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| Date | | Number: 87 | Lang: English (en) | |||
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| Name | Popular Comics 87 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Copyright 1943 by Dell Publishing Co., Inc. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Genre | Adventure; Humor; Aviation; War |
| Characters | The Three Little Gremlins [Gassy Octane; Nutsy Boltaction; Screwy Turnbuckle]; Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin] |
| Story | Grin and Bear It (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | George Lichty (signed) |
| Pencils | George Lichty (signed) |
| Inks | George Lichty (signed) |
| First Line | Oh, we're not worried about living conditions in Washington -- |
| Notes | Four single panel cartoons on inside front cover in black, white and red. © 1942 Chicago Times, Inc. |
| Story | The Three Little Gremlins (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Professor Prexy explains how the Gremlins are able to fly. |
| Job # | P.C.#87 |
| Genre | Humor; War |
| Characters | The Three Little Gremlins [Gassy Octane; Nutsy Boltaction; Screwy Turnbuckle]; Professor Prexy (first appearance); Dr. Kala Axtar (first appearance); Observer 439; Japanese (villains) |
| Pencils | Dan Gormley |
| Inks | Dan Gormley |
| First Line | Little Gremlins have their three "R's" to learn (riding, recking, and roughness) so they, too, must attend school -- |
| Notes | Copr., 1943, by Daniel J. Gormley. Art credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928-1999. |
| Story | Smilin' Jack (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jack rescues Mary and Dixie from a wind tunnel. |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation |
| Characters | Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Fat Stuff; Mary Smith; Dixie Lee; Colonel Chuck; Dr. Helpers |
| Script | Zack Mosley |
| Pencils | Boody Rogers |
| Inks | Boody Rogers |
| Letters | Boody Rogers |
| First Line | Oh, Jack--I wish you and Mary wouldn't bother with me any more |
| Notes | Copyright 1938 by the Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc. Page 6 reprints the partial and trimmed Sunday strip from November 12, 1939. |
| Story | Buddies (10 pages) |
| Genre | Humor; War |
| Characters | Pvt. Speed Williams (first appearance); Pvt. Slug McCoy (first appearance); Corporal Nap Naylor (first appearance); Sgt. Rafferty (first appearance) |
| Pencils | Frank Thomas (signed) |
| Inks | Frank Thomas (signed) |
| First Line | Two gridiron rivals become pals in the Pacific and team up on the little yellow men from Nippon.... |
| Notes | Copr., 1943 by R. S. Callender. |
| Story | The Gumps (1 page) |
| Genre | Drama; Humor |
| Characters | Uncle Bim Gump [Benjamin Gump]; Larry Slik; Gertie Slik; Little Napolean's mother |
| Script | Gus Edson |
| Pencils | Gus Edson |
| Inks | Gus Edson |
| First Line | Bim advertised for the missing parents of Little Napolean |
| Notes | Copyright 1938 by the Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc. |
| Comic Story | Pig Skinned / Spooky (1 page) |
| Genre | Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Characters | Fenwick Flooky |
| Script | Bill Holman |
| Pencils | Bill Holman |
| Inks | Bill Holman |
| Notes | Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc. |
| Comic Story | Sheet Music / Smokey Stover (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Smokey Stover; Cookie Stover; Spooky (a cat) |
| Script | Bill Holman |
| Pencils | Bill Holman |
| Inks | Bill Holman |
| Notes | Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc. |
| Comic Story | Home Run / Spooky (1 page) |
| Genre | Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Characters | Fenwick Flooky; Dr. Kissmollytwice |
| Script | Bill Holman |
| Pencils | Bill Holman |
| Inks | Bill Holman |
| Notes | Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc. |
| Comic Story | Black Napoleon (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | This is the only appearance of the "A True Fact Story" feature |
| Feature | A True Fact Story |
| Genre | Non-fiction; War |
| Characters | Black Napoleon [Toussaint L'ouverture]; Napoleon Bonaparte; General LeClerc |
| Notes | Copr., 1943 by R. S. Callender. |
| Comic Story | $50,000 Piece of Paper (1 page) |
| Synopsis | The true story of the world's rarest stamp. |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Characters | Vaughn; Niel McKenner; Count Ferrary; Hugo Griebert; Arthur Hinds |
| Notes | Copr., 1943 by R. S. Callender. |
| Text Story | Stumpy (3 pages) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | War |
| Characters | Jerry Blake; Mrs. Blake; Stumpy [also as Hap] (a dog) |
| Script | Gaylord Du Bois |
| 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" (1984), page 77: "Stumpy. text for Popular Comics, May 1944." |
| Story | Terry and the Pirates (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dragon Lady teaches Terry how to dance. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | April Kane; Reginald Smythe-Heatherstone; Deeth Crispin |
| Script | Milton Caniff |
| Pencils | Milton Caniff |
| Inks | Milton Caniff |
| Letters | Frank Engli |
| First Line | I'd bet it wasn't pain that made you cry a while ago... |
| Notes | Copyright, 1938, by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc. |
| Comic Story | Quack Ducktor / Smokey Stover (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Dr. P. Nutt [Pierpont Nutt]; Spooky (a cat) |
| 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; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Sparks (a dog) |
| Script | Bill Holman |
| Pencils | Bill Holman |
| Inks | Bill Holman |
| First Line | Mr. Blott at the Blue Plate Plaza called |
| Notes | Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc. |
| Story | Smokey Stover (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Smokey Stover; Cookie Stover; Spooky (a cat) |
| Script | Bill Holman |
| Pencils | Bill Holman |
| Inks | Bill Holman |
| First Line | Yippee, Cookie |
| Notes | Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc. |
| Story | Smokey Stover (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Smokey Stover; Cookie Stover; Earl Stover; Spooky |
| Script | Bill Holman |
| Pencils | Bill Holman |
| Inks | Bill Holman |
| First Line | You look as put out as a camp fire in a cloudburst |
| Notes | Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc. |
| Story | Gasoline Alley (4 pages) |
| Genre | Drama |
| Characters | Skeezix Wallet; Nina Clock; Gootch; Larry Packer; Jessica; Auntie Blossom [Phyllis Wallet]; Aunt Hessie |
| Script | Frank King |
| Pencils | Frank King |
| Inks | Frank King |
| First Line | Gootch! How much was Skeezix hurt? |
| Notes | Copyright 1937 by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc. |
| Story | Grin and Bear It (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Miss Snodgrass; Otis; |
| Script | George Lichty (signed) |
| Pencils | George Lichty (signed) |
| Inks | George Lichty (signed) |
| First Line | Hmmm... won't budge! |
| Notes | Six single panel cartoons. © 1942 Chicago Times, Inc. |
| Text Story | Now You See It -- Now You Don't! (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Text story about the benefits of camouflage. |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Pencils | Tom Gill (illustrations) (signed) |
| Inks | Tom Gill (illustrations) (signed) |
| Notes | Copr., 1943 by R. S. Callender. |
| Story | Smokey Stover (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Smokey Stover; Cookie Stover; Spooky (a cat); Skull Duggery |
| Script | Bill Holman |
| Pencils | Bill Holman |
| Inks | Bill Holman |
| First Line | Jumpin' jackpots, Cookie |
| Notes | Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc. |
| Advertisement | Remove Ugly Blackheads or No Cost / Vacutex Blackhead Remover (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ad by Ballco Products Company. |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Notes | On inside back cover in black and white. |
| Advertisement | 33 Power Telescope Lens Kit / Wonders of Science Simplified (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ad by Metro Publications. |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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