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| Date | | Number: 51 | Lang: English (en) | |||
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| Name | Popular Comics 51 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Contents copyright, 1938 by NEA Service, Inc.; 1940 by Stephen Slesinger; 1940 by R. S. Callender; 1940 by Phillip Lords, Inc. 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 |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation; Crime; Science Fiction |
| Characters | The Masked Pilot; Tom; The Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]; Martan the Marvel Man; Vana |
| Publisher advertisement | Here Kids are Your Favorite Features in Comic Book Form (1 page) |
| Feature | The Funnies |
| Characters | John Carter; Rex; Sky Ranger |
| Notes | On inside front cover in black, white and red. |
| Story | Gang Busters (6 pages) |
| Genre | Crime |
| Characters | John Winston; Tony Carter; Hank Lamar [also as John Williams; also as Mr. Hammer; also as George Benson] (villain) |
| First Line | This is the story of Hank Lamar |
| Story | The Masked Pilot (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Masked Pilot and Tom head to Alaska for a hunting trip. |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation |
| Characters | The Masked Pilot; Tom; Dulac (villain) |
| Pencils | Bob Jenney (signed) |
| Inks | Bob Jenney (signed) |
| First Line | After their adventure in the South American tropics |
| Story | Herky |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Herky; Noodles Nelson; J. Granville Gurk |
| Script | Clyde Lewis |
| Pencils | Clyde Lewis |
| Inks | Clyde Lewis |
| First Line | J. Granville Gurk Bad Debt Collector! |
| Advertisement | Speedline Corona Typewriter |
| Synopsis | Ad by L. C. Smith & Corona Typewriters Inc. |
| First Line | Only got 90 in english, Mom. |
| Story | The Hurricane Kids (7 pages) |
| Script | Albert Hartje (credited) |
| Genre | Adventure; Historical |
| Characters | The Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]; Maya; Omu; Captain Bill Brady; Captain Blackbeard |
| Pencils | Bill Ely |
| Inks | Bill Ely |
| First Line | I can't find what's wrong with the motor |
| Story | Herky |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Noodles Nelson |
| Script | Clyde Lewis |
| Pencils | Clyde Lewis |
| Inks | Clyde Lewis |
| First Line | Glory be! A new goil in town! |
| Story | Herky |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Herky; Noodles Nelson; J. Granville Gurk; Minnie Moffit |
| Script | Clyde Lewis |
| Pencils | Clyde Lewis |
| Inks | Clyde Lewis |
| First Line | Minnie Moffit formerly the object of Noodles Nelson's affections is on the warpath |
| Story | Herky |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Herky |
| Script | Clyde Lewis |
| Pencils | Clyde Lewis |
| Inks | Clyde Lewis |
| First Line | Oh boy oh boy! Mom said I could eat downtown today! |
| Winners of Popular Comics Contest for December / Popular Comics Gang Buster Contest | |
| Letters | typeset |
| Story | Shark Egan (6 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Historical |
| Characters | Shark Egan; Mary McDermot; Ace O'Doul; Kanaka Lew; Angkar; Captain Mai-ti [also as Captain Mai Ti]; Koye (villain); The Syndicate (villains) |
| Pencils | John Donaldson (signed) |
| Inks | John Donaldson (signed) |
| First Line | Shark Egan has made direct contact with the Syndicate. |
| Notes | Signed on bottom of second page. |
| Story | Penguin Pete and His Pal Pudgie (4 pages) |
| Genre | Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Characters | Penguin Pete; Pudgie |
| Script | Win Smith |
| Pencils | Win Smith (signed) |
| Inks | Win Smith (signed) |
| First Line | Ouch!! Take it easy! |
| Story | Wally Williams, American Boy (8 pages) |
| Genre | Sports; Teen |
| Characters | Wally Williams; Gramps Williams; Arlene Grahame; Mayor Grahame; Betty; Coach Biff Harrigan; Hawthorne |
| Pencils | Tom Hickey (signed) |
| Inks | Tom Hickey (signed) |
| First Line | When wintry winds leave Elmville, Spring cannot be far behind. |
| Notes | Signed on last page of story. |
| Story | Martan the Marvel Man (6 pages) |
| Script | G. Ellerbrock (credited) |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Characters | Martan the Marvel Man; Vana; General Pelton; Professor Wharton; Joe; Martians (villains) |
| First Line | The Martians have attack the United States! |
| Story | Carnival |
| Genre | Humor |
| First Line | Look back and see if Jackson is still with us. |
| Notes | Two single panel cartoons. |
| Advertisement | Stamps-Hobbies |
| Story | The Voice the Invisible Detective (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Tim Brant borrows an invisible suit created by Professor Wilson and uses it to solve a murder. |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Characters | The Voice [Tim Brant] (first appearance, origin); Professor Bert Wilson (first appearance); Anne Graves (first appearance); Mike; Mrs. Duclair (corpse); Mr. Duclair (villain); Michel (villain) |
| Pencils | Jim Chambers |
| Inks | Jim Chambers |
| First Line | My friend Wilson claims to have something interesting to show me |
| Story | Out Our Way (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Willis Willet; Lil Willet; Mrs. Willet |
| First Line | Well, I'd better get cleaned up for the evening |
| Story | Bronc Peeler (4 pages) |
| Genre | Western-frontier |
| Characters | Bronc Peeler; Coyote Pete; Shorty; Babs Dalton; Mr. Dalton; Crazy Kate (villain); Baldy (villain); Blackie (villain) |
| Pencils | Fred Harman (signed) |
| Inks | Fred Harman (signed) |
| First Line | Bronc sends Shorty to get Pete out of jail |
| Calling All Gangbusters.... / Popular Comics Gang Buster Contest (1 page) | |
| Story | Captain Tornado (6 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Science Fiction |
| Characters | Captain Tornado; Professor Bordani; Jane Bordani |
| Script | Kenneth Kennedy |
| Pencils | Newt Alfred ? |
| Inks | Newt Alfred ? |
| First Line | After saving the lives of the high priest and his followers from a monster centipede |
| Notes | According to Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr., Hames Ware identified Newt Alfred as the artist for the story in Popular Comics #49. The art in this story looks very similar to the art in that story (Greg Fischer, March 2011). |
| Advertisement | This Beautiful Desk for Only $1.00 / Remington Typewriters (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ad by Remington Rand Inc. for typewriters. |
| Notes | On inside back cover in black and white. |
| Advertisement | Announcing the Sensational New Daisy 1000-Shot Red Ryder Carbine / Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ad by Daisy Manufacturing Company. |
| Genre | Western-frontier |
| Characters | Red Ryder; Little Beaver |
| Pencils | Fred Harman (signed) Fred Harman (signed) |
| Inks | Fred Harman (signed) Fred Harman (signed) |
| Notes | Back cover. |
| The data in the additional content section is courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution License. More details about this comic may be available in their page here | |
