Popular Comics
#88
(June 1943)
Dell,
1936 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1943-05-01
- 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 1943 by Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
Cover has U.S. stamp date of 1943-04-29.
Cover has U.S. stamp date of 1943-04-29.
[no title indexed]
Smilin' Jack; Smokey Stover / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You girls were right - The epidemic of fires in town is caused by Arson Nick, a fire bug!
- Genre
- adventure; humor; aviation; war
- Characters
- Smilin' Jack; Fat Stuff; Terry Lee; Pat Ryan; The Three Little Gremlins [Gassy Octane; Nutsy Boltaction; Screwy Turnbuckle]; Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt
[no title indexed]
Grin and Bear It / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- George Lichty (signed as Lichty)
- Pencils
- George Lichty (signed as Lichty)
- Inks
- George Lichty (signed as Lichty)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wilton! Get up!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Grin and Bear It daily (Chicago Times, Inc.) 1942.?
- from Grin and Bear It daily (Chicago Times, Inc.) 1942.?
- from Grin and Bear It daily (Chicago Times, Inc.) 1942.?
- from Grin and Bear It daily (Chicago Times, Inc.) 1942.?
Indexer Notes
Four single panel cartoons on inside front cover in black, white and red.
© 1942 Chicago Times, Inc.
[no title indexed]
Gang Busters / comic story / 6 pages
- Job Number
- P.C.#88
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- They were clever, this ruthless gang of Nazi saboteurs
- Genre
- crime; war
- Characters
- Chief John Winston; Agent Conners; Agent Porter [also as Von Macken]; Gessing (villain); Otto Schussel [also as Mina] (villain); Nazis (villains)
Indexer Notes
Copr. 1943 by Phillips H. Lord, Inc.
Dolled Up
Spooky / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Bill Holman (credited as Fenwick Flooky; also as B. H.)
- Pencils
- Bill Holman (credited as Fenwick Flooky; also as B. H.)
- Inks
- Bill Holman (credited as Fenwick Flooky; also as B. H.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Spooky; Fenwick Flooky
- Reprints
- from Spooky Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940-07-28
Indexer Notes
Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.
From Bud to Worse
Spooky / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Bill Holman (credited as Fenwick Flook)
- Pencils
- Bill Holman (credited as Fenwick Flook)
- Inks
- Bill Holman (credited as Fenwick Flook)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Spooky; Fenwick Flooky
- Reprints
- from Spooky Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940-08-11
Indexer Notes
Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.
[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
- Don't worry about your burns, Jack
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Characters
- Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Downwind Jaxon; Fat Stuff; Woo-Woo Bali [as Woo Woo Bali]; Mary Smith; Dixie Lee; Dr. Helpers; Inspector; Rabbit
- Synopsis
- Fat Stuff and Woo Woo Bali get married. Mary and Dixie both sacrifice some skin to graft onto Jack's burns.
- Reprints
-
in Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #36 - Smilin' Jack (1944) - from Smilin' Jack (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) ?
-
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1938 by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.
Convoy Lifeline of Victory
comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- E. C. Stoner (signed)
- Inks
- E. C. Stoner (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- war
Indexer Notes
Copr., 1943 by R. S. Callender.
[no title indexed]
The Gumps / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Just as Bim is about to arrange for the adoption of the baby with the spurious parents
- Genre
- drama; humor; domestic
- Characters
- Uncle Bim Gump [Benjamin Gump]; Andrew Gump; Chester Gump; Little Napolean; Little Napolean's mother
- Reprints
- from The Gumps Sunday (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1938.?
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1938 by the Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.
Counter Sign
Spooky / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Bill Holman (credited as Bill Scat Holman)
- Pencils
- Bill Holman (credited as Bill Scat Holman)
- Inks
- Bill Holman (credited as Bill Scat Holman)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Spooky; Fenwick Flooky
- Reprints
- from Spooky Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.
Hounded
Spooky / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Bill Holman (credited as Vaudebill Holman)
- Pencils
- Bill Holman (credited as Vaudebill Holman)
- Inks
- Bill Holman (credited as Vaudebill Holman)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Spooky; Fenwick Flooky
- Reprints
- from Spooky Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940-09-08
Indexer Notes
Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.
The Yanks Bring Home the Bacon.......
Buddies / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- humor; war
- Characters
- PFC Speed Williams; PFC Slug McCoy; Sgt. Rafferty; Sgt. Epstein; Little Mike [Miko Homakishi] (villain, death); Japanese (villains)
Indexer Notes
Copr., 1943 by R. S. Callender.
Art very similar to story in Popular Comics #87, which was signed by Frank Thomas.
