Popular Comics
#60
(February 1941)
Dell,
1936 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1941-01-02
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 2.
Movie Memo
text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Gary Cooper; Jimmy Cagney; Rochester [Eddie Anderson]
Indexer Notes
On inside front cover.
[no title indexed]
Professor Supermind and Son / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Maurice Kashuba (signed)
- Inks
- Maurice Kashuba (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In his famous mountain-top laboratory...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Professor Supermind [Professor Warren] (introduction, origin); Dan Warren (professor's son, introduction, origin)
Indexer Notes
Art credits confirmed in Alter Ego #151 (March 2018).
Splash page states "Copr., 1941, R. S. Callender."
[no title indexed]
Heroes / text article / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Cher Ami
- Genre
- non-fiction; animal
- Characters
- Tony (a horse); Tom Mix; Cher Ami (a pigeon)
Pete Bono
Gang Busters / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Chief John Winston; Mr. Loeder; Mr. Smith (death); Pete Bono (villain); Bo Baxter (villain)
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
Based on radio show.
[no title indexed]
Wally Williams, American Boy / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Victor Boni (credited)
- Pencils
- Tom Hickey (signed)
- Inks
- Tom Hickey (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Time again for winter sports at Elmhurst...
- Genre
- sports; teen
- Characters
- Wally Williams; Gramps Williams; Arlene Grahame; Betty Riley; Duke Baxter; Major Reames; Ted Jackson
Indexer Notes
Signed on last page of story.
[no title indexed]
The Hurricane Kids / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Albert Hartje (credited)
- Pencils
- Bill Ely (credited as Will Ely)
- Inks
- Bill Ely (credited as Will Ely)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Shipwrecked on an unmapped island...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- The Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]; Omu; Captain Bill Brady; Chief Longspear; Maya
[no title indexed]
The Voice the Invisible Detective / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jim Chambers (credited)
- Inks
- Jim Chambers (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There's a beautiful sight, Curly...
- Genre
- detective-mystery; superhero
- Characters
- The Voice [Tim Brant]; Curly Rand; Professor Bert Wilson; Harry Law
- Keywords
- F.B.I.
The Dead Can Kill!
A War Bird's Story / text story / 1.5 pages
- Script
- Allen Blane (credited)
- Pencils
- Hal Bittner [as HB] (signed)
- Inks
- Hal Bittner [as HB] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- war
[no title indexed]
Doctor Hormone / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ralph Carlson (credited)
- Inks
- Ralph Carlson (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Message for you, Doctor.
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Dr. Hormone; Jane Hormone; The Thinker
- Keywords
- Ku Klux Klan; Nazis
[no title indexed]
Martan the Marvel Man / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is a lovely picnic, Martan!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Martan the Marvel Man; Vana; General Pelton
[no title indexed]
The Masked Pilot / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bob Jenney (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Jenney (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Held prisoner with the crew of a new patrol...
- Genre
- adventure; aviation; science fiction
- Characters
- The Masked Pilot; Tom; Sgt. Jenkins; Otto
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Professor Supermind and Son -
1.
Movie Memo
-
2.
["In his famous mountain-top laboratory..."]
Professor Supermind and Son -
3.
["Cher Ami"]
Heroes -
4.
Win This Gas Model Plane!
Model Airplane Club -
5.
Take a Minute to Win 5 Dollars
Popular Comics Contest -
6.
Pete Bono
Gang Busters -
7.
["Time again for winter sports at Elmhurst..."]
Wally Williams, American Boy -
8.
["Shipwrecked on an unmapped island..."]
The Hurricane Kids -
9.
["There's a beautiful sight, Curly..."]
The Voice the Invisible Detective -
10.
Stamps
-
11.
The Dead Can Kill!
A War Bird's Story -
12.
["Message for you, Doctor."]
Doctor Hormone -
13.
["This is a lovely picnic, Martan!"]
Martan the Marvel Man -
14.
["Held prisoner with the crew of a new patrol..."]
The Masked Pilot -
15.
Act Now!
Remington Rand Inc. -
16.
Get This Cowboy Carbine With Your Christmas Money
Daisy Manufacturing Company; Red Ryder
This issue was modified by, among others
- Craig Delich
- Gregory Fischer
- Del Gruber
- Clint Maxwell
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Dave Porta
- Daniel Thingvold
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