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| Name | Popular Comics 38 | Published |
| 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 427670. Copyright given to "Dell Pub. Co.". Several features make their initial appearance. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Herky; Shark Egan (inset); Mr. Wong (inset); Toby (inset) |
| Pencils | Clyde Lewis |
| Inks | Clyde Lewis |
| First Line | I've heard you are paying the highest prices for gold! |
| Text Article | Just for the Fun of It (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Humor |
| Notes | Assorted question-and-answer jokes. The inside-front cover. |
| Story | Tailspin Tommy (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | A flight with an assortment of characters bound for Hollywood takes off from Vancouver. |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation |
| Characters | Caleb Meek; Mrs. Wilson; Gloria Stanley; Mrs. Van Heming; Tailspin Tommy; Skeeter; Trevor; Slavens; Betty; Mr. Dunforth; Mr. Kinney; Willis |
| Script | Hal Forrest |
| Pencils | Hal Forrest |
| Inks | Hal Forrest |
| First Line | Flight ten, piloted by Tommy and Skeeter, with Betty as stewardess |
| Story | Toby (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Oomog fights an elephant. |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Toby; Oomog |
| Script | Stan Randall (signed) |
| Pencils | Stan Randall (signed) |
| Inks | Stan Randall (signed) |
| First Line | Oomog! Look out - th' chief is plenty mad! |
| Story | Herky (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Davey has a bank account. |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Herky; Davey |
| Script | Clyde Lewis |
| Pencils | Clyde Lewis |
| Inks | Clyde Lewis |
| First Line | How are things going, Davey? |
| Story | Popular Crossword Puzzles (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Cartoon | Cowboy Comics / Out Our Way |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Wes |
| Script | J. R. Williams (signed) |
| Pencils | J. R. Williams (signed) |
| Inks | J. R. Williams (signed) |
| First Line | Clothes make the man |
| Notes | Two 1-panel jokes. |
| Cartoon | Born Thirty Years To Soon [sic] / Out Our Way |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | J. R. Williams (signed) |
| Pencils | J. R. Williams (signed) |
| Inks | J. R. Williams (signed) |
| Notes | Two 1-panel jokes. |
| Comic Story | Mr. Wong, Detective / Mr. Wong (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Simon Dayton contacts Mr. Wong about a threat to his life. |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Mr. Wong; Arthur; Simon Dayton; Lee Tong; Theodore Meisle; Christian Wilk; Myra Ross; Carl Roemer; Devlin; Sam Street |
| Pencils | Jim Gary (signed) |
| Inks | Jim Gary (signed) |
| First Line | A chauffeur driven limousine picks its way through the swirling San Francisco fog. |
| Notes | First chapter of a five-part adaptation of the 1938 movie "Mr. Wong, Detective" starring Boris Karloff. |
| Cartoon | So What? / Out Our Way |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | J. R. Williams (signed) |
| Pencils | J. R. Williams (signed) |
| Inks | J. R. Williams (signed) |
| Notes | Two 1-panel jokes. |
| Activity | No Title |
| Letters | typeset |
| First Line | The winners of the December contest are as follows: |
| Story | Ben-Hur (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ben Hur accidentally causes a riot. |
| Genre | Drama; Historical |
| Characters | Ben Hur; Massala; Amrah; Mrs. Hur; Tirzat Hur; Ishmael |
| First Line | Ben Hur the Jew and Messala the Roman. They are two friends of high birth. |
| Notes | First chapter of a 7-part adaptation of the novel "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" by Lew Wallace. |
| Story | Herky (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Noodles tells Lois that Herky is not being true to her. |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Lois; Noodles Nelson |
| Script | Clyde Lewis |
| Pencils | Clyde Lewis |
| Inks | Clyde Lewis |
| First Line | Well, well -- what people will run into... |
| Story | The Masked Pilot (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | In the year 1964 spies try to steal the plans for a new plane. |
| Genre | Adventure; Aviation |
| Characters | The Masked Pilot; Zagari; The Baron; Agent X-3; Agent 4-G; Agent 33-Y; Dwight Ellis; Captain Field |
| Script | Bob Jenney |
| Pencils | Bob Jenney |
| Inks | Bob Jenney |
| First Line | It is the year 1964 -- aviation has progressed far... |
| Notes | First appearance. |
| Story | Tex Thorne (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Running away from gunfire Tex almost drowns in the river. |
| Genre | Western-frontier |
| Characters | Tex Thorne; Topaz (horse); Jerky; Rett Brim; Clam Hackett |
| Script | Zane Grey |
