Popular Comics
#71
(January 1942)
Dell,
1936 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1941-12-01
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Editing
- Charles Saxon
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 1.
editing credit from this issue's statement of ownership
editing credit from this issue's statement of ownership
[no title indexed]
Smilin' Jack / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Characters
- Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Captain Bill Brady; Chief John Winston; Dan Warren; Professor Supermind [Professor Warren]; Skeezix Wallet; The Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]; Tops
[no title indexed]
You're in the Army Now / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Jack Ficklen (signed as Herc Ficklen)
- Pencils
- Jack Ficklen (signed as Herc Ficklen)
- Inks
- Jack Ficklen (signed as Herc Ficklen)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Thargent thays you dotta dit up!
- Genre
- humor; military
- Reprints
- from You're In the Army Now daily (The Register and Tribune Syndicate) 1941.03.21
- from You're In the Army Now daily (The Register and Tribune Syndicate) 1941.03.22
- from You're In the Army Now daily (The Register and Tribune Syndicate) 1941.03.17
- from You're In the Army Now daily (The Register and Tribune Syndicate) 1941.03.29
Indexer Notes
4 single panel cartoons on inside front cover.
[no title indexed]
Smilin' Jack / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Zack Mosley
- Pencils
- Zack Mosley (signed); Boody Rogers (art assistant)
- Inks
- Zack Mosley (signed); Boody Rogers (art assistant)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Boody Rogers
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, Happy---What's wrong? Jack's plane is in a crazy dive!
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Characters
- Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Bunny Wing; Happy Hill; Inspector; Joe; Gull Wing; Gale Gibson (villain); Powder (villain)
- Synopsis
- Jack recovers from blacking out in the test flight and pulls out of the power dive safely. Jack is going to do one more test flight, but that night saboteurs rig a bomb into the plane. Both Gale and Bunny try to get Jack to give the flight to another pilot, but he refuses. Jack is abducted and Happy Hill is given the flight. The bomb goes off, but Hill manages to get free of the wreckage. He parachutes down, but hits hard and is badly injured. Jack tries to figure out who the saboteur is.
- Reprints
-
in Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #4 - Smilin' Jack (1942) which is reprinted - in Gwandanaland Comics (Gwandanaland Comics, 2016 series) #445 - Smilin' Jack Volume 1 ([August] 2019)
- from Smilin' Jack daily (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938.07.04 - 1938.08.02
-
- Keywords
- test pilot
Indexer Notes
Story includes strips dated July 4, July 5, July 6, July 14, July 15, July 30 and August 2, 1938.
[no title indexed]
You're in the Army Now / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Jack Ficklen (credited as Herc Ficklen)
- Pencils
- Jack Ficklen (credited as Herc Ficklen)
- Inks
- Jack Ficklen (credited as Herc Ficklen)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- As a little farewell gift
- Genre
- humor; military
- Reprints
- from You're In the Army Now daily (The Register and Tribune Syndicate) 1941.04.30
- from You're In the Army Now daily (The Register and Tribune Syndicate) 1941.xx.xx
Indexer Notes
4 single panel cartoons.
[no title indexed]
Professor Supermind and Son / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Through the Televisoscope...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Professor Supermind [Professor Warren]; Dan Warren; Gale Brown; General Thurner; Richtman (villain)
- Keywords
- Dictorania; submarine; Televisoscope
Indexer Notes
Copr., 1941, by R. S. Callender
last appearance
[no title indexed]
Wally Williams, American Boy / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wally, for a couple of expert marksmen, we're making fools of ourselves
- Feature Logo
- Wally Williams
- Genre
- adventure; sports; teen
- Characters
- Wally Williams; Alex Hart; Arlene Grahame; Betty; Gramps [Walter Williams]; Ted Jackson
- Keywords
- Elmhurst; iceboat; rabbit hunting
The Baffling Escape of the Japanese School Teacher
True Spy Stories / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- spy
- Characters
- General Doihara; Yoshiko Hawaki
Indexer Notes
Copr., 1941, by R. S. Callender
[no title indexed]
Gasoline Alley / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Frank King
- Pencils
- Frank King [as King] (credited)
- Inks
- Frank King [as King] (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- She isn't there?
