Popular Comics
#75
(May 1942)
Dell,
1936 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1942-04-01
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Editing
- George Delacorte (credited as G. T. Delacorte Jr.) (president); Helen Meyer (credited as H. Meyer) (vice-president); Margarita Delacorte (secretary)
Issue Notes
Copyright 1942 by Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 2.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 2.
[no title indexed]
You're in the Army Now / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Jack Ficklen (credited as Herc Ficklen)
- Pencils
- Jack Ficklen (credited as Herc Ficklen)
- Inks
- Jack Ficklen (credited as Herc Ficklen)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Take some home to practice with, general?
- Genre
- humor; war; military
- Reprints
- from You're in the Army Now daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
4 single panel gags on inside front cover in black, white and red.
[no title indexed]
Smilin' Jack / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Zack Mosley (credited)
- Pencils
- Zack Mosley (credited); Boody Rogers (art assistant)
- Inks
- Zack Mosley (credited); Boody Rogers (art assistant)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Boody Rogers
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gosh, Fat Stuff--
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Characters
- Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin; also as Powder]; Boona Goo; Fat Stuff; Sun Priest; Limehouse
- Synopsis
- Smilin' Jack is still being mistaken as someone named Powder, and he is forced to marry Boona Goo. Jack escapes the island before consumating the marriage with Boona, but is captured by Limehouse, a prison guard who also mistakes him as Powder.
- Reprints
-
in Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #14 - 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.) 1938-11-xx - 1938-xx-xx
-
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1938 by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc. One strip dated 11 November.
Bill Holman & Smokey Stover Wish You a Merry Xmas!
Smokey Stover / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Bill Holman (credited)
- Pencils
- Bill Holman (credited)
- Inks
- Bill Holman (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Smokey Stover; Earl Stover; Spooky (a cat); Old Man Rivers [Jimmy D. Window] (villain)
- Reprints
- from Smokey Stover Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940-12-2?
Indexer Notes
Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.
[no title indexed]
Terry and the Pirates / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Milton Caniff (credited)
- Pencils
- Milton Caniff (credited)
- Inks
- Milton Caniff (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Frank Engli
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Do come in, Lieutenant!
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Connie; Terry Lee; Pat Ryan; Burma [also as Burmadine Lee]; Big Stoop; Nastalthia Vincenta Smythe-Heatherstone; Hunter Yurk
- Reprints
- from Terry and the Pirates daily and Sundays (Chicago Tribune Syndicate-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938-06-23 - 1938-07-21
Indexer Notes
Dailies and Sundays are printed in one continuous sequence, with the dailies in color.
[no title indexed]
You're in the Army Now / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Jack Ficklen (credited as Herc Ficklen)
- Pencils
- Jack Ficklen (credited as Herc Ficklen)
- Inks
- Jack Ficklen (credited as Herc Ficklen)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sergeant Peterson must be sick...
- Genre
- humor; war; military
- Reprints
- from You're in the Army Now daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
4 single panel gags.
[no title indexed]
Don Winslow / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Frank V. Martinek (credited)
- Pencils
- Leon A. Beroth (signed as L. A. Beroth)
- Inks
- Leon A. Beroth (signed as L. A. Beroth)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Billy! Billy! Where are you?
- Feature Logo
- Don Winslow of the Navy
- Genre
- adventure; war; military
- Characters
- Don Winslow; Red Pennington; Billy; Captain Dorne; Lawson Lugg (villain)
- Reprints
- from Don Winslow of the Navy Sunday (The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) 194x-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Gasoline Alley / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Frank King (credited)
- Pencils
- Frank King (credited)
- Inks
- Frank King (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Before I take a chattel mortgage...
- Genre
- drama
- Characters
- Skeezix Wallet; Nina Clock; Tops; Mr. Avery; Mr. Clock (Nina's father); Grimes; Uncle Walt Wallet; Phyllis Wallet; Mr. Topper
- Reprints
- from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1937 by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.
[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
- Antone Thanie--A leading New York jeweler...
- Genre
- detective-mystery; superhero
- Characters
- The Voice [Tim Brant]; Curly Rand; Antone Thanie (death); Walter Garwood; Sadie [also as Maude Garwood] (villain); Ambrose (villain)
Indexer Notes
Copr., 1942, by R. S. Callender
[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
- Ah-h-hum!
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- The Hurricane Kids [Dave Burnham]; Omu
- Synopsis
- Dave and Omu try to find their way back to the others.
Indexer Notes
Copr., 1942, by R. S. Callender
Sweet Hat of Sigma Foo
Smokey Stover / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Bill Holman (credited)
- Pencils
- Bill Holman (credited)
- Inks
- Bill Holman (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Smokey Stover; Cookie Stover; Spooky (a cat)
- Reprints
- from Smokey Stover Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940-04-07
Indexer Notes
Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.
[no title indexed]
The Owl / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank Thomas (credited)
- Pencils
- Frank Thomas (credited)
- Inks
- Frank Thomas (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Enroute from Cape Town, South Africa, to New York City
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Owl [Nick Terry]; Owl Girl [Belle Wayne]; Chief Murphy; Nancy; Sue Sweet (villain); Gizzard Sweet (villain)
Indexer Notes
Copr., 1942, by R. S. Callender
Action! Captain Midnight Appears in The Funnies
Captain Midnight / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.6 page
Secret Wireless in the Alps
True Spy Stories / text story / 1 page
- Genre
- spy
Indexer Notes
Copr., 1942, by R. S. Callender
The D'Ambrosio Brothers
Gang Busters / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Chief John Winston; Officer Dwyer (death); Lefty Billings (villain, death); Al D'Ambrosio (villain); Lou D'Ambrosio (villain, death); Mae D'Ambrosio (villain)
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Copr., 1942, by Phillips H. Lord, Inc.
[no title indexed]
The Crusoes / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Safe inside the limestone walls of Cave House, the Crusoes sleep soundly...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- John Crusoe; Mae Crusoe; Paul Crusoe; Andy
- Synopsis
- John and Paul go on a bear hunt.
Indexer Notes
Copr., 1942, by R. S. Callender.
Pencil and ink credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928-1999.
How About Two Two's Till Tuesday
Smokey Stover / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Bill Holman (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Holman (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Holman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Spooky (a cat)
- Reprints
- from Smokey Stover Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940-03-10
Indexer Notes
On inside back cover in black, white and red.
Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates -
1.
["Take some home to practice with, general?"]
You're in the Army Now -
2.
["Gosh, Fat Stuff--"]
Smilin' Jack -
3.
Bill Holman & Smokey Stover Wish You a Merry Xmas!
Smokey Stover -
4.
["Do come in, Lieutenant!"]
Terry and the Pirates -
5.
["Sergeant Peterson must be sick..."]
You're in the Army Now -
6.
["Billy! Billy! Where are you?"]
Don Winslow -
7.
["Before I take a chattel mortgage..."]
Gasoline Alley -
8.
["Antone Thanie--A leading New York jeweler..."]
The Voice the Invisible Detective -
9.
["Ah-h-hum!"]
The Hurricane Kids -
10.
Sweet Hat of Sigma Foo
Smokey Stover -
11.
["Enroute from Cape Town, South Africa, to New York City"]
The Owl -
12.
Action! Captain Midnight Appears in The Funnies
Captain Midnight -
13.
Stamps
-
14.
Secret Wireless in the Alps
True Spy Stories -
15.
The D'Ambrosio Brothers
Gang Busters -
16.
["Safe inside the limestone walls of Cave House, the Crusoes sleep soundly..."]
The Crusoes -
17.
How About Two Two's Till Tuesday
Smokey Stover -
18.
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