Popular Comics
#41
(July 1939)
Dell,
1936 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1939-06-01
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
- Printer
- Printed in U. S. A.
- Editing
- George Delacorte (credited as G. T. Delacorte, Jr.) (president); Helen Meyer (credited as H. Meyer) (vice-president); Margarita Delacorte (credited) (secretary); Oskar Lebeck (editor); Fred Henry (credited as J. Fred Henry) (vice-president)
Issue Notes
Packaged by Western Publishing and printed at their plant in Poughkeepsie, NY per indicia.
Contents copyrighted: 1938, by Bell Syndicate, Inc.; 1938, 1939 by NEA, Inc.; 1939 by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.; 1939 by Stephen Slesinger, 1939 by R. S. Callender; 1939 by Phillips Lord, Inc.; 1939 by Stephen Slesinger, Inc.
On sale date from the publication date and volume number found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 3. Class B periodical. Copyright number B 427673. Copyright given to Stephen Slesinger, Inc.
Contents copyrighted: 1938, by Bell Syndicate, Inc.; 1938, 1939 by NEA, Inc.; 1939 by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.; 1939 by Stephen Slesinger, 1939 by R. S. Callender; 1939 by Phillips Lord, Inc.; 1939 by Stephen Slesinger, Inc.
On sale date from the publication date and volume number found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 3. Class B periodical. Copyright number B 427673. Copyright given to Stephen Slesinger, Inc.
[no title indexed]
George Clark's Carnival / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- George Clark (credited)
- Pencils
- George Clark (credited)
- Inks
- George Clark (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don't be alarmed - it's just our bouncer having a dress rehearsal.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Sergeant Smith
Indexer Notes
Five single panel cartoons.
On inside front cover.
[no title indexed]
Tex Thorne / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- ? (adapted from Zane Grey)
- Pencils
- Al Micale ?
- Inks
- Al Micale ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I don't like the look of those low-hanging clouds... it means trouble.
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Tex Thorne: Jane Hoskins; Brim (villain); Clamp Hackett (villain)
- Synopsis
- Jane's horse panics and runs off with her.
Deeper and Deeper; Born Thirty Years Too Soon
School Days Out Our Way / cartoon / 0.5 page
- Script
- J. R. Williams (credited, signed)
- Pencils
- J. R. Williams (credited, signed)
- Inks
- J. R. Williams (credited, signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from School Days Out Our Way daily (NEA Service, Inc.) 19xx-11-19 - 19xx-11-07
Indexer Notes
Two single panel cartoons.
The Smoke Screen; The Take-Off
Worry Wart / cartoon / 0.5 page
- Script
- J. R. Williams (credited, signed)
- Pencils
- J. R. Williams (credited, signed)
- Inks
- J. R. Williams (credited, signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Worry Wart
- Reprints
- from Worry Warts daily (NEA Service, Inc.) 19xx-xx-xx -x 19xx-01-03
Indexer Notes
Two single panel cartoons.
[no title indexed]
Shark Egan / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Shark Egan! Hooked like a dumb fish!
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Shark Egan; Ace O'Doul; Curly; Kanaka Lew; Limey; Mai Ti; Mary McDermot; Red Mack; Angkar
- Synopsis
- Red Mack moves Shark and Ace to deal with them later.
- Keywords
- The Corsair
Indexer Notes
Credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.
[no title indexed]
The Comic Zoo / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Let's hurry to the circus, Billy, and see Jimmy Giraffe do his famous sword swallowing act!!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Billy Penguin; Blackie Bear; Jimmy Giraffe; Rudy Elephant
- Synopsis
- Blackie and Billy go to see a sword swallowing act.
- Reprints
- from The Comic Zoo Sunday (NEA Service, Inc.) 19xx-xx-xx
[Episode 4]
The Hurricane Kids / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's carrying him away!
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- The Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]
- Synopsis
- Alan escapes from the pterannosaur nest.
- Keywords
- dinosaurs
Indexer Notes
© 1939 by R.S. Callender
[no title indexed]
Tarzan / text story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Far into the forrest Tantor, the elephant, bore Tarzan
- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Tarzan; Tantor
Indexer Notes
© by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
The Jack Markey Gang [Part 2]
Gang Busters / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Sheriff Blake; Bo Roark (villain, death); Butch (villain); Jack Markey (villain, death); Jigger Wells (villain, death); Lulu Grove (villain)
- Synopsis
- Jack tries to lay low and focus on bootlegging.
- Reprints
-
in Four Color (Dell, 1939 series) #7 - Gang Busters (July 1940)
-
- Keywords
- moonshine
Indexer Notes
© 1939 by Phillips H. Lord Inc.
