Popular Comics
#46
(December 1939)
Dell,
1936 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1939-10-31
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Editing
- Oskar Lebeck (editor); George Delacorte (credited as G. T. Delacorte Jr.) (president); Helen Meyer (credited as H. Meyer) (vice-president); Fred Henry (vice-president); Margarita Delacorte (secretary)
Issue Notes
Contents copyright, 1938, by Bell Syndicate, Inc.; 1938, 1939 by NEA, Inc.; 1939 by Stephen Slesinger; 1939 by R. S. Callender; 1939 by Phillips Lord, Inc.; 1939 by Stephen Slesinger, Inc.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 3.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 3.
[no title indexed]
The Masked Pilot / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Al McWilliams (signed as AMcW)
- Inks
- Al McWilliams (signed as AMcW)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure; aviation; science fiction
- Characters
- The Black Phantom
Winners of the August Popular Comics Contest
text article / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
On inside front cover in black, white and red.
Winners of July Contest
text article / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
On inside front cover in black and white.
[no title indexed]
Toby / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Stan Randall (credited as Stan)
- Pencils
- Stan Randall (credited as Stan)
- Inks
- Stan Randall (credited as Stan)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Once more - A-B-C-D-E
- Genre
- adventure; humor; children
- Characters
- Toby; Oomog; Booey; Titus Wad (first appearance)
[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
- What are ya pickin th' weeds for, Dinny?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Herky; Dinny
- Reprints
- from Herky Sunday (NEA Service, Inc.) 1938
[no title indexed]
Martan the Marvel Man / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- G. Ellerbrock (credited)
- Pencils
- William Kent (credited) (house name)
- Inks
- William Kent (credited) (house name)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Far off in space on the planet Antaclea
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction
- Characters
- Martan the Marvel Man (first appearance, origin); Vana (first appearance, origin)
[no title indexed]
The Hurricane Kids / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Albert Hartje (credited)
- Pencils
- Bill Ely (credited as Will Ely)
- Inks
- Bill Ely (credited as Will Ely)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Listen, Alan, how about setting out on a real trip
- Genre
- adventure; historical
- Characters
- The Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]; Maya (first appearance); Omu (first appearance)
Indexer Notes
Maya and Omu are named in Popular Comics #47.
["Well, Herky, what do you think of your new sister by this time?]
Herky / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Clyde Lewis (credited)
- Pencils
- Clyde Lewis (credited)
- Inks
- Clyde Lewis (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Herky; Honey; Herky's mother
- Synopsis
- Herky's mother asks him what he really thinks of his baby sister.
- Reprints
- from Herky Sunday (NEA Service, Inc.) 1938
[no title indexed]
Gang Busters / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Al McWilliams (signed as A. McWilliams)
- Inks
- Al McWilliams (signed as A. McWilliams)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At exactly 12 o'clock noon
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- John Winston (first appearance); Pete Baxter (first appearance); Tony Carter (first appearance); The Red Hood Gang [Dutch Orlando (villain); Kid Grant (villain); Spike Morganti (villain, death)]
- Reprints
-
in Four Color (Dell, 1939 series) #7 - Gang Busters (July 1940)
-
[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
- He's off!! Ol' Doc Stork is on his way...
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Herky; Herky's father
- Synopsis
- Herky finds out he just got a baby sister.
- Reprints
- from Herky Sunday (NEA Service, Inc.) 1938
The Mystery of Mr. Wong [Part 4]
Mr. Wong / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Tom Hickey (signed)
- Inks
- Tom Hickey (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Mr. Wong; Sgt. Street; Officer Flaherty; Officer Morgan; Professor Janney (villain); Valerie Edwards; Peter Harrison; Count Alexis Petrovitch [as Ivan Strogonoff] (identity revealed); Sing; Mr. Carslake
- Synopsis
- Professor Janney is revealed as the murderer.
Indexer Notes
Fourth chapter of a four-part adaptation of the 1939 Monogram Pictures movie "The Mystery of Mr. Wong" starring Boris Karloff.
[no title indexed]
Bronc Peeler / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Fred Harman (credited)
- Pencils
- Fred Harman (signed)
- Inks
- Fred Harman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This sign will attract these money hungry cowboys!
