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| Publication | March 1943 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure; Humor; Aviation; War | Characters: The Three Little Gremlins [Gassy Octane; Nutsy Boltaction; Screwy Turnbuckle]; Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin] |
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| Advertisement | Fun for Boys (1 page) |
| Featuring | Knickerbocker Pub. Co. |
| Notes | On inside front cover in black and white. |
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| Comic Story | The Gremlins (10 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; War | Characters: The Three Little Gremlins [Gassy Octane (first appearance); Nutsy Boltaction (first appearance); Screwy Turnbuckle (first appearance)]; Mr. Boltaction (first appearance); Mrs. Boltaction (first appearance); Mr. Octane (first appearance); Mrs. Octane (first appearance); Mrs. Turnbuckle (first appearance); Bill; Blink Brady; Pug |
| Notes | Copr., 1943, by Daniel J. Gormley.
Art credits from Jerry Bails' Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928-1999.
Du Bois writer credit per pg 77 Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, Sorted by Title, compiled by Randall W. Scott (Mich. State U. 1985). "The Gremlins. 10p. For Popular Comics, March 1944. Paid November 13, 1943." |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure; Aviation | Characters: Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Fat Stuff; Downwind Jaxon; Mary Smith; Dixie Lee; Hop (villain) |
| Notes | Copyright 1938 by the Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.
The name "Boody" appears on a hardware store. |
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| Content | Genre: Drama | Characters: Skeezix Wallet; Nina Clock; Gootch; Chuck; Larry Packer; Jessica |
| Notes | Copyright 1937 by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc. |
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| Content | Genre: Drama; Humor | Characters: Uncle Bim Gump [Benjamin Gump]; Millie Gump; Andrew Gump; Min Gump; Hortense De Stross; Albert Hunt |
| Notes | Copyright 1938 by the Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc. |
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| Comic Story | Happy Boothday (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Smokey Stover; Cookie Stover; Mulligan |
| Notes | Copyright 1940 by News Syndicate Co., Inc. |
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| Comic Story | Yard Goods (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Spooky (a cat) |
| Notes | Copyright 1940 by News Syndicate Co., Inc. |
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| Comic Story | Seine Doings (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Smoker Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Spooky (a cat) |
| Notes | Copyright 1940 by News Syndicate Co., Inc. |
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| Comic Story | Blowout (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Smokey Stover; Cookie Stover; Earl Stover |
| Notes | Copyright 1940 by News Syndicate Co., Inc. |
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| Synopsis | Nick arrives at Grand Central Station just after his friend, Officer Clancy is gunned down by one of Burp the Beak's men, so he goes on the trail of the criminal, with the help of The Owl.....and Policewoman Puddle. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Chief Murphy; Veronica Puddle (Policewoman); Officer Clancy (death); Officer Joe; Dr. Gleason; Burp the Beak (villain); Al (villain) |
| Notes | Copr., 1943 by R. S. Callender.
Art verified in Alter Ego #151 (March 2018).
Next appearance in The Owl (Gold Key, 1967 series) #1. |
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| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Mr. Snodgrass |
| Notes | Four single panel cartoons. |
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| Comic Story | The Water Rat Gang! (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Chief John Winston; Officer Tom Powers; Coll Martin (villain, death) |
| Notes | Copr. 1943 by Phillips H. Lord, Inc. |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: April Kane; Mala; Sanjak (villain); Weazel [M. Belette] (villain); Baron De Plexus (villain); Slugger Dunn (villain) |
| Notes | Copyright, 1938, by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc. |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure; Historical | Characters: The Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham] |
| Notes | Copr., 1943, by R. S. Callender.
Signature in first panel. Signature identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (April 2011). |
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| Text Story | Death Waits on the Beach (3 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Brad Hilton; Kay Hilton; Kolugi; Japanese (villains) |
| Notes | Du Bois writer credit per pg 77 Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, Sorted by Title, compiled by Randall W. Scott (Mich. State U. 1985). "Death Waits on the Beach. 2p. For Popular Comics. Paid November 20, 1943." |
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| Comic Story | Planked Down (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Spooky (a cat) |
| Notes | Copyright 1940 by News Syndicate Co., Inc. |
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| Comic Story | Ocean Swell (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Smokey Stover; Cookie Stover; Earl Stover |
| Notes | Copyright 1940 by News Syndicate Co., Inc. |
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| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Smokey Stover; Cookie Stover; Earl Stover; Spooky (a cat) |
| Notes | Copyright 1940 by News Syndicate Co., Inc. |
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| Comic Story | Drummed Up (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Spooky (a cat) |
| Notes | Copyright 1940 by News Syndicate Co., Inc. |
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| Advertisement | Get This Giant Webster's Comprehensive Encyclopedic Dictionary Free (1 page) |
| Featuring | Caxton House, Inc. |
| Notes | On inside back cover in black, white and red. |
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| Advertisement | Sell Seeds for Victory Gardens (1 page) |
| Featuring | American Seed Co., Inc. |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photos);? | Inks:? (photos);? |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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