Jungle Job
text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- jungle; war
- Characters
- Colonel Buck; Timothy Brown; Reverend Brown (death); Nikua; Japanese (villains)
- Synopsis
- Timothy appears before the colonel in loin-cloth, and green berry stain in concealing leaf fashion. The colonel had been cursing complaints to himself when Timothy arrived offering to guide him and his men over the chasm. Tim's dad is a missionary here in New Guinea, just finishing translating the Bible to Uruguru. Tim gets them across, goes ahead. Japs took his village. He saves his adoptive sister, but Dad is dead. The Col. offers him transport home. This is home. Tim will finish Dad's work. Once all the Japs are wiped out.
Indexer Notes
Gaylord Du Bois script credit per "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985), page 187: "Jungle Job. 2p. for stock."
[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
- It's not going to be April!
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Connie; The Dragon Lady (also as Miss Nogard); Terry Lee; Pat Ryan; Big Stoop; April Kane; Deeth Crispin; Mr. Crispin; Gawain; Baron De Plexus (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.
Sound Reasoning
Spooky / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Bill Holman (credited)
- Pencils
- Bill Holman (credited)
- Inks
- Bill Holman (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Spooky; Fenwick Flooky
- Reprints
- from Spooky Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940-08-18
Indexer Notes
Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.
Groan Panes
Spooky / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Bill Holman (credited as Fenwick Flook)
- Pencils
- Bill Holman (credited as Fenwick Flook)
- Inks
- Bill Holman (credited as Fenwick Flook)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Spooky; Fenwick Flooky
- Reprints
- from Spooky Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940-09-xx
Indexer Notes
Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.
Putting on the Dog
Spooky / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Bill Holman (credited as Bill Skat Holman)
- Pencils
- Bill Holman (credited as Bill Skat Holman)
- Inks
- Bill Holman (credited as Bill Skat Holman)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Spooky; Fenwick Flooky
- Reprints
- from Spooky Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.
Air Tonic
Spooky / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Bill Holman (credited as Bill Scat Holman)
- Pencils
- Bill Holman (credited as Bill Scat Holman)
- Inks
- Bill Holman (credited as Bill Scat Holman)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Spooky; Fenwick Flooky
- Reprints
- from Spooky Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940-09-01
Indexer Notes
Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., 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
- Nina, I see your boy-friend Packer has another girl out riding
- Genre
- drama; humor
- Characters
- Skeezix Wallet; Nina Clock; Walt Wallet; Judy Wallet; Larry Packer; Jessica; Gootch; Tops
- Reprints
- from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1937.12.08
- from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1937.12.09
- from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1937.12.10
- from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1937.12.?
- from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1937.12.18
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1937 by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.
[no title indexed]
The Three Little Gremlins / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gremlin City, hidden deep beneath a coastal flying field, rings with the happy shouts of the little Gremlins...
- Genre
- humor; war
- Characters
- The Three Little Gremlins [Gassy Octane; Nutsy Boltaction; Screwy Turnbuckle]; Uncle Louie (first appearance); Whitey; Nazi (villains)
Indexer Notes
Copr., 1943, by Daniel J. Gormley.
Art credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928-1999.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["You girls were right - The epidemic of fires in town is caused by Arson Nick, a fire bug!"]
Smilin' Jack; Smokey Stover -
1.
["Wilton! Get up!"]
Grin and Bear It -
2.
["They were clever, this ruthless gang of Nazi saboteurs"]
Gang Busters -
3.
Dolled Up
Spooky -
4.
From Bud to Worse
Spooky -
5.
["Don't worry about your burns, Jack"]
Smilin' Jack -
6.
Convoy Lifeline of Victory
-
7.
["Just as Bim is about to arrange for the adoption of the baby with the spurious parents"]
The Gumps -
8.
Counter Sign
Spooky -
9.
Hounded
Spooky -
10.
The Yanks Bring Home the Bacon.......
Buddies -
11.
Jungle Job
-
12.
["It's not going to be April!"]
Terry and the Pirates -
13.
Sound Reasoning
Spooky -
14.
Groan Panes
Spooky -
15.
Putting on the Dog
Spooky -
16.
Air Tonic
Spooky -
17.
["Nina, I see your boy-friend Packer has another girl out riding"]
Gasoline Alley -
18.
["Gremlin City, hidden deep beneath a coastal flying field, rings with the happy shouts of the little Gremlins..."]
The Three Little Gremlins -
19.
Fun for Boys
Knickerbocker Pub. Co. -
20.
Get This Bomber and Secret Bomb-Sight Free
Invention Co.
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