Popular Comics
#68
(October 1941)
Dell,
1936 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1941-08-29
- 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. 4.
[no title indexed]
Professor Supermind and Son; Smilin' Jack / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure; aviation; superhero
- Characters
- Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Dan Warren; Professor Supermind [Professor Warren]
Here's a Contest Right Up Your Alley!
Popular Comics Contest / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]
Indexer Notes
On inside front cover.
[no title indexed]
Smilin' Jack / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Zack Mosley
- Pencils
- Zack Mosley; Boody Rogers (art assistant)
- Inks
- Zack Mosley; Boody Rogers (art assistant)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Boody Rogers
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How can I ever face Dixie and Jill again!!
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Characters
- Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Dixie Lee; Dr. Gordon Medic; Jill Martin; Rufus; Baron Bloodsoe (villain); Slitz (villain); Teekeela (villain)
- Synopsis
- Jack returns with the smugglers, but is spurned by Dixie and Jill when they learn he was the one who killed Cotton. He tries to get the scar on his face fixed, but the doctor is in love with Dixie, and finds out on the operating table that Jack wants to get Dixie back.
- Reprints
-
in Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #4 - Smilin' Jack (1942) which is reprinted - in Gwandanaland Comics (Gwandanaland Comics, 2016 series) #445 - Smilin' Jack Volume 1 ([August] 2019)
- from Smilin' Jack daily (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1937.xx.xx - 1938.05-07
-
- Keywords
- U.S. Border Patrol
Indexer Notes
Last panel is dated May 7, 1938.
[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
- We'd like your permission to go on a hunt
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- The Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]; King Marumbo; Mingan (death); Mulembu (death); N'Gomo; The Leopard Men
Indexer Notes
Copr., 1941, by R. S. Callender
[no title indexed]
The Gumps / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm getting drowned out here
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Andy Gump [Andrew Gump]; Chester Gump; Dick; Min Gump; Tilda
- Reprints
- from The Gumps Sunday (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) ?
["Crimey, from the looks o'things, the Army don't feed you kids!]
Wally Williams, American Boy / comic story / 6 pages
- Feature Logo
- Wally Williams
- Genre
- war; sports; teen
- Characters
- Wally Williams; Gramps Williams; Arlene Grahame; Betty; Lt. Grady; Major Rawlings; Sgt. McGrath; Ted Jackson
- Keywords
- Camp Lawton
Spy Station in Scotland
True Spy Stories / text story / 1 page
- Genre
- spy
- Characters
- Colonel Bentley Clarke; Mrs. Jesse Jordan
Indexer Notes
Copr., 1941, by R. S. Callender
[no title indexed]
Gang Busters / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dan Gormley (signed)
- Inks
- Dan Gormley (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Numbers
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Chief John Winston; Mr. Lorel; Numbers [Mr. Murphy] (villain)
- Keywords
- Midland City
Indexer Notes
Copr., 1941, by Phillips H. Lord, Inc.
[no title indexed]
The Masked Pilot / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bob Jenney (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Jenney (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, Tom! Listen to this telegram!
- Genre
- adventure; aviation; science fiction
- Characters
- The Masked Pilot; Tom; Krause (villain); Nazis (villains); Otto (villain)
- Keywords
- Canada
Indexer Notes
Copr., 1941, by R. S. Callender
[no title indexed]
Professor Supermind and Son / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One of Supermind's world shaking inventions...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Professor Supermind [Professor Warren]; Dan Warren; General Thurner; Mr. Ferguson; the Brain [Mr. Sorel] (villain)
- Keywords
- FBI
Indexer Notes
Copr., 1941, by R. S. Callender
[no title indexed]
Martan the Marvel Man / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- E. C. Stoner (signed)
- Inks
- E. C. Stoner (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We've got to sieze the controls of this ship before it reaches Saturn
- Feature Logo
- The Marvel Man
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Martan; Vana; Queen Hela; Torkell
Treachery of Lieut. Farnsworth
True Spy Stories / text story / 1 page
- Genre
- spy
- Characters
- Captain William D. Puleston; Lt. John S. Farnsworth
Indexer Notes
Copr., 1941, by R. S. Callender
[no title indexed]
The Voice the Invisible Detective / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jim Chambers (signed)
- Inks
- Jim Chambers (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Good morning, Mr. Brant! I'm Wendell Barlo, an actor
- Genre
- detective-mystery; superhero
- Characters
- The Voice [Tim Brant]; Professor Bert Wilson; Wendell Barlo; John Byron Hisslip (villain)
Indexer Notes
Copr., 1941, by R. S. Callender
[no title indexed]
Gasoline Alley / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Frank King
- Pencils
- Frank King (signed as King)
- Inks
- Frank King (signed as King)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It took all of my day to get the car in condition
- Genre
- domestic; drama
- Characters
- Skeezix Wallet; Nina Clock; Tops; Walt Wallet
- Reprints
- from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1937.03.xx
- from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1937.03.31
- from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1937.04.01
- from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1937.04.xx
Indexer Notes
Copyright, 1937, by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Professor Supermind and Son; Smilin' Jack -
1.
Here's a Contest Right Up Your Alley!
Popular Comics Contest -
2.
["How can I ever face Dixie and Jill again!!"]
Smilin' Jack -
3.
["We'd like your permission to go on a hunt"]
The Hurricane Kids -
4.
["I'm getting drowned out here"]
The Gumps -
5.
["Crimey, from the looks o'things, the Army don't feed you kids!]
Wally Williams, American Boy -
6.
Spy Station in Scotland
True Spy Stories -
7.
["Numbers"]
Gang Busters -
8.
["Hey, Tom! Listen to this telegram!"]
The Masked Pilot -
9.
["One of Supermind's world shaking inventions..."]
Professor Supermind and Son -
10.
["We've got to sieze the controls of this ship before it reaches Saturn"]
Martan the Marvel Man -
11.
Action! Read Captain Midnight
The Funnies -
12.
Stamps
-
13.
Treachery of Lieut. Farnsworth
True Spy Stories -
14.
["Good morning, Mr. Brant! I'm Wendell Barlo, an actor"]
The Voice the Invisible Detective -
15.
["It took all of my day to get the car in condition"]
Gasoline Alley -
16.
Straight from Hollywood
Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics -
17.
If You Can Carry a Tune
Gahoon Prod.
This issue was modified by, among others
- Gregory Fischer
- Del Gruber
- Clint Maxwell
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Dave Porta
- Mark Q
- Daniel Thingvold
- Len Wolinsky
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