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Popular Comics 40

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Popular Comics

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Jun 1939 | Number: 40 | Lang: English (en)

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Nov 21, 2020 By Robb_K

I was a fan of the 1940s detective mystery films and detective mystery comics when growing up in the late 1940s and 1950s. I enjoyed The Charlie Chan and Mr. Wong film series. Unfortunately, in Winnipeg, Canada, our family didn't get either of those 2 newspaper comic strip series in our newspaper. Why I bring this up is because of the inherent racism in The United States of America, that made the producers of these films to NOT use actors of Chinese descent, to play the parts of Chinese-American series lead character, because, at that time, a significant portion of The US population did not want to see non-Caucasian in the lead (protagonist) role in a film OR comic strip, especially if he would be shown to be more successful than the Caucasian American characters (some of whom-often police chiefs were depicted as bumbling and incompetent. As a Jewish family, who suffered ill treatment in various countries, and had to run away from them in various diasporas (Roman Palestine, Spanish Inquisition, Russian Czars' Pogrum campaigns, Hitler's Europe), we had family all over The World, with very mixed blood of almost all of the so-called races. So, I was always cognisant of the importance of being realistic, thus being historically accurate, and using the most realistic-acting, speaking, and looking person for the part. Even as a youngster of 5 and 6, I thought it silly that for The Charlie Chan films, Swedish actor, Warner Oland (an obvious Caucasian), and Hungarian, Sidney Toler (and not a particular "oriental-looking" Hungarian) were used as lead men. The producers had no problems "allowing" the unwise, semi-bumbling, "Number One Son" be played by someone of Chinese origin, because such an character wouldn't be making Nordic, Caucasian-Americans look bad. On the contrary, just like they enjoyed making fun of silly, incompetent African-American characters, they loved the same with undesirable foreigners, with any shade of darker skin, and ways different from their own. And, of course, The "Mr. Wong" series lead was played by famous British actor, William Pratt (AKA Boris Karloff), who looked a lot less Chinese than I do (and I'm a redhead with sappy white skin, freckles, and light blue eyes). I understand why the films would try to feed the racist desires of a sizable portion of their expected market. But, I wouldn't have guessed that the newspaper comics editors would expect to get more regular readership having their Chinese detectives look like Caucasians! I was shocked to find out, after moving to USA, and becoming an adult, that the Mr. Wong newspaper strip had their artist draw Mr. Wong exactly as Boris Karloff looks, and even advertise "as played by....Boris Karloff", and that Charlie Chan in his newspaper strip, was drawn as Sidney Toler. "Popular Comics" contained the "Mr. Wong" strip for several years. Issue No. 40 is a good example. The artwork (penciling and inking) by Jim Gary is quite good. The stories were good, too. I'm not sure if they ALL came from the film series, but I would guess they did, as they only list Stephen Slesinger, Inc., who wrote the original stories for the films. The stories were good enough to be average, to a little above average for that genre. Here is a link to that book: /?dlid=29545

Nov 26, 2021 By Dave_Porta

"The benevolent and heroic Chan was conceived as an alternative to Yellow Peril stereotypes and villains like Fu Manchu." - American Western. "famous British actor William Pratt (Boris Karloff)" played both Fu Manchu and Mr. Wong. Karloff's father was the son of an Asian mother, and Karloff's mother was also part Asian. When he came to play the character of Mr. Wong, detective, he broke ground by not resorting to the pidgin dialect and pseudo Confucian quips that marred the Charlie Chan films.

Additional Information

Name	Popular Comics 40 \| Published Jun 1939
Publication	Price: 0.10 USD \| Pages: 68 \| Frequency: monthly
Notes	On sale date from the publication date and volume number found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 3. Class B periodical. Copyright number B 427672. Copyright given to Stephen Slesinger, Inc.

Cover	1 page
Genre	Humor
First Line	Aw - don't worry mom - I'll buy you a new bottle of ink!

Story	Hold Everything (1 page)
Genre	Humor
Script	Clyde Lewis (signed)
Pencils	Clyde Lewis (signed)
Inks	Clyde Lewis (signed)
First Line	He's a five letter man - Sing Sing, Leavenworth, Atlanta and Alcatraz.
Notes	Four single panel gags. On inside front cover.

