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| Date | | Number: 78 | Lang: English (en) | |||
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| Name | Popular Comics 78 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Copyright 1942 by Dell Publishing Co., Inc. The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 3. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation |
| Characters | Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Terry Lee (inset); Pat Ryan (inset); Burma (inset) |
| Story | You're in the Army Now (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor; War |
| Script | Jack Ficklen |
| Pencils | Jack Ficklen |
| Inks | Jack Ficklen |
| First Line | Step lively, fellows |
| Notes | 4 single panel gags on inside front cover in black, white and red. 1941, The Register and Tribune Syndicate. |
| Story | Smilin' Jack (8 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation |
| Characters | Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Fat Stuff; Limehouse; Ringtail (a monkey); Laura (introduction, Limehouse's daughter); Limehouse's wife (introduction) |
| Script | Zack Mosley (signed) |
| Pencils | Boody Rogers (signed) |
| Inks | Zack Mosley (signed) Boody Rogers (art assistant) |
| Letters | Boody Rogers |
| First Line | Gosh -- a person never realizes what a bore he is till he's alone with himself continually. |
| Notes | Copyright 1938 by the Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc The break-in on page 3 takes place around the unused Sunday page of February 12, 1939. The Escape from Death Rock story ends on March 19, 1939. |
| Story | Smokey Stover (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Spooky (a cat); Buttinski (a goat) |
| Script | Bill Holman |
| Pencils | Bill Holman |
| Inks | Bill Holman |
| First Line | I know that goat I found yesterday got your nanny, Chief -- |
| Notes | Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc. |
| Story | Terry and the Pirates (8 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Big Stoop; Nastalthia Vincenta Smythe-Heatherstone; Reginald Smythe-Heatherstone; Inspector Gwenn; Lo Sun; Drusilla Crail (villain); Chun Wi (villain) |
| Script | Milton Caniff |
| Pencils | Milton Caniff |
| Inks | Milton Caniff |
| Letters | Frank Engli |
| First Line | Oh, what have I done? |
| Notes | Copyright 1938 by the Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc. |
| Story | Captain Midnight (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Midnight and Chuck land in a farmer's field and talk their way out of being taken to the local Sheriff, but lose their prisoner, Gardo, in the process. They head to a squadron aerial instrument company, where they learn that several planes have been sabotaged. Captain Midnight vows to discover and capture the person responsible. |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation |
| Characters | Captain Midnight [Captain Jim Albright]; Chuck Ramsay [SS-11]; unnamed farmer; Major Steele (at Secret Squadron HQ); Jack Conway (test pilot); Ivan Shark (villain); Fang (villain); Fury Shark (villain); Gardo (villain, mention only) |
| Pencils | Bob Jenney (signed) |
| Inks | Bob Jenney (signed) |
| First Line | After forcing Shark's henchman, Gardo, to land, Captain Midnight and Chuck are delayed by an irate farmer while Gardo slips away... |
| Notes | Masthead reads "Copr., 1942, by The Wander Co.". Last appearance of Captain Midnight in a Dell magazine. |
| Story | The Gumps (1 page) |
| Genre | Drama |
| Characters | Uncle Bim Gump [Benjamin Gump]; Millie Gump; Hortense De Stross; Andrew Gump; Min Gump; Tom |
| Script | Gus Edson |
| Pencils | Gus Edson |
| Inks | Gus Edson |
| First Line | Oh, Tom! Isn't this swell |
| Notes | Copyright 1937 by the Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc. |
| Story | Cyclone (7 pages) |
| Genre | Western-frontier |
| Characters | Cyclone; Midge; The Great Inca; Titaca; Aunt Llo; Don Manuelo McCarthy; Sandy Waters; Don Iago (villain); Captain Cerdoso (villain) |
| Script | Gaylord Du Bois |
| Pencils | John Hampton |
| Inks | John Hampton |
