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Popular Comics
Date | Number: 53 | Lang: English (en)
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PublicationJuly 1940 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly
 
CoverIntroducing... The Voice the Invisible Detective
ContentGenre: Detective-mystery | Characters: The Voice [Tim Brant]; Curly Rand; Professor Bert Wilson
 
Publisher advertisementOn Land --- On Sea and in the Air.. War Comics (1 page)
FeaturingDell
ContentGenre: War
NotesOn inside front cover in black, white and red.
 
SynopsisTim Brant uses an invisible suit created by Professor Wilson to solve crimes.
ContentGenre: Detective-mystery | Characters: The Voice [Tim Brant] Curly Rand; Professor Bert Wilson; Harry Appleton (introduction); Hardcash Appleton (introduction, death); Jeems (villain, introduction)
NotesCopr. 1940 by R. S. Callender.
 
SynopsisThe Hurricane Twins help rescue Maya from the huge gorilla.
CreditsScript: Albert Hartje (credited)
ContentGenre: Adventure; Historical | Characters: The Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]; Omu; Captain Bill Brady; Maya; Bearpaw; Rabbitheart; Aorongo (a gorilla; death)
NotesCopr. 1940 by R. S. Callender
 
SynopsisThe Masked Pilot and Tom are captured by spies.
ContentGenre: Adventure; Aviation | Characters: The Masked Pilot; Tom; Anton (villain)
NotesCopr. 1940 by R. S. Callender
 
ContentGenre: Humor
NotesThree single panel cartoons.
 
NotesMiscellaneous classified advertisements.
 
SynopsisGangsters try to get Rocky to throw a fight.
FeaturingRocky the Red Bomber
ContentGenre: Sports | Characters: The Red Bomber [Rocky Sullivan]; Sam; Jerry; Slugger Olsen; Pinky; Joe (villain)
NotesCopr. 1940 by R. S. Callender This is the only appearance of the "Rocky the Red Bomber" feature
 
CreditsScript: G. Ellerbrock (credited)
ContentGenre: Science Fiction | Characters: Martan the Marvel Man; Vana; General Pelton; General Rontal; Tommy; Jeff; Mac; Colonel Mako (villain); Honorable Commander (villain)
NotesCopr. 1940 by R. S. Callender
 
ContentGenre: Crime | Characters: Chief John Winston; Thula [also as Rose Dean]; Gus McGoig (villain); Clarence Bunch (villain; death); Pete Dean (villain); Frank Hopson (villain)
NotesCopr. 1940 by Phillips H. Lord, Inc.
 
ContentGenre: Adventure; Historical | Characters: Shark Egan; Mary McDermot; Ace O'Doul; Kanaka Lew; Angkar; Captain Mai-ti [also as Captain Mai Ti]; Commander Kru Sing
NotesFor this story only, the Feature Logo is "Shark Egan World Adventurer"
 
ContentGenre: Science Fiction | Characters: Captain Tornado; Professor Bordani; Jane Bordani
NotesCopr. 1940 by R. S. Callender. 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 (Greg Fischer, March 2011).
 
ContentGenre: Humor; War | Characters: Pylon Pete; Three Ball; Cut Cassidy; Rudolph (villain); Otto (villain)
NotesCopr. 1940 by R. S. Callender
 
ActivityHow's Your Movie Memory? (1 page)
CreditsLetters: ?
NotesPopular Comics cash prize contest.
 
ContentGenre: Sports; Teen | Characters: Wally Williams; Gramps Williams; Arlene Grahame; Ted Jackson; Coach Biff Harrigan
NotesCopr. 1940 by Dell Publishing
 
ContentGenre: Humor | Characters: J. Granville Gurk; Noodles Nelson
 
Publisher advertisementHave You Seen Phantasmo Master of the World (1 page)
FeaturingDell
ContentGenre: Adventure | Characters: Phantasmo; High Lama
NotesPromo for The Funnies. On inside back cover in black, white and red.
 
Publisher advertisementThe Funnies #45 (1 page)
FeaturingDell
ContentCharacters: Phantasmo
NotesBack cover.
 
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