(September 1937)

Dell, 1936 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
Editing
M.C.Gaines; Sheldon Mayer
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock
Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
Was Ongoing Series

Issue Notes

is 'monthly'

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Moon Mullins / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Characters
Kayo
Cover Thumbnail for Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 series) #20
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Dick Tracy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Gould
Pencils
Chester Gould (signed)
Inks
Chester Gould
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yes, Mr. Tracy - Patton's condition is still serious...
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy; Junior Tracy; Bob Honor; Mimi
Reprints
  • from Dick Tracy Sunday (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1936-08-23
  • from Dick Tracy Sunday (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1936-08-30
  • from Dick Tracy Sunday (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1936-09-06
  • from Dick Tracy Sunday (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1936-09-13

Junior Returns a Favor (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Sol Hess
Pencils
Sol Hess
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

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

Smitty / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Walter Berndt
Pencils
Walter Berndt (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

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

Real Magic / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
A. W. Nugent
Pencils
A. W. Nugent
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction

The Jaguar (Table of Contents: 5)

This Curious World / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
William Ferguson
Pencils
William Ferguson (signed)
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction

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

Sister Susie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alice Harvey (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

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

Little Orphan Annie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Harold Gray
Pencils
Harold Gray
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I still just can't believe it's true
Genre
drama
Characters
Annie Warbucks; Sandy; Old Ginger
Reprints
  • from Little Orphan Annie Sundays (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1936-08-16
    from Little Orphan Annie Sundays (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1936-08-23
    from Little Orphan Annie Sundays (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1936-08-30
    from Little Orphan Annie Sundays (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1936-09-06

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

Skippy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Percy Crosby
Pencils
Percy Crosby (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

Dense Band (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
Bill Holman
Pencils
Bill Holman (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Terry and the Pirates / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Milt Caniff
Pencils
Milt Caniff (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boy! - We get into th' darndest jams!
Genre
adventure
Characters
Terry Lee; Pat Ryan; Connie [George Webster Confucius]; Captain Blaze; Dragon Lady
Reprints
  • from Terry and the Pirates Sunday (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1936-04-19
  • from Terry and the Pirates Sunday (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1936-04-26
  • from Terry and the Pirates Sunday (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1936-05-03

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Popular Crossword Puzzles / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction

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

Sweeney & Son / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Al Posen
Pencils
Al Posen (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

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

Gasoline Alley / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Frank King
Pencils
Frank King (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
drama

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

School Days - Out Our Way / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
J. R. Williams
Pencils
J. R. Williams
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

"Winslow and Pennignton can hardly believe their senses as they rise mile after mile into space." (Table of Contents: 15)

Don Winslow of the Navy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Frank V. Martinek [as Lieut. Comdr. F. V. Martinek, USNR]
Pencils
Leon A. Beroth (credited)
Inks
Leon A. Beroth (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war
Characters
Don Winslow; Pennington

The Rough Rider (Table of Contents: 16)

Let's Draw Cartoons / activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Dic]
Pencils
? [as Dic]
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction

Valley of the Moon Men (Table of Contents: 17)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
science fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Bos'n Hal, Sea Scout / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Frank V. Martinek [as Lieut. Comdr. F. V. Martinek, USNR]
Pencils
Leon A. Beroth (credited)
Inks
Leon A. Beroth (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
This poor old fellow is Captain Bell sure enough
Genre
adventure

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

The Gumps / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Gus Edson
Pencils
Gus Edson
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Smitty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Walter Berndt
Pencils
Walter Berndt (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

The Popular Stamp Club / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Montgomery Mulford
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Winnie Winkle / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Martin Branner
Pencils
Martin Branner (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
drama

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

Spooky / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Holman
Pencils
Bill Holman (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I can't stand this howling any longer
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

Tippie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Frances Edwina Dumm [as Edwina]
Pencils
Frances Edwina Dumm [as Edwina]
Inks
?
Colors
?
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Moon Mullins / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Willard
Pencils
Frank Willard (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The man said I could see for miles and miles- but I can't locate Lord Plushbottom
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

