Popular Comics
#77
(July 1942)
Dell,
1936 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1942-06-01
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Editing
- George Delacorte (credited as G. T. Delacorte Jr.) (president); Helen Meyer (credited as H. Meyer) (vice-president); Margarita Delacorte (secretary)
Issue Notes
Copyright 1942 by Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
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. 3.
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. 3.
[no title indexed]
Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Characters
- Smilin' Jack; Terry Lee; Pat Ryan; Nastalthia Vincenta Smythe-Heatherstone; Fat Stuff; Downwind Jaxon
Yankee Wings
U.S. Army Aviation / text article / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bob Jenney (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Jenney (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- aviation; war
Indexer Notes
On inside front cover in black, white and red.
[no title indexed]
Smilin' Jack / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Zack Mosley (signed)
- Pencils
- Boody Rogers (signed as Zack Mosley)
- Inks
- Zack Mosley (signed); Boody Rogers (art assistant)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Boody Rogers
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Guard or no guard
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Characters
- Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin; also as Powder]; Fat Stuff; Limehouse; Eagle Eye (villain); Slab (villain, death); The Head (villain); The Claw (villain)
- Synopsis
- The Head breaks outs of jail, taking Jack and Fat Stuff with him. They eventually get caught, and Jack gets put into solitary confinement.
- Reprints
-
in Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #14 - Smilin' Jack (1942) which is reprinted - in Gwandanaland Comics (Gwandanaland Comics, 2016 series) #445 - Smilin' Jack Volume 1 ([August] 2019)
- from Smilin' Jack Sunday (Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate) 1939-xx-xx - 1939-02-xx
-
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1938 by the Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.
[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
- Would it trouble your men if I asked for a guide through the camp
- Genre
- humor; war; military
- Reprints
- from You're in the Army Now (The Register and Tribune Syndicate) 1941-03-25
- 1941-04-23
- 194x-xx-xx
- 194x-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
4 single panel gags.
[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
- Ah, there, Drusilla
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Terry Lee; Pat Ryan; Burma [also as Burmadine Lee]; Nastalthia Vincenta Smythe-Heatherstone; Reginald Smythe-Heatherstone; Soy; Wei; Drusilla Crail (villain); Chun Wi (villain)
- Reprints
- from Terry and the Pirates daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938-08-18 - 1938-08-20
- 1938-08-22 - 1938-08-27
- 1938-08-29 - 1938-09-03
- 1938-09-05 - 1938-09-10
- 1938-09-12 - 1938-09-13
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1938 by the Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.
[no title indexed]
Captain Midnight / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Following the defeat of his Fifth Column air fleet by Captain Midnight
- Genre
- adventure; aviation; superhero
- Characters
- Captain Midnight [Jim Albright]; Chuck Ramsey; Major Barry Steele; Gardo (villain)
Indexer Notes
Copr., 1942, by The Wander Co.
[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
- Smokey's wife just phoned, Chief
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Spooky (a cat)
- Reprints
- from Smokey Stover Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940-06-16
Indexer Notes
Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.
[no title indexed]
Cyclone / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Escaping from Don Iago's torture chamber
- Genre
- adventure; western-frontier
- Characters
- Cyclone; Midge; Calico (a horse); Teeko; Don Iago (villain); Captain Cerdoso (villain); Pancho (villain)
Indexer Notes
Copr., 1942, by R. S. Callender.
[no title indexed]
Don Winslow / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don Winslow and Red have trailed Lawson Lugg to a U.S. warship.
- Feature Logo
- Don Winslow of the Navy
- Genre
- war; adventure; military
- Characters
- Don Winslow; Red Pennington; Captain Dorne; Professor Olympus Lancton; Lawson Lugg [also as Baron] (villain, death); The Purple Dictator (villain); Lena (a cat)
- Reprints
- from Don Winslow of the Navy newspaper strip (The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) 193x-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Gasoline Alley / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Frank King (credited)
- Pencils
- Frank King (credited)
- Inks
- Frank King (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm so hungry you could play me like a xylophone.