| First Line | Escaping from Don Iago's riflemen, Cyclone and Midge follow an Indian guide through an ancient tunnel under the mountain... |
| Notes | Copr., 1942, by R. S. Callender. |
| Story | Don Winslow (5 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; War |
| Characters | Don Winslow; Red Pennington; Professor Lancton; The Purple Dictator (villain) |
| Script | Frank V. Martinek |
| Pencils | Leon A. Beroth (signed) |
| Inks | Leon A. Beroth (signed) |
| First Line | Don Winslow hastens to find and protect the inventor of V707, a terrible explosive. |
| Story | Gasoline Alley (4 pages) |
| Genre | Drama |
| Characters | Skeezix Wallet; Nina Clock; Tops; Walt Wallet; Auntie Blossom [Phyllis Wallet]; Corky Wallet; Judy Wallet |
| Script | Frank King |
| Pencils | Frank King |
| Inks | Frank King |
| First Line | We're out of money, out of grub, out of gas. |
| Notes | Copyright 1937 by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc. |
| Publisher advertisement | Andy Panda Appears in New Funnies / Andy Panda |
| Genre | Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Advertisement | Stamps |
| Letters | typeset |
| Story | Smokey Stover |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Dan Druff |
| Script | Bill Holman |
| Pencils | Bill Holman |
| Inks | Bill Holman |
| First Line | This is Dan Druff Chief -- |
| Notes | Copyright 1938 by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc. |
| Story | Smokey Stover |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt |
| Script | Bill Holman |
| Pencils | Bill Holman |
| Inks | Bill Holman |
| First Line | You girls were right -- |
| Notes | Copyright 1938 by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc. |
| Story | The Owl (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | The U.S. has declared war on Germany. Von Haupt and his assistant burn all incriminating documents and take it on the lam. However, newsman Jack Mullin learns of the spies' activities and tries to enlist Nick's help in investigating them, but Nick refuses. However, the Owl investigates a mysterious new neighbor and discovers him to be an invalid Von Haupt. |
| Genre | Superhero; War |
| Characters | Soto (Terry's servant); Jack Mullin (newspaperman); Von Haupt (villain, death); Von Huupt's assistant (villain); Dr. Gluck (villain) |
| Script | Oskar Lebeck |
| Pencils | Frank Thomas (signed) |
| Inks | Frank Thomas (signed) |
| First Line | The time -- April, 1917 |
| Notes | Copyright, 1942, by R. S. Callender. Script credit suggested by the Who's Who. |
| Comic Story | The Silk Hat Gang / Gang Busters (6 pages) |
| Genre | Crime |
| Characters | Chief John Winston; The Silk Hat Gang [Sparkie Travers (villain, death); Blondie (villain); Gyp (villain); Flash Lily (villain)] |
| Pencils | E. C. Stoner (signed) |
| Inks | E. C. Stoner (signed) |
| Notes | Copr., 1942, by Phillips H. Lord, Inc. |
| Text Story | Storm Pilot (2 pages) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Dan Wentworth; Frank Wentworth; Mrs. Wentworth; Roy (a dog) |
| Story | The Hurricane Kids (8 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Historical |
| Characters | The Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]; Captain Bill Brady; Omu |
| Script | Albert Hartje |
| Pencils | Bill Ely |
| Inks | Bill Ely |
| First Line | Daybreak finds Captain Bill Brady, the volunteer sentry, sound asleep-- |
| Notes | Copr., 1942, by R. S. Callender. |
| Story | You're in the Army Now (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor; War |
| Script | Jack Ficklen |
| Pencils | Jack Ficklen |
| Inks | Jack Ficklen |
| First Line | Five billion for defense, and I can't win two bits of it! |
| Notes | 4 single panel gags on inside back cover in black, white and red. 1941, The Register and Tribune Syndicate. |
| Publisher advertisement | Now You Can Subscribe to the New Funnies (1 page) |
| Feature | New Funnies |
| Genre | Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Characters | Andy Panda; Raggedy Ann; Raggedy Andy; Peter Rabbit; Felix the Cat; Oswald; Li'l Eight Ball |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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