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Issue: Popular Comics #54 Public Domain
Publication Date: August 1940
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Issues: #54 of 145 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDell
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/01/1940
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Oskar Lebeck; R. S. Callender (copyright holder); George T. Delacorte, Jr. [as G. T. Delacorte, Jr.] (president); Helen Meyer [as H. Meyer] (vice-president); J. Fred Henry (vice-president); Margarita Delacorte (secretary)
Disclose Notes: Contents copyright, 1940 by R. S. Callender; 1940 by Phillips H. Lord, Inc.; 1940 by Dell Publishing Co.

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 3.
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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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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Gang Busters
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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War Comics #3

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): Dell
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On inside front cover.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): G. Ellerbrock (signed)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Martan the Marvel Man
Character(s): Martan the Marvel Man; Vana; General Pelton
First Line: Our fighting forces all over America...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Story (c) 1940 by R. S. Callender.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Albert Hartje (signed)
Penciller(s): Will Ely (signed)
Inker(s): Will Ely (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Hurricane Kids
Character(s): Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]; Omu; Captain Bill Brady; Logo; Maya
First Line: Kim zoo mor!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Copr. 1940 by R. S. Callender.
Art is signed on last page of story.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Clyde Lewis
Penciller(s): Clyde Lewis
Inker(s): Clyde Lewis
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Herky
Character(s): Herky; Honey; Noodles Nelson
First Line: C'mon, Noodles...
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Reprint Notes: from Herky Sunday (NEA Service, Inc.) 1938.11.06
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Copr. 1938 by NEA Service, Inc.
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Boys--Girls! Solve This Puzzle!

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Junior Sales Club of America
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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The Case of the Mysterious Pear

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Hal Bittner [as HB] (signed)
Inker(s): Hal Bittner [as HB] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Character(s): Aunt Teeney; Clifford Ramey (corpse); Dr. C. O. Abher; Elmer Britten; Judge James G. Burnside; Lela Ramey; Sheriff H. E. Watkins; Charles Kibler (villain); Effie Ramey (villain)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Hi, Contest Fans

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Comic Contests
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Robert Bugg (signed)
Inker(s): Robert Bugg (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Doctor Hormone
Character(s): Dr. Hormone; Jane Hormone; General Battlesky; Prime Minister Smartenoff; Rassinoff (villain)
First Line: After a lifetime of secret experimentation...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Story (c) R. S. Callender
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bob Jenney [as Bob Jenny] (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Jenney [as Bob Jenny] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Feature(s): The Masked Pilot
Character(s): The Masked Pilot; Tom; Officer Riley; Officer Yorke; Boris (villain); Mr. Brenner (villain)
First Line: Soon after the last unsuccesful attempt...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: (c) 1940 by R.S. Callender.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jim Chambers (signed)
Inker(s): Jim Chambers (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): The Voice
Character(s): The Voice [Tim Brant]; Curly Rand; Professor Bert Wilson; Inspector Gyves; Cyrus Cadroller (villain)
First Line: Still trying to improve your machine...
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Copr. 1940 by R. S. Callender.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dick Fletcher [as Fletcher] (signed)
Inker(s): Dick Fletcher [as Fletcher] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Gang Busters
Character(s): Chief John Winston; Officer Tobin; Officer Ryan; Mr. Morton; Mrs. Morton; Whitey Day (villain, death); Sharp (villain); Nick (villain); Smiley (villain)
First Line: Whitey Day left his father's farm at the age of twenty to seek the 'easy money'
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In Content Item: FlagFour Color #23 published January 1941
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Copr. 1940 by Phillips H. Lord, Inc.
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Lt. Tito Falconi

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Roy Humphries (signed)
Inker(s): Roy Humphries (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Did You Know That
Character(s): Lt. Tito Falconi; Henry Bushmeyer; Emperor Hirohito
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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Become a Stamp Collector

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Victor Boni (signed)
Penciller(s): Tom Hickey (signed)
Inker(s): Tom Hickey (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports, teen
Feature(s): Wally Williams, American Boy
Character(s): Wally Williams; Gramps Williams; Arlene Grahame; Betty Riley; Ted Jackson
First Line: Boy! What a picture!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Copr. 1940 by Dell Publishing Co.
Story signed on last page.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Kenneth Kennedy (byline)]
Penciller(s): Newt Alfred ?
Inker(s): Newt Alfred ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Captain Tornado
Character(s): Captain Tornado; Professor Bordani; Jane Bordani
First Line: After the death of the high priest, the Barangees, under the direction of Captain Tornado, continue to build their new city.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Newt Alfred was identified as the artist for the story in Popular Comics #49. The art in this story looks very similar to the art in that story. Also note that Jerry Bails' Who's Who of American Comics Books says that Kenneth Kennedy is a pen name.
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The Funnies #46

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Dell
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On inside back cover.
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Four Color #7

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Gang Busters
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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