Dr. occult
At the end of their training when Doctor Occult and Rose Psychic left the Citadel and Zator told them to use their abilities to fight evil in the world, they journeyed to China and eventually to New York City of the 1920s. He chose the name, “Richard,” and began college studies in science to earn the “doctor.” Rose took classes in the humanities.
After their graduations, in 1935, Dr. Occult began his career as a supernatural detective, with Rose as his assistant. In the beginning, nobody took their business seriously…
But soon, the police are convinced that they have a potent if mysterious set of allies in the battle with the most secret and sinister side of the underworld.
More Fun #14
Oct. 1936 (Aug. 28, 1936)
$0.10
(Koth & the Seven)
2 pages
Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: Joe Shuster
Editor: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
New Fun #6
Oct. 1935 (Sept. 13, 1935)
$0.10
(The Vampire Master)
1 page
Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: Joe Shuster
Editor: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
Secret Origins (vol. 2) #17
Aug. 1987 (May 12, 1987)
$1.25
“The Secret Origin of Dr. Occult”
15 pages
Writer: Roy Thomas
Plotter: E. Nelson Bridwell
Penciller: Howard. Simpson
Inker: Robert Lewis
Editor: Roy Thomas
As Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson soon learned, rights to newspaper comic strips proved hard to come by or too expensive to license. For his publication, he was forced to commission all new material. On January 11, 1935, New Fun #1 hit the stands. It was tabloid-sized (10” x 15”) and for the first time featured paid advertising. Edited by Lloyd V. Jacquet, it was printed in black-and-white.
Issue #3, which went on sale on March 8, 1935, saw the first color pages and with issue #7, which went on sale on December 13, 1935, the title changed to More Fun. Wheeler-Nicholson seemed to be enjoying some level of success; however, his publication was financially overextending him…
Scanning the list of comics in these issues, there aren’t many familiar names… except one: Oswald the Rabbit. Oswald was a cartoon character created by Walt Disney for Universal Pictures. He starred in several animated shorts in theaters from 1927-1938. However, Universal took control of the character in 1928, at which time Disney created… Mickey Mouse!
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