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Issue: Popular Comics #42 Public Domain
Publication Date: August 1939
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Issues: #42 of 145 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDell
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/30/1939
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 33 (21 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose 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.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, crime, historical, humorous, western
Feature(s): Gang Busters; Tailspin Tommy; The Masked Pilot; The Hurricane Kids; Shark Egan; Herky; Bronc Peeler; G-Men; Toby; Tex Thorne; Ben Hur
Character(s): 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, dopey, over here!
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): The Comic Zoo
Character(s): Rudy [as Three-Fisted Rudy]; Killer Kangaroo
First Line: Boys and girls, how do you like this idea?
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: On inside front cover in black, white and red.
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Winner of May Contest

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? [as Zane Grey]
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Tex Thorne
Character(s): Tex Thorne; Topaz (a horse); Jane Hoskins; Jimmy Hoskins; Jerry (villain); Clamp Hackett (villain); Brim (villain; corpse)
First Line: Tex Thorne has been forced to join an outlaw gang.
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Pages: 4
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The Flop; The Drawback

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Reprint Notes: from School Days Out Our Way daily (NEA Service, Inc.) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Two single panel cartoons.
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Heroes are Made Not Born; Close Relations

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Worry Wart
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Reprint Notes: from Worry Wart daily (NEA Service, Inc.) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Two single panel cartoons.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Shark Egan
Character(s): Shark Egan; Ace O'Dool; Mary McDermot; Kanaka Lew; Angkar; Curly; Red Mack
First Line: Shark Egan and his flying pal, Ace O'Dool, disappeared from their 'prison' in the forecastle of the pirate schooner Corsair.
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Popular Crossword Puzzles by Our Readers

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Disclose Notes: Solution on page 24 of comic and is included in page count.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Hurricane Kids
Character(s): The Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]
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.
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Mr. Wong, Detective

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Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Mr. Wong
Character(s): Mr. Wong; Lee Tong; Captain Sam Street; Mr. Meisle (death); Mrs. Roemer; Anton Mohl [Mr. Granich] (villain); Carl Roemer (villain)
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Disclose Notes: An adaptation of the Monogram Pictures movie - Boris Karloff in "Mr. Wong, Detective."
Final chapter.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Toby
Character(s): Toby; Oomog; Li'l Booey
First Line: Oomog, disguised as one of the spooks
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Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Herky
Character(s): Herky; Lois
First Line: She's my gal and I'm her beau
Synopsis: Herky goes to a fortune teller.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): The Comic Zoo
First Line: Sold Out
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Pages: 0.67
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hold Everything
First Line: He used to work in a filling station
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Reprint Notes: from Hold Everything daily (NEA Service, Inc.) ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four single panel gags.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Masked Pilot
Character(s): The Masked Pilot; Tom; Dwight Ellis; Alexis (villain); Otto (villain); Miguel (villain); Josef (villain)
First Line: Well, what is it, Tom?
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Feature(s): Tailspin Tommy
Character(s): 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
First Line: There is nothing to be accomplished tonight.
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Reprint Notes: from Tailspin Tommy Sunday (The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) 1938-xx-xx - 1938-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Are You the All-American Boy or Girl

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Feature(s): Popular Comics Contest
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G-Men versus the Living Masks

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Subject Matter
Genres: crime, mystery
Feature(s): G-Men
Character(s): G-Men; G-Man Larry Lane; Buddy Barton; Pat McCann (villain)
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Pages: 4
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Stars Over Arizona

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Genres: western
Feature(s): Monogram Pictures Present Jack Randall
Character(s): 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)
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Pages: 6
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Tarzan and Bolgani

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Feature(s): Tarzan
Character(s): Tarzan; James Hunter Blake; Wilbur Stimbul; Bolgani (a gorilla); Histah (a snake)
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Pages: 3
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Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): The Comic Zoo
Character(s): Rudy
First Line: Oh, Daddy!
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Pages: 0.4
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Scrapbook Sketches
First Line: What Mother Goose rhyme does this drawing illustrate?
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Pages: 0.33
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Life Is Funny That Way
First Line: Hey Mom!! Pop just picked up a bear trap at the rummage sale counter!!
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Popular Stamp Club
First Line: There are a great multitude of ship stamps
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Pages: 2
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Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Feature(s): Ben Hur
Character(s): Ben Hur; Malluch; Sheik Ilderim; Simonides; Esther; Balthasar; Messala; Valerius Gratus
First Line: Ben Hur sees the chariot of Sheik Ilderim
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Pages: 4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Character(s): Officer Harris (death); Al Collins (villain); Cora Collins (villain)
First Line: Together we'll make headlines!
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In Content Item: FlagFour Color #7 published July 1940
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Pages: 6
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The Turtles Stomach; The Worry Wart

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Worry Wart
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Worry Wart daily (NEA Service, Inc.) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Two single panel cartoons.
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Complications; The Bargain Hunter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from School Days Out Our Way daily (NEA Service, Inc.) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Two single panel cartoons.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Bronc Peeler
Character(s): Bronc Peeler; Babs; Bat Wilson (villain)
First Line: I forced Bat Wilson here
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Herky
Character(s): Herky; Noodles Nelson
First Line: I'm gonna be a dictator when I get a little bigger
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Carnival
First Line: You boys were plenty slick, but the Mounted Police always get their man!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Six single panel gags on inside back cover in black, white and red.
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The Funnies

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Funnies
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover

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