazine (Centaur [The Comic Magazine Co.], 1936 series) #1 (May 1936). |
| Reprinted | from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #v2#3 [15] |
| Characters | Captain Grim; Kango; Filson |
| Genre | adventure; period |
| Script | Tom Cooper ? |
| Pencils | Tom Cooper |
| Inks | Tom Cooper |
| Reprinted | from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #v2#3 [15] |
| Characters | Ivanhoe; The Black Knight; De Bracy; Bois-Guilbert; Cedric; Rebecca; The Templar |
| Genre | period |
| Script | Raymond Perry |
| Pencils | Raymond Perry |
| Inks | Raymond Perry |
| Notes | from the novel by Sir Walter Scott |
| Reprinted | from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #v2#3 [15] |
| Characters | Pep Morgan |
| Genre | adventure |
| Pencils | Creig Flessel |
| Inks | Creig Flessel |
| Reprinted | from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #v2#3 [15] |
| Characters | Sandra; Lorenz |
| Genre | spy; detective |
| Script | W. C. Brigham ? |
| Pencils | W. C. Brigham |
| Inks | W. C. Brigham |
| Reprinted | from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #v2#4 (16) |
| Characters | Pincus |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Vin Sullivan |
| Pencils | Vin Sullivan |
| Inks | Vin Sullivan |
| Notes | Single strip of panels with title bar on the upper third of the page. Shared with the next three sequences (filler panel, house ads, other ad) which are in the same format but with different content than was printed in More Fun #16. |
| Reprinted | from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #v2#4 (16) |
| Genre | humor |
| Notes | One panel gag. Shares the page with Pincus (as it did in issue #16) and some ads (which are different than in #16). |
| Reprinted | from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #v2#4 (16) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Promo text to the side and underneath the one-panel gag on this page, advertising the four titles listed as features. Replaces original ads that occupied the right and bottom edges of the page with these cartoons in More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #v2#4 (16). |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Sits in lower right-hand corner space between house ad / promo pieces. |
| Characters | Spike Spalding; Pincus; Sailor |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Vincent Sullivan |
| Pencils | Vincent Sullivan |
| Inks | Vincent Sullivan |
| Reprinted | from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #v2#4 (16) |
| Characters | d'Artagnan; Athos; Porthos; Aramis; Bernajoux |
| Genre | period |
| Script | Sven Elven ? |
| Pencils | Sven Elven |
| Inks | Sven Elven |
| Notes | adapted from the Alexandre Dumas novel |
| Reprinted | from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #v2#4 (16) |
| Characters | Dr. Occult; Zator; Koth (villain; origin in flashback); The Seven |
| Genre | occult |
| Script | Jerry Siegel [as Leger] |
| Pencils | Joe Shuster [as Reuths] |
| Inks | Joe Shuster [as Reuths] |
| Notes | Dr. Occult in costume. Actually the 4th part of the story, as the first was printed as a "Dr. Mystic" story in The Comic Magazine (Centaur [The Comic Magazine Co.], 1936 series) #1 (May 1936). |
| Reprinted | from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #16 (December 1936) |
| Characters | Captain Grim; Captain MacPherson (introduction); Buck Wilson (introduction); Mr. Tyner (introduction) |
| Genre | adventure; period |
| Script | Tom Cooper ? |
| Pencils | Tom Cooper |
| Inks | Tom Cooper |
| Reprinted | from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #v2#4 (16) |
| Characters | Ivanhoe; The Black Knight; Cedric; Rowena; Athelstane; Wamba the Jester; The Templar; Rebecca; Ulrica |
| Genre | period |
| Pencils | Raymond Perry |
| Inks | Raymond Perry |
| Reprinted | from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #v2#4 (16) |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Vin Sullivan ? |
| Pencils | Vin Sullivan (signed) |
| Inks | Vin Sullivan ? |
| Notes | Two pages of football-related single panel gags. The large logo in the center of the first page says "Touchdown!", while the one in the center of the second says "Pigskin Puns". Reprint source uncertain as no such feature is indexed elsewhere, but may have been skipped as filler. Unlike the surrounding features, it is definitely not from More Fun Comics #16. It is possible that this is original filler material. It occupies the centerfold of the 64-page quire made up of More Fun reprints. |
| Reprinted | from ? |
| Characters | Bobby; Binks; Hannibal; P. Cornelius Scipio |
