More Fun Comics #27 is an issue of the series More Fun Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of December, 1937.
Synopsis for Sandra of the Secret Service: "The Poison Gas Murders, Part 2"
Continued from Part 1.
Sandra and Chief Ames break into Mussdorf's laboratory, and find Mussdorf on the floor, dead from a bullet wound. Chief Ames has some questions for the hotel clerk who had earlier directed them to the lab. His story sounds fishy, but also unclear. The Chief says that he can't find a mark on the body and they'll have to examine the stomach contents to find out how he died.
Back at Secret Service headquarters, a medical examiner proves that Mussdorf died of the same poison gas as all the prior victims. They then receive a telephone tip from the hotel clerk, that Mussdorf's car is missing, and what license number to look for. The Secret Service passes this along to the NYPD, an APB goes out, and two patrol-car cops spot the dead man's car.
Cops arrest the driver and turn him over to Chief Ames, who questions him until he confesses. This guy, never named, had a complicated grudge with the late Mussdorf, and did indeed murder Mussdorf, but it really was Mussdorf who had done all the earlier poison gas murders, using a weapon that this guy now pulls out and shows to Chief Ames and Sandra. (He had it on him this whole time, apparently, while he was being arrested and interrogated, and now only pulls it out to illustrate a point. Nobody bats an eye when this happens, either.) The gun shoots a concentrated gas ray, which accounts for the condition of Mussdorf's body. The Chief ends up hoping that the courts will be lenient with this guy, because of what a despicable scoundrel the late Mussdorf had been.
Appearing in Sandra of the Secret Service: "The Poison Gas Murders, Part 2"
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Supporting Characters:
- Secret Service Chief Ames
- medical examiner
Other Characters:
- hotel clerk
- two patrol cops
Villains:
- Alex Mussdorf (dead)
- unnamed murderer
Locations:
Items:
- concentrated gas ray gun
Synopsis for Dr. Occult: "The Snake Cult"
Appearing in Dr. Occult: "The Snake Cult"
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Supporting Characters:
- Sgt. Vin Ellsworth
Villains:
- cult of snake worshippers
Synopsis for "Pep Morgan"
Appearing in "Pep Morgan"
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Synopsis for Wing Brady: "The Boxing Match, Part 2"
Appearing in Wing Brady: "The Boxing Match, Part 2"
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Synopsis for Ivanhoe: "Episode 26"
Concluding the adaptation of the novel by Sir Walter Scott.
Appearing in Ivanhoe: "Episode 26"
Featured Characters:
- Wilfred of Ivanhoe (Final appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Rowena (Final appearance)
- Cedric the Saxon (Final appearance)
- Robin of Locksley
- Waldemar
Villains:
- Prince John Plantagenet
- Hubert (Final appearance)
- Front-de-Boeuf (Final appearance)
Other Characters:
- Isaac of York (Final appearance)
- The Black Knight (Final appearance)
Locations:
- 12th Century England
Synopsis for Barry O'Neill: "Fang Gow of China, Part 27"
Appearing in Barry O'Neill: "Fang Gow of China, Part 27"
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Villains:
- Fang Gow
- many henchmen
Supporting Characters:
- Inspector Le Grand
- Jean Le Grand
Other Characters:
- Ling Foo
Synopsis for Pirate Gold: "Episode 14"
Appearing in Pirate Gold: "Episode 14"
Featured Characters:
- Jeff Roberts
- Gregory Roberts
Other Characters:
- Captain Dennis
Synopsis for Mark Marson: "The Murder of Lord Greystone, Part 1"
Appearing in Mark Marson: "The Murder of Lord Greystone, Part 1"
Featured Characters:
- Mark Marson
Synopsis for Three Musketeers: "Episode 16"
Continuing the serialization of the novel by Alexandre Dumas.
Appearing in Three Musketeers: "Episode 16"
Featured Characters:
- D'Artagnan
- Aramis
- Athos
- Porthos
Other Characters:
- M. De Treville
Villains:
- Milady
Synopsis for Bradley Boys: "The County Fair, Part 4"
Appearing in Bradley Boys: "The County Fair, Part 4"
Featured Characters:
- Tom Bradley
- Jack Bradley
Synopsis for Bob Merritt: "The Mystery Plane, Part 22"
Appearing in Bob Merritt: "The Mystery Plane, Part 22"
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Supporting Characters:
- Jake
- Red
- Shorty
Synopsis for "Radio Squad"
Appearing in "Radio Squad"
Featured Characters:
- Radio Squad
- Sandy Keene
- Larry Trent
Synopsis for "Brad Hardy"
Appearing in "Brad Hardy"
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Synopsis for Jack Woods: "The Black Riders"
Appearing in Jack Woods: "The Black Riders"
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Synopsis for Magic Crystal of History: "Henry II Plantagenet of England and Thomas A Becket"
Appearing in Magic Crystal of History: "Henry II Plantagenet of England and Thomas A Becket"
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Notes
- Published by Nicholson Publishing Co., Inc.. Indicia calls this issue "Vol. 3, No. 3".
- This issue, Johnnie Law is still absent, but returns with two episodes, in More Fun Comics #28.
- Last issue for Ivanhoe.
- Mark Marson: "The Murder of Lord Greystone, Part 1" is published out of sequence.
- This issue, Marty McCann is still absent, but returns in More Fun Comics #28.
- Also appearing in this issue of More Fun Comics were:
- The Count, by Vincent Sullivan
- Hanko the Cowhand, by Creig Flessel
- Little Linda, by Whitney Ellsworth
- Sam the Porter, by Russell Cole
- Spike Spalding, by Vincent Sullivan
- Woozy Watts, by Russell Cole
- The Yucca Terror, by Homer Fleming
See Also
Links and References
- Read The Poison Gas Murders, Part 2 online.