Dopey Dildock / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Loy Byrnes
Pencils
Loy Byrnes (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

Skull Valley / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Garrett Price
Pencils
Garrett Price
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I command you to take me to my nurse
Genre
adventure

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

Apple Mary and Dennie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Martha Orr
Pencils
Martha Orr
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm afraid I've made an awful mistake.
Genre
drama

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

Harold Teen / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Ed
Pencils
Carl Ed (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen

Nightingales (Table of Contents: 30)

This Curious World / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
William Ferguson
Pencils
William Ferguson (signed)
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

Nugent's Original Puzzles / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
A. W. Nugent
Pencils
A. W. Nugent (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction

Simp Serves a Sample Meal (Table of Contents: 32)

Simp O'Dill / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Sol Hess
Pencils
Sol Hess
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

Streaky / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Loy Byrnes
Pencils
Loy Byrnes (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Streaky has located the two lost men
Genre
adventure; humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 34)

Dill and Daffy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stanley Link
Pencils
Stanley Link (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

The Breast Stroke (Table of Contents: 35)

Be a Champion / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Ed Cronin
Pencils
Ed Cronin
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; sports

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36)

Smilin' Jack / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
Zack Mosley
Pencils
Zack Mosley (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Guess wot, Velvet. I just sold an autoplane!
Genre
adventure

Floyd Gibbons (Table of Contents: 37)

Soldiers of Fortune / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Stookie Allen
Pencils
Stookie Allen (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 38)

Little Joe / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ed Leffingwell
Pencils
Ed Leffingwell (signed)
Inks
Ed Leffingwell (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
There's something caught in that tree--
Genre
western-frontier

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 39)

Smitty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Walter Berndt
Pencils
Walter Berndt (signed)
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

the inside-back cover

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Moon Mullins
  2. 1. ["Yes, Mr. Tracy - Patton's condition is still serious..."]
    Dick Tracy
  3. 2. Junior Returns a Favor
    The Nebbs
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Smitty
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Real Magic
  6. 5. The Jaguar
    This Curious World
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Sister Susie
  8. 7. ["I still just can't believe it's true"]
    Little Orphan Annie
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Skippy
  10. 9. Dense Band
    Smokey Stover
  11. 10. ["Boy! - We get into th' darndest jams!"]
    Terry and the Pirates
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Popular Crossword Puzzles
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Sweeney & Son
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Gasoline Alley
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    School Days - Out Our Way
  16. 15. "Winslow and Pennignton can hardly believe their senses as they rise mile after mile into space."
    Don Winslow of the Navy
  17. 16. The Rough Rider
    Let's Draw Cartoons
  18. 17. Valley of the Moon Men
  19. 18. ["This poor old fellow is Captain Bell sure enough"]
    Bos'n Hal, Sea Scout
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    The Gumps
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Smitty
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    The Popular Stamp Club
  23. 22. [no title indexed]
    Winnie Winkle
  24. 23. ["I can't stand this howling any longer"]
    Spooky
  25. 24. [no title indexed]
    Tippie
  26. 25. ["The man said I could see for miles and miles- but I can't locate Lord Plushbottom"]
    Moon Mullins
  27. 26. [no title indexed]
    Dopey Dildock
  28. 27. ["I command you to take me to my nurse"]
    Skull Valley
  29. 28. ["I'm afraid I've made an awful mistake."]
    Apple Mary and Dennie
  30. 29. [no title indexed]
    Harold Teen
  31. 30. Nightingales
    This Curious World
  32. 31. [no title indexed]
    Nugent's Original Puzzles
  33. 32. Simp Serves a Sample Meal
    Simp O'Dill
  34. 33. ["Streaky has located the two lost men"]
    Streaky
  35. 34. [no title indexed]
    Dill and Daffy
  36. 35. The Breast Stroke
    Be a Champion
  37. 36. ["Guess wot, Velvet. I just sold an autoplane!"]
    Smilin' Jack
  38. 37. Floyd Gibbons
    Soldiers of Fortune
  39. 38. ["There's something caught in that tree--"]
    Little Joe
  40. 39. [no title indexed]
    Smitty
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