Popular Comics #107

(January 1945)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Smokey Stover / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bill Holman (credited)

Pencils

Bill Holman (credited)

Inks

Bill Holman (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Smokey, you're eyeing a gent who's made a new year resolution

Genre

humor

Characters

Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Spooky (a cat)

Reprints

• from Smokey Stover Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940-12-29

Indexer Notes

"Copr. 1941, by News Syndicate Co. Inc."
On inside front cover in black, white and red.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Smilin' Jack / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Zack Mosley (credited)

Pencils

Zack Mosley (credited); Boody Rogers (art assistant)

Inks

Zack Mosley (credited); Boody Rogers (art assistant)

Colors

?

Letters

Boody Rogers

Job Number

P.C. 107-451

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Jack, you're crazy to try to steal your bride

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Downwind Jaxon; Duchess Beaverduck; Fat Stuff; Hawkins; Harry; Joy Martin; More Stuff; Skinnyatlas; Young Stuff

Synopsis

Jack makes a daring landing on the Beaverduck Estate and he and Joy escape to start married life on their own.

Reprints

• in Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #149 - Smilin' Jack ([May] 1947)
• from Smilin' Jack daily (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1941-01-XX - 1941-01-XX

Keywords

New Year's Eve

Indexer Notes

"Copr. 1941, by News Syndicate Co. Inc."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Terry and the Pirates / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Milton Caniff (credited)

Pencils

Milton Caniff (credited)

Inks

Milton Caniff (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Frank Engli

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ah, my delicate rose...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Connie; The Dragon Lady; Terry Lee; Pat Ryan; Big Stoop; Dude Hennick; Hu Shee; Raven Sherman

Reprints

• from Terry and the Pirates daily (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940-xx-xx - 1940-xx-xx

Keywords

Temple Rock

Indexer Notes

"Copr. 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Polly and Her Pals / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Cliff Sterrett (credited)

Pencils

Cliff Sterrett (credited)

Inks

Cliff Sterrett (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Wot's wrong, Paw?

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Ash Perkins; Sam Perkins [Paw]; Susie Perkins [Maw]; Kitty (a cat)

Reprints

• from Polly and Her Pals Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1942-xx-xx - 1942-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

"Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Dr. Bobbs / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Elliott Caplin (credited as Elliot)

Pencils

Jay McArdle (credited as McArdle)

Inks

Jay McArdle (credited as McArdle)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The heavens

Genre

medical

Characters

Dr. Stephen Bobbs (also as Paul Dienst); Dr. Adolphus Frong; Karl; Emil; Professor John Natchez (villain); Eric [also as Dr. Stephen Bobbs] (villain); Gale [also as Mrs. Bobbs] (villain)

Reprints

• from Dr. Bobbs daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1942-xx-xx - 1942-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

"Copr. 1942, King Features, Inc."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Smokey Stover / comic story / 0.83 page (report information)

Script

Bill Holman (credited)

Pencils

Bill Holman (credited)

Inks

Bill Holman (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It's a swell game - you're supposed to pin the tail on the donkey, blindfolded!

Genre

humor

Characters

Smokey Stover

Reprints

• from Smokey Stover Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1941-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

"Copyright, 1941, by News Syndicate Co. Inc."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

statement of ownership / 0.17 page (report information)

Script

Helen Meyer (credited) (business manager)

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Felix the Cat / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Pat Sullivan (credited)

Pencils

Otto Messmer ?

Inks

Otto Messmer ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Felix the Cat; Danny

Reprints

• from Felix the Cat daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1932-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

"Copr. 1932, King Features Syndicate, Inc."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Gasoline Alley / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Frank King (credited as F. King)

Pencils

Frank King (credited as F. King)

Inks

Frank King (credited as F. King)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

That sure is a wind we've got to buck today!

Genre

humor; domestic; drama

Characters

Brick; Nina Clock; Skeezix Wallet

Reprints

• from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938-xx-xx - 1938-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

"Copr. 1938, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc."