A Wide Spread; The Accomplices
Worry Wart / cartoon / 0.5 page
- Script
- J. R. Williams (credited, signed)
- Pencils
- J. R. Williams (credited, signed)
- Inks
- J. R. Williams (credited, signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Worry Wart
- Reprints
- from Worry Warts daily (NEA Service, Inc.) 19xx-11-14 - 19xx-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
Two single panel cartoons.
The Suckers; The Saps
School Days Out Our Way / cartoon / 0.5 page
- Script
- J. R. Williams (credited, signed)
- Pencils
- J. R. Williams (credited, signed)
- Inks
- J. R. Williams (credited, signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from School Days Out Our Way daily (NEA Service, Inc.) 19xx-10-27 - 19xx-10-22
Indexer Notes
Two single panel cartoons.
[no title indexed]
Hold Everything / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Clyde Lewis (credited, signed)
- Pencils
- Clyde Lewis (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Clyde Lewis (credited, signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Alright, you've been here 15 years and you want a raise or you're gonna quit, eh?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jones
- Reprints
- from Hold Everything daily (NEA Service, Inc.) 193x-05-09 - 193x-04-19 - 193x-04-03 - 193x-05-11
Indexer Notes
Four single panel cartoons.
[no title indexed]
Bronc Peeler / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Fred Harman
- Pencils
- Fred Harman (signed)
- Inks
- Fred Harman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bronc! You- the Black Rider!
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Bronc Peeler [also as Black Rider]; Babs Dalton; Fritz; Bat Wilson (villain); Jose (villain)
- Synopsis
- Bronc asks Babs to write a check to show Bat's honesty or treachery.
Indexer Notes
© 1939 by Stephen Slesinger, Inc.
[no title indexed]
Tailspin Tommy / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Hal Forrest (credited)
- Pencils
- Hal Forrest (credited)
- Inks
- Hal Forrest (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Try to calm 'em, Betty, while Skeets and I look around!
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Characters
- Tailspin Tommy [Tommy Tomkins]; Skeets Milligan; Betty Lou Barnes; Professor Otto Bumgartner; Miss Stanley; Jeems; Mr. Dunforth; Reverend Meek; Mrs. Wilson; Mr. Plotz; Mr. Trevor; Mr. Holt; Slade
- Synopsis
- Tommy deals with the passengers following the forced landing of the plane.
- Reprints
- from Tailspin Tommy Sunday (The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) 1938-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Popular Comics Contest / activity / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- $25.00 in cash prizes!
- Characters
- Doctor Zookis
Indexer Notes
The kid in the drawing looks like Lewis' kid character Herky.
G-Men vs the Living Masks
G-Men / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Bob Jenney
- Pencils
- Bob Jenney (signed as R. L. J.)
- Inks
- Bob Jenney (signed as R. L. J.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- crime; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Larry Lane; Buddy Barton; Dr. Toro (villain); Red Johnson [also as Blinky Matthews] (villain); Slim York [also as Pat McCann] (villain); Trigger Dolan (villain)
- Synopsis
- The villains wait till dark to escape from the G-Men.
- Keywords
- G-Man
Indexer Notes
© 1939 by Stephen Slesinger, Inc.
Mr. Wong, Detective
Mr. Wong / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- crime; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Mr. Wong; Captain Sam Street; Carl Roemer; Countess Olga D'Lantrec; Anton Mohl [Mr. Granich] (villain); Mrs. Roemer; Theodore Meisle
- Synopsis
- Mr. Wong learns the true identity of one of the suspects.
Indexer Notes
An adaptation of the Monogram Pictures movie - Boris Karloff in "Mr. Wong, Detective."
© 1939 by Stephen Slesinger, Inc.
[no title indexed]
The Comic Zoo / comic story / 0.8 page
- Script
- George Scarbo (credited as Sarbo)
- Pencils
- George Scarbo (credited as Sarbo)
- Inks
- George Scarbo (credited as Sarbo)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why, hello, Billy Boy!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Billy Penguin; Dennis Shores; Doc Grumpy
- Reprints
- from The Comic Zoo Sunday (NEA Service, Inc.) 19xx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Popular Stamp Club / text article / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The passing of Pope Pius XI will create a new interest in the stamps of Vatican City
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Keywords
- hobby
Riders of the Dawn
Jack Randall / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Dad Moran; Jack Preston; Two-Gun Gardner; Grizzly Ike; Jim Danti; Cree; Jean Porter
- Synopsis
- Marshall Preston is sent to clean up Green Valley.
Indexer Notes
Credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.
Full names of some characters taken from the IMDB page about the movie.
[no title indexed]
Herky / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Clyde Lewis (credited)
- Pencils
- Clyde Lewis (credited)
- Inks
- Clyde Lewis (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here it is 1938, already
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Herky; J. Granville Gurk; Herky's grandpa
- Synopsis
- Granville talks of the joys of aging.
