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| Date | | Number: 85 | Lang: English (en) | |||
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| Name | Popular Comics 85 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Copyright 1943 by Dell Publishing Co., Inc. On sale date per 1943 Copyright Entries, Periodicals. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Genre | Adventure; Humor; Aviation; War |
| Characters | The Three Little Gremlins [Gassy Octane; Nutsy Boltaction; Screwy Turnbuckle]; Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin] |
| Advertisement | Fun for Boys / Knickerbocker Books (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ad by Knickerbocker Pub. Co. |
| Notes | On inside front cover in black and white. |
| Comic Story | The Gremlins / The Three Little Gremlins (10 pages) |
| Genre | Humor; War |
| Characters | The Three Little Gremlins [Gassy Octane (first appearance); Nutsy Boltaction (first appearance); Screwy Turnbuckle (first appearance)]; Mr. Boltaction (first appearance); Mrs. Boltaction (first appearance); Mr. Octane (first appearance); Mrs. Octane (first appearance); Mrs. Turnbuckle (first appearance); Bill; Blink Brady; Pug |
| Script | Gaylord Du Bois |
| Pencils | Dan Gormley |
| Inks | Dan Gormley |
| First Line | This is the story of the Three Little Gremlins |
| Notes | Copr., 1943, by Daniel J. Gormley. Art credits from Jerry Bails' Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928-1999. Du Bois writer credit per pg 77 Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, Sorted by Title, compiled by Randall W. Scott (Mich. State U. 1985). "The Gremlins. 10p. For Popular Comics, March 1944. Paid November 13, 1943." |
| Story | Smilin' Jack (8 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation |
| Characters | Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Fat Stuff; Downwind Jaxon; Mary Smith; Dixie Lee; Hop (villain) |
| Script | Zack Mosley |
| Pencils | Boody Rogers |
| Inks | Boody Rogers |
| Letters | Boody Rogers |
| First Line | --But Mary's old fashioned dress creates too much drag in the water-- |
| Notes | Copyright 1938 by the Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc. The name "Boody" appears on a hardware store. |
| Story | Gasoline Alley (4 pages) |
| Genre | Drama |
| Characters | Skeezix Wallet; Nina Clock; Gootch; Chuck; Larry Packer; Jessica |
| Script | Frank King |
| Pencils | Frank King |
| Inks | Frank King |
| First Line | So Aunt Hessie isn't the only hurdle. |
| Notes | Copyright 1937 by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc. |
| Story | The Gumps (1 page) |
| Genre | Drama; Humor |
| Characters | Uncle Bim Gump [Benjamin Gump]; Millie Gump; Andrew Gump; Min Gump; Hortense De Stross; Albert Hunt |
| Script | Gus Edson |
| Pencils | Gus Edson |
| Inks | Gus Edson |
| First Line | An official of the city welfare department has taken Bim's baby |
| Notes | Copyright 1938 by the Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc. |
| Comic Story | Happy Boothday / Smokey Stover (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Smokey Stover; Cookie Stover; Mulligan |
| Script | Bill Holman |
| Pencils | Bill Holman |
| Inks | Bill Holman |
| Notes | Copyright 1940 by News Syndicate Co., Inc. |
| Comic Story | Yard Goods / Smokey Stover (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Spooky (a cat) |
| Script | Bill Holman |
| Pencils | Bill Holman |
| Inks | Bill Holman |
| Notes | Copyright 1940 by News Syndicate Co., Inc. |
| Comic Story | Seine Doings / Smokey Stover (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Smoker Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Spooky (a cat) |
| Script | Bill Holman |
| Pencils | Bill Holman |
| Inks | Bill Holman |
| Notes | Copyright 1940 by News Syndicate Co., Inc. |
| Comic Story | Blowout / Smokey Stover (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Smokey Stover; Cookie Stover; Earl Stover |
| Script | Bill Holman |
| Pencils | Bill Holman |
| Inks | Bill Holman |
| Notes | Copyright 1940 by News Syndicate Co., Inc. |
