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| Date | | Number: 118 | Lang: English (en) | |||
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| Name | Popular Comics 118 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 36 | Frequency: monthly |
| Cover | Partners in Crime / 1 page |
| Synopsis | Felix commits an uncharacteristic "crime of opportunity" when a milkman is held up outside his window. |
| Genre | Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Characters | holdup man; milkman |
| Colors | Western Publishing Production Shop |
| Notes | Insets of Terry Lee, Smilin' Jack, and Smokey Stover. |
| Comic Story | And, The Answer Is... / Polly and Her Pals (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Paw's nephew Ash stumps him with a trivia question. |
| Genre | Humor; Domestic |
| Script | Cliff Sterrett (signed) |
| Pencils | Cliff Sterrett (signed) |
| Inks | Cliff Sterrett (signed) |
| Colors | Western Publishing Production Shop |
| Letters | Cliff Sterrett (signed) |
| First Line | What are the most popular prepared drinks in the world? |
| Notes | Black, white, and red on inside front cover. |
| Story | Smilin' Jack (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Cindy and Jack escape from Toemain. Toemain retaliates with an air strike on Jack's oil pump station. |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation |
| Characters | Cindy Cider; Catize (death); Snake-Bite; Toemain |
| Script | Zack Mosley |
| Pencils | Zack Mosley |
| Inks | Zack Mosley |
| Colors | Western Publishing Production Shop |
| Letters | Boody Rogers |
| First Line | Quick, Jack! Jump in Toemain's plane -- I'll try to hold them off while you start it!! |
| Notes | The Sunday page of July 20, 1941 appears on pages 1 and 2. The Sunday page of July 27, 1941 appears on pages 4 and 5. The Sunday page of August 3, 1941 appears in part on pages 7. Attempting to kill an escaping Jack and Cindy, Toemain's "chief executioner" Catize loses his head to the propellor of Jack's plane. Zack Mosley's signature does not appear on these strip reprints. |
| Story | Terry and the Pirates (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Tang betrays the Chinese soldiers. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Hu Shee; Tang; Dr. Ping [The Blue Tiger]; Bucky Wing; Lin Sun; Hugo (camel) |
| Script | Milton Caniff (signed) |
| Pencils | Milton Caniff (signed) |
| Inks | Milton Caniff (signed) |
| Colors | Western Publishing Production Shop |
| Letters | Frank Engli |
| First Line | Hu Shee!... I thought you were ready to leave on the raid into the invader lines! |
| Comic Story | Only a Fish in a Gilded Cage / Smokey Stover (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Uncle Cole Stover has sent Earl a present requiring both a fishbowl and a birdcage. |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Earl Stover; Spooky (cat) |
| Script | Bill Holman (signed) |
| Pencils | Bill Holman (signed) |
| Inks | Bill Holman (signed) |
| Colors | Western Publishing Production Shop |
| Letters | Bill Holman (signed) |
| First Line | Oboy! - Yippee! - Yow! - This calls for action - I gotta get pop on the phone right away! |
| Comic Story | Toy Wars / Felix the Cat (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | A trio of food filching mice battle Felix by employing Danny's toys against the cat. |
| Genre | Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Characters | Felix the Cat; three mice; Danny Dooit |
| Script | Otto Messmer |
| Pencils | Otto Messmer |
| Inks | Otto Messmer |
| Colors | Western Publishing Production Shop |
| Letters | Otto Messmer |
| First Line | Safe through the tunnel |
| Comic Story | Driven to Distraction / The Flop Family (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Helen has some problems with the car. Burglaries increase in the neighborhood. |
| Genre | Humor; Domestic |
| Characters | Philander Flop; Helen Flop |
| Script | George Swanson |
| Pencils | George Swanson |
| Inks | George Swanson |
| Colors | Western Publishing Production Shop |
| Letters | George Swanson |
| First Line | I'll surprise Helen and give her another driving lesson this afternoon |
| Notes | Three weekday strips make up a full page. |
| Story | Dr. Bobbs (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dr. Bobbs opens a clinic on the rundown East side of town. |
| Genre | Drama; Medical |
| Characters | Blake Gilbert; Slapsy McGonigle; Dr. Lightfoot; Marco Amalfi; Mama Amalfi; Blackie |
| Script | Elliott Caplin |
| Pencils | Jay McArdle |
| Inks | Jay McArdle |
| Colors | Western Publishing Production Shop |
| First Line | Hey! Doc! Wait fer baby! |
| Comic Story | Jewel Robbery Gang / Gang Busters (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Police detectives Kilborn and Massey come across a just-robbed jewelry shop where the owner was beaten and dies. |
| Genre | Crime |
| Characters | Sam Chernick (jeweler) (death); Police Detective Massey; Police Detective Kilborn; Hanlon (police officer); police sergeant; three jewel robbers |
| Script | Gaylord Du Bois (Entry states: "Gang Busters. 4p. For Popular Comics, December 1945. Submitted July 5, 1945.") |
| Colors | Western Publishing Production Shop |
| First Line | In the back room of Sam Chernick's jewelry shop the doorbell rings |
| Text Story | Felix Takes a Cat-Nap / Felix the Cat (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | An ambitious scientist and a vengeful bank robber both come after Felix... while he tries to take a catnap. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Characters | Professor Treetum Kroul; bank robber; hooty (owl); Farmer Olaf Yiminy |
| Pencils | Otto Messmer ? |
| Colors | Western Publishing Production Shop |
| First Line | Professor Treetum Kroul chewed hard on his beard as he stared at the evening newspaper. |
| Comic Story | Meeting a Movie Star / Toots and Casper (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Casper brings a movie star to meet Toots. |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Colonel Hoofer; Cecil Twitterton |
| Script | Jimmy Murphy (signed) |
| Pencils | Jimmy Murphy (signed) |
| Inks | Jimmy Murphy (signed) |
| Colors | Western Publishing Production Shop |
| First Line | Toots is starting a diary! |
| Story | Gasoline Alley (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Skeezix buys a Christmas gift for Nina. |
| Genre | Drama |
| Characters | Skeezix Wallet; Walt Wallet; Tops Topper; Diana Dune; Gootch; Nina Clock |
| Script | Frank King (signed) |
| Pencils | Frank King (signed) |
| Inks | Frank King (signed) |
| Colors | Western Publishing Production Shop |
| First Line | Uncle Walt, I've got to have a bigger allowance. |
| Story | The Gumps (1 page) |
| Synopsis | The little girl that Chester bought the apple from has a mean uncle. |
| Genre | Drama |
| Characters | Chester Gump; Rose Budd; Kain Budd |
| Script | Gus Edson (signed) |
| Pencils | Gus Edson (signed) |
| Inks | Gus Edson (signed) |
| First Line | Shut up, you little fool! |
| Notes | Black, white, and red on inside back cover. |
| Comic Story | Smokey's Dangerous Disguise / Smokey Stover (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Smokey wears the wrong masquerade costume at the wrong time of year. |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Chief Cash U. Nutt; Cymbal Simon; Spooky (cat); Henrietta Nornge |
| Script | Bill Holman (signed) |
| Pencils | Bill Holman (signed) |
| Inks | Bill Holman (signed) |
| Colors | Western Publishing Production Shop |
| Letters | Bill Holman (signed) |
| First Line | Good morning, Cymbal Simon - where's Smokey? |
| Notes | Color on back cover. |
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