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| Date | | Number: 88 | Lang: English (en) | |||
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| Name | Popular Comics 88 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Copyright 1943 by Dell Publishing Co., Inc. Cover has U.S. stamp date of 1943-04-29. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Genre | Adventure; Humor; Aviation; War |
| Characters | Smilin' Jack; Fat Stuff; Terry Lee; Pat Ryan; The Three Little Gremlins [Gassy Octane; Nutsy Boltaction; Screwy Turnbuckle]; Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt |
| First Line | You girls were right - The epidemic of fires in town is caused by Arson Nick, a fire bug! |
| Story | Grin and Bear It (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | George Lichty (signed) |
| Pencils | George Lichty (signed) |
| Inks | George Lichty (signed) |
| First Line | Wilton! Get up! |
| Notes | Four single panel cartoons on inside front cover in black, white and red. © 1942 Chicago Times, Inc. |
| Story | Gang Busters (6 pages) |
| Job # | P.C.#88 |
| Genre | Crime; War |
| Characters | Chief John Winston; Agent Conners; Agent Porter [also as Von Macken]; Gessing (villain); Otto Schussel [also as Mina] (villain); Nazis (villains) |
| First Line | They were clever, this ruthless gang of Nazi saboteurs |
| Notes | Copr. 1943 by Phillips H. Lord, Inc. |
| Comic Story | Dolled Up / 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 | From Bud to Worse / 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. |
| Story | Smilin' Jack (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Fat Stuff and Woo Woo Bali get married. Mary and Dixie both sacrifice some skin to graft onto Jack's burns. |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation |
| Characters | Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Downwind Jaxon; Fat Stuff; Woo-Woo Bali [as Woo Woo Bali]; Mary Smith; Dixie Lee; Dr. Helpers; Inspector; Rabbit |
| Script | Zack Mosley |
| Pencils | Boody Rogers |
| Inks | Boody Rogers |
| Letters | Boody Rogers |
| First Line | Don't worry about your burns, Jack |
| Notes | Copyright 1938 by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc. |
| Comic Story | Convoy Lifeline of Victory (10 pages) |
| Genre | War |
| Pencils | E. C. Stoner (signed) |
| Inks | E. C. Stoner (signed) |
| Notes | Copr., 1943 by R. S. Callender. |
| Story | The Gumps (1 page) |
| Genre | Drama; Humor |
| Characters | Uncle Bim Gump [Benjamin Gump]; Andrew Gump; Chester Gump; Little Napolean; Little Napolean's mother |
| Script | Gus Edson |
| Pencils | Gus Edson |
| Inks | Gus Edson |
| First Line | Just as Bim is about to arrange for the adoption of the baby with the spurious parents |
| Notes | Copyright 1938 by the Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc. |
| Comic Story | Counter Sign / 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 | Hounded / 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 | The Yanks Bring Home the Bacon....... / Buddies (9 pages) |
| Genre | Humor; War |
| Characters | PFC Speed Williams; PFC Slug McCoy; Sgt. Rafferty; Sgt. Epstein; Little Mike [Miko Homakishi] (villain, death); Japanese (villains) |
| Pencils | Frank Thomas ? |
| Inks | Frank Thomas ? |
| Notes | Copr., 1943 by R. S. Callender. Art very similar to story in Popular Comics #87, which was signed by Frank Thomas. |
| Text Story | Jungle Job (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Timothy appears before the colonel in loin-cloth, and green berry stain in concealing leaf fashion. The colonel had been cursing complaints to himself when Timothy arrived offering to guide him and his men over the chasm. Tim's dad is a missionary here in New Guinea, just finishing translating the Bible to Uruguru. Tim gets them across, goes ahead. Japs took his village. He saves his adoptive sister, but Dad is dead. The Col. offers him transport home. This is home. Tim will finish Dad's work. Once all the Japs are wiped out. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Jungle; War |
| Characters | Colonel Buck; Timothy Brown; Reverend Brown (death); Nikua; Japanese (villains) |
| 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" (1985), page 187: "Jungle Job. 2p. for stock." |
| Story | Terry and the Pirates (8 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Big Stoop; April Kane; Deeth Crispin; Mr. Crispin; Gawain; Baron De Plexus (villain) |
| Script | Milton Caniff |
| Pencils | Milton Caniff |
| Inks | Milton Caniff |
| Letters | Frank Engli |
| First Line | It's not going to be April! |
| Notes | Copyright, 1938, by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc. |
| Comic Story | Sound Reasoning / 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 | Groan Panes / 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 | Putting on the Dog / 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 | Air Tonic / 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. |
| Story | Gasoline Alley (4 pages) |
| Genre | Drama; Humor |
| Characters | Skeezix Wallet; Nina Clock; Walt Wallet; Judy Wallet; Larry Packer; Jessica; Gootch; Tops |
| Script | Frank King |
| Pencils | Frank King |
| Inks | Frank King |
| First Line | Nina, I see your boy-friend Packer has another girl out riding |
| Notes | Copyright 1937 by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc. |
| Story | The Three Little Gremlins (8 pages) |
| Genre | Humor; War |
| Characters | The Three Little Gremlins [Gassy Octane; Nutsy Boltaction; Screwy Turnbuckle]; Uncle Louie (first appearance); Whitey; Nazi (villains) |
| Pencils | Dan Gormley |
| Inks | Dan Gormley |
| First Line | Gremlin City, hidden deep beneath a coastal flying field, rings with the happy shouts of the little Gremlins... |
| Notes | Copr., 1943, by Daniel J. Gormley. Art credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928-1999. |
| Advertisement | Fun for Boys (1 page) |
| Feature | Knickerbocker Pub. Co. |
| Notes | On inside back cover in black, white and red. |
| Advertisement | Get This Bomber and Secret Bomb-Sight Free (1 page) |
| Feature | Invention Co. |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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