| Genre | fact |
| Script | Homer Fleming ? |
| Pencils | Homer Fleming (signed) |
| Inks | Homer Fleming |
| Reprinted | from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #v2#4 (16) |
| Characters | Linda; Ned Flint; Watson; X-42 |
| Genre | children |
| Script | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Pencils | Whitney Ellsworth [as Whit Ellsworth] (signed) |
| Inks | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Reprinted | from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #v2#4 (16) |
| Characters | Don Drake; Queen Zira; Betty; Lawsan (villain); Krenon (villain) |
| Genre | sword and sorcery |
| Script | Ken Fitch |
| Pencils | Clem Gretter (signed) |
| Inks | Clem Gretter |
| Reprinted | from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #v2#4 (16) |
| Characters | Woozy Watts |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Russell Cole [as Alger] |
| Pencils | Russell Cole [as Alger] |
| Inks | Russell Cole [as Alger] |
| Reprinted | from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #v2#4 (16) |
| Characters | Captain Dennis; Jeff Roberts; Pedro; the Stranger |
| Genre | period |
| Script | Sven Elven ? |
| Pencils | Sven Elven (signed) |
| Inks | Sven Elven |
| Reprinted | from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #v2#4 (16) |
| Characters | Hubert |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Bill Patrick |
| Pencils | Bill Patrick (signed) |
| Inks | Bill Patrick |
| Reprinted | from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #v2#4 (16) |
| Characters | Sandy Kean |
| Genre | detective |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | Joe Shuster (signed) |
| Inks | Joe Shuster |
| Notes | Feature sub-titled Sandy Kean and the Radio-Squad |
| Reprinted | from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #v2#4 (16) |
| Characters | Linda; Ned Flint; Silas Flint |
| Genre | children |
| Script | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Pencils | Whitney Ellsworth [as Whit Ellsworth] (signed) |
| Inks | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Reprinted | from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #v2#3 [15] |
| Characters | Bobby; Binks; Darius; Pheidippides; Miltiades |
| Genre | fact |
| Script | Homer Fleming ? |
| Pencils | Homer Fleming |
| Inks | Homer Fleming |
| Reprinted | from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #v2#3 [15] |
| Characters | Jack Woods; Dolores; Don Miguel; the Brigand |
| Genre | detective |
| Script | W. C. Brigham ? |
| Pencils | W. C. Brigham [as Brigham] (signed) |
| Inks | W. C. Brigham |
| Reprinted | from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #v2#3 [15] |
| Characters | Jake; Slick Carter; Malverne; Dawkins |
| Genre | detective |
| Script | Tom Cooper ? |
| Pencils | Tom Cooper (signed) |
| Inks | Tom Cooper |
| Reprinted | from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #v2#3 [15] |
| Characters | Don Drake; Queen Zira; Betty; Laswan (villain); Krenon (villain) |
| Genre | sword and sorcery |
| Script | Ken Fitch ? |
| Pencils | Clem Gretter (signed) |
| Inks | Clem Gretter |
| Reprinted | from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #v2#3 [15] |
| Characters | Captain Dennis; Jeff Roberts; the First Mate; the Stranger |
| Genre | period |
| Script | Sven Elven ? |
| Pencils | Sven Elven (signed) |
| Inks | Sven Elven |
| Reprinted | from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #v2#3 [15] |
| Characters | Hubert |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Bill Patrick |
| Pencils | Bill Patrick (signed) |
| Inks | Bill Patrick |
| Reprinted | from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #v2#3 [15] |
| Characters | Sandy Kean; Commissioner Bailey; Doris Bailey; The Tiger; Burke; Scotty; Myrna |
| Genre | detective |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | Joe Shuster (signed) |
| Inks | Joe Shuster |
| Reprinted | from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #v2#3 [15] |
| Characters | Sam the Porter |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Russell Cole |
| Pencils | Russell Cole [as Alger] (signed) |
| Inks | Russell Cole |
| Reprinted | from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #v2#3 [15] |
| Script | Rose MacKune (reader who sent in the story) |
| Pencils | Bill Patrick (signed) |
| Inks | Bill Patrick |
| Notes | This feature may or may not be correct, as the indexed copy is missing a page. See issue notes for theories as to the contents of this page. This sequence needs to be confirmed from an intact copy. |
| Reprinted | from New Comics (DC, 1936 series) #11 |
