Popular Comics
#84
(February 1943)
Dell,
1936 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1943-01-02
- 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 1943 by Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
[no title indexed]
Smilin' Jack / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Characters
- Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Terry Lee
[no title indexed]
The Gumps / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A penny for your thoughts
- Genre
- drama; humor; domestic
- Characters
- Andrew Gump; Min Gump; Chester Gump
- Reprints
- from The Gumps Sunday (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1938.?
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1938 by the Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.
On inside front cover in black, white and red.
[no title indexed]
Smilin' Jack / comic story / 8 pages
- 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
- Well, I wish you all the luck in the world
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Characters
- Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Fat Stuff; Downwind Jaxon; Inspector (death); Mary Smith; Mummy Smith (death); Hop (villain)
- Synopsis
- Mummy Smith accidently kills the Inspector, and decides to commit suicide instead of serving time in jail. Hop sabotages Jack's plane, causing him to crash in front of Mary's trailer.
- Reprints
- from Smilin' Jack (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1939
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1938 by the Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.
The Return of Robin Hood [Episode 6]
Robin Hood / comic story / 8 pages
- Feature Logo
- The Return of Robin Hood
- Genre
- adventure; historical; history
- Characters
- Robin Hood; Will Scarlett; Sir Henry Langford; Hal Langford; Sir Gregory; Romain De Corbeau; Robber Baron
Indexer Notes
© 1943 by R. S. Callender.
Gaylord Du Bois script credit for Return of Robin Hood [episode 6] 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.
The Food Bootleggers
Gang Busters / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Chief John Winston; Officer Mike; Ned Walters; Joe; Mrs. Jones; Harvey Q. Walling (villain); Doc Hermann Schwerner (villain); Soapy Max Modin (villain); Fred Schwerner (villain)
Indexer Notes
Copr. 1943 by Phillips H. Lord, Inc. Previous indexer credit art to Louis Ferstadt.
No Crime Is Perfect
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Hal Bittner (signed as HB)
- Inks
- Hal Bittner (signed as HB)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Detective Grady; Mrs. Casey; Ed Sharpe (villain); The Crab [Lester Crabb] (villain)
[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
- Stoop, search them for extra weapons!
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Connie; Terry Lee; Pat Ryan; April Kane; Big Stoop; Dillon Kane; Mala; Sanjak [also as Madame Sud] (villain); Weazel [M. Belette] (villain); Baron De Plexus (villain); Slugger Dunn (villain)
- Reprints
- from Terry and the Pirates daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
Copyright, 1938, by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.
[no title indexed]
Don Winslow / comic story / 5 pages
- 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
- In the flight tower at the Pensacola Air Station
- Feature Logo
- Don Winslow of the Navy
- Genre
- adventure; war; military
- Characters
- Don Winslow; Red Pennington
- Reprints
- from Don Winslow of the Navy (Bell Syndicate) ?
Indexer Notes
Released by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.
[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
- Gee, Nina, it's the first time I've had a chance like this!
- Genre
- drama
- Characters
- Skeezix Wallet; Nina Clock; Aunt Hessie; Larry Packer; Jessica
- Reprints
- from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1937.?
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1937 by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.
[no title indexed]
The Owl / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Frank Thomas (credited)
- Inks
- Frank Thomas (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ethelbert!... Did you get the part?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Owl [Nick Terry]; Chief Murphy; Officer Mike; Phyllis (first appearance); Ethelbert Hambone (first appearance); Mrs. Cooper (first appearance); Snake Anton (villain)
Indexer Notes
Copr., 1943 by R. S. Callender
[no title indexed]
The Hurricane Kids / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We've circled the whole, plateau, Dave
- Genre
- adventure; historical
- Characters
- The Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]
Indexer Notes
Copr. 1943, 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
- You've been working there for two hours, Chief
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Spooky (a cat)
- Reprints
- from Smokey Stover daily (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) ?
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1939 by News Syndicate Co., Inc.
[no title indexed]
Cyclone / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Gaylord Du Bois
- Pencils
- John Hampton (signed as J. Wade Hampton)
- Inks
- John Hampton (signed as J. Wade Hampton)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- As Coyote's newly appointed Marshal
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Cyclone; Midge [as Archibald Montgomery Smith]; Sandy Waters; Lefty (villain); Smoky (villain)
Indexer Notes
Copr., 1943, by R. S. Callender.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Smilin' Jack -
1.
["A penny for your thoughts"]
The Gumps -
2.
["Well, I wish you all the luck in the world"]
Smilin' Jack -
3.
The Return of Robin Hood [Episode 6]
Robin Hood -
4.
The Food Bootleggers
Gang Busters -
5.
No Crime Is Perfect
-
6.
["Stoop, search them for extra weapons!"]
Terry and the Pirates -
7.
["In the flight tower at the Pensacola Air Station"]
Don Winslow -
8.
["Gee, Nina, it's the first time I've had a chance like this!"]
Gasoline Alley -
9.
["Ethelbert!... Did you get the part?"]
The Owl -
10.
["We've circled the whole, plateau, Dave"]
The Hurricane Kids -
11.
["You've been working there for two hours, Chief"]
Smokey Stover -
12.
["As Coyote's newly appointed Marshal"]
Cyclone -
13.
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14.
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