Popular Comics #83

(January 1943)

Parents! Give This Welcome Christmas Gift (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Smilin' Jack / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Zack Mosley (credited)

Pencils

Boody Rogers (ghosted for Zack Mosley)

Inks

Boody Rogers (ghosted for Zack Mosley)

Colors

?

Letters

Boody Rogers

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Chief, I won't have time to wait 'til you catch a bunch of tarantulas!

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Fat Stuff; Downwind Jaxon; Mary Smith; Mummy Smith; Donnie; Jerry; Hop (villain); Chief No-Talk (villain)

Reprints

• from Smilin' Jack (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1939.xx.xx

Indexer Notes

Copyright 1938 by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.

[The Return of Robin Hood [Episode 5]] (Table of Contents: 3)

Robin Hood / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils

Arthur Jameson

Inks

Arthur Jameson

Colors

?

Letters

?

Feature Logo

The Return of Robin Hood

Genre

adventure; historical; history

Characters

Robin Hood; Tom Goodwin; Lady Hilda Hollowell; Cedric Hollowell; Pepin; Maurice; Malvin the Butcher [Count Malvin Le Sueur]

Synopsis

Robin Hood rescues Lady Hilda from Malvin the Butcher.

Indexer Notes

Copr., 1942, by R. S. Callender.
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (April 2011).

Gaylord Du Bois script credit for Return of Robin Hood [episode 5] as per page 92, "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, Sorted by Title," compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott. Gaylord Du Bois script identification by David Porta, January 9, 2017.

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

Gang Busters / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jim Chambers

Inks

Jim Chambers

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Silk Spanella outlines a new racket to his mob.

Genre

crime

Characters

Chief John Winston; Mrs. Mallone; Tony Paletti; Widow Hayes; Mr. Fawley; Fred Aker; Mrs. Aker; Colonel Davannon; Casey; Frank; Joe; Blackout Protective Society [Silk Spanella (villain); Spike (villain); Louis (villain); Piggy (villain)]

Synopsis

Chief Winston breaks up a blackout protection racket.

Reprints

• in Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #24 - Gang Busters (1943)

Indexer Notes

Copr., 1942, by Phillips H. Lord, Inc.
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (April 2011).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Terry and the Pirates / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Milton Caniff (credited)

Pencils

Milton Caniff (credited)

Inks

Milton Caniff (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Frank Engli

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Is shoomike gleam of lights!

Genre

adventure

Characters

Connie; Terry Lee; Pat Ryan; April Kane; Big Stoop; Dillon Kane; Sanjak [also as Madame Sud] (villain); Weazel [M. Belette] (villain); Baron De Plexus (villain); Slugger Dunn (villain)

Synopsis

Madame Sud reveals to April that she is secretly Sanjak.

Reprints

• in Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #44 - Terry and the Pirates (May 1944)
• from Terry and The Pirates daily (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate) 1939-01-26 - 1939-01-28, 1939-01-30 - 1939-02-04, 1939-02-06 - 1939-02-11, 1939-02-13 - 1939-02-18, 1939-02-20, 1939-02-21

Indexer Notes

Copyright, 1938, by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.

Sundays are part of the continuity but are omitted.

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

Don Winslow / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank V. Martinek (credited)

Pencils

Leon A. Beroth (signed as L. A. Beroth)

Inks

Leon A. Beroth (signed as L. A. Beroth)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Today's test will be under actual combat conditions, gentlemen!

Feature Logo

Don Winslow of the Navy

Genre

war; adventure; military

Characters

Don Winslow; Red Pennington; Professor Olympus Lancton; Mr. Anders

Reprints

• from Don Winslow of the Navy (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

Released by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.

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

Gasoline Alley / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Frank King (credited)

Pencils

Frank King (credited)

Inks

Frank King (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I can see her

Genre

drama

Characters

Skeezix Wallet; Nina Clock; Tops; Mr. Clock; Aunt Hessie

Reprints

• from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1937.10.18
• from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1937.10.19
• from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1937.10.20
• from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1937.10.21

Indexer Notes

Copyright 1937 by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.

Monster of the Deep (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

war

Characters

Danny Perkins; Phil Perkins; Nazis (villains)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

The Owl / comic story / 5.89 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Frank Thomas (credited)

Inks

Frank Thomas (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yes...this is the Merlin home

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Owl [Nick Terry]; Belle Wayne; Chief Murphy; Steve; Mr. Broadhead (first appearance, death); Mr. Westmore (first appearance)

Indexer Notes

Copr., 1942, by R. S. Callender

Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc. (Table of Contents: 10)

statement of ownership / 0.11 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

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

Cyclone / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils

John Hampton (credited as John Wade Hampton)

Inks

John Hampton (credited as John Wade Hampton)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

That sign looks kinda useless, Midge

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Cyclone; Midge; Calico (a horse); Sandy Waters; The Bowdry Gang (villains); Hoot Bowdry (villain)

Indexer Notes

Copr., 1942, by R. S. Callender.

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

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

Script

Bill Holman (credited)

Pencils

Bill Holman (credited)

Inks

Bill Holman (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Whoopee! Yippee! Yow!

Genre

humor

Characters

Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt

Reprints

• from Smokey Stover daily (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) ?
• from Smokey Stover daily (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938.12.15

Indexer Notes

Copyright 1938 by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.

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

The Hurricane Kids / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

Reaching the top of the island's plateau...

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

The Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]

Indexer Notes

Copr., 1942, by R. S. Callender

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

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

Script

Gus Edson (credited)

Pencils

Gus Edson (credited)

Inks

Gus Edson (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Look at that family grouped around the Christmas tree!

Genre

drama; humor; domestic

Characters

Andrew Gump; Min Gump; Chester Gump; Uncle Bim Gump [Benjamin Gump]; Millie Gump; Hortense De Stross

Reprints

• from The Gumps Sunday (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1937.12.19 ?

Indexer Notes

On inside back cover in black, white and red.
Copyright 1937 by the Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.

This Christmas--Give a Subscription to New Funnies (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

New Funnies / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)