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Bronc Peeler; Pete [also as Coyote Pete]; Wheezie; Bullneck the Terrible
[no title indexed]
The Masked Pilot / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bob Jenney (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Jenney (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At a conference of high aviation officials
- Genre
- adventure; aviation; science fiction
- Characters
- The Masked Pilot; Tom; The Black Phantom (villain)
- Synopsis
- The Masked Pilot battles the Black Phantom.
[no title indexed]
Shark Egan / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Shark Egan has just finished a dicker with Mai Ti
- Genre
- adventure; historical
- Characters
- Shark Egan; Ace O'Doul; Mary McDermot; Kanaka Lew; Captain Mai Ti; Angkar; One-Eye Wendel [J. Wendel]; Grampus; Mr. Grype (villain); Koye (villain); Red Mack (villain)
[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
- I have found in this valley potassium deposits of unusually rich properties
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Characters
- Tailspin Tommy [Tommy Tomkins]; Skeets Milligan; Betty Lou Barnes; Paul Smith; Professor Otto Bumgartner; Miss Stanley; Mrs. Wilson; Jeems; Mr. Plotz; Mr. Trevor; Slade; Mr. Dunforth
- Reprints
- from Tailspin Tommy Sunday (The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) 1938
Penguin Pete at the Luna Park
Penguin Pete and His Pal Pudgie / comic story / 4 pages
- Feature Logo
- Penguin Pete
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Penguin Pete; Pudgie; Wilbur (a pig)
[no title indexed]
The Comic Zoo / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- George Scarbo (signed)
- Inks
- George Scarbo (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh lookit, Billy, there's Charlie Kangaroo!!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Rudy; Billy; Charlie Kangaroo
Indexer Notes
Signed in last panel. You can only read part of the "g" and the "e" from George, and the "rbo" from Scarbo. The "o" is stylized with a vertical line going above and below the "o."
[no title indexed]
Captain Tornado / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Kenneth Kennedy (credited) (house name)
- Pencils
- Newt Alfred ?
- Inks
- Newt Alfred ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Captain Tornado, Professor Bordani and his daughter Jane are risking their lives
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Captain Tornado (first appearance); Professor Bordani (first appearance); Jane Bordani (first appearance)
Indexer Notes
According to Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr., Hames Ware identified Newt Alfred as the artist for the story in Popular Comics #49. The art in this story looks very similar to the art in that story, especially the silhouettes of Jane on the first page in each story.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
The Masked Pilot -
1.
Winners of the August Popular Comics Contest
-
2.
Winners of July Contest
-
3.
["Once more - A-B-C-D-E"]
Toby -
4.
Push-Button Railroading
The Lionel Corporation -
5.
Winners of the July Popularity Poll
-
6.
["What are ya pickin th' weeds for, Dinny?"]
Herky -
7.
["Far off in space on the planet Antaclea"]
Martan the Marvel Man -
8.
["Listen, Alan, how about setting out on a real trip"]
The Hurricane Kids -
9.
["Well, Herky, what do you think of your new sister by this time?]
Herky -
10.
["At exactly 12 o'clock noon"]
Gang Busters -
11.
["He's off!! Ol' Doc Stork is on his way..."]
Herky -
12.
The Mystery of Mr. Wong [Part 4]
Mr. Wong -
13.
["This sign will attract these money hungry cowboys!"]
Bronc Peeler -
14.
["At a conference of high aviation officials"]
The Masked Pilot -
15.
["Shark Egan has just finished a dicker with Mai Ti"]
Shark Egan -
16.
["I have found in this valley potassium deposits of unusually rich properties"]
Tailspin Tommy -
17.
Penguin Pete at the Luna Park
Penguin Pete and His Pal Pudgie -
18.
["Oh lookit, Billy, there's Charlie Kangaroo!!"]
The Comic Zoo -
19.
[Miscellaneous Advertisements]
-
20.
["Captain Tornado, Professor Bordani and his daughter Jane are risking their lives"]
Captain Tornado -
21.
Calling All Boys - and Girls! Be a Gang Buster!
Popular Comics Gang Buster Contest -
22.
Boys, Girls!
Johnson Smith & Co.
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- Katie
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Nick Caputo
- Gregory Fischer
- Del Gruber
- Michael Hoskin
- Clint Maxwell
- Daniel Thingvold
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