Popular Comics
#103
(September 1944)
Dell,
1936 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale date
- 1944-08-01
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
- Brand
- A Dell Magazine
- Editing
- ?
- Color
- Color
- Dimensions
- Standard Golden Age U.S.
- Paper Stock
- Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format
- Was Ongoing Series
[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
- Howdy, Gents - I'm here to sell you a product
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Spooky (a cat)
- Reprints
- from Smokey Stover Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1941.xx.xx
Indexer Notes
"Copr. 1941, by News Syndicate Co. Inc."
On inside front cover in black, white and red.
[no title indexed]
Smilin' Jack / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Zack Mosley
- Pencils
- Boody Rogers [as Zack Mosley] (signed)
- Inks
- Boody Rogers [as Zack Mosley] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Boody Rogers
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Joy, I'm sorry I had to leave you and Jack last evening...
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Characters
- Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Downwind Jaxon; Fat Stuff; Joy Beaverduck; Kiwi; Line-Plunge; More Stuff; Skinnyatlas; Young Stuff; D-T (villain); K-9 (villain); Tepid Fahrenheit (villain); The Eye (villain)
- Synopsis
- Joy gets a job as a flight instructor and Downwind succeeds in getting Jack and Joy together. Later, spies capture Downwind.
- Reprints
-
in Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #80 - Smilin' Jack (1945) [comic book adaptation] - from Smilin' Jack daily (Chicago Tribune- N.Y. News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940-09-XX - 1940-10-XX
-
Indexer Notes
"Copr. 1940, by News Syndicate Co. Inc."
Includes the Sunday strip of September 29, 1940 on page 4.
[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
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Come on, you dope!
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- April Kane; Big Stoop; Captain Blaze; Connie [George Webster Confucius]; Deeth Crispin; Mr. McNulty; Pat Ryan; Raven Sherman; Terry Lee
- Reprints
- from Terry and the Pirates daily (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940.xx.xx
- Keywords
- Cholera
Indexer Notes
"Copr. 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc."
[no title indexed]
Etta Kett / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Paul Robinson (credited)
- Pencils
- Paul Robinson (credited)
- Inks
- Paul Robinson (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, Dad! Can't you bring that young war hero home to dinner?
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Etta Kett; Mr. Kett; Mrs. Kett; Captain Bricker [also as Captain Hicks]
- Reprints
- from Etta Kett Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1942.xx.xx
Indexer Notes
"Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc."
[no title indexed]
Dr. Bobbs / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Elliot Caplin
- Pencils
- Jim McArdle [as McArdle] (credited)
- Inks
- Jim McArdle [as McArdle] (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Lemme outa here!
- Genre
- medical
- Characters
- Dr. Stephen Bobbs; Brenda; Carrie Wigglesworth; Dr. Van Curtsey; Francis; Mack; Magnus Major; Nurse Norman; Slapsy McGonigle; Tommy Trent
- Reprints
- from Dr. Bobbs daily (King Features, Inc.) 1942.xx.xx
- Keywords
- Carrie B. Wigglesworth Hospital
Indexer Notes
"Copr. 1942, King Features, Inc."
[no title indexed]
Felix the Cat / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ? [as Pat Sullivan] (credited)
- Pencils
- Otto Messmer ?
- Inks
- Otto Messmer ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'll borrow one of these prehistoric skeletons
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Felix the Cat; Mr. Billington Boo; Mrs. Boo
- Reprints
- from Felix the Cat daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1932.xx.xx
- Keywords
- camping
Indexer Notes
"Copr. 1932, King Features Syndicate, Inc."
Jungle Justice
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Gaylord Du Bois
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Akila; Little Nachu; Muldao; Shawbaw (an elephant)
- Synopsis
- Young Nachu and the other elephant tenders are tied up by the Japs after the Japs killed one of the elephants, and one Jap poked the bull elephant with a bayonet. Nachu escapes, and unchains all the elephants, riding the bull, who first kills the Jap who speared him, then leads a stampede on the Japs' headquarters huts where they'd lain in wait to ambush the allies. Alerted, the Americans arrive, shelling the remaining Japs' camp.
- Keywords
- Burma; Japanese
Indexer Notes
"Copr., 1944 by, R. S. Callender."
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 78: "Jungle Justice. text for Popular Comics, Sept. 1944."
[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
- So long, sucker - have a whale of a good time!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; C. Finnley Nibble
- Reprints
- from Smokey Stover Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1941.xx.xx
- Keywords
- fishing
Indexer Notes
"Copyright 1941, by News Syndicate Co. Inc."
[no title indexed]
Polly and Her Pals / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Cliff Sterrett (credited)
- Pencils
- Cliff Sterrett (credited)
- Inks
- Cliff Sterrett (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Everything is gonna be o.k., Paw
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Ash Perkins; Sam'l Perkins [Paw]; Suzie Perkins [Maw]; Kitty (a cat)
- Reprints
- from Polly and Her Pals Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1942.xx.xx
Indexer Notes
"Copr. 1942 King Features Syndicate, Inc."
[Coupon Killers]
Gang Busters / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Gaylord Du Bois
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look, Joe--I gotta have fifteen gallons to visit the wife's folks
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Howie Willett; Jean Willett; Judge Torrey (death); Officer Simms; Pops; Benny (villain); Joe Barnes (villain); Sapper Rawley (villain); Agent Tom Garlin (villain)
- Synopsis
- Rationing malfeasance is followed by coupon thieves, and murder. Ordinary Americans who circumvent OPA Office of Price Administration gas coupon rationing are morally complicit in murders that flow from coupon crime.
