Comic Title: More Fun Comics #85
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: November 1942
Approx. On Sale Date: September 18, 1942 Copyright Date September 15, 1942
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1942
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.


Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "The Jest of Jason Biltwell"
Pages: 8

Feature(s):
Johnny Quick (of Earth-2)

Penciller: Mort Meskin
Inker: Cliff Young

Feature Character(s)

• Johnny Quick (last appearance in All-Star Squadron #60; next appearance in More Fun Comics #86)

Supporting Character(s)

• Tubby Watts (last appearance in All-Star Squadron #50; next appearance in More Fun Comics #86)

Villain(s)

• Eb Tyde (lawyer for Jason Biltwell; no further appearances)
• Akers (a cat home owner; no further appearances)
• Spike, Barrel, and Lilacs (gunmen; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Jason Biltwell (a dying millionaire; mistakenly called Jasper once in this story; no further appearances)
• Dan Wells (his nephew; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
As a dying jest, millionaire Jason Biltwell forces his nephew, Dan Wells, to complete three impossible tasks in order to receive his inheritance. If Dan fails, the money goes to Akers Home for Aging Cats. Akers hires gunmen to insure that Dan fails, so Johnny Quick intervenes. He protects Dan, then helps complete the three tasks: finding a needle in a haystack, counting the cans at the city dump, and counting the bricks in the tallest building. Akers tries to buy off Biltwell's lawyer, but Johnny convinces him to play straight. Wells gets his inheritance and builds a laboratory to cure disease.