Comic Story	Episode 3 / The Hurricane Kids (4 pages)
Synopsis	Exploring the island the kids discover dinosaurs.
Genre	Adventure
Characters	The Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]
Script	Bill Ely
Pencils	Bill Ely
Inks	Bill Ely
Letters	Bill Ely
First Line	Wake up, old top, it's morning
Notes	© 1939 by R.S. Callender

Cartoon	The Deep Sea Fish; Born Thirty Years Too Soon; The Slow Starter; The Crammer / Out Our Way (1 page)
Genre	Humor
Script	J. R. Williams (signed)
Pencils	J. R. Williams (signed)
Inks	J. R. Williams (signed)
Letters	J. R. Williams (signed)
Notes	Four single panel gags.

Story	Tex Thorne (4 pages)
Synopsis	Jane and jimmy's father is killed by Hackett.
Genre	Western-frontier
Characters	Tex Thorne; Topaz (a horse); Jane Hoskins; Jimmy Hoskins; Mr. Hoskins (death); Brim (villain); Clamp Hackett (villain); Jerky (villain)
Pencils	Al Micale (signed)
Inks	Al Micale (signed)
First Line	The most I can do is get them away before the gang arrives, hide them and double back.
Notes	© 1939 by Stephen Slesinger, Inc.

Activity	Popular Crossword Puzzles by Our Readers / Popular Crossword Puzzles (1.33 pages)
Script	Wally Yoshimura; Dolores Street
Letters	typeset

Story	The Comic Zoo
Genre	Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters	Rudy Elephant; Mr. Hippo
Script	George Scarbo
Pencils	George Scarbo
Inks	George Scarbo
First Line	Oh, Mister Hippo

Advertisement	Fireworks

Story	Herky (1 page)
Synopsis	Granville is talking of the finer things in life.
Genre	Humor
Characters	Herky; J. Granville Gurk; Noodles Nelson
Script	Clyde Lewis
Pencils	Clyde Lewis
Inks	Clyde Lewis
First Line	The most worthwhile thing in life is culture..

Comic Story	Mr. Wong, Detective / Mr. Wong (4 pages)
Synopsis	Investigating the death of Simon Dayton, Mr. Wong is at the scene of another murder.
Genre	Detective-mystery
Characters	Mr. Wong; Captain Sam Street; Christian Wilk (death); Countess Olga D'Lantrec; Lee Tong; Anton Mohl [Mr. Granich] (villain); Mr. Winters; Officer Devlin; Theodore Meisle
Pencils	Jim Gary
Inks	Jim Gary
Notes	Third chapter of a five-part adaptation of the 1938 Monogram Pictures movie "Mr. Wong, Detective" starring Boris Karloff. © 1939 by Stephen Slesinger, Inc.

Story	Toby (2 pages)
Synopsis	Toby and Oomog wind up on a haunted island and Oomog fights a ghost.
Genre	Adventure; Humor
Characters	Toby; Oomog
Script	Stan Randall (signed)
Pencils	Stan Randall (signed)
Inks	Stan Randall (signed)
First Line	Why somebody so stingy with ol' island?
Notes	Writer and art identification by Hames Ware.

Story	Tarzan (3 pages)
Letters	typeset
Genre	Jungle

Comic Story	The Jack Markey Gang [Part 1] / Gang Busters (4 pages)
Synopsis	The Markey brothers decide to start a gang thinking the cops will never get them.
Genre	Crime
Characters	Mrs. Kane; Sheriff Kane (death); Officer Art Shank (death); Butch (villain); George Markey (villain); Jack Markey (villain); Mike Markey (villain); Slick (villain); Tom Markey (villain, death)
Pencils	Jim Gary
Inks	Jim Gary
Notes	© 1939 by Phillips H. Lord Inc.

Story	The Comic Zoo
Genre	Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters	Blackie Bear; Billy Penguin
Script	George Scarbo
Pencils	George Scarbo
Inks	George Scarbo
First Line	Billy! Now that I'm a dentist, I want you to rustle me some business.

Text Article	Winners of the February Contest
Letters	typeset
Genre	Non-fiction

Story	Hold Everything (1 page)
Genre	Humor
Characters	Albert
Script	Clyde Lewis
Pencils	Clyde Lewis
Inks	Clyde Lewis
First Line	If one of us would get off I could do a lot better job of ridin' this bronco!
Notes	Four single panel cartoons.

Story	Bronc Peeler (3 pages)
Synopsis	The Black Rider kidnaps Babs.
Genre	Western-frontier
Characters	Bronc Peeler [also as Black Rider]; Babs Dalton; Fritz; Bat Wilson (villain); Jose (villain)
Pencils	Fred Harman (signed)
Inks	Fred Harman (signed)
First Line	I'd give a chunk of money t'know where and who that Black Rider is who held me up.
Notes	© 1939 by Stephen Slesinger, Inc.

