Popular Comics
#118
(December 1945)
Dell,
1936 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1945
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
- Brand
-
A Dell Magazine [circle]
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- ?
[no title indexed]
Felix the Cat / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Felix the Cat; Smilin' Jack; Terry Lee; Smokey Stover
Indexer Notes
With cameos of Smilin' Jack, Smokey Stover, and Terry & the Pirates.
[no title indexed]
Polly and Her Pals / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Cliff Sterrett (signed)
- Pencils
- Cliff Sterrett (signed)
- Inks
- Cliff Sterrett (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What are the most popular prepared drinks in the world?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Kitty; Sam'l Perkins
- Synopsis
- Paw's nephew stumps him with a trivia question.
- Reprints
- from Polly and Her Pals Sundays (King Features) 1942-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
The inside-front cover.
[no title indexed]
Smilin' Jack / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Zack Mosley (signed)
- Pencils
- Zack Mosley (signed)
- Inks
- Zack Mosley (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Boody Rogers
- Job Number
- P.C.118 - 4312
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Quick, Jack! Jump in Toemain's plane -- I'll try to hold them off while you start it!!
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Characters
- Downwind Jaxon; Smilin' Jack; Cindy; Catize; Snake-Bite; Toemain
- Synopsis
- Cindy and Jack escape from Toemain.
- Reprints
-
in Smilin' Jack (Dell, 1948 series) #2 (April-June 1948) - from Smilin' Jack (Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate) 1941-07-20 - 1941-08-03
-
Indexer Notes
The Sunday page of July 20, 1941 appears on pages 1 and 2. The Sunday page of July 27, 1941 appears on pages 4 and 5. The Sunday page of August 3, 1941 appears in part on pages 7.
[no title indexed]
Terry and the Pirates / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Milton Caniff (credited)
- Pencils
- Milton Caniff (credited)
- Inks
- Milton Caniff (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hu Shee!... I thought you were ready to leave on the raid into the invader lines!
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Terry Lee; Hu Shee; Tang; Dr. Ping [The Blue Tiger]; Bucky Wing; Lin Sun; Hugo (camel)
- Synopsis
- Tang betrays the Chinese soldiers.
- Reprints
- from Terry and the Pirates daily (Chicago Tribune) 1941-xx-xx - 1941-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Smokey Stover / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Bill Holman
- Pencils
- Bill Holman (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Holman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oboy! - Yippee! - Yow! - This calls for action - I gotta get pop on the phone right away!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Smokey Stover; Earl Stover
- Synopsis
- Uncle Cole has sent Earl a present from South America.
- Reprints
- from Smokey Stover Sundays (Chicago Tribune) 1942-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
The Flop Family / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'll surprise Helen and give her another driving lesson this afternoon
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Philander Flop; Helen Flop
- Synopsis
- Helen has some problems with the car.
- Reprints
- from The Flop Family Sundays (King Features) 1944-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Dr. Bobbs / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey! Doc! Wait fer baby!
- Genre
- drama; medical
- Characters
- Dr. Stephen Bobbs; Blake Gilbert; Slapsy McGonigle; Dr. Lightfoot; Marco Amalfi; Mama Amalfi; Blackie
- Synopsis
- Dr. Bobbs opens a clinic on the rundown East side of town.
- Reprints
- from Doctor Bobbs Sundays (King Features) 1942-xx-xx - 1942-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Gang Busters / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Gaylord Du Bois (sourced) (Entry states: "Gang Busters. 4p. For Popular Comics, December 1945. Submitted July 5, 1945.")
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In the back room of Sam Chernick's jewelry shop the doorbell rings
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Sam Chernick; Massey; Kilborn; Hanlon
- Synopsis
- Kilborn and Massey come across a recently robbed shop.
Felix Takes a Cat-Nap
Felix the Cat / text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Felix the Cat
[no title indexed]
Toots and Casper / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Jimmy Murphy
- Pencils
- Jimmy Murphy (signed)
- Inks
- Jimmy Murphy (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Toots is starting a diary!
- Genre
- drama; humor; domestic
- Characters
- Casper Hawkins; Toots Hawkins; Colonel Hoofer; Cecil Twitterton
- Synopsis
- Casper brings a movie star to meet Toots.
- Reprints
- from Toots and Casper Sunday (King Features) 1943-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Gasoline Alley / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Frank King (credited)
- Pencils
- Frank King (credited)
- Inks
- Frank King (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Uncle Walt, I've got to have a bigger allowance.
- Genre
- drama
- Characters
- Skeezix Wallet; Walt Wallet; Tops Topper; Diana Dune; Gootch; Nina Clock
- Synopsis
- Skeezix buys a Christmas gift for Nina.
- Reprints
- from Gasoline Alley Sundays (Chicago Tribune) 1938-xx-xx - 1938-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
The Gumps / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Shut up, you little fool!
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Bim Gump; Chester Gump; Rose Budd; Kain Budd
- Synopsis
- The little girl that Chester bought the apple from has a mean uncle.
- Reprints
- from The Gumps Sundays (Chicago Tribune) 1941-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
The inside-back cover.
[no title indexed]
Smokey Stover / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Bill Holman
- Pencils
- Bill Holman (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Holman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Good morning, Cymbal Simon - where's Smokey?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Spooky; Smokey Stover; Ted; Mabel (mule); Frank; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Henrietta Nornge
- Synopsis
- Smokey is late for work because he had been shot.
- Reprints
- from Smokey Stover Sundays (Chicago Tribune) 1942-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
The back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Felix the Cat -
1.
["What are the most popular prepared drinks in the world?"]
Polly and Her Pals -
2.
["Quick, Jack! Jump in Toemain's plane -- I'll try to hold them off while you start it!!"]
Smilin' Jack -
3.
["Hu Shee!... I thought you were ready to leave on the raid into the invader lines!"]
Terry and the Pirates -
4.
["Oboy! - Yippee! - Yow! - This calls for action - I gotta get pop on the phone right away!"]
Smokey Stover -
5.
[no title indexed]
Felix the Cat -
6.
["I'll surprise Helen and give her another driving lesson this afternoon"]
The Flop Family -
7.
["Hey! Doc! Wait fer baby!"]
Dr. Bobbs -
8.
["In the back room of Sam Chernick's jewelry shop the doorbell rings"]
Gang Busters -
9.
Felix Takes a Cat-Nap
Felix the Cat -
10.
["Toots is starting a diary!"]
Toots and Casper -
11.
["Uncle Walt, I've got to have a bigger allowance."]
Gasoline Alley -
12.
["Shut up, you little fool!"]
The Gumps -
13.
["Good morning, Cymbal Simon - where's Smokey?"]
Smokey Stover
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