More Fun Comics #58

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CGC records 39 graded copies for More Fun Comics #58 (1940). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.

The Spectre: "The Arsonist"

| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * The Spectre), (Jim Corrigan)) **Antagonists:** * Morris, business partner * James, butler * Nick, gangster * Pete, gangster **Other Characters:** * Bob Brent **Locations:** * Cliffland, New Jersey

| Writer2_1 = Joe Donohoe | Penciler2_1 = Joe Donohoe | Inker2_1 = Joe Donohoe | StoryTitle2 = Detective Sergeant Carey: "The Circus Crimes" | Synopsis2 = | Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * Detective Sergeant Carey) **Supporting Characters:** * Sleepy

| Writer3_1 = Whitney Ellsworth | Penciler3_1 = George Papp | Inker3_1 = George Papp | StoryTitle3 = Congo Bill: "Attack of the Leopard Men" | Synopsis3 = | Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** * Congo Bill) **Supporting Characters:** * Professor Joe Kent * O'Toole, a chimpanzee **Antagonists:** * The Skull * Leopard Men Tribe some die **Other Characters:** * Bantu Tribe: Omdurr, others * Inspector Slade, Scotland Yard **Locations:** * Africa **Congo River **Belgian_Congo|Belgian Congo, 1940

| Writer4_1 = Ed Winiarski | Penciler4_1 = Ed Winiarski | Inker4_1 = Ed Winiarski | StoryTitle4 = Captain Desmo: "Droon's Munitions" | Synopsis4 = | Appearing4 = **Featured Characters:** * Captain Desmo) **Supporting Characters:** * Gabby **Antagonists:** * Droon ** a dozen henchmen many die **Locations:** * Algiers, Algeria * Mediterranean Sea ** Droon's Island Base *** Droon's Secret Munitions Factory **Items:** * Droon's Attractor Ray **Vehicles:** * Desmo's fighter-plane

| Writer5_1 = Jerry Siegel | Penciler5_1 = Chad Grothkopf | Inker5_1 = Chad Grothkopf | StoryTitle5 = Radio Squad: "The Brutal Bandits" | Synopsis5 = | Appearing5 = **Featured Characters:** * Radio Squad) ** Sandy Keene) ** Larry Trent) **Supporting Characters:** * NYPD **Antagonists:** * bandits **Locations:** * New York City **Vehicles:** * Radio Car K-7

| Writer6_1 = Robert Hirsch | Penciler6_1 = Russ Lehman | Inker6_1 = Russ Lehman | StoryTitle6 = Lt. Bob Neal of Sub 662: "The Bond Theft" | Synopsis6 = | Appearing6 = **Featured Characters:** * Lt. Bob Neal) **Supporting Characters:** * Tubby Potts **Vessels:** * Sub 662

| Writer7_1 = Albert Sulman | Penciler7_1 = Joseph Sulman | Inker7_1 = Joseph Sulman | StoryTitle7 = Biff Bronson: "Cooking Up Adventure" | Synopsis7 = **Featured Characters:** * Biff Bronson) **Supporting Characters:** * Dan Druff

| Writer8_1 = Jack Lehti | Penciler8_1 = Jack Lehti | Inker8_1 = Jack Lehti | StoryTitle8 = Sergeant O'Malley of the Red Coat Patrol: "The Half Breed" | Synopsis8 = | Appearing8 = **Featured Characters:** * Constable O'Malley), RCMP **Supporting Characters:** * Red Coat Patrol * Black Hawk * Flame, O'Malley's Wolf-Dog **Antagonists:** * the Half Breed **Locations:** * Canada

| Writer9_1 = Gardner Fox | Penciler9_1 = Howard Sherman | Inker9_1 = Howard Sherman | Letterer9_1 = Howard Sherman | StoryTitle9 = Doctor Fate: "The Theft of the Book of Thoth" | Synopsis9 = 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. | Appearing9 = **Featured Characters:** * Doctor Fate) **Supporting Characters:** * Inza Cramer) **Antagonists:** * Unnamed Wizard **Locations:** * New York City * Tower of Fate * Chalk Cliffs of Devon **Items:** * The Lost *Book of Thoth*

| 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 (Collected). ** 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). ** James the butler and Pete the gangster are both killed by the Spectre in this story, so Spectre's body count = 8. * Also appearing in this issue of *More Fun Comics* were: ** *Farm Doode* by Bernard Baily ** "Gunman's Reputation" (text story), by Gardner Fox | Trivia = | Recommended = | Links =

Creative credits

Writers: Jerry Siegel, Joe Donohoe, Whitney Ellsworth, Ed Winiarski, Jerry Siegel, Robert Hirsch, Albert Sulman, Jack Lehti, Gardner Fox

Interior art: Bernard Baily, Joe Donohoe, George Papp, Ed Winiarski, Chad Grothkopf, Russ Lehman, Joseph Sulman, Jack Lehti, Howard Sherman

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