Comic Title: More Fun Comics #73
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: November 1941
Approx. On Sale Date: September 24, 1941 Copyright Date September 19, 1941
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1941
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: (Case of the Namesake Murders)
Pages: 8

Feature(s):
Green Arrow (of Earth-2)

Writer: Mort Weisinger
Artist: George Papp

Reprinted In:
Millennium Edition:More Fun Comics 73 (#55) (2001)
Green Arrow:A Celebration of 75 Years HC (2016)
Green Arrow:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2018)
More Fun Comics #73 [Loot Crate Premium] (2018)
Green Arrow:80 Years of the Emerald Archer the Deluxe Edition HC (2021)

Feature Character(s)

• Green Arrow (Oliver Queen; first appearance; next appearance in More Fun Comics #74)

Supporting Character(s)

• Speedy (Roy Harper; first appearance; next appearance in More Fun Comics #74)

Villain(s)

• Ezra Samson and his men (Muggsy Smith named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• George Lincoln, John Hale, Anthony Caesar, and Leonard Achilles (members of a History Club; die in this story; no further appearances)
• Frank D’Arcy and Amos Socrates (also History Club members; no further appearances)

Comments:
While this is the first appearance of Green Arrow and Speedy, it is clear that they have been operating as costumed heroes for some time, as Speedy refers to an untold previous adventure entitled "The Case of the Golden Mummy."

Green Arrow’s hair is colored brown in this story. It would later be altered to blond.

This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
Green Arrow and Speedy investigate the murders of several members of a history club, whose names are similar to famous historical figures. Their investigation leads them to Ezra Samson, the club treasurer who has embezzled money. They save the lives of two other club members and capture Samson.