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| Date | | Number: 97 | Lang: English (en) | |||
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| Name | Popular Comics 97 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 52 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | On sale date from the publication date reported to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1944, New Series, Volume 39, Number 1. Class B periodical. p. 81. Copyright registration number B 617945. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation |
| Story | The Gumps (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor; Domestic |
| Characters | Chester Gump; Uncle Bim Gump [Benjamin Gump] |
| Script | Gus Edson (signed) |
| Pencils | Gus Edson (signed) |
| Inks | Gus Edson (signed) |
| First Line | Chester, my boy, do you know what day tomorrow is? |
| Notes | "Copr. 1938, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc." |
| Story | Smilin' Jack (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | After Jack spurns her advances, Joy decides to set a new altitude record for gliding. Despite Jack and Downwind's warnings, she dives into a thunderhead and her glider is torn apart. She parachutes down, but lands hard and is injured. Jack has to fly her to the hospital, despite not having a pilot's license. Joy needs a blood transfusion and the only one with her blood type is Dixie Lee. |
| Job # | P.C.#97-443 |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation |
| Characters | Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Dixie Lee; Downwind Jaxon; Fat Stuff; Joy Beaverduck |
| Script | Zack Mosley |
| Pencils | Zack Mosley |
| Inks | Zack Mosley |
| Letters | Boody Rogers |
| First Line | Jack, th' whole world seems suddenly changed-- |
| Notes | "Copr. 1940, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate Co., Inc." |
| Story | Terry and the Pirates (8 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | April Kane; Captain Blaze; Cheery Blaze (in a sack); Hiawawaw; Pokyhontus; Sittee Bulee; Twiddle-Wit; Cue-Ball (villain); Singh-Singh (villain) |
| Script | Milton Caniff |
| Pencils | Milton Caniff |
| Inks | Milton Caniff |
| Letters | Frank Engli |
| First Line | I must have been blind not to have sensed what was coming! |
| Notes | "Copr. 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc." |
| Story | Gasoline Alley (4 pages) |
| Genre | Humor; Domestic |
| Characters | Ferdinand; Hope; Jessica; Nina Clock; Skeezix Wallet |
| Script | Frank King |
| Pencils | Frank King |
| Inks | Frank King |
| First Line | Do you girls mind if I stop in? |
| Notes | "Copr. 1938, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc." |
| Comic Story | "Protection" Racket / Gang Busters (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jewish tailors are targeted to pay. They won't cooperate with police. Detective Murdock goes undercover as "Sam Moskowitz," Dry Cleaners proprietor. The mobsters and their boss fight it out with the law. They all die, except the boss, who survives to stand trial, but as a hopeless cripple. |
| Genre | Crime |
| Characters | Detective Murdock [also as Samuel Moskowitz]; Mr. Goodman; Mr. Perrin; Sgt. Lynch; Gunner (villain); Nick (villain) |
| Script | Gaylord Du Bois (Entry states: "Gang Busters. 6p. For Popular Comics, Mar. 1944. Paid Oct. 13, 1943.") |
| First Line | It's a bomb! I saw de guy throw it! |
| Notes | "Based on Phillips H. Lord's famous radio feature." "Copr. 1944 by Phillips H. Lord Inc." |
| Text Story | The Jailbird and Bonnie Lass (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Beth Walsh pleads with Tom to stay home, fearing that Puglio, having broken jail and sworn to get even with Tom for putting him in jail, may harm Baby Rose, but Tom trusts Bonnie Lass, their snow white Collie will be protection enough, and heads out to the station house. Puglio kidnaps Baby Rose. Tom and Bonnie Lass give pursuit. Cornered, Puglio threatens the baby, Tom drops his gun, Puglio pulls his, but Bonnie Lass charges in the nick of time, biting Puglio, who drops the baby and his gun before falling down the ravine to his death. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Crime |
