Popular Comics
#124
(June 1946)
Dell,
1936 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1946
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
-
A Dell Magazine [circle]
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- ?
[no title indexed]
Felix the Cat / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Felix the Cat; Smilin' Jack; Terry Lee; Kiel; Chief Cash U. Nutt
- Keywords
- billiards
Indexer Notes
With cameos of Smilin' Jack, Smokey Stover, and Terry & the Pirates.
[no title indexed]
Smokey Stover / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Bill Holman (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Holman (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Holman (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why, bless my sole - you've been fishin', son!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Spooky; Smokey Stover; Norman; Earl Stover; C. Norris Nibble
- Synopsis
- Earl caught 25 fish in Piker's Pond.
- Reprints
- from Smokey Stover Sundays (News Syndicate) 1943-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
The inside-front cover.
[no title indexed]
Smilin' Jack / comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- P.C.124 - 466
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Th' nearest airport is a hundred miles away and we haven't enough gas to reach it!
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Characters
- Downwind Jaxon; Smilin' Jack; Cherry Cider; Cindy Cider; Stretch Martin
- Synopsis
- Jack and Cherry make it back to civilization.
- Reprints
-
in Smilin' Jack (Dell, 1948 series) #3 (July-September 1948) - from Smilin' Jack (Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate) 1941-11-XX - 1941-XX-XX
-
Indexer Notes
The Sunday page of November 16, 1941 appears on pages 1 and 2. The Sunday page of November 23, 1941 appears on pages 4 and 5.
[no title indexed]
Terry and the Pirates / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Milton Caniff (credited)
- Pencils
- Milton Caniff (credited)
- Inks
- Milton Caniff (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Frank Engli
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- So! We learn nothing from the boy! It appears that the torpedo-raft idea will be quite costly if we can credit it with only one sinking!
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Terry Lee; Kiel; Agent R-6
- Synopsis
- British planes attack the ship Terry is on.
- Reprints
- from Terry and the Pirates daily (Chicago Tribune) 1941-xx-xx - 1941-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Polly and Her Pals / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Cliff Sterrett (credited)
- Pencils
- Cliff Sterrett (credited)
- Inks
- Cliff Sterrett (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- If y'ask me, I'd sooner eat indoors than be et in the open, Unk.
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Kitty; Ash Perkins; Polly Perkins; Sam'l Perkins; Susie Perkins; Gertie; Carrie; Maggie; Mr. Pecan
- Synopsis
- The gang goes for a picnic despite mosquitos.
- Reprints
- from Polly and Her Pals Sundays (King Features) 194x-xx-xx - 194x-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Dr. Bobbs / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Elliott Caplin
- Pencils
- Jay McArdle (signed as Jay N McArdle)
- Inks
- Jay McArdle (signed as Jay N McArdle)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- As Blake begins her mysterious trip...
- Genre
- drama; medical
- Characters
- Dr. Stephen Bobbs; Blake Gilbert; Murphy; Tommy-gun Gates; Gloria Hornby [Ann Gates]; Theodore Hornby; Claire Hornby; Dr. Van Curtsey
- Synopsis
- Dr. Bobbs convinces Gates to let Gloria go.
- Reprints
- from Doctor Bobbs Sundays (King Features) 1943-xx-xx - 1943-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
The Flop Family / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh! Oh!
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Helen Flop; Philander Flop; Willie Flop; Otto Flop; Greta Flop; Mr. Grabby; Gloria Grabby
- Synopsis
- Phil is paying the bills.
- Reprints
- from The Flop Family Sundays (King Features) 1944-xx-xx - 1944-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Gang Busters / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I can have that crime exposé ready for publication by next week, chief...
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Don Allen; Tipsy Marth; Sneed; Slim Slade; Joe; Shorty
- Synopsis
- A reporter is killed by a mobster.
[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
- I've got to make a change in my selling methods.
- Genre
- drama
- Characters
- Skeezix Wallet; Walt Wallet; Nina Clock; Mr. Wumple; Sally Snipe
- Synopsis
- Skeezix thinks about turning twenty.
- Reprints
- from Gasoline Alley Sundays (Chicago Tribune) 1941-02-xx - 1941-02-xx
Indexer Notes
Has the February 14, 1941 comic on the second page.
Nester's Kid
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Robert Callender (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Jenney (signed as R. Jenney) (illustrations)
- Inks
- Bob Jenney (signed as R. Jenney) (illustrations)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Billy Boyle; Ez Callum; Pat Nolan; Buck Henley; Jim Purvis; Shorty Dean
- Synopsis
- Billy runs away when his guardian dies and falls against an axe.
[no title indexed]
Etta Kett / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Paul Robinson (signed)
- Pencils
- Paul Robinson (signed)
- Inks
- Paul Robinson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
[no title indexed]
Smokey Stover / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Bill Holman (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Holman (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Holman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I can't get it through my bean what the trouble is - I thought I knew gardening from the ground up!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Cookie Stover; Smokey Stover
- Synopsis
- Smokey can't understand why the seeds he planted are not growing.
- Reprints
- from Smokey Stover Sundays (News Syndicate) 1941-05-18
[no title indexed]
Toots and Casper / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Casper! Is my dad here?
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Casper Hawkins; Toots Hawkins; Ted Plunker; Mr. Plunker; Colonel Hoofer; Sophie Hoofer
- Synopsis
- Casper's boss plans to stay with the Hawkins for a while.
- Reprints
- from Toots and Casper Sundays (King Features) 1943-xx-xx - 1943-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
The Gumps / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hm -- looks like our man, all right!
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Bim Gump; Abel Budd; Chester Gump; Mrs. Grainger Lenze; Rose Budd
- Synopsis
- Abel Budd is arrested.
- Reprints
- from The Gumps Sundays (Chicago Tribune) 1941-xx-xx - 1941-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
The inside-back and back covers.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Felix the Cat -
1.
["Why, bless my sole - you've been fishin', son!"]
Smokey Stover -
2.
["Th' nearest airport is a hundred miles away and we haven't enough gas to reach it!"]
Smilin' Jack -
3.
[no title indexed]
Felix the Cat -
4.
["So! We learn nothing from the boy! It appears that the torpedo-raft idea will be quite costly if we can credit it with only one sinking!"]
Terry and the Pirates -
5.
["If y'ask me, I'd sooner eat indoors than be et in the open, Unk."]
Polly and Her Pals -
6.
["As Blake begins her mysterious trip..."]
Dr. Bobbs -
7.
["Oh! Oh!"]
The Flop Family -
8.
["I can have that crime exposé ready for publication by next week, chief..."]
Gang Busters -
9.
["I've got to make a change in my selling methods."]
Gasoline Alley -
10.
Nester's Kid
-
11.
["Etta and her boyfriend are home from the movie!"]
Etta Kett -
12.
["I can't get it through my bean what the trouble is - I thought I knew gardening from the ground up!"]
Smokey Stover -
13.
["Casper! Is my dad here?"]
Toots and Casper -
14.
["Hm -- looks like our man, all right!"]
The Gumps
This issue was modified by, among others
- Gregory Fischer
- Michael Hoskin
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mark Q
- Len Wolinsky
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