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| Thanks for the paper scans of Popular Comics #42. I especially like Hurricane Twins.
Is the first Hurricane Twins in #39 or #38, neither of which we have here YET? |
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| Publication | August 1939 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Cover | Dippy the High Diver |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Humor; Crime; Historical; Western-frontier | Characters: Dippy; Tailspin Tommy [Tommy Tomkins]; The Masked Pilot; The Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]; Shark Egan; Herky; Bronc Peeler; Toby; Tex Thorne; Ben Hur |
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| Synopsis | Rudy thinks he'll be a great boxer. |
| Content | Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Rudy [as Three-Fisted Rudy]; Killer Kangaroo |
| Notes | On inside front cover in black, white and red.
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Activity | Winner of May Contest |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Synopsis | Clamp orders Tex to get rid of Brim's body. |
| Credits | Script:? (adaptation) |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Tex Thorne; Topaz (a horse); Jane Hoskins; Jimmy Hoskins; Jerry (villain); Clamp Hackett (villain); Brim (villain; corpse) |
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| Cartoon | The Flop; The Drawback |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | Two single panel cartoons. |
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| Cartoon | Heroes are Made Not Born; Close Relations |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Worry Wart |
| Notes | Two single panel cartoons. |
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| Synopsis | Working separately, Egan and Red Mack make the crew think the ship is haunted. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Shark Egan; Ace O'Dool; Mary McDermot; Kanaka Lew; Angkar; Curly; Red Mack; Mai Ti |
| Notes | Pencils and inks credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928-1999. |
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| Activity | Popular Crossword Puzzles by Our Readers (1.33 pages) |
| Notes | Solution on page 24 of comic and is included in page count. |
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| Comic Story | Episode 5 (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | The boys find a place to stay on the island. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: The Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham] |
| Notes | Script credit per editor Lebeck policy of artists writing their features. (This is about to change, as Lebeck hired Du Bois as the house writer circa June 1939. Most artists will continue to write, but not Ely, as of Episode 7.)
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Comic Story | Mr. Wong, Detective (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Mr. Wong solves the crimes. |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Mr. Wong; Lee Tong; Captain Sam Street; Mr. Meisle (death); Mrs. Roemer; Anton Mohl [Mr. Granich] (villain); Carl Roemer (villain) |
| Notes | Fifth chapter of a five-part adaptation of the 1938 Monogram Pictures movie "Mr. Wong, Detective" starring Boris Karloff. |
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| Synopsis | Oomog runs into some baby spooks who think he's their uncle Clamy. |
| Content | Genre: Children | Characters: Toby; Oomog; Li'l Booey |
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| Synopsis | Herky goes to a fortune teller. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Herky; Lois |
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| Synopsis | An elephant boy wants to watch a ball game. |
| Content | Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: George |
| Notes | Four single panel cow-related gags. |
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| Synopsis | The Masked Pilot lets people believe Dwight Ellis is dead to force the villain's hand. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Aviation | Characters: The Masked Pilot; Tom; Dwight Ellis; Alexis (villain); Otto (villain); Miquel (villain); Josef (villain) |
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| Synopsis | Tommy recommends everyone get some sleep since it's dark. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Aviation | Characters: Tailspin Tommy [Tommy Tomkins]; Skeets Milligan; Betty Lou Barnes; Professor Otto Bumgartner; Miss Stanley; Jeems; Mr. Dunforth; Reverend Meek; Mrs. Wilson; Mr. Plotz; Mr. Trevor; Mr. Holt; Slade |
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| Activity | Are You the All-American Boy or Girl (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Popular Comics Contest |
| Content | Characters: Herky |
| Notes | Reprints a panel from a Herky comic. Other art may be by another artist. |
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| Comic Story | G-Men versus the Living Masks (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Buddy is saved from the bomb. |
| Content | Genre: Crime; Detective-mystery | Characters: G-Men; G-Man Larry Lane; Buddy Barton; Pat McCann [Slim York] (villain) |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Comic Story | Stars Over Arizona (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jack is on a job to find the Governor's son who has been kidnapped. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Jack Dawson; Grizzly Ike; Jane Manning; Governor Cole; John Cole; Yucca Bill Thompson; Hashknife Holden; Chuckawalla Joe; May (villain); Blackie (villain); Lopez (villain); Sidewinder Steve (villain); Ace Carter (villain) |
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| Text Story | Tarzan and Bolgani (3 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: James Hunter Blake; Wilbur Stimbul; Bolgani (a gorilla); Histah (a snake) |
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| Synopsis | Rudy's parents try to find him. |
| Content | Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Rudy |
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| Featuring | Scrapbook Sketches |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Featuring | Life Is Funny That Way |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Notes | from The Comic Zoo Sunday (NEA Service, Inc.) 193x-01-23
This is the only appearance of the "Life Is Funny That Way" feature in a comic book. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Featuring | Popular Stamp Club |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Synopsis | Ben Hur volunteers to race the Sheik's horses in the chariot race. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Historical | Characters: Ben Hur; Malluch; Sheik Ilderim; Simonides; Esther; Balthasar; Messala; Valerius Gratus |
| Notes | Fifth chapter of a seven-part adaptation of the novel "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" by Lew Wallace. |
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| Synopsis | Cora Collins is the brains behinds Al Collins crimes. |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Officer Harris (death); Al Collins (villain); Cora Collins (villain) |
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| Cartoon | The Turtles Stomach; The Worry Wart |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Worry Wart |
| Notes | Two single panel cartoons. |
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| Comic Story | Complications; The Bargain Hunter |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | Two single panel cartoons. |
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| Synopsis | Bronc uses Bat to find his hideout. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Bronc Peeler; Babs Dalton; Bat Wilson (villain); Fritz Hubbard |
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| Synopsis | Noodles plans to be a dictator when he grows up. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Herky; Noodles Nelson |
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| Synopsis | Mr. Merryweather tries to kiss the bride twice. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Gregory; Mr. Merryweather |
| Notes | Five single panel gags and one four-panel strip on the inside back cover in black, white and red. |
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| Publisher advertisement | The Funnies (1 page) |
| Featuring | The Funnies |
| Content | Characters: Alley Oop; Bosko; Captain Easy; Gene Autry; Little Nemo; Major Hoople; Salesman Sam |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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