Popular Comics
#138
(August 1947)
Dell,
1936 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
-
A Dell Magazine [circle]
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Copyright 1947 by Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
[no title indexed]
Felix the Cat / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Felix the Cat; Smilin' Jack
[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
- What a perfectly darling hat!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Cookie Stover; Smokey Stover
- Synopsis
- Cookie shops for a new hat.
- Reprints
- from Smokey Stover Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
On inside front cover in black, white and red.
[no title indexed]
Felix the Cat / comic story / 12 pages
- Job Number
- P.C.#138-478
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Doggone it, I'm tired of being a tramp!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Felix the Cat; Barney (a dog); Wishy [Aloysius McGraw] (first appearance); Mr. O'Flaherty (first appearance); Bob (first appearance); Tretch Barrute (first appearance, villain); Skinny Flint (first appearance, villain)
- Reprints
- from Felix the Cat daily (King Features) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Smilin' Jack / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Zack Mosley (credited)
- Pencils
- Zack Mosley (credited)
- Inks
- Zack Mosley (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Come on, you tormenting cockroach
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Characters
- Smilin' Jack; Joy Martin; Cindy; Cucaracha Willie (villain); Dirtynails (villain); Frogsticker (villain)
- Reprints
- from Smilin' Jack daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
[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
- Today's my wife's birthday, boss
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt
- Reprints
- from Smokey Stover Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx
[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
- Yep, Joe - I'm leaving for the firemen's convention tonight!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Joe
- Reprints
- from Smokey Stover Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx
[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
- Here's a present foo you, boss!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt
- Reprints
- from Smokey Stover Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx
[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
- Greetings, Chief!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt
- Reprints
- from Smokey Stover Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx
[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
- Oops! -- There goes my hat!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Smokey Stover
- Reprints
- from Smokey Stover Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx
[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
- These papers that fell from Sammy the Tapper's pocket...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Connie; Pat Ryan; Normandie Sandhurst; Merrily Sandhurst; Tony Sandhurst; Amah; Sammy the Tapper (villain)
- Reprints
- from Terry and the Pirates daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Gang Busters / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A car enters the long deserted grounds of the Carter estate
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Inspector Brady; Stan; One Eye Maxted (villain, death); Lips (villain)
[no title indexed]
Gasoline Alley / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank King (credited)
- Pencils
- Frank King (credited)
- Inks
- Frank King (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm glad Skeezix decided to stay in the city
- Genre
- drama
- Characters
- Skeezix Wallet; Walt Wallet; Nina Clock; Dr. Flax; Dr. Meager; Mrs. Dulse; Joe; Wally; Mr. Wumple; Wilmer
- Reprints
- from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
The Gumps / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Chester, bravely trying to reach the food and water
- Genre
- adventure; humor; domestic
- Characters
- Chester Gump; Conrad Crain
- Reprints
- from the Gumps Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
On inside back cover in black, white and red.
[no title indexed]
The Gumps / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Unbelievable!
- Genre
- adventure; humor; domestic
- Characters
- Chester Gump; Conrad Crain
- Reprints
- from the Gumps Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Felix the Cat -
1.
["What a perfectly darling hat!"]
Smokey Stover -
2.
["Doggone it, I'm tired of being a tramp!"]
Felix the Cat -
3.
["Come on, you tormenting cockroach"]
Smilin' Jack -
4.
["Today's my wife's birthday, boss"]
Smokey Stover -
5.
["Yep, Joe - I'm leaving for the firemen's convention tonight!"]
Smokey Stover -
6.
["Here's a present foo you, boss!"]
Smokey Stover -
7.
["Greetings, Chief!"]
Smokey Stover -
8.
["Oops! -- There goes my hat!"]
Smokey Stover -
9.
["These papers that fell from Sammy the Tapper's pocket..."]
Terry and the Pirates -
10.
The Great Black Ball
-
11.
["A car enters the long deserted grounds of the Carter estate"]
Gang Busters -
12.
["I'm glad Skeezix decided to stay in the city"]
Gasoline Alley -
13.
["Chester, bravely trying to reach the food and water"]
The Gumps -
14.
["Unbelievable!"]
The Gumps
This issue was modified by, among others
- Gregory Fischer
- Michael Hoskin
- Bob Hughes
- Daniel Thingvold
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