| Story | The Owl (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Nick arrives at Grand Central Station just after his friend, Officer Clancy is gunned down by one of Burp the Beak's men, so he goes on the trail of the criminal, with the help of The Owl.....and Policewoman Puddle. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Chief Murphy; Veronica Puddle (Policewoman); Officer Clancy (death); Officer Joe; Dr. Gleason; Burp the Beak (villain); Al (villain) |
| Pencils | Frank Thomas (signed) |
| Inks | Frank Thomas (signed) |
| First Line | Just a minute! |
| Notes | Copr., 1943 by R. S. Callender. Art verified in Alter Ego #151 (March 2018). Next appearance in The Owl (Gold Key, 1967 series) #1. |
| Story | Grin and Bear It (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Mr. Snodgrass |
| Script | George Lichty (signed) |
| Pencils | George Lichty (signed) |
| Inks | George Lichty (signed) |
| First Line | Somehow I think Christmas was more fun |
| Notes | Four single panel cartoons. |
| Comic Story | The Water Rat Gang! / Gang Busters (6 pages) |
| Genre | Crime |
| Characters | Chief John Winston; Officer Tom Powers; Coll Martin (villain, death) |
| Pencils | E. C. Stoner (signed) |
| Inks | E. C. Stoner (signed) |
| Notes | Copr. 1943 by Phillips H. Lord, Inc. |
| Story | Terry and the Pirates (8 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | April Kane; Mala; Sanjak (villain); Weazel [M. Belette] (villain); Baron De Plexus (villain); Slugger Dunn (villain) |
| Script | Milton Caniff |
| Pencils | Milton Caniff |
| Inks | Milton Caniff |
| Letters | Frank Engli |
| First Line | So eet ees well sterilized... |
| Notes | Copyright, 1938, by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc. |
| Story | The Hurricane Kids (8 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Historical |
| Characters | The Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham] |
| Pencils | Fred Kida (signed) |
| Inks | Fred Kida (signed) |
| First Line | Aw-w, Dave! Look at that birch-bark "fabric." |
| Notes | Copr., 1943, by R. S. Callender. Signature in first panel. Signature identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (April 2011). |
| Text Story | Death Waits on the Beach (3 pages) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | War |
| Characters | Brad Hilton; Kay Hilton; Kolugi; Japanese (villains) |
| Script | Gaylord Du Bois |
| Pencils | Hal Bittner (signed) |
| Inks | Hal Bittner (signed) |
| Notes | Du Bois writer credit per pg 77 Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, Sorted by Title, compiled by Randall W. Scott (Mich. State U. 1985). "Death Waits on the Beach. 2p. For Popular Comics. Paid November 20, 1943." |
| Comic Story | Planked Down / Smokey Stover (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Spooky (a cat) |
| Script | Bill Holman |
| Pencils | Bill Holman |
| Inks | Bill Holman |
| Notes | Copyright 1940 by News Syndicate Co., Inc. |
| Comic Story | Ocean Swell / Smokey Stover (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Smokey Stover; Cookie Stover; Earl Stover |
| Script | Bill Holman |
| Pencils | Bill Holman |
| Inks | Bill Holman |
| Notes | Copyright 1940 by News Syndicate Co., Inc. |
| Story | Smokey Stover (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Smokey Stover; Cookie Stover; Earl Stover; Spooky (a cat) |
| Script | Bill Holman |
| Pencils | Bill Holman |
| Inks | Bill Holman |
| First Line | That air mail letter is very important, Earl |
| Notes | Copyright 1940 by News Syndicate Co., Inc. |
| Comic Story | Drummed Up / Smokey Stover (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Spooky (a cat) |
| Script | Bill Holman |
| Pencils | Bill Holman |
| Inks | Bill Holman |
| Notes | Copyright 1940 by News Syndicate Co., Inc. |
| Advertisement | Get This Giant Webster's Comprehensive Encyclopedic Dictionary Free / Webster's Comprehensive Encyclopedic Dictionary (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ad by Caxton House, Inc. |
| Notes | On inside back cover in black, white and red. |
| Advertisement | Sell Seeds for Victory Gardens / American Seeds (1 page) |
| Pencils | ? (photos); ? |
| Inks | ? (photos); ? |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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