More Fun Comics #64

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The Spectre: "The Ghost of Elmer Watson"

Wayne, key witness in a graft trial, is menaced by the associates of Jenks, the implicated criminal. Cop Elmer Watson is assigned to protect Wayne, but is gunned down in his attempts to do so. Strangely, as Watson's body is hauled way, his shadow comes to life!

James Corrigan happens to catch the thoughts of one of Watson's killers and goes after him as the Spectre. The killer flees, only to run into Watson's ghost coming at him from the other direction, who kills him with ghostly strangulation.

Later the Spectre catches up to Watson's ghost killing another of his murderers. The Spectre tries to make him stop his deathly rampage, to let the law take its course, but Watson refuses to obey, and disappears "in the darkness of dimensional space". Next Watson's ghost goes after Jenks himself, who's trying to escape town aboard a train. Spectre transports Jenks into a prison cell to spare his life, but make him face justice. | Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * The Spectre) (Jim Corrigan)) **Supporting Characters:** * Chief of police * Wayne) **Antagonists:** * Paul Jenks * Bugs Benton * Pete Donley * Gyp **Other Characters:** * Elmer Watson Shadow **Locations:** * Earth-Two ** Cliffland, New Jersey **Items:** * The Ring of Life

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

| StoryTitle3 = Congo Bill meets "The Thing" | Synopsis3 = | Writer3_1 = Whitney Ellsworth | Penciler3_1 = George Papp | Inker3_1 = George Papp | Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** * Congo Bill) **Supporting Characters:** * Professor Joe Kent * O'Toole, a chimpanzee **Antagonists:** * Mr. Tate, as "The Thing" **Other Characters:** * Jack Brent, a plantation owner * Saktu, a native plantation employee **Locations:** * Africa

| StoryTitle4 = Captain Desmo: "Rest in India" | Synopsis4 = | Appearing4 = **Featured Characters:** * Captain Desmo) **Supporting Characters:** * Gabby | Writer4_1 = Ed Winiarski | Penciler4_1 = Ed Winiarski | Inker4_1 = Ed Winiarski

| Writer5_1 = Jerry Siegel | Penciler5_1 = Fred Ray | Inker5_1 = Fred Ray | StoryTitle5 = Radio Squad: "The Excursion Boat Fire" | Synopsis5 = | Appearing5 = **Featured Characters:** * Radio Squad) ** Larry Trent) ** Sandy Keene)

| Writer6_1 = | Penciler6_1 = Harold Wilson Sharp | Inker6_1 = Harold Wilson Sharp | StoryTitle6 = Lance Larkin: "The Arab Avalanche" | Synopsis6 = Lance Larkin rescues the daughter of a Arabian sheik from some rebellious nomads. Larkin performs a spying mission into the sheik's enemies' camp, and leads the rebels into a trap, in which the sheik's sharpshooters wipe them out. | Appearing6 = **Featured Characters:** * Lance Larkin) **Antagonists:** * Big Abdul ** his Arab Rebels Most or all die **Other Characters:** * Caravan drovers and soldiers * Nada, daughter of Akmed Ben Toured * Akmed Ben Toured, hereditary ruler of all Arabia **Animals:** * Omar, Larkin's horse * caravan camels & horses * rebel raider horses **Locations:** * Arabia

| Writer7_1 = Albert Sulman | Penciler7_1 = Joseph Sulman | Inker7_1 = Joseph Sulman | StoryTitle7 = Biff Bronson: "The Airport Saboteurs" | 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: "Mystery of the Murdered Sourdoughs" | Synopsis8 = | Appearing8 = **Featured Characters:** * Constable O'Malley), RCMP **Supporting Characters:** * Red Coat Patrol * Black Hawk * Flame, O'Malley's Wolf-Dog

| Writer9_1 = Gardner Fox | Penciler9_1 = Howard Sherman | Inker9_1 = Howard Sherman | Letterer9_1 = Howard Sherman | StoryTitle9 = Doctor Fate: "The Menace of Mayoor" | Synopsis9 = Inza Cramer) goes on a cruise trip, where she is convinced by a man called Credon to visit some ancient ruins in the Yucatan Jungles. Inza agrees, unaware that it was all part of a trap to lure her into the ancient prison of the evil Mayoor, an ancient powerful being who will use her to be released to the outside world.

When Doctor Fate) learns about Mayoor's plans, he goes to the Yucatan jungles, where he confronts his old enemy and eliminates him for good. After dealing with Mayoor, Fate saves Inza from a spell cast upon her and they return home.

| Appearing9 = **Featured Characters:** * Doctor Fate) **Supporting Characters:** * Inza Cramer) **Antagonists:** * Mayoor **Other Characters:** * Bill Credon **Locations:** * Mexico ** Yucatan Jungle * Massachusetts ** Salem *** Tower of Fate **Items:** * Orb of Nabu

| Notes = * Published by Detective Comics, Inc.. * In this issue's **Congo Bill** story, O'Toole the chimpanzee rejoins the cast, for the final time. * In this issue's **Doctor Fate** story, Mayoor claims that he was imprisoned centuries earlier by Doctor Fate. While it is not normally possible for Kent Nelson to have done this, barring time-travel, Nabu could have been responsible for the Mayan's imprisonment. And given that this is Doctor Fate, Time Travel can't be ruled out either. ** *The Menace of Mayoor* is reprinted in The Golden Age Doctor Fate Archives Vol. 1 (Collected). ** *Dr. Fate's* body count: 2 mad scientists, 2 sorcerers, 1 shipful of space aliens, an entire alien planet, plus a Mayan god. * First issue for **Lance Larkin** by Harold Wilson Sharp. * **The Spectre**: "The Ghost Of Elmer Watson" is reprinted in The Golden Age Spectre Archives Vol. 1 (Collected). * Also appearing in this issue of *More Fun Comics* was: ** "The Wildcat Strikes" (text story), by Rex Gilbert.

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Creative credits

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

Interior art: Bernard Baily, Joe Donohoe, George Papp, Ed Winiarski, Fred Ray, Harold Wilson Sharp, Joseph Sulman, Jack Lehti, Howard Sherman

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