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Popular Comics
Date | Number: 78 | Lang: English (en)
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PublicationAugust 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly
 
ContentGenre: Adventure; Aviation | Characters: Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Terry Lee (inset); Pat Ryan (inset); Burma (inset)
 
ContentGenre: Humor; War
Notes4 single panel gags on inside front cover in black, white and red. 1941, The Register and Tribune Syndicate.
 
ContentGenre: Adventure; Aviation | Characters: Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Fat Stuff; Limehouse; Ringtail (a monkey); Laura (introduction, Limehouse's daughter); Limehouse's wife (introduction)
NotesCopyright 1938 by the Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc The break-in on page 3 takes place around the unused Sunday page of February 12, 1939. The Escape from Death Rock story ends on March 19, 1939.
 
ContentGenre: Humor | Characters: Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Spooky (a cat); Buttinski (a goat)
NotesCopyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.
 
ContentGenre: Adventure | Characters: Big Stoop; Nastalthia Vincenta Smythe-Heatherstone; Reginald Smythe-Heatherstone; Inspector Gwenn; Lo Sun; Drusilla Crail (villain); Chun Wi (villain)
NotesCopyright 1938 by the Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.
 
SynopsisMidnight and Chuck land in a farmer's field and talk their way out of being taken to the local Sheriff, but lose their prisoner, Gardo, in the process. They head to a squadron aerial instrument company, where they learn that several planes have been sabotaged. Captain Midnight vows to discover and capture the person responsible.
ContentGenre: Adventure; Aviation | Characters: Captain Midnight [Captain Jim Albright]; Chuck Ramsay [SS-11]; unnamed farmer; Major Steele (at Secret Squadron HQ); Jack Conway (test pilot); Ivan Shark (villain); Fang (villain); Fury Shark (villain); Gardo (villain, mention only)
NotesMasthead reads "Copr., 1942, by The Wander Co.". Last appearance of Captain Midnight in a Dell magazine.
 
ContentGenre: Drama | Characters: Uncle Bim Gump [Benjamin Gump]; Millie Gump; Hortense De Stross; Andrew Gump; Min Gump; Tom
NotesCopyright 1937 by the Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.
 
ContentGenre: Western-frontier | Characters: Cyclone; Midge; The Great Inca; Titaca; Aunt Llo; Don Manuelo McCarthy; Sandy Waters; Don Iago (villain); Captain Cerdoso (villain)
NotesCopr., 1942, by R. S. Callender.
 
ContentGenre: Adventure; War | Characters: Don Winslow; Red Pennington; Professor Lancton; The Purple Dictator (villain)
 
ContentGenre: Drama | Characters: Skeezix Wallet; Nina Clock; Tops; Walt Wallet; Auntie Blossom [Phyllis Wallet]; Corky Wallet; Judy Wallet
NotesCopyright 1937 by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.
 
Publisher advertisementAndy Panda Appears in New Funnies
ContentGenre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
 
AdvertisementStamps
CreditsLetters: typeset
 
ContentGenre: Humor | Characters: Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Dan Druff
NotesCopyright 1938 by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.
 
ContentGenre: Humor | Characters: Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt
NotesCopyright 1938 by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.
 
SynopsisThe U.S. has declared war on Germany. Von Haupt and his assistant burn all incriminating documents and take it on the lam. However, newsman Jack Mullin learns of the spies' activities and tries to enlist Nick's help in investigating them, but Nick refuses. However, the Owl investigates a mysterious new neighbor and discovers him to be an invalid Von Haupt.
ContentGenre: Superhero; War | Characters: Soto (Terry's servant); Jack Mullin (newspaperman); Von Haupt (villain, death); Von Huupt's assistant (villain); Dr. Gluck (villain)
NotesCopyright, 1942, by R. S. Callender. Script credit suggested by the Who's Who.
 
Comic StoryThe Silk Hat Gang (6 pages)
ContentGenre: Crime | Characters: Chief John Winston; The Silk Hat Gang [Sparkie Travers (villain, death); Blondie (villain); Gyp (villain); Flash Lily (villain)]
NotesCopr., 1942, by Phillips H. Lord, Inc.
 
Text StoryStorm Pilot (2 pages)
CreditsLetters: typeset
ContentGenre: Adventure | Characters: Dan Wentworth; Frank Wentworth; Mrs. Wentworth; Roy (a dog)
 
ContentGenre: Adventure; Historical | Characters: The Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]; Captain Bill Brady; Omu
NotesCopr., 1942, by R. S. Callender.
 
ContentGenre: Humor; War
Notes4 single panel gags on inside back cover in black, white and red. 1941, The Register and Tribune Syndicate.
 
Publisher advertisementNow You Can Subscribe to the New Funnies (1 page)
FeaturingNew Funnies
ContentGenre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Andy Panda; Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; Peter Rabbit; Felix the Cat; Oswald; Li'l Eight Ball
NotesBack cover.
 
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