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| Name | Popular Comics 42 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Contents copyright: 1938, by Bell Syndicate, Inc.; 1938, 1939 by NEA, Inc.; 1939 by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.; 1939 by Stephen Slesinger, 1939 by R. S. Callender; 1939 by Phillips Lord, Inc.; 1939 by Stephen Slesinger, Inc. 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 427674. Copyright given to Stephen Slesinger, Inc. |
| Cover | Dippy the High Diver / 1 page |
| Genre | Adventure; Humor; Crime; Historical; Western-frontier |
| Characters | Dippy; Tailspin Tommy [Tommy Tomkins]; The Masked Pilot; The Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]; Shark Egan; Herky; Bronc Peeler; Toby; Tex Thorne; Ben Hur |
| First Line | Hey, Dippy, over here! |
| Story | The Comic Zoo |
| Synopsis | Rudy thinks he'll be a great boxer. |
| Genre | Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Characters | Rudy [as Three-Fisted Rudy]; Killer Kangaroo |
| Pencils | George Scarbo |
| Inks | George Scarbo |
| First Line | Boys and girls, how do you like this idea? |
| Notes | On inside front cover in black, white and red. Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
| Activity | Winner of May Contest |
| Letters | typeset |
| Story | Tex Thorne (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Clamp orders Tex to get rid of Brim's body. |
| Script | ? (adaptation) |
| Genre | Western-frontier |
| Characters | Tex Thorne; Topaz (a horse); Jane Hoskins; Jimmy Hoskins; Jerry (villain); Clamp Hackett (villain); Brim (villain; corpse) |
| Script | Zane Grey (original story) |
| First Line | Tex Thorne has been forced to join an outlaw gang. |
| Cartoon | The Flop; The Drawback / 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 | Heroes are Made Not Born; Close Relations / Out Our Way |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Worry Wart |
| Script | J. R. Williams (signed) |
| Pencils | J. R. Williams (signed) |
| Inks | J. R. Williams (signed) |
| Notes | Two single panel cartoons. |
| Story | Shark Egan (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Working separately, Egan and Red Mack make the crew think the ship is haunted. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Shark Egan; Ace O'Dool; Mary McDermot; Kanaka Lew; Angkar; Curly; Red Mack; Mai Ti |
| Pencils | John Donaldson |
| Inks | John Donaldson |
| First Line | Shark Egan and his flying pal, Ace O'Dool, disappeared from their 'prison' in the forecastle of the pirate schooner Corsair. |
| Notes | Pencils and inks credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928-1999. |
| Activity | Popular Crossword Puzzles by Our Readers / Popular Crossword Puzzles (1.33 pages) |
| Notes | Solution on page 24 of comic and is included in page count. |
| Comic Story | Episode 5 / The Hurricane Kids (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | The boys find a place to stay on the island. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | The Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham] |
| Script | Bill Ely |
| Pencils | Bill Ely |
| Inks | Bill Ely |
| Letters | Bill Ely |
| First Line | A strange bat-like creature has carried Alan off to her nest high on the face of a cliff and dropped him as food to her young. |
| Notes | Script credit per editor Lebeck policy of artists writing their features. (This is about to change, as Lebeck hired Du Bois as the house writer circa June 1939. Most artists will continue to write, but not Ely, as of Episode 7.) Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
| Comic Story | Mr. Wong, Detective / Mr. Wong (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Mr. Wong solves the crimes. |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Mr. Wong; Lee Tong; Captain Sam Street; Mr. Meisle (death); Mrs. Roemer; Anton Mohl [Mr. Granich] (villain); Carl Roemer (villain) |
| Script | Jim Gary ? |
| Pencils | Jim Gary ? Tom Hickey ? |
| Inks | Jim Gary ? Tom Hickey ? |
| Notes | Fifth chapter of a five-part adaptation of the 1938 Monogram Pictures movie "Mr. Wong, Detective" starring Boris Karloff. |
| Story | Toby (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Oomog runs into some baby spooks who think he's their uncle Clamy. |
| Genre | Children |
| Characters | Toby; Oomog; Li'l Booey |
| Script | Stan Randall |
| Pencils | Stan Randall |
| Inks | Stan Randall |
| First Line | Oomog, disguised as one of the spooks |
| Story | Herky (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Herky goes to a fortune teller. |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Herky; Lois |
| Script | Clyde Lewis |
| Pencils | Clyde Lewis |
| Inks | Clyde Lewis |
| First Line | She's my gal and I'm her beau |
| Story | The Comic Zoo |
| Synopsis | An elephant boy wants to watch a ball game. |
| Genre | Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Pencils | George Scarbo |
| Inks | George Scarbo |
| First Line | Sold Out |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
| Story | Hold Everything (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | George |
| Script | Clyde Lewis (signed) |
| Pencils | Clyde Lewis (signed) |
| Inks | Clyde Lewis (signed) |
| First Line | He used to work in a filling station. |
| Notes | Four single panel cow-related gags. |
| Story | The Masked Pilot (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Masked Pilot lets people believe Dwight Ellis is dead to force the villain's hand. |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation |
| Characters | The Masked Pilot; Tom; Dwight Ellis; Alexis (villain); Otto (villain); Miquel (villain); Josef (villain) |
| Script | Bob Jenney |
| Pencils | Bob Jenney |