| First Line | Come on, Topaz, old boy. |
| Notes | First chapter of a 7-part story. The character also appeared in 3 early issues of Ace Comics. |
| Text Article | No Title (2 pages) |
| Feature | Popular Stamp Club |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| First Line | Hello, boys and girls! |
| Notes | Includes stamp ads. |
| Story | Herky (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Herky doesn't want to go to bed. |
| Genre | Humor; Domestic |
| Characters | Herky |
| Script | Clyde Lewis |
| Pencils | Clyde Lewis |
| Inks | Clyde Lewis |
| First Line | Hey, Mom... are you real sure it's time for me to go to bed? |
| Story | The Comic Zoo |
| Synopsis | A mother elephant has her child do his piano practice. |
| Genre | Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Script | George Scarbo |
| Pencils | George Scarbo |
| Inks | George Scarbo |
| First Line | I've got the metronome all set. |
| Advertisement | No Title |
| Letters | typeset |
| First Line | Easter egg colors |
| Activity | No Title (2 pages) |
| Letters | ?; typeset |
| Characters | Toby; Oomog |
| Pencils | Stan Randall ? |
| Inks | Stan Randall ? |
| First Line | Free 2 bikes and 2 typewriters to the winners of this contest |
| Story | Gang Busters (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Police only have a bullet to find the killer of Edward Flynn. |
| Genre | Crime |
| Characters | Edward Flynn; Martha Flynn; Dean; Cromwell; Ace Barnett; Rabbit Kelly; Mr. Sobil; John Cole; Dan Williams |
| First Line | On the night of April 23, 1933, Edward Flynn and his wife decided to go to a movie. |
| Notes | First appearance of a feature that would run for over 100 issues before switching to DC comics. |
| Story | Danny Magee (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Danny is forced to work for a cheap guardian. |
| Genre | Drama |
| Characters | Danny Magee; Mr. Chase; Jud Klinker; Babe (horse); Sid White |
| First Line | Guess that's all, Mr. Chase. |
| Notes | Along with 1 page in the next issue, the only appearances of this feature. |
| Story | Shark Egan (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | The crew have captured Ace, but haven't found the valuable pearl that Shark recovered. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Shark Egan; Kaneka Lew; Ace O'Doul; Limey; Red Mack; Curly; Shiny; Mary McDermot |
| First Line | Shark Egan is laughing up his sleeve... |
| Comic Story | No Title (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A young Indian helps a baby eagle back to its nest. |
| Feature | Little Chief |
| Genre | Humor; Children; Western-frontier |
| First Line | You be home before dark, mother said, or heap big spanking. |
| Notes | This is the only appearance of the "Little Chief" feature |
| Comic Story | 'G' Men vs the Living Masks / G-Men on the Job (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Trigger escapes from G-Man Lane. |
| Genre | Crime |
| Characters | Trigger Dolan; Buddy Barton; Larry Lane; Dr. Toro; Limey; Eel; Mrs. Murphy |
| First Line | Trigger Dolan has kidnaped Buddy Barton... |
| Notes | Third chapter of a 10-part story. |
| Cartoon | The Big Timers / Out Our Way |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | J. R. Williams (signed) |
| Pencils | J. R. Williams (signed) |
| Inks | J. R. Williams (signed) |
| Notes | Two 1-page jokes. |
| Cartoon | Cowboy Comics / Out Our Way |
| Genre | Humor; Western-frontier |
| Characters | Mr. Stucco |
| Script | J. R. Williams (signed) |
| Pencils | J. R. Williams (signed) |
| Inks | J. R. Williams (signed) |
| Comic Story | Wild Horse Canyon / Jack Randall (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jack Gray and his friend Lopez sets out to find the man who murdered his brother. |
| Genre | Western-frontier |
| Characters | Jack Gray; Lopez; Jean Hall; Travers; Pete; Tom Hall; Rosco; Rusty (horse); Red; Valdesto |
| Notes | A movie adaptation. |
| Story | The Hurricane Kids (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | The ship the boys are on is wrecked in a storm. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Alan Doolittle; Dave Ashley; Skipper Magee |
| First Line | Two boys, Alan Doolittle and Dave Ashely, are sailing on the good ship, "Lady Alice"- |
| Notes | First appearance; the series would run through issue #86. |
| Story | Popular Conundrums (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Humor |
| Notes | Assorted riddles. |
| Comic Story | Ring Tales (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction; Sports |
| Characters | Bob Fitzsimmons; George Gardner |
| Notes | Inside back cover. |
| Advertisement | Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| First Line | Wow! The year's biggest bargain! |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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