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| Date | | Number: 55 | Lang: English (en) | |||
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| Name | Popular Comics 55 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Contents copyright, 1940 by R. S. Callender; 1940 by Phillips H. Lord, Inc.; 1940 by Dell Publishing Co. The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 3. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Crime |
| Pencils | E. C. Stoner (signed) |
| Inks | E. C. Stoner (signed) |
| Activity | Comic Contest (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | On inside front cover in black, white and red. |
| Story | The Hurricane Kids (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Hurricane Kids and friends defeat a gang of pirates. |
| Script | Albert Hartje (credited) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | The Hurricane Kids [Alan; Dave]; Omu; Captain Bill Brady; Maya; Bully Blackbeard; Darby |
| Pencils | Bill Ely |
| Inks | Bill Ely |
| First Line | Here we are, Captain - back at the lagoon! |
| Notes | Copr. 1940 by R. S. Callender |
| Story | Martan the Marvel Man (8 pages) |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Characters | Martan; Vana; General Pelton |
| Pencils | Bob Bugg |
| Inks | Bob Bugg |
| First Line | Martan, the Marvel Man from the faraway planet Antaclea, learning that the invading spacemen plan to poison Earth's air... |
| Notes | Copr. 1940 by R. S. Callender |
| Publisher advertisement | Rex King of the Deep |
| Feature | Dell |
| Characters | Rex |
| Notes | Promotional ad for The Funnies. |
| Advertisement | Stamps |
| Letters | typeset |
| Story | Gang Busters (6 pages) |
| Genre | Crime |
| Characters | Chief John Winston; Officer Mike Bauer (death); Mr. Janes; Edwin Asher; Mrs. Asher; Mr. Pacelli; Mrs. Hall; Mabel; Joe Prince [also as Joe Klein] (villain); Rusty Hall (villain) |
| Pencils | Erwin Hess (signed) |
| Inks | Erwin Hess (signed) |
| First Line | Late one night, a gray touring car pulls up at the Jane's Filling Station |
| Notes | Copr. 1940 by Phillips H. Lord, Inc. |
| Story | Pylon Pete (4 pages) |
| Genre | Humor; War |
| Characters | Pylon Pete McTag; Three Ball O'Linsky; Colonel Digby Dingle; Major Hardtack Hooley; Hawkins; Captain Pennyback; Baron Von Krunch (villain) |
| Pencils | Jim Miller |
| Inks | Jim Miller |
| First Line | All was quiet on the western front...or it was until Pylon Pete McTag... |
| Notes | Copr. 1940 by R. S. Callender |
| Story | The Masked Pilot (6 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | The Masked Pilot; Tom; Joe (villain); Louie (villain) |
| Script | Bob Jenney |
| Pencils | Bob Jenney |
| Inks | Bob Jenney |
| First Line | For many long weeks, the Masked Pilot and Tom have been re-building their ship. |
| Notes | Copr. 1940 by R. S. Callender |
| Story | Captain Tornado (8 pages) |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Characters | Captain Tornado; Professor Bordani; Jane Bordani; The Barrangees |
| Script | Kenneth Kennedy (byline) |
| Pencils | Newt Alfred |
| Inks | Newt Alfred |
| First Line | With the newly built city in ruins following an attack by the giant flies, the king of the Barrangees asks Captain Tornado and Professor Bordani for further help in combatting the insect menace. |
| Notes | Copr. 1940 by R. S. Callender. |
| Story | Wally Williams, American Boy (7 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Wally Williams; Gramps; Arlene; Betty; Ted Jackson; Captain Martin; Reeves; Cullen |
| Script | Victor Boni |
| Pencils | Tom Hickey |
| Inks | Tom Hickey |
| First Line | America's greatest military institution, The Citizens' Military Training Camps, are starting another thrilling season. |
| Notes | Copr., 1940 by Dell Publishing Co. |
| Text Story | Death Flies the Diamonds (2 pages) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Clive Reardon; Dive Jackson |
| Pencils | Hal Bittner (signed) |
| Inks | Hal Bittner (signed) |
| Story | Doctor Hormone (6 pages) |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Characters | Dr. Hormone; Jane Hormone; Prime Minister Smartenoff; General Battleski; Rassinoff (villain) |
| Pencils | Bob Bugg |
| Inks | Bob Bugg |
| First Line | Fearful of the mysterious work of Dr. Hormone, four Urasian armies... |
| Notes | Copr. 1940 by R. S. Callender. Rassinoff becomes Assinoff in the next issue. |
| Story | The Voice the Invisible Detective (8 pages) |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Characters | The Voice [Tim Brant]; Curly Rand; Professor Bert Wilson; Major Lee; Nurse Vitelli; Giovani Toscano (first appearance; villain); Giuseppe (first appearance; villain); Arturo (first appearance; villain) |
| Pencils | Jim Chambers |
| Inks | Jim Chambers |
| First Line | Known to be connected with The Voice -- that unseen mysterious enemy of crime... |
| Notes | Copr. 1940 by R. S. Callender |
| Advertisement | No Title (1 page) |
| Notes | Miscellaneous classified advertisements on inside back cover. |
| Publisher advertisement | War Comics #3; The Funnies #46 (1 page) |
| Feature | Dell |
| Characters | Phantasmo |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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