- Genre
- drama
- Characters
- Skeezix Wallet; Tops; Peoria Pete
- Reprints
- from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1937-07-27
- 1937-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1937 by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.
[no title indexed]
Andy Panda / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.6 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Andy Panda appears in The Funnies
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Andy Panda
[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
- So the Knitwit Knitting Club's meeting here today
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Smokey Stover; Cookie Stover; Spooky (a cat)
- Reprints
- from Smokey Stover Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.
[no title indexed]
The Owl / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Frank Thomas (credited)
- Inks
- Frank Thomas (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- G'night, Chief! Wait, Nick!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Owl [Nick Terry]; Belle Wayne; Chief Murphy; Seth Swivelbottom; Mrs. Swivelbottom
Indexer Notes
Copr., 1942, by R. S. Callender.
[no title indexed]
Gang Busters / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A crate of poisonous snakes proves deadly
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Chief John Winston; Officer Murphy; Officer Frazer; Jinks (villain, death); Pete (villain, death)
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Copr., 1942 by Phillips H. Lord, Inc.
The Deserter
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Hal Bittner (signed as Hal BiT)
- Inks
- Hal Bittner (signed as Hal BiT)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Jeff Otis; Mike (a dog)
[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
- Tell me, Dave -- does this cliff run all around the island's central part?
- Genre
- adventure; historical
- Characters
- The Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]; Captain Bill Brady; Omu
Indexer Notes
Copr., 1942, by R. S. Callender.
[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
- Gosh - it was double peachy of the Chief to give me the afternoon off
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt
- Reprints
- from Smokey Stover Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.
"A special message to the boys and girls of America from Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Secretary of the Treasury"
public service announcement / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Morgenthau Jr. (credited)
- Pencils
- ? (illustration)
- Inks
- ? (illustration)
- Letters
- ?; typeset
- Genre
- advocacy
- Synopsis
- The publishers donated this space, on behalf of the U.S. Savings Bonds and War Stamps campaign, to published a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Morgenthau, Jr., encouraging the boys and girls of America to buy at least one 10 cent Savings Stamp each week to help the war effort.
Indexer Notes
Back cover. This PSA appears in comics from multiple publishers in 1942.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates -
1.
Yankee Wings
U.S. Army Aviation -
2.
["Guard or no guard"]
Smilin' Jack -
3.
["Would it trouble your men if I asked for a guide through the camp"]
You're in the Army Now -
4.
["Ah, there, Drusilla"]
Terry and the Pirates -
5.
["Following the defeat of his Fifth Column air fleet by Captain Midnight"]
Captain Midnight -
6.
["Smokey's wife just phoned, Chief"]
Smokey Stover -
7.
["Escaping from Don Iago's torture chamber"]
Cyclone -
8.
["Don Winslow and Red have trailed Lawson Lugg to a U.S. warship."]
Don Winslow -
9.
["I'm so hungry you could play me like a xylophone."]
Gasoline Alley -
10.
["Andy Panda appears in The Funnies"]
Andy Panda -
11.
Stamps
-
12.
["So the Knitwit Knitting Club's meeting here today"]
Smokey Stover -
13.
["G'night, Chief! Wait, Nick!"]
The Owl -
14.
["A crate of poisonous snakes proves deadly"]
Gang Busters -
15.
The Deserter
-
16.
["Tell me, Dave -- does this cliff run all around the island's central part?"]
The Hurricane Kids -
17.
["Gosh - it was double peachy of the Chief to give me the afternoon off"]
Smokey Stover -
18.
"A special message to the boys and girls of America from Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Secretary of the Treasury"
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Keith Chandler
- Lionel English
- Gregory Fischer
- Del Gruber
- Michael Hoskin
- Clint Maxwell
- Mike Nielsen
- Dave Porta
- Mark Q
- Daniel Thingvold
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