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| Publication | October 1944 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure; Aviation | Characters: Big Stoop; Pat Ryan; Raven Sherman |
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| Synopsis | The chief tries out a parachute. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Chief Cash U. Nutt |
| Notes | "Copr. 1941, by News Syndicate Co. Inc."
On inside front cover in black, white and red. |
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| Synopsis | The Eye and K-9 tie up Downwind in the hold of a target ship that is to be used for practice bombing. Tepid Fahrenheit, a former associate of the Eye, learns of the plot and tells Joy. Joy breaks up the bombing formation then lands her plane in the water and saves Downwind. Later Tepid and Downwind capture the Eye and K-9. After getting Jack and Joy together, Downwind realizes he loves Joy. Trying to take his mind off his lost love, Downwind goes into the plane salvage business. |
| Credits | Job #: P.C. 104-4410 |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Aviation | Characters: Joy Beaverduck; Skinnyatlas; Tepid Fahrenheit; Woo Woo Bali; D-T (villain); K-9 (villain); The Eye (villain) |
| Notes | "Copr. 1940, by News Syndicate Co. Inc."
Story includes a strip dated November 5, 1940 on the last page. |
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| Synopsis | The chief asks Smokey to dress a chicken. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Chief Cash U. Nutt; Mayor; Henrietta (a chicken) |
| Notes | "Copyright 1941, by News Syndicate Co. Inc." |
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| Synopsis | Raven tries softening her image to catch Pat. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: April Kane; Big Stoop; Deeth Crispin; Hu Shee; Raven Sherman |
| Notes | "Copr. 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc." |
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| Synopsis | Ash shows paw how a backless safe is a perfect property protector. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Domestic | Characters: Suzie Perkins [Maw]; Kitty (a cat) |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942 King Features, Inc." |
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| Synopsis | Tommy Trent has been impersonating Dr. Bobbs. |
| Content | Genre: Medical | Characters: Dr. Van Curtsey; Carrie B. Wigglesworth; Killer Kanner; Mack; Magnus Major; Nurse Norman; Slapsy McGonigle; Tommy Trent |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features, Inc." |
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| Synopsis | Smokey is fishing. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Chief Cash U. Nutt |
| Notes | "Copyright 1941, by News Syndicate Co. Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Phyllis |
| Notes | "Copr. 1932, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Synopsis | Skeezix finds himself torn between Lola and Nina. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Domestic | Characters: Brick; Lola; Nina Clock; Skeezix Wallet; Tops |
| Notes | "Copr. 1938, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Comic Story | Plates, Crooks and Coupons (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | A gang war between gas rationing coupon counterfeiters provides evidence for the authorities to track down one of the gangs. The haul includes the plates they use to make the counterfeits, a stash of fake coupons, and the crooks themselves. Next: the competitors. |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Agent Charles Dean; Detective Bender; Mr. Darrow; Mr. Jones; Benny (villain); Buck (villain); Mr. Smith (villain); Monk (villain) |
| Notes | This is the second gas coupons Gang Busters story in a row.
"Copr. 1944 by Phillips H. Lord, Inc." |
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| Text Story | One Army Dog (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Some American forces are pinned down by Japs. Commando the Army dog thwarts a Japanese attempt to break though. U.S. tanks arrive. When Japs artillery knocks out the tanks, Commando is cut free of his leash by shrapnel, and he goes behind enemy lines, single-handedly taking out the Jap artillery crew. This wins him praise from G.I.s, but Jim states that Commando is just one Army dog, like all the others. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Sgt. Jim Malley; Commando (a dog) |
| Notes | Gaylord Du Bois script credit per "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985), page 78: "One Army Dog. text for Popular Comics, October 1944."
"Copr., 1944 by R. S. Callender" |
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| Synopsis | Toots is mad, but Casper isn't sure why. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Domestic | Characters: Buttercup Hawkins; Colonel Hoofer; Katilka; Mr. Davis; Mr. Morgabilt; Mr. Plunker |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Synopsis | Etta christens Bill's new boat. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Domestic | Characters: Bill |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Synopsis | Andy is going crazy making decisions involving stocks. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Domestic | Characters: Major Force |
| Notes | "Copr. 1938, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc."
On inside back cover in black, white and red. |
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| Synopsis | Major Force is advising Andy to sell all of Bim Gump's stocks. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Domestic | Characters: Hortense De Stross; Jay Golden Fleecer; Major Force |
| Notes | "Copr. 1938, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc."
Back cover. |
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