| Inks | Bob Jenney |
| First Line | Well, what is it, Tom? |
| Story | Tailspin Tommy (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Tommy recommends everyone get some sleep since it's dark. |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation |
| Characters | Tailspin Tommy [Tommy Tomkins]; Skeets Milligan; Betty Lou Barnes; Professor Otto Bumgartner; Miss Stanley; Jeems; Mr. Dunforth; Reverend Meek; Mrs. Wilson; Mr. Plotz; Mr. Trevor; Mr. Holt; Slade |
| Script | Hal Forrest |
| Pencils | Hal Forrest |
| Inks | Hal Forrest |
| First Line | There is nothing to be accomplished tonight. |
| Are You the All-American Boy or Girl / Popular Comics Contest (2 pages) | |
| Characters | Herky |
| Pencils | Clyde Lewis |
| Inks | Clyde Lewis |
| Notes | Reprints a panel from a Herky comic. Other art may be by another artist. |
| Comic Story | G-Men versus the Living Masks / G-Men on the Job (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Buddy is saved from the bomb. |
| Genre | Crime; Detective-mystery |
| Characters | G-Men; G-Man Larry Lane; Buddy Barton; Pat McCann [Slim York] (villain) |
| Pencils | Bob Jenney ? |
| Inks | Bob Jenney ? |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
| Comic Story | Stars Over Arizona / Jack Randall (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jack is on a job to find the Governor's son who has been kidnapped. |
| Genre | Western-frontier |
| Characters | Jack Dawson; Grizzly Ike; Jane Manning; Governor Cole; John Cole; Yucca Bill Thompson; Hashknife Holden; Chuckawalla Joe; May (villain); Blackie (villain); Lopez (villain); Sidewinder Steve (villain); Ace Carter (villain) |
| Text Story | Tarzan and Bolgani / Tarzan (3 pages) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Jungle |
| Characters | James Hunter Blake; Wilbur Stimbul; Bolgani (a gorilla); Histah (a snake) |
| Story | The Comic Zoo |
| Synopsis | Rudy's parents try to find him. |
| Genre | Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Characters | Rudy |
| Script | George Scarbo (signed) |
| Pencils | George Scarbo (signed) |
| Inks | George Scarbo (signed) |
| First Line | Oh, Daddy!! Rudy is missing, I can't find him anywhere!! |
| Story | Scrapbook Sketches |
| Genre | Humor |
| Pencils | George Scarbo ? |
| Inks | George Scarbo ? |
| First Line | What Mother Goose rhyme does this drawing illustrate? |
| Comic Story | No Title |
| Feature | Life Is Funny That Way |
| Genre | Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Script | George Scarbo (signed) |
| Pencils | George Scarbo (signed) |
| Inks | George Scarbo (signed) |
| First Line | Hey Mom!! Pop just picked up a bear trap at the rummage sale counter!! |
| Notes | from The Comic Zoo Sunday (NEA Service, Inc.) 193x-01-23 This is the only appearance of the "Life Is Funny That Way" feature in a comic book. |
| Advertisement | Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns |
| Letters | typeset |
| Text Article | No Title (2 pages) |
| Feature | Popular Stamp Club |
| Letters | typeset |
| First Line | There are a great multitude of ship stamps |
| Story | Ben-Hur (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ben Hur volunteers to race the Sheik's horses in the chariot race. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Historical |
| Characters | Ben Hur; Malluch; Sheik Ilderim; Simonides; Esther; Balthasar; Messala; Valerius Gratus |
| First Line | Ben Hur sees the chariot of Sheik Ilderim upset by the horses of the great Massala at the races. |
| Notes | Fifth chapter of a seven-part adaptation of the novel "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" by Lew Wallace. |
| Story | Gang Busters (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Cora Collins is the brains behinds Al Collins crimes. |
| Genre | Crime |
| Characters | Officer Harris (death); Al Collins (villain); Cora Collins (villain) |
| Script | Al McWilliams ? |
| Pencils | Al McWilliams (signed) |
| Inks | Al McWilliams (signed) |
| First Line | Together we'll make headlines! |
| Cartoon | The Turtles Stomach; 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. |
| Comic Story | Complications; The Bargain Hunter / 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. |
| Story | Bronc Peeler (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Bronc uses Bat to find his hideout. |
| Genre | Western-frontier |
| Characters | Bronc Peeler; Babs Dalton; Bat Wilson (villain); Fritz Hubbard |
| Script | Fred Harman |
| Pencils | Fred Harman |
| Inks | Fred Harman |
| First Line | I forced Bat Wilson here, 'cause he had other plans for that five thousand he was s'posed to bring! |
| Story | Herky (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Noodles plans to be a dictator when he grows up. |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Herky; Noodles Nelson |
| Script | Clyde Lewis |
| Pencils | Clyde Lewis |
| Inks | Clyde Lewis |
| First Line | I'm gonna be a dictator when I get a little bigger... |
| Story | Carnival (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Mr. Merryweather tries to kiss the bride twice. |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Gregory; Mr. Merryweather |
| Script | George Clark |
| Pencils | George Clark |
| Inks | George Clark |
| First Line | You boys were plenty slick, but the Mounted Police always get their man. |
| Notes | Five single panel gags and one four-panel strip on the inside back cover in black, white and red. |
| Publisher advertisement | The Funnies (1 page) |
| Feature | The Funnies |
| Characters | Alley Oop; Bosko; Captain Easy; Gene Autry; Little Nemo; Major Hoople; Salesman Sam |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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