Popular Comics #93

(November 1943)

Remove Ugly Blackheads (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Ballco Products Co. / advertisement / 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

Job Number

P.C.#93-4311

First Line of Dialogue or Text

If I opened up to 40 inches, no doubt this bus would...

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Downwind Jaxon; Fat Stuff; Smilin' Jack; Dixie Lee; Dr. Helpers; Joy Beaverduck; Mr. Beaverduck; Mr. Widdle; Longdrink (villain); Madam Mongoose (villain, death); Musclebound (villain)

Synopsis

Madam Mongoose escapes, but can't resist watching what happens to a military plane that was sabotaged earlier. The sabotage is effective, but Madam Mongoose is killed by the careening plane when it crash-lands.

Reprints

• in Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #36 - Smilin' Jack (1944) [reprints pages 1-2], #58 - Smilin' Jack (1944) [reprints pages 3-8]
• from Smilin' Jack daily (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940-xx-xx - 1940-xx-xx

Keywords

F.B.I.

Indexer Notes

Copyright, 1940, by the News Syndicate Co. Inc.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

A little exercise will loosen you up!

Genre

adventure

Characters

Pat Ryan; April Kane; Captain Blaze [also as Grand Eyeyam]; Cheery Blaze; Cue-Ball; Twiddle-Wit

Reprints

• from Terry and the Pirates daily (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940-xx-xx - 1940-xx-xx

Keywords

Chinese; poppy

Indexer Notes

Copyright 1940 by the News Syndicate Co. Inc.

Smoke Over Hog Island (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

war

Characters

Buddy Holt; Joe Blackfeather

Keywords

Hog Island; Japanese

Indexer Notes

Copr. 1943 by R. S. Callender.

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

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

Hey you lazy lug

Genre

humor

Characters

Spooky; Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt (voice only)

Reprints

• from Smokey Stover Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1941-xx-xx

Keywords

False Alarm Fire Department

Indexer Notes

Copr. 1941, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.

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

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

My stars, sun

Genre

humor

Characters

Spooky; Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Skull Duggery

Reprints

• from Smokey Stover Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1941-05-25

Keywords

False Alarm Fire Department

Indexer Notes

Copr. 1941, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.

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

Elza Poppin / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Swanson (signed as Swan)

Inks

George Swanson (signed as Swan)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Haul those cinders to the hostess house

Genre

humor; military

Characters

Elza Poppin; Ed; Jerry; Sarge; Tom

Reprints

• from Elza Poppin daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1941-01-20, 1941-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Five Elza Poppin cartoon strips.
Copr. 1941, King Features Syndicate, Inc.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Etta Kett / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Robinson (credited, signed)

Pencils

Paul Robinson (credited, signed)

Inks

Paul Robinson (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Did I hear you say you'd help with the dishes?

Genre

domestic; teen; humor

Characters

Etta Kett; Mr. Kett; Mrs. Kett; Phil

Reprints

• from Etta Kett Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1942-03-15, 1942-03-22

Indexer Notes

Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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

Polly and Her Pals / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Cliff Sterrett (credited)

Pencils

Cliff Sterrett (credited)

Inks

Cliff Sterrett (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ma's told you a million times not to snooze after supper, Pa

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Polly Perkins; Ash [Ashur Perkins]; Carrie; Sam'l Perkins [Paw]; Suzie Perkins [Maw]; Kitty (a cat)

Reprints

• from Polly and Her Pals Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1942-04-12

Indexer Notes

Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Polly and Her Pals / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Cliff Sterrett (credited)

Pencils

Cliff Sterrett (credited)

Inks

Cliff Sterrett (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Fer th' love of Mike, Maw!

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Polly Perkins; Sam'l Perkins [Paw]; Suzie Perkins [Maw]; Kitty (a cat)

Reprints

• from Polly and Her Pals Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1942-04-19

Indexer Notes

Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc.

Putting on the Dog (Table of Contents: 11)

Spooky / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bill Holman (credited)

Pencils

Bill Holman (credited)

Inks

Bill Holman (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Spooky; Fenwick Flooky

Reprints

• from Spooky Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Copr. 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.

Hot Notes (Table of Contents: 12)

Spooky / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bill Holman (credited)

Pencils

Bill Holman (credited)

Inks

Bill Holman (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Spooky; Fenwick Flooky

Reprints

• from Spooky Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940-03-03

Indexer Notes

Copr. 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.

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

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

Script

Gus Edson (signed)

Pencils

Gus Edson (signed)

Inks

Gus Edson (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

How is our financial wizard today?

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Andy Gump [Andrew Gump]; Min Gump [Minerva Gump]

Reprints

• from The Gumps Sunday (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

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

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

Dr. Bobbs / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Elliott Caplin (credited)

Pencils

Jay McArdle (credited as McArdle)

Inks

Jay McArdle (credited as McArdle)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey, Doc, you gonna fix Malone's soup-bone?

Genre

medical

Characters

Dr. Stephen Bobbs; Dr. Luana Higgans (first appearance); Dr. Van Curtsey; Mountain Music Malone; Nurse Blossom; Nurse Norman; Slapsy McGonigle

Reprints

• from Dr. Bobbs daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1941-xx-xx - 1941-xx-xx

Keywords

baseball; Wigglesworth Hospital; World Series

Indexer Notes

Copr. 1941, King Features Syndicate, Inc.
Story includes strips dated September 19, October 3 and October 8, 1941.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

See those dead cows, Mr. Howard?

Genre

crime

Characters

Agent Larry Howard; Agent Morris; Danny Donique (villain); Leo Donique (villain)

Keywords

cattle rustlers; F.B.I.

Indexer Notes

Based on Phillips H. Lord's famous radio feature.
Copr. 1943 by Phillips H. Lord, Inc.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Toots and Casper / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Jimmy Murphy (credited)

Pencils

Jimmy Murphy (credited)

Inks

Jimmy Murphy (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'm sure gonna miss you, Herman

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Toots Hawkins; Casper Hawkins; Buttercup Hawkins; Alfred Skidder; Aunt Clara; Colonel Hoofer; Officer Fogarty; Teddy Hoofer; Spare-Ribs (a dog)

Reprints

• from Toots and Casper Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1942-07-19, 1942-xx-xx

Keywords

farm

Indexer Notes

Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Gasoline Alley / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Frank King (credited)

Pencils

Frank King (credited)

Inks

Frank King (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Nina, have you heard!

Genre

humor; domestic; drama

Characters

Elsie Loman; Jessica; Larry Packer; Nina Clock; Skeezix Wallet

Reprints

• from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938-xx-xx - 1938-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

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

Get This Junior Air Raid Warden Kit (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Kay Novelty Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Get This Bomber and Secret Bomb-Sight Free (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Invention Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Be a Radio Technician (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Choose Your Prize (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

American Specialty Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)