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MORE FUN COMICS #84
Cover Date: October 1942
Cover Price: $.10
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Cover Credits:
Art: George Papp (signed)
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Credits:
| Story | Joseph Greene |
| Art | George Papp |
| Lettering | George Papp |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Green Arrow (last, Pre-Crisis, in All-Star Squadron #60; next in World's Finest Comics #7/6)
- Speedy (last, Pre-Crisis, in All-Star Squadron #60; next in World's Finest Comics #7/6)
Villain(s):
- Japanese Soldiers (first appearance for all; all die)
Other Character(s):
- Lamont Morgan (first appearance; a rich man who bets that Green Arrow can't make headlines without arrows)
Comment(s):
- The characters in this story are the Earth-2 Green Arrow and Speedy.
- Joseph Green credited as writer.
Credits:
| Story | Gardner Fox |
| Art | Howard Sherman |
| Lettering | Howard Sherman |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Doctor Fate (next in All-Star Squadron #50; costume loses shoulder bands)
Supporting Character(s):
- Inza Cramer (next in flashback in All-Star Squadron #50)
Villain(s):
- Mordaunt Grimm (first appearance; a down-on-his-luck movie producer who uses his latest film short to commit crimes)
Location(s):
Story Reprinted in:
- Golden Age Doctor Fate Archives #1 (2007)
Credits:
| Art | Cliff Young |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- George Scroggs (first appearance; a jeweler who causes crimes to be committed to drive his competitors out of business)
Credits:
| Story | Joseph Greene |
| Art | Louis Cazeneuve |
| Lettering | Louis Cazeneuve |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Aquaman (last in All-Star Squadron #60)
Supporting Character(s):
- Ark the Seal (first appearance; a young seal)
Villain(s):
- Dr. Coburn (first appearance; tries to capture Aquaman to exhibit him)
Comment(s):
- The Aquaman seen here is the Earth-Two version.
- Joseph Greene credited as writer.
- Aquaman's home base is shown to be an ancient Atlantean temple, kept water-free. A similar structure is shown in flashback during his origin, so it is probably the same building.
Credits:
| Story | Don Cameron |
| Pencils | Mort Meskin |
| Inks | Cliff Young |
| Lettering | Mort Meskin |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Johnny Quick (also appears in a retelling of this story in Young All-Stars #27; then in flashback in Secret Origins Vol. 2 #29/2)
Supporting Character(s):
- Tubby Watts (also appears in a retelling of this story in Young All-Stars #27)
Villain(s):
- Torchy Trasker and Shadow Shank (first appearance for both; run a protection racket)
Other Character(s):
- Mort Morton, Jr. and Mr. Young (first appeareance for both; two employees of the animation studio)
Comment(s):
- Mort Meskin credited as Mort Morton, Jr..
- Don Cameron credited as writer.
Credits:
| Story | Jerry Siegel |
| Art | Bernard Baily |
| Lettering | Howard Ferguson |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Spectre (next in All-Star Comics #13/All-Star Squadron #50)
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Cry-Baby (first appearance; a criminal that makes people cry)