- Reprints
- from Herky Sunday (NEA Service, Inc.) 19xx-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
Toby / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Stan Randall (signed as Stan)
- Pencils
- Stan Randall (signed as Stan)
- Inks
- Stan Randall (signed as Stan)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hurry -- Oomog, we can't monkey around on a spooky island like this!
- Genre
- adventure; humor
- Characters
- Toby; Oomog
- Synopsis
- The ghosts carry off Toby.
Indexer Notes
Script and art identification by Hames Ware.
[no title indexed]
Ben Hur / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Malluch, in the employ of Simonides, merchant prince, makes friends with Ben Hur who does not suspect that the friendship has been carefully planned.
- Genre
- drama; historical
- Characters
- Ben Hur; Malluch; Messala; Sheik Ilderim; Baethesar
- Synopsis
- Ben Hur and Malluch watch the chariot races.
Indexer Notes
© 1939 by Stephen Slesinger, Inc.
Credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.
[no title indexed]
Herky / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Clyde Lewis (credited)
- Pencils
- Clyde Lewis (credited)
- Inks
- Clyde Lewis (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Trouble, trouble, trouble I don't know wot th' world is coming to..
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Herky; Gillsy brothers
- Synopsis
- The Gillsy brothers are worried about the bad things happening in the world.
- Reprints
- from Herky Sunday (NEA Service, Inc.) 193x-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
The Masked Pilot / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bob Jenney (signed as R. L. J.)
- Inks
- Bob Jenney (signed as R. L. J.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I should have played this hunch sooner!
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Characters
- The Masked Pilot [also as Dwight Ellis]; Marian Brook; Tom
- Synopsis
- A woman passenger tries to escape the plane with a parachute.
Indexer Notes
© 1939 by Stephen Slesinger, Inc.
[no title indexed]
Herky / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Clyde Lewis (credited)
- Pencils
- Clyde Lewis (credited)
- Inks
- Clyde Lewis (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I don't know a soul who likes peach fuzz...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Herky; Noodles Nelson
- Synopsis
- Herky creates a fuzzless peach.
- Reprints
- from Herky Sunday (NEA Service, Inc.) 19xx-xx-xx
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Why are ya yelling 'duck' -- I don't see any ducks!"]
-
1.
["Don't be alarmed - it's just our bouncer having a dress rehearsal."]
George Clark's Carnival -
2.
["I don't like the look of those low-hanging clouds... it means trouble."]
Tex Thorne -
3.
Deeper and Deeper; Born Thirty Years Too Soon
School Days Out Our Way -
4.
The Smoke Screen; The Take-Off
Worry Wart -
5.
["Shark Egan! Hooked like a dumb fish!"]
Shark Egan -
6.
[no title indexed]
Popular Crossword Puzzles -
7.
["Let's hurry to the circus, Billy, and see Jimmy Giraffe do his famous sword swallowing act!!"]
The Comic Zoo -
8.
[Episode 4]
The Hurricane Kids -
9.
["Far into the forrest Tantor, the elephant, bore Tarzan"]
Tarzan -
10.
The Jack Markey Gang [Part 2]
Gang Busters -
11.
A Wide Spread; The Accomplices
Worry Wart -
12.
The Suckers; The Saps
School Days Out Our Way -
13.
["Alright, you've been here 15 years and you want a raise or you're gonna quit, eh?"]
Hold Everything -
14.
["Bronc! You- the Black Rider!"]
Bronc Peeler -
15.
["Try to calm 'em, Betty, while Skeets and I look around!"]
Tailspin Tommy -
16.
["$25.00 in cash prizes!"]
Popular Comics Contest -
17.
G-Men vs the Living Masks
G-Men -
18.
Mr. Wong, Detective
Mr. Wong -
19.
[no title indexed]
Popular Conundrums -
20.
["Why, hello, Billy Boy!"]
The Comic Zoo -
21.
Prize Winners of April Popular Comics Contest
-
22.
["The passing of Pope Pius XI will create a new interest in the stamps of Vatican City"]
Popular Stamp Club -
23.
Riders of the Dawn
Jack Randall -
24.
["Here it is 1938, already"]
Herky -
25.
["Hurry -- Oomog, we can't monkey around on a spooky island like this!"]
Toby -
26.
["Malluch, in the employ of Simonides, merchant prince, makes friends with Ben Hur who does not suspect that the friendship has been carefully planned."]
Ben Hur -
27.
["Trouble, trouble, trouble I don't know wot th' world is coming to.."]
Herky -
28.
["I should have played this hunch sooner!"]
The Masked Pilot -
29.
["I don't know a soul who likes peach fuzz..."]
Herky -
30.
["We want a letter from you"]
Popular Comics Contest -
31.
New Daisy Lightning-Loader Carbine
Daisy Air Rifles
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