| Characters | Captain Jim; Uncle Bob; Jake; Jess; Johnny; Jane; Rustler Gang (villains) |
| Genre | western |
| Script | Homer Fleming |
| Pencils | Homer Fleming (signed) |
| Inks | Homer Fleming |
| Reprinted | from New Comics (DC, 1935 series) #11 |
| Characters | Mister Beep |
| Genre | humor |
| Notes | Occupies top third of a page of fillers, promos and ads. |
| Reprinted | from New Comics (DC, 1935 series) #11 |
| Genre | humor |
| Notes | Single-panel cartoon occupying the center-left portion of the page. |
| Reprinted | from New Comics (DC, 1935 series) #11 |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Promo text to the side and underneath the one-panel gag on this page, advertising the four titles listed as features. Replaces original ads that occupied the right and bottom edges of the page with Mister Beep and Some Fun! in New Comics (DC, 1935 series) #11. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Sits in lower right-hand corner space between house ad / promo pieces. |
| Characters | Goofo the Great |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Russell Cole |
| Pencils | Russell Cole [as Alger] (signed) |
| Inks | Russell Cole |
| Reprinted | from New Comics (DC, 1935 series) #11 |
| Characters | Slim; Tex; Grace Fowler; Miss Harley; Algernon T. Entwhistle; Spider Callas (villain, introduction); Bugs (villain, introduction) |
| Genre | western |
| Script | Alex Lovy ? |
| Pencils | Alex Lovy (signed) |
| Inks | Alex Lovy |
| Reprinted | from New Comics (DC, 1935 series) #11 |
| Characters | Don Coyote; Hamburger |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Bill Patrick |
| Pencils | Bill Patrick (signed) |
| Inks | Bill Patrick |
| Reprinted | from New Comics (DC, 1935 series) #11 |
| Characters | Kendall Quick; Lord Barlow; Marjorie; the Governor (villain, death); Rodriguez (villain, death) |
| Genre | period |
| Script | Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson |
| Pencils | Sven Elven (signed) |
| Inks | Sven Elven |
| Notes | Writing credit from Who's Who. Splash panel credits "Illustrator - Sven Elven" |
| Reprinted | from New Comics (DC, 1935 series) #11 |
| Characters | Baslyn; Tsao-Chung (villain) |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson |
| Pencils | Munson Paddock |
| Inks | Munson Paddock |
| Notes | This story, which ends the front half of the New Comics #11 quire, is spliced with only the first three of its four pages appearing due to how the reprinted wraps and features align. |
| Reprinted | from New Comics (DC, 1935 series) #11 [pages 1-3 of 4] |
| Characters | Dale Daring; Mr. Daring (introduction, Dale's father); Captain Brewster (introduction) |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Alex Lovy ? |
| Pencils | Alex Lovy (signed) |
| Inks | Alex Lovy |
| Notes | This story, which starts the back half of the New Comics #11 quire, is spliced with only one of its two pages appearing due to how the reprinted wraps and features align. |
| Reprinted | from New Comics (DC, 1935 series) #11 [page 2 of 2 only] |
| Characters | Cal; Alec |
| Genre | western |
| Script | Bill Patrick |
| Pencils | Bill Patrick (signed) |
| Inks | Bill Patrick |
| Reprinted | from New Comics (DC, 1935 series) #11 |
| Characters | Steve Conrad; Professor Bromberg; Myra Rutherford; Keith Roland; the Devachan (villain) |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Creig Flessel ? |
| Pencils | Creig Flessel |
| Inks | Creig Flessel |
| Reprinted | from New Comics (DC, 1935 series) #11 |
| Genre | period |
| Script | Merna Gamble (signed, "illustrated narrative by"); Charles Dickens (original story) |
| Pencils | Merna Gamble (signed) |
| Inks | Merna Gamble |
| Reprinted | from New Comics (DC, 1935 series) #11 |
| Characters | Sandor; Benar; Awla |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Homer Fleming (signed) |
| Pencils | Homer Fleming (signed) |
| Inks | Homer Fleming |
| Reprinted | from New Comics (DC, 1935 series) #11 |
| Characters | Chikko Chakko |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Ellis Edwards (signed) |
| Pencils | Ellis Edwards (signed) |
| Inks | Ellis Edwards |
| Reprinted | from New Comics (DC, 1935 series) #11 |
| Characters | Steve Carson; Ralph Ventor; Nate Devlin (villain, introduction) |
| Genre | detective |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | Joe Shuster (signed) |
| Inks | Joe Shuster |
| Reprinted | from New Comics (DC, 1935 series) #11 |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Inside back cover is entirely blank. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. |