Story	Tailspin Tommy (4 pages)
Synopsis	Tommy is forced to land his plane in a mountainous area.
Genre	Adventure; Aviation
Characters	Tailspin Tommy [Tommy Tomkins]; Skeets Milligan; Ted
Pencils	Hal Forrest
Inks	Hal Forrest
First Line	Tom! Th' right motor's missin' a beat!

In-House Column	Popular Comics Contest (2 pages)
Genre	Non-fiction
First Line	1. What was the name of the man who slept for twenty years?

Comic Story	G-Men vs the Living Masks! / G-Men on the Job (4 pages)
Synopsis	Buddy is captured by the bad guys.
Genre	Crime
Characters	Larry Lane; Bill; Buddy Barton; Jim; Dr. Toro (villain); Red Johnson (villain); Slim York (villain); Trigger Dolan (villain)
Pencils	Bob Jenney (signed)
Inks	Bob Jenney (signed)
Notes	© 1939 by Stephen Slesinger, Inc.

Story	Shark Egan (4 pages)
Synopsis	Red Mack is freed by a loyal crewmember.
Genre	Adventure
Characters	Shark Egan; Curly; Harp; Kanaka Lew; Limey; Mary McDermot; Red Mack
Pencils	John Donaldson
Inks	John Donaldson
First Line	Sharply nah, mates!

Story	Popular Conundrums
Letters	typeset
Genre	Humor

Cartoon	No Collateral; Freedom / Out Our Way
Genre	Humor
Script	J. R. Williams (signed)
Pencils	J. R. Williams (signed)
Inks	J. R. Williams (signed)
Notes	Two single panel cartoons.

Cartoon	The Dry Wash; The Worry Wart / Out Our Way
Genre	Humor
Characters	Worry Wart
Script	J. R. Williams
Pencils	J. R. Williams
Inks	J. R. Williams
Notes	Two single panel cartoons.

Text Article	No Title (2 pages)
Feature	Popular Stamp Club
Letters	typeset
Genre	Non-fiction
First Line	The new stamp issued in commemoration of both the World's Fair in New York

Comic Story	Trigger Smith / Jack Randall (6 pages)
Synopsis	Trigger is sworn in as a state marshall after learning of the death of his brother.
Genre	Western-frontier
Characters	Trigger Smith [also as Arizona Jones]; Buck Mason; Jean Mason; Joe Smith (death); Lopez; Sheriff Smith; Bud Mason (villain, death); Gallop (villain)
Pencils	Norman Fallon
Inks	Norman Fallon
Notes	© 1939 by Stephen Slesinger, Inc.

Story	Ben-Hur (4 pages)
Synopsis	After saving Arrius, Ben Hur is adopted by the Roman man.
Genre	Drama; Historical
Characters	Ben Hur; Esther; Malluch; Quintus Arrius; Simonides
Pencils	Erwin Hess
Inks	Erwin Hess
First Line	Ben Hur and Arrius, the Roman tribune, whom he has saved from drowning
Notes	Third chapter of a 7-part adaptation of the novel "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" by Lew Wallace. © 1939 by Stephen Slesinger, Inc.

Story	Herky (1 page)
Synopsis	Noodles asks Herky for advice about women.
Genre	Humor
Characters	Herky; Flossy Flush; Noodles Nelson
Script	Clyde Lewis
Pencils	Clyde Lewis
Inks	Clyde Lewis
First Line	You're pretty good at gittin' along with th' wimmen, Herk.

Story	The Masked Pilot (4 pages)
Synopsis	The Masked Pilot figures out that someone wants to kill Dwight Ellis.
Genre	Adventure; Aviation
Characters	The Masked Pilot; Dwight Ellis; Marian Brook; Tom
Script	Bob Jenney
Pencils	Bob Jenney
Inks	Bob Jenney
First Line	There! Here's hoping she'll stay put for the remainder of the flight!
Notes	© 1939 by Stephen Slesinger, Inc.

Story	Herky (1 page)
Synopsis	Noodles convinces himself that the new kid is against him.
Genre	Humor
Characters	Herky; Julius Smaltz; Noodles Nelson
Script	Clyde Lewis
Pencils	Clyde Lewis
Inks	Clyde Lewis
First Line	Have you seen Julius Smaltz, th' new kid in town, Noodles?

Story	Carnival (1 page)
Genre	Humor
Script	George Clark
Pencils	George Clark
Inks	George Clark
First Line	We're having drip coffee this evening, gentlemen.
Notes	Five single panel cartoons. On inside back cover.

Advertisement	Announcing - the New Daisy Lone Scout Carbine / Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns (1 page)
Notes	Back cover.

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