Comic Title: More Fun Comics #58
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: August 1940
Approx. On Sale Date: July 2, 1940 Copyright Date June 28, 1940
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1940
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: Fredric Whitney Ellsworth

Title: (The Arsonist)
Pages: 10

Feature(s):
Spectre (of Earth-2)

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: Bernard Baily

Reprinted In:
Golden Age Spectre Archives Vol. 1 HC (2003)

Feature Character(s)

• Spectre (last appearance in More Fun Comics #57; next appearance in More Fun Comics #59)

Villain(s)

• Morris (a businessman; no further appearances)
• Nick and Pete (gangsters; Pete dies in this story; no further appearances)
• James (a butler; dies in this story; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Bob Brent (a warehouse owner; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled; the title shown here was given on the contents page of the Golden Age Spectre Archives Vol. 1 in which this story is reprinted.

Synopsis:
The Spectre interrupts the murder of warehouse owner Bob Brent. He tries to learn who hired the killers, so he stays close to Brent as more attacks are made. The Spectre learns that Brent's butler is helping the killers. He dispatches the butler, then follows Brent to a meeting with Morris, his business partner. Morris reveals himself as the man trying to kill Brent. The Spectre rescues Brent and deals with the killer.