Popular Comics #95

(January 1944)

Boy! Oh! Boy! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Joe Bonomo / 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 (ghosted for Zack Mosley)

Job Number

P.C.#95-441

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I wish Joy would fall for a man like Jack instead of those...

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Dixie Lee; Downwind Jaxon; Fat Stuff; Joy Beaverduck; Kathleen; Mr. Beaverduck; Mr. Widdle; Bottles (villain)

Synopsis

Joy's father puts Jack in charge of her aviation activities. Joy tries a little romance on Jack, but he spurns her because he's still in love with Dixie. Since Dixie won't marry Jack until she regains her sight, Joy comes up with a plot to make Jack lose his pilot's license and keep him from raising money for Dixie's operation.

Reprints

• in Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #58 - Smilin' Jack (1944)
• from Smilin' Jack daily (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940-XX-XX - 1940-05-19

Indexer Notes

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

The story includes a comic strip dated May 19, 1940.

[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, signed)

Inks

Milton Caniff (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Frank Engli

First Line of Dialogue or Text

So you've learned the part of Portia

Genre

adventure

Characters

Pat Ryan; April Kane; Captain Blaze [also as Grand Eyeyam]; Cheery Blaze; Singh-Singh (villain)

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

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

Blood on the Harbor (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

war

Characters

Earl Newcomb; Peder Knudsen

Keywords

Nazis

Indexer Notes

"Copr. 1943, by R. S. Callender."

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

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

Script

Elliott Caplin (credited as Elliot)

Pencils

Jay McArdle (credited as McArdle) (signed as McArdle)

Inks

Jay McArdle (credited as McArdle) (signed as McArdle)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Remove Dr. Higgans to the isolation ward, immediately!

Genre

medical

Characters

Dr. Stephen Bobbs; Carrie Wigglesworth; Dr. Ernest Rennick; Dr. Luana Higgans; Dr. Van Curtsey

Reprints

• from Dr. Bobbs daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1941-10-29
• from Dr. Bobbs daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1941-11-01
• from Dr. Bobbs daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1941-11-04
• from Dr. Bobbs daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1941-11-06
• from Dr. Bobbs daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1941-11-07
• from Dr. Bobbs daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1941-11-09

Keywords

Bubnoic Plague; Carrie B. Wigglesworth Hospital

Indexer Notes

"Copr. 1941, King Features Syndicate, Inc."

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

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

Script

Paul Robinson (credited)

Pencils

Paul Robinson (credited and signed)

Inks

Paul Robinson (credited and signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Bye, Dad! It's the office picnic

Genre

humor; domestic; military

Characters

Etta Kett; Jimmy; Mr. Kett; Mrs. Kett

Reprints

• from Etta Kett Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1942-04-12
• from Etta Kett Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1942-04-26
• from Etta Kett Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1942-XX-XX

Indexer Notes

"Copr. 1942 King Features Syndicate, Inc."

Hoppy X-Mas (Table of Contents: 7)

Spooky / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bill Holman (credited as Fenwick Flooky)

Pencils

Bill Holman (credited as Fenwick Flooky)

Inks

Bill Holman (credited as Fenwick Flooky)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Spooky (a cat); Fenwick Flooky

Reprints

• from Spooky Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940-12-22

Keywords

Christmas

Indexer Notes

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

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

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

Jiminy Christmas!

Genre

humor

Characters

Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Forrest Phire

Reprints

• from Smokey Stover Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940-12-15

Keywords

Christmas; fire department

Indexer Notes

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

Christmas Holidaze (Table of Contents: 9)

Spooky / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bill Holman

Pencils

Bill Holman

Inks

Bill Holman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Spooky (a cat); Fenwick Flooky

Reprints

• from Spooky Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1939-12-24

Keywords

Christmas

Indexer Notes

"Copyright, 1939, by News Syndicate Co., Inc."

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

Grin and Bear It / cartoon / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

George Lichty (credited as Lichty)

Pencils

George Lichty (credited as Lichty)

Inks

George Lichty (credited as Lichty)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Well!

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Grin and Bear It daily (Chicago Times, Inc.) 1941-07-13
• from Grin and Bear It daily (Chicago Times, Inc.) 1941-XX-XX

Indexer Notes

Five single-panel cartoons.

"© 1941 Chicago Times, Inc."

Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc. (Table of Contents: 11)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

Helen Meyer (credited)

Letters

typeset

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

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

Are you going to sit up all night with that detective story, Ma?

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.) 1942-05-17

Indexer Notes

"Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc."

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

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

Don't fergit you met all these people at the Tinkers' tea, Paw

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Sam'l Perkins [Paw]; Suzie Perkins [Maw]; Mr. Meadows; Mrs. Hicks; Mr. Tinker

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

"Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc."

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

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

Still hitting on all cylinders!

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Andy Gump [Andrew Gump]; Uncle Bim Gump [Benjamin Gump]

Reprints

• from The Gumps Sunday (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938-01-02

Keywords

New Year's Day

Indexer Notes

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

Some of the dates toward the top of the strip were changed to 1943, but the eighth panel still has the original strip date of 1938 and the tenth panel refers to 1937.

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

Elza Poppin / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Swanson (signed as Swan)

Inks

George Swanson (signed as Swan)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Sarge is sure sore

Genre

humor; military

Characters

Elza Poppin; Sarge

Reprints

• from Elza Poppin daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1942-01-29

Keywords

Camp Bang

Indexer Notes

"Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc."

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

Elza Poppin / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Swanson (signed as Swan)

Inks

George Swanson (signed as Swan)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yeah, fellas

Genre

humor; military

Characters

Elza Poppin

Reprints

• from Elza Poppin daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1942-01-30

Keywords

Camp Bang

Indexer Notes

"Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc."

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

Elza Poppin / cartoon / 0.34 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Swanson (signed as Swan)

Inks

George Swanson (signed as Swan)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Brr-I'm nearly froze on sentry duty

Genre

humor; military

Characters

Elza Poppin; Ed; Frank

Reprints

• from Elza Poppin daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1942-02-02

Keywords

Camp Bang

Indexer Notes

"Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Elza Poppin / cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Swanson (signed as Swan)

Inks

George Swanson (signed as Swan)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Telegram for Private Twirp

Genre

humor; military

Characters

Elza Poppin; Private Twirp

Reprints

• from Elza Poppin daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1942-02-03

Keywords

Camp Bang

Indexer Notes

"Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Elza Poppin / cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Swanson (signed as Swan)

Inks

George Swanson (signed as Swan)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh, dear - I lost $5.00 on the camp grounds

Genre

humor; military

Characters

Elza Poppin

Reprints

• from Elza Poppin daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1942-XX-XX

Keywords

Camp Bang

Indexer Notes

"Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc."

[Department Store Crooks] (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Script

Gaylord Du Bois (sourced) (Entry states: "Gang Busters. 6p. For Popular Comics, Jan. 1944. Paid Sept 15, 1943.")

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Don't move a muscle, or it's lights out for you, brother!

Genre

crime

Characters

Lt. Robey; Officer Downey; Officer Marston; Sgt. Bell; Sgt. Ryan

Indexer Notes

"Based on Phillips H. Lord's famous radio feature."

"Copr. 1943 by Phillips H. Lord Inc."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

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

This is where my friend, 'Tiny Fella', the midget, lives

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Toots Hawkins; Casper Hawkins; Buttercup Hawkins; Mr. McRuff; Mugsy McRuff; Tiny Fella; Uncle Everett

Synopsis

Tiny Fella helps Buttercup with a bully problem.

Reprints

• from Toots and Casper Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1942-08-23
• from Toots and Casper Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1942-08-30

Keywords

bully

Indexer Notes

"Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Script

Frank King (credited as King) (signed as King)

Pencils

Frank King (credited as King) (signed as King)

Inks

Frank King (credited as King) (signed as King)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I haven't a thing against Nina

Genre

drama; humor; domestic

Characters

Nina Clock; Skeezix Wallet; Walt Wallet

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

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

The story includes strips dated February 26, February 28, and March 1, 1938.

Cat with the Goods (Table of Contents: 23)

Spooky / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bill Holman (credited as Fenwick Flooky)

Pencils

Bill Holman (credited as Fenwick Flooky)

Inks

Bill Holman (credited as Fenwick Flooky)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Spooky (a cat); Fenwick Flooky

Reprints

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

Keywords

Christmas present

Indexer Notes

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

Free! With This Amazing Offer (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

Invention Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Free 150 Power Microscope (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

Metro Publications / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

I Will Train You at Home for Vital Jobs Now Open in Radio (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

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