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| In my opinion Popular Comics is the best of the comic strip reprint comic books.
Earlier Popular Comics also had so really good superhero and adventure features. I especially like Hurricane Twins. |
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| Publication | January 1944 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure; Aviation | Characters: Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Smokey Stover; Captain Blaze; Pat Ryan |
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| Advertisement | Boy! Oh! Boy! (1 page) |
| Featuring | Joe Bonomo |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph);? | Inks:? (photograph);? |
| Content | Characters: Joe Bonomo (photograph) |
| Notes | On inside front cover. |
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| Synopsis | Joy's father puts Jack in charge of her aviation activities. Joy tries a little romance on Jack, but he spurns her because he's still in love with Dixie. Since Dixie won't marry Jack until she regains her sight, Joy comes up with a plot to make Jack lose his pilot's license and keep him from raising money for Dixie's operation. |
| Credits | Job #: P.C.#95-441 |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Aviation | Characters: Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Dixie Lee; Downwind Jaxon; Fat Stuff; Joy Beaverduck; Kathleen; Mr. Beaverduck; Mr. Widdle; Bottles (villain) |
| Notes | "Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co. Inc."
The story includes a comic strip dated May 19, 1940. |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: April Kane; Captain Blaze [also as Grand Eyeyam]; Cheery Blaze; Singh-Singh (villain) |
| Notes | "Copyright 1940, by News Syndicate Co. Inc." |
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| Text Story | Blood on the Harbor (3 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Earl Newcomb; Peder Knudsen |
| Notes | "Copr. 1943, by R. S. Callender." |
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| Content | Genre: Medical | Characters: Dr. Stephen Bobbs; Carrie Wigglesworth; Dr. Ernest Rennick; Dr. Luana Higgans; Dr. Van Curtsey |
| Notes | "Copr. 1941, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Domestic; Military | Characters: Etta Kett; Jimmy; Mr. Kett; Mrs. Kett |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942 King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Comic Story | Hoppy X-Mas (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Spooky (a cat); Fenwick Flooky |
| Notes | "Copr. 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Forrest Phire |
| Notes | "Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc." |
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| Comic Story | Christmas Holidaze (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Spooky (a cat); Fenwick Flooky |
| Notes | "Copyright, 1939, by News Syndicate Co., Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | Five single-panel cartoons.
"© 1941 Chicago Times, Inc." |
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| Statement of Ownership | Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Domestic | Characters: Polly Perkins; Sam'l Perkins [Paw]; Suzie Perkins [Maw]; Kitty (a cat) |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Domestic | Characters: Sam'l Perkins [Paw]; Suzie Perkins [Maw]; Mr. Meadows; Mrs. Hicks; Mr. Tinker |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Domestic | Characters: Andy Gump [Andrew Gump]; Uncle Bim Gump [Benjamin Gump] |
| Notes | "Copr. 1938, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc."
Some of the dates toward the top of the strip were changed to 1943, but the eighth panel still has the original strip date of 1938 and the tenth panel refers to 1937. |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Military | Characters: Sarge |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Military |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Military | Characters: Ed; Frank |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Military | Characters: Private Twirp |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Military |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Comic Story | Department Store Crooks (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Lt. Robey; Officer Downey; Officer Marston; Sgt. Bell; Sgt. Ryan |
| Notes | "Based on Phillips H. Lord's famous radio feature."
"Copr. 1943 by Phillips H. Lord Inc." |
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| Synopsis | Tiny Fella helps Buttercup with a bully problem. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Domestic | Characters: Toots Hawkins; Casper Hawkins; Buttercup Hawkins; Mr. McRuff; Mugsy McRuff; Tiny Fella; Uncle Everett |
| Notes | "Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc." |
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| Content | Genre: Drama; Humor; Domestic | Characters: Nina Clock; Skeezix Wallet; Walt Wallet |
| Notes | "Copr. 1938, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc."
The story includes strips dated February 26, February 28, and March 1, 1938. |
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| Comic Story | Cat with the Goods (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Spooky (a cat); Fenwick Flooky |
| Notes | "Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc." |
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| Advertisement | Free! With This Amazing Offer (1 page) |
| Featuring | Invention Company |
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| Advertisement | Free 150 Power Microscope (1 page) |
| Featuring | Metro Publications |
| Notes | On inside back cover. |
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| Advertisement | I Will Train You at Home for Vital Jobs Now Open in Radio (1 page) |
| Featuring | National Radio Institute |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photographs) | Inks:? (photographs) | Colors:? (photographs) |
| Content | Characters: J. E. Smith (photograph) |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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