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Popular Comics #55 - Top Cut Pages 2-4 +Ont
| Additional Information | |
| Publication | September 1940 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: Monthly | Editing: George T. Delacorte, Jr. [as G. T. Delacorte, Jr.] (president); Helen Meyer [as H. Meyer] (vice-president); J. Fred Henry (vice-president); Margarita Delacorte (secretary) |
| Notes | Contents copyright, 1940 by R. S. Callender; 1940 by Phillips H. Lord, Inc.; 1940 by Dell Publishing Co. |
| Featuring | Gang Busters |
| Credits | Pencils: E. C. Stoner (signed) | Inks: E. C. Stoner (signed) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Crime |
| Activity | Comic Contest (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | On inside front cover in black, white and red. |
| Comic Story | "Here we are, Captain - back at the lagoon!" (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Hurricane Kids and friends defeat a gang of pirates. |
| Featuring | The Hurricane Kids |
| Credits | Script: Albert Hartje (credited) | Pencils: Will Ely (credited) | Inks: Will Ely (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: The Hurricane Kids [Alan; Dave]; Omu; Captain Bill Brady; Maya; Bully Blackbeard; Darby |
| Notes | Copr. 1940 by R. S. Callender |
| Comic Story | "Martan, the Marvel Man from the faraway planet Antaclea, learning that the invading spacemen plan to poison Earth's air..." (8 pages) |
| Featuring | Martan the Marvel Man |
| Credits | Pencils: Robert Bugg (credited) | Inks: Robert Bugg (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Martan; Vana; General Pelton |
| Notes | Copr. 1940 by R. S. Callender |
| Publisher advertisement | Rex King of the Deep |
| Featuring | Dell |
| Content | Characters: Rex |
| Notes | Promotional ad for The Funnies. |
| Advertisement | Stamps |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Comic Story | "Late one night, a gray touring car pulls up at the Jane's Filling Station" (6 pages) |
| Featuring | Gang Busters |
| Credits | Pencils: Erwin L. Hess (signed) | Inks: Erwin L. Hess (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Chief John Winston; Officer Mike Bauer (death); Mr. Janes; Edwin Asher; Mrs. Asher; Mr. Pacelli; Mrs. Hall; Mabel; Joe Prince [also as Joe Klein] (villain); Rusty Hall (villain) |
| Notes | Copr. 1940 by Phillips H. Lord, Inc. |
| Comic Story | "All was quiet on the western front...or it was until Pylon Pete McTag..." (4 pages) |
| Featuring | Pylon Pete |
| Credits | Pencils: James Miller (credited) | Inks: James Miller (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; War | Characters: Pylon Pete McTag; Three Ball O'Linsky; Colonel Digby Dingle; Major Hardtack Hooley; Hawkins; Captain Pennyback; Baron Von Krunch (villain) |
| Notes | Copr. 1940 by R. S. Callender |
| Comic Story | "For many long weeks, the Masked Pilot and Tom have been re-building their ship." (6 pages) |
| Featuring | The Masked Pilot |
| Credits | Script: Bob Jenney [as Bob Jenny] (credited) | Pencils: Bob Jenney [as Bob Jenny] (credited) | Inks: Bob Jenney [as Bob Jenny] (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: The Masked Pilot; Tom; Joe (villain); Louie (villain) |
| Notes | Copr. 1940 by R. S. Callender |
| Comic Story | "With the newly built city in ruins following an attack by the giant flies..." (8 pages) |
| Featuring | Captain Tornado |
| Credits | Script:? [as Kenneth Kennedy] (credited) | Pencils: Newt Alfred | Inks: Newt Alfred |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Captain Tornado; Professor Bordani; Jane Bordani; The Barrangees |
| Notes | Copr. 1940 by R. S. Callender. Per Jerry Bails' Who's Who of American Comic Books, Kenneth Kennedy was only a byline. Per the site, pencils and inks were by Newton Alfred. |
| Comic Story | "America's greatest military institution, The Citizens' Military Training Camps, are starting another thrilling season." (7 pages) |
| Featuring | Wally Williams, American Boy |
| Credits | Script: Victor Boni (credited) | Pencils: Tom Hickey (credited) | Inks: Tom Hickey (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Wally Williams; Gramps; Arlene; Betty; Ted Jackson; Captain Martin; Reeves; Cullen |
| Notes | Copr., 1940 by Dell Publishing Co. |
| Text Story | Death Flies the Diamonds (2 pages) |
| Credits | Pencils: Hal Bittner [as HB] (signed) | Inks: Hal Bittner [as HB] (signed) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Clive Reardon; Dive Jackson |
| Comic Story | "Fearful of the mysterious work of Dr. Hormone, four Urasian armies..." (6 pages) |
| Featuring | Dr. Hormone |
| Credits | Pencils: Robert Bugg [as Bob Bugg] (credited) | Inks: Robert Bugg [as Bob Bugg] (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Dr. Hormone; Jane Hormone; Prime Minister Smartenoff; General Battleski; Rassinoff (villain) |
| Notes | Copr. 1940 by R. S. Callender. Rassinoff becomes Assinoff in the next issue. |
| Comic Story | "Known to be connected with The Voice -- that unseen mysterious enemy of crime..." (8 pages) |
| Featuring | The Voice the Invisible Detective |
| Credits | Pencils: Jim Chambers (credited) | Inks: Jim Chambers (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Detective | Characters: The Voice [Tim Brant]; Curly Rand; Professor Bert Wilson; Major Lee; Nurse Vitelli; Giovani Toscano (first appearance; villain); Giuseppe (first appearance; villain); Arturo (first appearance; villain) |
| Notes | Copr. 1940 by R. S. Callender |
| Notes | Miscellaneous classified advertisements on inside back cover. |
| Publisher advertisement | War Comics #3; The Funnies #46 (1 page) |
| Featuring | Dell |
| Content | Characters: Phantasmo |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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