- Genre
- humor; domestic; drama
- Characters
- Skeezix Wallet; Gootch; Jessica; Nina Clock; Tops; Trixie
- Reprints
- from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1937.xx.xx
- Keywords
- picnic
Indexer Notes
Copyright, 1937, by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.
'Sailor' Kimbro
Gang Busters / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dan Gormley (signed)
- Inks
- Dan Gormley (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Chief John Winston; Officer Murphy; Sadie; Sailor Kimbro (villain); Jake Curry (villain)
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Midland City
Indexer Notes
Copr., 1941, by Phillips H. Lord, Inc.
[no title indexed]
The Masked Pilot / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Bob Jenney (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Jenney (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Jenney (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This new robot plane of ours is two or three years ahead
- Genre
- adventure; aviation; science fiction
- Characters
- The Masked Pilot; Tom; Hashimoto Taru (villain)
Indexer Notes
Copr., 1941, by R. S. Callender
[Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation]
statement of ownership / 0.11 page
- Script
- Helen Meyer
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
Benedict Arnold and Major Andre
True Spy Stories / text story / 1 page
- Genre
- spy
- Characters
- Benedict Arnold; Major John Andre [also as John Anderson]
- Keywords
- Revolutionary War; Tarrytown
Indexer Notes
Copr., 1941, by R. S. Callender
[no title indexed]
Martan the Marvel Man / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- To the dungeons with that traitor!
- Feature Logo
- The Marvel Man
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Martan; Vana; Snow King [King Korameth]; General Morgrab; King Nodel
- Keywords
- Marra
Indexer Notes
Copr., 1941, by R. S. Callender
[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
- This castle we built seems like a real home, Chief Longspear
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- The Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]; Omu; Chief Longspear; Butcher (villain); Captain Bully Blackbeard (villain); John Hopper (villain); Plum Duff (villain); Windy (villain)
- Keywords
- castle; pirate
Indexer Notes
Copr., 1941, by R. S. Callender
[no title indexed]
The Voice the Invisible Detective / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jim Chambers (signed)
- Inks
- Jim Chambers (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The sword! The Sword of De Soto!
- Genre
- detective-mystery; superhero
- Characters
- The Voice [Tim Brant]; Agent Prink (villain); Chief Hosteen Tshee; Hosteen Loo; Klo; Sheriff Sam Blaine
- Keywords
- Navajo; Sword of De Soto
Indexer Notes
Copr., 1941, by R. S. Callender
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Smilin' Jack -
1.
["The Thargent thays you dotta dit up!"]
You're in the Army Now -
2.
["Oh, Happy---What's wrong? Jack's plane is in a crazy dive!"]
Smilin' Jack -
3.
["As a little farewell gift"]
You're in the Army Now -
4.
["Through the Televisoscope..."]
Professor Supermind and Son -
5.
["Wally, for a couple of expert marksmen, we're making fools of ourselves"]
Wally Williams, American Boy -
6.
The Baffling Escape of the Japanese School Teacher
True Spy Stories -
7.
["She isn't there?"]
Gasoline Alley -
8.
'Sailor' Kimbro
Gang Busters -
9.
["This new robot plane of ours is two or three years ahead"]
The Masked Pilot -
10.
Read Captain Midnight
Captain Midnight -
11.
[Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation]
-
12.
Stamps
-
13.
Benedict Arnold and Major Andre
True Spy Stories -
14.
["To the dungeons with that traitor!"]
Martan the Marvel Man -
15.
["This castle we built seems like a real home, Chief Longspear"]
The Hurricane Kids -
16.
["The sword! The Sword of De Soto!"]
The Voice the Invisible Detective -
17.
Wings of Victory
Comicscope Co. of America -
18.
Your Christmas Daisy
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
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- Gregory Fischer
- Del Gruber
- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
- Clint Maxwell
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Dave Porta
- Mark Q
- Daniel Thingvold
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