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| Publication | January 1945 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure; Humor; Aviation; Crime | Characters: Joy Martin; Big Stoop |
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| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Spooky (a cat) |
| Notes | "Copr. 1941, by News Syndicate Co. Inc."
On inside front cover in black, white and red. |
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| Synopsis | Jack makes a daring landing on the Beaverduck Estate and he and Joy escape to start married life on their own. |
| Credits | Job #: P.C. 107-451 |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Aviation | Characters: Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Downwind Jaxon; Duchess Beaverduck; Fat Stuff; Hawkins; Harry; Joy Martin; More Stuff; Skinnyatlas; Young Stuff |
| Notes | "Copr. 1941, by News Syndicate Co. Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Big Stoop; Dude Hennick; Hu Shee; Raven Sherman |
| Notes | "Copr. 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Domestic | Characters: Ash Perkins; Sam Perkins [Paw]; Susie Perkins [Maw]; Kitty (a cat) |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Medical | Characters: Dr. Adolphus Frong; Karl; Emil; Professor John Natchez (villain); Eric [also as Dr. Stephen Bobbs] (villain); Gale [also as Mrs. Bobbs] (villain) |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features, Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Smokey Stover |
| Notes | "Copyright, 1941, by News Syndicate Co. Inc." |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Content | Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Felix the Cat; Danny |
| Notes | "Copr. 1932, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Domestic | Characters: Brick; Nina Clock; Skeezix Wallet |
| Notes | "Copr. 1938, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Comic Story | Chop Shop (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Based on what Dr West says, Dr Whitney realizes his car's been stolen and taken to McGruder's Garage. He finds it there, so he is sapped. On waking he enlists a cop, but his car has been changed by now. Det. Sgt. Quinn takes charge, and they go to McGruder's. Landon, whom McGruder phoned to pick up the car he wanted, shows up. Quinn asks if he has a priority certificate to buy a 1942 car, pressing McGruder to allow inspection of the car for fingerprints. McGruder blusters and opens a desk drawer. Quinn plugs him, and finds likely incriminating gas coupons (stolen? counterfeit?) in the drawer. |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Detective Sgt. Quinn; Officer Barrett; Dr. John J. Whitney; Dr. West; Mr. Landon; Gus McGruder (villain) |
| Notes | This is the 5th in a row in a series of Gang Busters episodes dealing with crime related to America's OPA-controlled economy.
"Copr. 1945 by Phillips H. Lord, Inc." |
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| Text Story | Medicine for Maliti! (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Young Raipori of tiny Temoa Island has sailed 500 miles in his outrigger canoe to beg medicine for his sick sister, Maliti. Capt. Roche of U.S. Seaplane Tender Javelin sympathizes, wishing he could spare a seaplane. The medicine is no problem. A Jap Destroyer is reported standing before the island. Roche asks Raipori for use of his canoe. "One of our boys with an all-over suntan can take your place in the proa," and deliver time bombs to the Jap ship. Raipori declares he will deliver the bombs, and they will take medicine to Maliti. Mission success! Maliti will get the medicine soon. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Raipori; Captain Roche; Lt. Price |
| 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: "Medicine for Maliti. text for Popular Comics, January 1945."
Second appearance of Raipori. This story is a sequel to the author's text story, "A Matter of Conscience," in Popular Comics #101.
The frequent Du Bois theme of race appears in Bush's reference to skin color ("One of our boys with an all-over suntan"), which addresses in a backhanded way the idea that in WWII's Pacific Theater Of Operations, the allies war with the Empire of Japan, the light-skin color of a Caucasian would be a detriment to success in a covert mission.
"Copr. 1944 by R. S. Callender" |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Domestic | Characters: Toots Hawkins; Casper Hawkins; Buttercup Hawkins; Colonel Hoofer; Mrs. Drizzle |
| Notes | "Copr. 1943, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Domestic | Characters: Etta Kett; Tommy; Bill |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Drama; Humor; Domestic | Characters: Andy Gump [Andrew Gump]; Major Force; 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]; Hortense De Stross; Millie Gump; Uncle Bim Gump [Benjamin Gump] |
| Notes | "Copr. 1938, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc."
Back cover. |
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