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| Publication | March 1944 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure; Aviation |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Domestic | Characters: Chester Gump; Uncle Bim Gump [Benjamin Gump] |
| Notes | "Copr. 1938, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Synopsis | After Jack spurns her advances, Joy decides to set a new altitude record for gliding. Despite Jack and Downwind's warnings, she dives into a thunderhead and her glider is torn apart. She parachutes down, but lands hard and is injured. Jack has to fly her to the hospital, despite not having a pilot's license. Joy needs a blood transfusion and the only one with her blood type is Dixie Lee. |
| Credits | Job #: P.C.#97-443 |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Aviation | Characters: Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Dixie Lee; Downwind Jaxon; Fat Stuff; Joy Beaverduck |
| Notes | "Copr. 1940, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate Co., Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: April Kane; Captain Blaze; Cheery Blaze (in a sack); Hiawawaw; Pokyhontus; Sittee Bulee; Twiddle-Wit; Cue-Ball (villain); Singh-Singh (villain) |
| Notes | "Copr. 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Domestic | Characters: Ferdinand; Hope; Jessica; Nina Clock; Skeezix Wallet |
| Notes | "Copr. 1938, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Comic Story | "Protection" Racket (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jewish tailors are targeted to pay. They won't cooperate with police. Detective Murdock goes undercover as "Sam Moskowitz," Dry Cleaners proprietor. The mobsters and their boss fight it out with the law. They all die, except the boss, who survives to stand trial, but as a hopeless cripple. |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Detective Murdock [also as Samuel Moskowitz]; Mr. Goodman; Mr. Perrin; Sgt. Lynch; Gunner (villain); Nick (villain) |
| Notes | "Based on Phillips H. Lord's famous radio feature."
"Copr. 1944 by Phillips H. Lord Inc." |
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| Text Story | The Jailbird and Bonnie Lass (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Beth Walsh pleads with Tom to stay home, fearing that Puglio, having broken jail and sworn to get even with Tom for putting him in jail, may harm Baby Rose, but Tom trusts Bonnie Lass, their snow white Collie will be protection enough, and heads out to the station house. Puglio kidnaps Baby Rose. Tom and Bonnie Lass give pursuit. Cornered, Puglio threatens the baby, Tom drops his gun, Puglio pulls his, but Bonnie Lass charges in the nick of time, biting Puglio, who drops the baby and his gun before falling down the ravine to his death. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Beth Walsh; Rose Walsh; Lt. Tom Walsh; Bonnie Lass (a dog); Lefty Puglio (villain, death) |
| Notes | "Copr. 1944, by R. S. Callender."
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 77: "The Jailbird and Bonnie Lass. text for Popular Comics, Mar. 1944." |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Domestic | Characters: Ash [Ashur Perkins]; Sam'l Perkins [Paw]; Suzie Perkins [Maw]; Kitty (a cat) |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Medical | Characters: Dr. Ernest Rennick; Dr. Luana Higgans; Dr. Van Curtsey; Mary; Professor Parchisi; Slapsy McGonigle |
| Notes | "Copr. 1941, King Features Syndicate, Inc."
Story includes strips dated November 26 and November 27, 1941. |
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| Content | Genre: Domestic; Military; Teen | Characters: Etta Kett; Hank; Jeff; Mr. Kett |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Military |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Military |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Military |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Military |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Synopsis | Toots and Casper scheme to break up Cousin Johnny and Stella Clinker before she can steal all his money. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Domestic | Characters: Toots Hawkins; Casper Hawkins; Alfred Skidder; Cousin Johnny; Stella Clinker |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Lew Loyal; Betsy; Uncle Mack |
| Notes | "Copr. 1940, by The Chicago Tribune." |
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| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt |
| Notes | "Copr. 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc." |
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| Text Story | Smilin' Jack to the Rescue |
| Synopsis | Jack scolds Fat Stuff for burning newspapers and old cartoons instead of recycling them for the war effort. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Aviation; War | Characters: Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Fat Stuff |
| 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 77: "Smilin' Jack to the Rescue. 1p. For Popular Comics, Mar. 1944." |
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| PSA | How to Save Your Paper for Easy Handling |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
| Notes | Information about how to bundle your paper products for use in the war effort. |
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| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Major Bedd; Spooky (a cat) |
| Notes | Back cover.
"Copr. 1941, by News Syndicate Co., Inc." |
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