| Characters | Beth Walsh; Rose Walsh; Lt. Tom Walsh; Bonnie Lass (a dog); Lefty Puglio (villain, death) |
| Script | Gaylord Du Bois |
| Notes | "Copr. 1944, by R. S. Callender." 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 77: "The Jailbird and Bonnie Lass. text for Popular Comics, Mar. 1944." |
| Story | Polly and Her Pals (2 pages) |
| Genre | Humor; Domestic |
| Characters | Ash [Ashur Perkins]; Sam'l Perkins [Paw]; Suzie Perkins [Maw]; Kitty (a cat) |
| Script | Cliff Sterrett |
| Pencils | Cliff Sterrett |
| Inks | Cliff Sterrett |
| First Line | Nag, nag, mornin', noon an' night. |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
| Story | Dr. Bobbs (5 pages) |
| Genre | Medical |
| Characters | Dr. Ernest Rennick; Dr. Luana Higgans; Dr. Van Curtsey; Mary; Professor Parchisi; Slapsy McGonigle |
| Script | Elliott Caplin |
| Pencils | Jay McArdle |
| Inks | Jay McArdle |
| First Line | I passed the crisis at 2 this morning |
| Notes | "Copr. 1941, King Features Syndicate, Inc." Story includes strips dated November 26 and November 27, 1941. |
| Story | Etta Kett (2 pages) |
| Genre | Domestic; Military; Teen |
| Characters | Etta Kett; Hank; Jeff; Mr. Kett |
| Script | Paul Robinson |
| Pencils | Paul Robinson |
| Inks | Paul Robinson |
| First Line | There's Hank and his girl! |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
| Story | Elza Poppin |
| Genre | Humor; Military |
| First Line | Oh, dear - I lost $5.00 on the camp grounds |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
| Story | Elza Poppin |
| Genre | Humor; Military |
| First Line | Elza, my secretary is away on leave |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
| Story | Elza Poppin |
| Genre | Humor; Military |
| First Line | Not me-Elza's invited me over to dinner tonight |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
| Story | Elza Poppin |
| Genre | Humor; Military |
| First Line | Glad you're helping out |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
| Story | Toots and Casper (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Toots and Casper scheme to break up Cousin Johnny and Stella Clinker before she can steal all his money. |
| Genre | Humor; Domestic |
| Characters | Toots Hawkins; Casper Hawkins; Alfred Skidder; Cousin Johnny; Stella Clinker |
| Script | Jimmy Murphy |
| Pencils | Jimmy Murphy |
| Inks | Jimmy Murphy |
| First Line | I'm the luckiest man in the world |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
| Story | Lew Loyal (4 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Lew Loyal; Betsy; Uncle Mack |
| Script | Milt Youngren |
| Pencils | Milt Youngren |
| Inks | Milt Youngren |
| First Line | The job is done |
| Notes | "Copr. 1940, by The Chicago Tribune." |
| Story | Smokey Stover (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt |
| Script | Bill Holman |
| Pencils | Bill Holman |
| Inks | Bill Holman |
| First Line | So your cousin's number come up, hey, Smoke? |
| Notes | "Copr. 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc." |
| Text Story | Smilin' Jack to the Rescue / Smilin' Jack |
| Synopsis | Jack scolds Fat Stuff for burning newspapers and old cartoons instead of recycling them for the war effort. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation; War |
| Characters | Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Fat Stuff |
| 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 77: "Smilin' Jack to the Rescue. 1p. For Popular Comics, Mar. 1944." |
| PSA | How to Save Your Paper for Easy Handling |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Notes | Information about how to bundle your paper products for use in the war effort. |
| Story | Smokey Stover (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Major Bedd; Spooky (a cat) |
| Script | Bill Holman |
| Pencils | Bill Holman |
| Inks | Bill Holman |
| First Line | Come in, Smokey |
| Notes | Back cover. "Copr. 1941, by News Syndicate Co., Inc." |
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