Cover: Cliff Young

More Fun Comics #96

Mar 1944 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Weather Prophet!”

In "The Weather Prophet!", a 1944 entry from More Fun Comics #96, the ever-crafty Percy schemes to boost his fame by staging fake crimes and solving them for the press—only to be outmaneuvered by Boots Young, who uses a clever ruse to expose him. Written by Gardner Fox and illustrated by Bernard Baily, with letters by Howard Ferguson and a cover by Cliff Young, this classic tale blends pulp intrigue with a dash of supernatural flair.

writer Gardner Fox · artist, inker Bernard Baily · letterer Howard Ferguson · cover Cliff Young

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Full credits

writer Gardner Fox

artist, inker Bernard Baily

letterer Howard Ferguson

cover pencils, inks Cliff Young

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Percy hires a press agent to puff up his reputation, then stages several "crimes" that he wraps up to make himself look even better. But Boots Young figures out a way to out-wit Percy and the Spectre: provide a tip to Percy's publicity agent for a crime at a bank while pulling a job elsewhere!

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).