- Keywords
- gas coupons
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 78: "Gang Busters. 6p. For Popular Comics, Sept. 1944."
First in a series of Gang Buster's episodes in a row to deal with crimes against the controlled economy administered by the Federal Office of Price Administration, which rations the sale of gasoline, automobiles, food, et cetera, by means of issuing purchase coupons of various categories, certificates of permission to purchase, et cetera. Regulation gives rise to bootleggers, counterfeiters, car strippers, racketeers, an underground economy reaching it's anti-American tentacles to corrupt ordinary consumers: fathers, mothers, and and our nation's youth.
"Copr. 1944, by Phillips H. Lord, Inc."
[no title indexed]
Gasoline Alley / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Frank King [as King] (credited)
- Pencils
- Frank King [as King] (credited)
- Inks
- Frank King [as King] (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bobbie pins!
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Hap Ducker; Lola; Nina Clock; Skeezix 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."
[no title indexed]
Elza Poppin / cartoon / 0.5 page
- Script
- ? [as Olsen and Johnson] (credited)
- Pencils
- George Swanson
- Inks
- George Swanson
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You don't always want to be a yard-bird
- 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."
[no title indexed]
Elza Poppin / cartoon / 0.5 page
- Script
- ? [as Olsen and Johnson] (credited)
- Pencils
- George Swanson
- Inks
- George Swanson
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Whew - I'm all in walking my post
- Genre
- humor; military
- Characters
- Elza Poppin; Sarge
- Reprints
- from Elza Poppin daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1942.xx.xx
- Keywords
- Camp Bang
Indexer Notes
"Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc."
[no title indexed]
Elza Poppin / cartoon / 0.5 page
- Script
- ? [as Olsen and Johnson] (credited)
- Pencils
- George Swanson
- Inks
- George Swanson
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The boys are complaining
- 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."
[no title indexed]
Elza Poppin / cartoon / 0.5 page
- Script
- ? [as Olsen and Johnson] (credited)
- Pencils
- George Swanson
- Inks
- George Swanson
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Brr - me worth a fortune
- Genre
- humor; military
- Characters
- Elza Poppin; Sarge
- Reprints
- from Elza Poppin daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1942.xx.xx
- Keywords
- Camp Bang
Indexer Notes
"Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc."
[no title indexed]
Toots and Casper / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Jimmy Murphy (credited)
- Pencils
- Jimmy Murphy (credited)
- Inks
- Jimmy Murphy (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Will you hold this hat for me until tomorrow?
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Toots Hawkins; Casper Hawkins; Buttercup Hawkins; Colonel Hoofer; Uncle Everett
- Reprints
- from Toots and Casper daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1943.xx.xx
Indexer Notes
"Copr. 1943, King Features Syndicate, Inc."
[no title indexed]
The Gumps / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Gus Edson (signed)
- Pencils
- Gus Edson (signed)
- Inks
- Gus Edson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, Min!! C'mon quick!
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Andy Gump [Andrew Gump]; Hortense De Stross; Major Force; Millie Gump; Min Gump [Minerva Gump]; Slither; Uncle Bim Gump [Benjamin Gump]
- Reprints
- from The Gumps Sunday (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938.xx.xx
- Keywords
- stock market
Indexer Notes
"Copyright, 1938, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc."
On inside back cover in black, white and red.
[no title indexed]
The Gumps / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Gus Edson
- Pencils
- Gus Edson
- Inks
- Gus Edson
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm sorry to say, the patient has had a sinking spell
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Andy Gump [Andrew Gump]; Min Gump [Minerva Gump]; Tilda; Uncle Bim Gump [Benjamin Gump]
- Reprints
- from The Gumps Sunday (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938.xx.xx
- Keywords
- stock market
Indexer Notes
"Copyright, 1938, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc."
Back cover.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Terry and the Pirates -
1.
["Howdy, Gents - I'm here to sell you a product"]
Smokey Stover -
2.
["Joy, I'm sorry I had to leave you and Jack last evening..."]
Smilin' Jack -
3.
["Come on, you dope!"]
Terry and the Pirates -
4.
["Oh, Dad! Can't you bring that young war hero home to dinner?"]
Etta Kett -
5.
["Lemme outa here!"]
Dr. Bobbs -
6.
["I'll borrow one of these prehistoric skeletons"]
Felix the Cat -
7.
Jungle Justice
-
8.
["So long, sucker - have a whale of a good time!"]
Smokey Stover -
9.
["Everything is gonna be o.k., Paw"]
Polly and Her Pals -
10.
[Coupon Killers]
Gang Busters -
11.
["Bobbie pins!"]
Gasoline Alley -
12.
["You don't always want to be a yard-bird"]
Elza Poppin -
13.
["Whew - I'm all in walking my post"]
Elza Poppin -
14.
["The boys are complaining"]
Elza Poppin -
15.
["Brr - me worth a fortune"]
Elza Poppin -
16.
["Will you hold this hat for me until tomorrow?"]
Toots and Casper -
17.
["Oh, Min!! C'mon quick!"]
The Gumps -
18.
["I'm sorry to say, the patient has had a sinking spell"]
The Gumps
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