Popular Comics
#119
(January 1946)
Dell,
1936 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
-
A Dell Magazine [circle]
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- Helen Meyer (editor)
[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]
Smokey Stover / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Bill Holman
- Pencils
- Bill Holman (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Holman (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You're as jumpy as a frog with the hot foot - what's up, Pop?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Spooky; Smokey Stover; Earl Stover; Kermit K. Kackleberry
- Synopsis
- Smokey sends Earl to get a toaster.
- Reprints
- from Smokey Stover Sundays (Chicago Tribune) 1942-xx-xx
- Keywords
- Christmas
Indexer Notes
The inside-front cover.
[no title indexed]
Smilin' Jack / comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- P.C.119 - 461
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I've been trying to see Smilin' Jack for a week -- and frankly I'm fed up with this "he isn't in" stuff!
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Characters
- Downwind Jaxon; Smilin' Jack; Cindy; Toemain; Cherry (Cindy's daughter); Stretch Martin
- Synopsis
- Jack inherits his late wife's fortune.
- Reprints
-
in Smilin' Jack (Dell, 1948 series) #2 (April-June 1948) - from Smilin' Jack (Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate) 1941-08-03 - 1941-08-23
-
Indexer Notes
The Sunday page of August 3, 1941 appears in part on page 1. The Sunday page of August 10, 1941 appears on page 3. The Sunday page of August 17, 1941 appears on page 6 and 7.
[Statement of Ownership]
statement of ownership / 0.25 page
- Script
- Helen Meyer (business manager)
- Letters
- typeset
[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
- Captain Wing, the golden one and Hu Shee were on the wall where that bomb hit!
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Terry Lee; Kiel; Mrs. Lustre [Burma]
- Synopsis
- Terry is a prisoner of the Japanese.
- Reprints
- from Terry and the Pirates Sundays (Chicago Tribune) 1941-xx-xx - 1941-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Polly and Her Pals / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ah, here comes Gertie with her report card
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Kitty; Polly Perkins; Sam'l Perkins; Susie Perkins; Gertie; Pete
- Synopsis
- Gertie comes home with her report card.
- Reprints
- from Polly and Her Pals Sundays (King Features) 1942-xx-xx - 1942-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Dr. Bobbs / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Nothing serious, Mrs. Amalfi. - Marco has a little fever and ought to stay in bed a couple of days.
- Genre
- drama; medical
- Characters
- Dr. Stephen Bobbs; Mrs. Amalfi; Marco Amalfi; Blackie Kerr; Slapsy McGonigle; Blake Gilbert; Marty
- Synopsis
- Blackie wants to punch Dr. Bobbs for giving his best player bed rest.
- Reprints
- from Doctor Bobbs Sundays (King Features) 1942-xx-xx - 1942-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
The Flop Family / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's from Uncle Hugo - he's coming to visit us
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Philander Flop; Helen Flop; Hugo
- Synopsis
- Uncle Hugo visits the Flops.
- Reprints
- from The Flop Family Sundays (King Features) 1944-xx-xx - 1944-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Gang Busters / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Gaylord Du Bois (sourced) (Entry states: "Gang Busters. 4p. (1 sent) For Popular Comics, January 1946. Submitted August 13, 1945.")
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At two a.m., Henry Hale, a prosperous poultry-man, finds himself awake.
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Henry Hale; Slick Secconi; Gus Naplik; Sid; Cappy (dog); Colby; Berg; Silent Schmidt
- Synopsis
- Chicken thieves accidentally kills a farmer.
[no title indexed]
Gasoline Alley / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Frank King (credited)
- Pencils
- Frank King (credited)
- Inks
- Frank King (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Nina can't do that to me!
- Genre
- drama
- Characters
- Skeezix Wallet; Diana Dune; Nina Clock; Gootch
- Synopsis
- Skeezix thinks Nina was cheating on him with another man.
- Reprints
- from Gasoline Alley Sundays (Chicago Tribune) 1938-xx-xx - 1938-xx-xx
Charley Horse Goes to the Country
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Robert Callender (credited as R. S. Callender)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Charley Horse; Mrs. Cow; Danny Donkey; Robbin; Rollo Cow
- Synopsis
- It's Charley's day off and he goes walking.
[no title indexed]
Etta Kett / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Paul Robinson (signed)
- Pencils
- Paul Robinson (signed)
- Inks
- Paul Robinson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
[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
- Gosh - only two minutes to get home to hear the Shoddy Shoe program - "There's Gold in Them Thar Heels" - I'll just about make it!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Smokey Stover; Cy Klone
- Synopsis
- Smokey can't get his radio to work.
- Reprints
- from Smokey Stover Sundays (Chicago Tribune) 1942-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Toots and Casper / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Jimmy Murphy (signed)
- Pencils
- Jimmy Murphy (signed)
- Inks
- Jimmy Murphy (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I have to go out and pay my debts!!
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Casper Hawkins; Toots Hawkins; Colonel Hoofer; Katilka; Sophie Hoofer; Buttercup Hawkins; Spare-Ribs (dog)
- Synopsis
- Casper goes to pay off his friends what he owes them, but he can't find them.
- Reprints
- from Toots and Casper Sundays (King Features) 1943-xx-xx - 1943-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
The Gumps / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- She ran in there, Uncle Bim!
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Bim Gump; Chester Gump; Kain Budd; Rose Budd; Abel Budd
- Synopsis
- Chester and Bim learn more about the apple-selling girl and her uncle.
- Reprints
- from The Gumps Sundays (Chicago Tribune) 1941-xx-xx - 1941-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
The inside-back and back covers.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Felix the Cat -
1.
["You're as jumpy as a frog with the hot foot - what's up, Pop?"]
Smokey Stover -
2.
["I've been trying to see Smilin' Jack for a week -- and frankly I'm fed up with this "he isn't in" stuff!"]
Smilin' Jack -
3.
[no title indexed]
Felix the Cat -
4.
[Statement of Ownership]
-
5.
["Captain Wing, the golden one and Hu Shee were on the wall where that bomb hit!"]
Terry and the Pirates -
6.
["Ah, here comes Gertie with her report card"]
Polly and Her Pals -
7.
["Nothing serious, Mrs. Amalfi. - Marco has a little fever and ought to stay in bed a couple of days."]
Dr. Bobbs -
8.
["It's from Uncle Hugo - he's coming to visit us"]
The Flop Family -
9.
["At two a.m., Henry Hale, a prosperous poultry-man, finds himself awake."]
Gang Busters -
10.
["Nina can't do that to me!"]
Gasoline Alley -
11.
Charley Horse Goes to the Country
-
12.
["Hi Etta! Flop in!"]
Etta Kett -
13.
["Gosh - only two minutes to get home to hear the Shoddy Shoe program - "There's Gold in Them Thar Heels" - I'll just about make it!"]
Smokey Stover -
14.
["I have to go out and pay my debts!!"]
Toots and Casper -
15.
["She ran in there, Uncle Bim!"]
The Gumps
This issue was modified by, among others
- Gregory Fischer
- Michael Hoskin
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Dave Porta
- Mark Q
- Len Wolinsky
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