Popular Comics
#82
(December 1942)
Dell,
1936 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1942-11-01
- 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.
[no title indexed]
Smokey Stover / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Bill Holman (credited)
- Pencils
- Bill Holman (credited)
- Inks
- Bill Holman (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A week from Sunday's Christmas, Smokey - have you decided what to give your kid?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Spooky (a cat)
- Reprints
- from Smokey Stover daily (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938.12.16
- from Smokey Stover daily (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938.12.17
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1938 by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.
[no title indexed]
Smilin' Jack / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Zack Mosley (credited)
- Pencils
- Boody Rogers (ghosted for Zack Mosley)
- Inks
- Boody Rogers (ghosted for Zack Mosley)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Boody Rogers
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mummy, we aren't near Gator Grave yet
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Characters
- Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Fat Stuff; Downwind Jaxon; Inspector; Double Exposure Don; Chief No-Talk; Mary Smith; Mummy Smith (villain); Hop (villain)
- Reprints
- from Smilin' Jack (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1939
The Return of Robin Hood [Episode 4]
Robin Hood / comic story / 11 pages
- Feature Logo
- The Return of Robin Hood
- Genre
- adventure; historical; history
- Characters
- Robin Hood; Alan; Tiny; Maid Margaret; Mrs. Goodwin; Ben Goodwin; Hal Goodwin; Tom Goodwin; Sir Ludwig De Malbourne; Sheriff of Nottingham
Indexer Notes
Gaylord Du Bois script credit for Return of Robin Hood [episode 4] as per page 739, "Catalog of Copyright Entries 1942 Pamphlets, Leaflets, Etc. New Series Vol 39 Pt. 1."
Art spotters on the GCD Main list agree Arthur Jameson did the art on this story.
[no title indexed]
Gang Busters / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Chief Winston makes a rat-trap out of rubber
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Chief John Winston; Conrad Beasley; Gail; Moe; Karl Blitzen [also as Karl Rodentz] (villain); Butch Faraday (villain); Mike (villain); Tony Malero (villain); Gus (villain)
Indexer Notes
Copr., 1942, by Phillips H. Lord, 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
- ...Funny how we've stumbled on things in this Kane disappearance...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Connie; Terry Lee; Pat Ryan; April Kane (first appearance); Madame Sud; Weazel [M. Belette] (villain); Baron De Plexus (villain); Slugger Dunn (villain)
- Synopsis
- Terry falls in love with April Kane.
- Reprints
- from Terry and the Pirates daily and Sundays (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1938 by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.
[no title indexed]
Don Winslow / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Skipper! Look back at where our bomb hit!
- Feature Logo
- Don Winslow of the Navy
- Genre
- adventure; war; military
- Characters
- Don Winslow; Red Pennington; Professor Olympus Lancton; Mr. Anders
- Reprints
- from Don Winslow of the Navy (Bell Syndicate) ?
Indexer Notes
Released by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.
[no title indexed]
Gasoline Alley / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Frank King (credited)
- Pencils
- Frank King (credited)
- Inks
- Frank King (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There's the biege roadster!
- Genre
- drama
- Characters
- Skeezix Wallet; Nina Clock; Tops; Aunt Hessy; Larry Packer; Mary Lamb
- Reprints
- from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1937.10.09
- from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1937.10.11
- from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1937.10.12
- from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1937.10.13
- from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1937.10.14
- from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1937.10.15
- from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1937.10.16
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1937 by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.
Moonlight Landing
Popular Comics text / text story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The war seemed far away to Ted Burtis, as he snowshoed home from his winter trapline---very far from Vancouver Island's moonlit forests.
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Ted Burtis (16 year old rustic); Clem Burtis (a rustic, Ted's father); two enemy officers (Japanese military); enemy Japanese soldier
- Synopsis
- A Jap plane lands on the ice. Shots! Ted approaches the cabin cautiously. Enemy Japanese! Finding Dad wounded, broken wrist, Ted gives him his parka, and removes him to safety, returns to the cabin, sees officers inside planning for more planes to come. He plants a dynamite bomb. Stringing the wire, a Jap finds him. They struggle, but he depresses the plunger, obliterating the cabin and the occupying enemy, and the soldier is killed by debris. Returning to Dad, they have a slog to town ahead of them.
Indexer Notes
Writer credit per Du Bois Account Books.
[no title indexed]
The Owl / comic story / 5.67 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Frank Thomas (credited)
- Inks
- Frank Thomas (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- As the twilight mists begin to gather in the valleys
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Owl [Nick Terry]; Belle Wayne; Chief Murphy; Sgt. Mahon; Aunt Flossie; Mr. Weeks; Patsy Sallow (villain)
Indexer Notes
Copr., 1942, by R. S. Callender.
[no title indexed]
Cyclone / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Gaylord Du Bois
- Pencils
- John Hampton (signed as J. W. Hampton)
- Inks
- John Hampton (signed as J. W. Hampton)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- After turning the four cow-thieves over to the sheriff
- Genre
- adventure; western-frontier
- Characters
- Cyclone; Midge; Calico (a horse); Bull Hamm (villain); Blackie (villain); Cactus Pete (villain); Wolfer (villain)
Indexer Notes
Copr. 1942 by R. S. Callender.
[no title indexed]
Smokey Stover / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Bill Holman (credited)
- Pencils
- Bill Holman (credited)
- Inks
- Bill Holman (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You'd better come quick, Chief
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Mrs. Nutt; Spooky (a cat)
- Reprints
- from Smokey Stover daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) ?
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1938 by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.
[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
- After killing two huge orangoutangs in a hand to hand fight
- Genre
- adventure; historical
- Characters
- The Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]
[no title indexed]
The Gumps / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, Mama, I miss Bimbo so!
- Genre
- drama; humor; domestic
- Characters
- Uncle Bim Gump [Benjamin Gump]; Millie Gump; Hortense De Stross; Miss Oggle
- Reprints
- from The Gumps Sunday (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1937.12.12
Indexer Notes
On inside back cover in black, white and red.
Copyright 1937 by the Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Smilin' Jack -
1.
["A week from Sunday's Christmas, Smokey - have you decided what to give your kid?"]
Smokey Stover -
2.
["Mummy, we aren't near Gator Grave yet"]
Smilin' Jack -
3.
The Return of Robin Hood [Episode 4]
Robin Hood -
4.
["Chief Winston makes a rat-trap out of rubber"]
Gang Busters -
5.
["...Funny how we've stumbled on things in this Kane disappearance..."]
Terry and the Pirates -
6.
Tom Mix Comics Book Free!
Shredded Ralston; Tom Mix -
7.
["Skipper! Look back at where our bomb hit!"]
Don Winslow -
8.
["There's the biege roadster!"]
Gasoline Alley -
9.
Moonlight Landing
Popular Comics text -
10.
["As the twilight mists begin to gather in the valleys"]
The Owl -
11.
The Age of Chemistry
The Porter Chemical Company -
12.
["After turning the four cow-thieves over to the sheriff"]
Cyclone -
13.
["You'd better come quick, Chief"]
Smokey Stover -
14.
["After killing two huge orangoutangs in a hand to hand fight"]
The Hurricane Kids -
15.
["Oh, Mama, I miss Bimbo so!"]
The Gumps -
16.
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