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| Publication | December 1944 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Joy Martin; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Sparks (a dog) |
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| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Earl Stover; Spooky (a cat); Winifred Z. Windsock |
| Notes | "Copyright 1941, by News Syndicate Co. Inc."
On inside front cover in black, white and red. |
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| Synopsis | After taking Mr. Beaverduck on a business trip, Jack decides to make the return trip without resting. On the flight back he falls asleep and has to make a forced landing. He makes his way home only to find that Joy, his new bride, has the measles and is under quarantine. Joy's mother tries to take advantage of the situation to have the marriage annulled. |
| Credits | Job #: P.C. 106-4412 |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Aviation | Characters: Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Downwind Jaxon; Duchess Beaverduck; Fat Stuff; Joy Martin; Mr. Beaverduck; Mr. Hawkins; Mr. Widdle; More Stuff; Skinnyatlas; Woo Woo Bali; Young Stuff |
| Notes | "Copr. 1940, by News Syndicate Co. Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Big Stoop; Chu; Dude Hennick; Hu Shee; Jocko; Raven Sherman |
| Notes | "Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Domestic | Characters: Polly Perkins; Sam'l Perkins [Paw]; Suzie Perkins [Maw]; Carrie; Delicia; Gertrude [as Angel]; Kitty (a cat) |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Medical | Characters: Carrie Wigglesworth; Dr. Fielding Elmore; Dr. Finchley; Dr. Hale; Dr. Van Curtsey; Eric Natchez; Gale Natchez; Mack; Mr. Natchez; Nurse Norman; Slapsy McGonigle; Tommy Trent |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Smokey Stover; Cookie Stover; Spooky (a cat); Danbury Q. Diceboxx |
| Notes | "Copyright, 1941, by News Syndicate Co. Inc." |
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| Synopsis | Felix migrates to the South. |
| Credits | Script:? [as Pat Sullivan] (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Felix the Cat |
| Notes | "Copr. 1932, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Domestic | Characters: Brick; Skeezix Wallet |
| Notes | "Copr. 1938, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Comic Story | Rationed Gasoline Racketeering (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | OPA man Thompson sees the station tanks of a "Diamond Gasoline" station, run by Dorrit, being filled by a "Blue Gasoline" tanker truck. He is sapped by Gammack, who hijacked the "Blue" truck. Young Johnny reports finding Thompson's car in the woods while picking berries. Fingerprints are found. Police find the "Blue Gas" truck abandoned. Following up at Dorrit's gas station, they discover blue-color gas in his Diamond pumps. Dorrit spills: Gammack is at Louie's roadhouse. (Dorrit's description of Gammack fits wanted gunman Grommett.) Shots! Car Chase! Thompson and the "Blue" trucker yet live. |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Agent George Curtis; Federal Office of Price Administration (OPA) Agent Richard Thompson; Johnny Grimes; Mr. Pollock; Bill Dorrit (villain); Louie (villain); Mike Grommett [also as Mr. Gammack] (villain) |
| Notes | This is the 4th in a row in a series of Gang Busters episodes dealing with crimes flowing from OPA's controlled economy.
"Copr. 1944 by Phillips H. Lord, Inc." |
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| Text Story | Something Like Murder! (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Twelve year old Greg and his miniature Collie, Nick, are inseparable. The family moved to Detroit months ago for work, sans Nick. Greg's been back in Brooklyn a week to bring him to Detroit. But Nick pushes open the door, and runs afoul of a new govt reg: a dog in public with no muzzle or no leash must be destroyed. Greg bites the dogcatcher, a cop intervenes, Greg apologizes in court, but vows that if they kill his friend, he'll grow up and make it a crime to murder anyone's dog. A lawyer intervenes, and Nick is restored. Big reveal: the lawyer's a U.S. District Attorney. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Domestic | Characters: Aunt Dora; Dwight Thomas; Greg Burney; Nick (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: "Something Like Murder. text for Popular Comics, Dec. 1944."
"Copr., 1944 by R. S. Callender" |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Domestic | Characters: Toots Hawkins; Casper Hawkins; Kate Plunker; Lois Plunker; Meadows; Verne Scribleigh [also as Robert Tinsel Morgabilt]; Mr. Plunker |
| Notes | "Copr. 1943, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Domestic | Characters: Etta Kett; Mrs. Kett; Lt. Wilcox |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Drama; Humor; Domestic | Characters: Andy Gump [Andrew Gump]; Hortense De Stross; Millie Gump; Uncle Bim Gump [Benjamin Gump] |
| Notes | "Copr. 1938, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc."
On inside back cover in black, white and red. |
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| Content | Genre: Drama; Humor; Domestic | Characters: Andy Gump [Andrew Gump]; Major Force; Min Gump [Minerva Gump]; Slither |
| Notes | "Copr. 1938, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc."
Back cover. |
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