[Chop Shop] (Table of Contents: 10)

Gang Busters / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Gaylord Du Bois (sourced) (Entry states: "Gang Busters. 6p. For Popular Comics, January 1945 issue. Submitted August 14, 1944.")

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

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Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

At 12 noon, Dr. John J. Whitney parks and locks his new sedan

Genre

crime

Characters

Detective Sgt. Quinn; Officer Barrett; Dr. John J. Whitney; Dr. West; Mr. Landon; Gus McGruder (villain)

Synopsis

Based on what Dr West says, Dr Whitney realizes his car's been stolen and taken to McGruder's Garage. He finds it there, so he is sapped. On waking he enlists a cop, but his car has been changed by now. Det. Sgt. Quinn takes charge, and they go to McGruder's. Landon, whom McGruder phoned to pick up the car he wanted, shows up. Quinn asks if he has a priority certificate to buy a 1942 car, pressing McGruder to allow inspection of the car for fingerprints. McGruder blusters and opens a desk drawer. Quinn plugs him, and finds likely incriminating gas coupons (stolen? counterfeit?) in the drawer.

Indexer Notes

This is the 5th in a row in a series of Gang Busters episodes dealing with crime related to America's OPA-controlled economy.

"Copr. 1945 by Phillips H. Lord, Inc."

Medicine for Maliti! (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

war

Characters

Raipori; Captain Roche; Lt. Price

Synopsis

Young Raipori of tiny Temoa Island has sailed 500 miles in his outrigger canoe to beg medicine for his sick sister, Maliti. Capt. Roche of U.S. Seaplane Tender Javelin sympathizes, wishing he could spare a seaplane. The medicine is no problem. A Jap Destroyer is reported standing before the island. Roche asks Raipori for use of his canoe. "One of our boys with an all-over suntan can take your place in the proa," and deliver time bombs to the Jap ship. Raipori declares he will deliver the bombs, and they will take medicine to Maliti. Mission success! Maliti will get the medicine soon.

Indexer Notes

Gaylord Du Bois script credit per "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985), page 78: "Medicine for Maliti. text for Popular Comics, January 1945."

Second appearance of Raipori. This story is a sequel to the author's text story, "A Matter of Conscience," in Popular Comics #101.

The frequent Du Bois theme of race appears in Bush's reference to skin color ("One of our boys with an all-over suntan"), which addresses in a backhanded way the idea that in WWII's Pacific Theater Of Operations, the allies war with the Empire of Japan, the light-skin color of a Caucasian would be a detriment to success in a covert mission.

"Copr. 1944 by R. S. Callender"

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Toots and Casper / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Jimmy Murphy (credited)

Pencils

Jimmy Murphy (credited)

Inks

Jimmy Murphy (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Well, I'll be darned!

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Toots Hawkins; Casper Hawkins; Buttercup Hawkins; Colonel Hoofer; Mrs. Drizzle

Reprints

• from Toots and Casper daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1943-xx-xx - 1943-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

"Copr. 1943, King Features Syndicate, Inc."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Etta Kett / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Robinson (credited)

Pencils

Paul Robinson (credited)

Inks

Paul Robinson (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'll hop into camp

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Etta Kett; Tommy; Bill

Reprints

• from Etta Kett Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1942-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

"Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

The Gumps / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gus Edson

Pencils

Gus Edson

Inks

Gus Edson

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Millie, darling

Genre

drama; humor; domestic

Characters

Andy Gump [Andrew Gump]; Major Force; Millie Gump; Uncle Bim Gump [Benjamin Gump]

Reprints

• from The Gumps Sunday (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

"Copr. 1938, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc."
On inside back cover in black, white and red.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

The Gumps / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gus Edson

Pencils

Gus Edson

Inks

Gus Edson

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Extra! Extra!! Benjamin Gump bankrupt!!!

Genre

drama; humor; domestic

Characters

Andy Gump [Andrew Gump]; Hortense De Stross; Millie Gump; Uncle Bim Gump [Benjamin Gump]

Reprints

• from The Gumps Sunday (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

"Copr. 1938, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc."
Back cover.