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| Publication | June 1944 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure; Aviation | Characters: Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; April Kane; Raven Sherman; Smokey Stover |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Domestic | Characters: Andy Gump [Andrew Gump]; Min Gump [Minerva Gump] |
| Notes | "Copr. 1938, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc."
On inside front cover in black, white and red. |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Domestic | Characters: Uncle Bim Gump [Benjamin Bump]; Major; Penn; Slither |
| Notes | "Copr. 1938, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc."
On inside front cover in black, white and red. |
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| Synopsis | Jack and Downwind have been threatened by a rival crop-dusting outfit owned by Gumbo Grabber, who happens to be Joy Beaverduck's uncle (Joy is recuperating from her accident at his plantation). Two men have disappeared and Jack does some investigating. He gets caught by Grabber, who plans to get rid of him in a cotton baler. Joy comes along while Grabber and Jack are fighting and accidentally beans Jack with a crowbar. Grabber comes after Joy, but she nails him with the crowbar and he falls into the baler and is crushed. |
| Credits | Job #: P.C.100-446 |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Aviation | Characters: Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Downwind Jaxon; Hot Foot; Joy Beaverduck; Gumbo Grabber (villain); Press (villain); Sweet Dreams (villain) |
| Notes | "Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co. Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: April Kane; Captain Blaze; Raven Sherman; Han (villain) |
| Notes | "Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc." |
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| Synopsis | Dr. Bobbs takes an interest in helping Jan. |
| Content | Genre: Medical | Characters: Dr. Stephen Bobbs; Dr. Bloodgood; Jan: Jan's father (flashback, death); Lenore Pinkkey; Sylvester Pinkkey; Mrs. Pinkkey |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features, Inc." |
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| Synopsis | Felix tries to drum up sales for the antique business. |
| Content | Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Felix the Cat; Mr. Hawkins |
| Notes | "Copr. 1932, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Domestic | Characters: Sam'l Perkins [Paw]; Suzie Perkins [Maw]; Sadie (on phone); Kitty (a cat) |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942 King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Domestic | Characters: Hap Ducker; Lola; Nina Clock; Skeezix Wallet; Tops |
| Notes | "Copr. 1938, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Credits | Script:? [as Olsen and Johnson] (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Military | Characters: Elza Poppin |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Credits | Script:? [as Olsen and Johnson] (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Military | Characters: Elza Poppin |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Credits | Script:? [as Olsen and Johnson] (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Military | Characters: Elza Poppin; Eddie |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Credits | Script:? [as Olsen and Johnson] (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Military | Characters: Elza Poppin |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Comic Story | Teenage Apartment House Burglars (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Three punks and a bad girl assault the super' and take the keys, to burgle empty apartments. A cop-tenant is alerted by the super'and gives pursuit, to no avail. Subsequent investigation leads to the arrest of the ciminals, and recovery of the swag, but for the cash. |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: John Larkin; Pat Gorman; Lt. Brinton; Jerry; Mrs. Hansels; Handsome (villain); Sapper (villain); Sonia (villain) |
| Notes | "Copr. 1944 by Phillips H. Lord, Inc." |
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| Text Story | Right Out of the Blue (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Kid bailed out last night, is now the lone survivor of the B-26. Stranded in snow bound Labrador, ill-equipt. Hypothermia ahead. He fights to survive, but almost succumbs, when an ailing B-25 drops weight. Kid now has much to enable him to survive, scavenged from what fell right out of the blue. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Kid Burrows; "Pa" Perkins (in exposition); rabbits; B-25 |
| 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 78: "Right Out of the Blue. text for Popular Comics, June 1944." |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Domestic; Teen | Characters: Etta Kett; Pete; Davey |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Domestic | Characters: Toots Hawkins; Casper Hawkins; Buttercup Hawkins; Alberta; Teddy Hoofer; Tiny Fella |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features, Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Lew Loyal; Betsy; Uncle Mack Loyal; Igor (villain) |
| Notes | "Copr. 1940, by The Chicago Tribune."
Includes secret message for Lew Loyal patriots. |
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| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Earl Stover; Spooky (a cat) |
| Notes | "Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co. Inc."
On inside back cover in black, white and red. |
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| Credits | Script:? [as Olsen and Johnson] (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Military | Characters: Elza Poppin |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc."
Back cover. |
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| Credits | Script:? [as Olsen and Johnson] (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Military | Characters: Elza Poppin |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc."
Back cover. |
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