Popular Comics
#142
(December 1947)
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]
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Copyright 1947 by Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
[no title indexed]
Felix the Cat; Smilin' Jack / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; aviation
- Characters
- Felix the Cat; Smilin' Jack
[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
- Well, if it isn't Jim Panzee, the zoo keeper!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Jim Panzee
- Reprints
- from Smokey Stover Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1945-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
On inside front cover in black, white and red.
[no title indexed]
Felix the Cat / comic story / 12 pages
- Job Number
- P.C.#142-4712
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I don't know why they think it takes this many cops to catch me!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Felix the Cat; Wishy [Aloysius McGraw]; Mr. O'Flaherty; Skinny Flint (villain); Tretch Barrute (villain)
- Synopsis
- Felix and Wishy capture Skinny and Tretch. This helps them to get jobs as newspaper reporters.
- Reprints
- from Felix the Cat Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1940-xx-xx - 1940-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Smilin' Jack / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Zack Mosley (credited)
- Pencils
- Zack Mosley (credited)
- Inks
- Zack Mosley (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- After Joy was rescued from th' 'Glades
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Characters
- Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Joy Martin [Joy Beaverduck Martin]; Fat Stuff; Woo-Woo Bali; Sadpan; Biceps Brown; The Hairy One
- Synopsis
- Joy takes a crew to the South Pacific to search for Jungle Jolly.
- Reprints
- from Smilin' Jack Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1944-xx-xx - 1944-xx-xx
[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
- Holy h. smoke!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Smokey Stover; Cookie Stover; Earl Stover
- Reprints
- from Smokey Stover Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1944-xx-xx
[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
- Smatter Chief?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Spooky (a cat)
- Reprints
- from Smokey Stover Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1945-xx-xx
[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
- Hey! What's the big idea, Cookie?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Smokey Stover; Cookie Stover
- Reprints
- from Smokey Stover Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1945-xx-xx
[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
- Oh boy! Look at the swell cake Ma baked!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Smokey Stover; Cookie Stover; Earl Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Spooky (a cat)
- Reprints
- from Smokey Stover Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1945-xx-xx
[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
- Boy! Am I in there pitchin'!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Smokey Stover; Cookie Stover; Spooky (a cat)
- Reprints
- from Smokey Stover Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1945-xx-xx
[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
- Refugees got away
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Pat Ryan; Red; Normandie Sandhurst; Merrily Sandhurst; Nip-Nip (first appearance); Tony Sandhurst (villain)
- Synopsis
- Pat finally learns that Tony is a traitor and working for the enemy.
- Reprints
- from Terry and the Pirates Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1942-xx-xx - 1042-xx-xx
Lost on the Roundup
text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Arnie Polk; Dodger (a horse)
Indexer Notes
Copr., 1947 by Robert S. Callender.
The Case of the Concrete Grave
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Inspector Best; Bess Halsey; John Birk (death); Hoppy Malone (villain)
Indexer Notes
Copr. 1947 by Oskar Lebeck.
Feature is similar to Gang Busters.
[no title indexed]
Gasoline Alley / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Frank King (credited)
- Pencils
- Frank King (credited)
- Inks
- Frank King (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Naw, a dime isn't enough for me to make myself scarce.
- Genre
- drama
- Characters
- Skeezix Wallet; Nina Clock; Corky Wallet; Bounce McTinkle; Dr. Meager
- Reprints
- from Gasoline Alley Sunday (The Chicago Tribune) 1941-xx-xx
- 1942-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Felix the Cat / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Excuse us, we have a large amount of chow to consume
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Felix the Cat
- Reprints
- from Felix the Cat Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1934-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
On inside back cover in black, white and red.
[no title indexed]
Felix the Cat / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, pal, how's tricks?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Felix the Cat
- Reprints
- from Felix the Cat Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1934-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Felix the Cat; Smilin' Jack -
1.
["Well, if it isn't Jim Panzee, the zoo keeper!"]
Smokey Stover -
2.
["I don't know why they think it takes this many cops to catch me!"]
Felix the Cat -
3.
["After Joy was rescued from th' 'Glades"]
Smilin' Jack -
4.
["Holy h. smoke!"]
Smokey Stover -
5.
["Smatter Chief?"]
Smokey Stover -
6.
["Hey! What's the big idea, Cookie?"]
Smokey Stover -
7.
["Oh boy! Look at the swell cake Ma baked!"]
Smokey Stover -
8.
["Boy! Am I in there pitchin'!"]
Smokey Stover -
9.
["Refugees got away"]
Terry and the Pirates -
10.
Lost on the Roundup
-
11.
The Case of the Concrete Grave
-
12.
["Naw, a dime isn't enough for me to make myself scarce."]
Gasoline Alley -
13.
["Excuse us, we have a large amount of chow to consume"]
Felix the Cat -
14.
["Hi, pal, how's tricks?"]
Felix the Cat
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- Keith Chandler
- Gregory Fischer
- Michael Hoskin
- Bob Hughes
- Daniel Thingvold
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