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Issue: Popular Comics #71 Public Domain
Publication Date: January 1942
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Issues: #71 of 145 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDell
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/01/1941
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 19 (11 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Charles Saxon
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 1.
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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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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Assets2
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Feature(s): Smilin' Jack
Character(s): Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Captain Bill Brady; Chief John Winston; Dan Warren; Professor Supermind [Professor Warren]; Skeezix Wallet; The Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]; Tops
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Ficklen [as Herc Ficklen] (signed)
Penciller(s): Jack Ficklen [as Herc Ficklen] (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Ficklen [as Herc Ficklen] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, military
Feature(s): You're In the Army Now
First Line: The Thargent thays you dotta dit up!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from You're In the Army Now daily (The Register and Tribune Syndicate) 1941.03.21; from You're In the Army Now daily (The Register and Tribune Syndicate) 1941.03.22; from You're In the Army Now daily (The Register and Tribune Syndicate) 1941.03.17; from You're In the Army Now daily (The Register and Tribune Syndicate) 1941.03.29
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: 4 single panel cartoons on inside front cover.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Zack Mosley
Penciller(s): Zack Mosley (signed); Boody Rogers (art assistant)
Inker(s): Zack Mosley (signed); Boody Rogers (art assistant)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Boody Rogers
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Feature(s): Smilin' Jack
Character(s): Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Bunny Wing; Happy Hill; Inspector; Joe; Gull Wing; Gale Gibson (villain); Powder (villain)
First Line: Oh, Happy---What's wrong? Jack's plane is in a crazy dive!
Synopsis: Jack recovers from blacking out in the test flight and pulls out of the power dive safely. Jack is going to do one more test flight, but that night saboteurs rig a bomb into the plane. Both Gale and Bunny try to get Jack to give the flight to another pilot, but he refuses. Jack is abducted and Happy Hill is given the flight. The bomb goes off, but Hill manages to get free of the wreckage. He parachutes down, but hits hard and is badly injured. Jack tries to figure out who the saboteur is.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagFour Color #4 published January 1942
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes: from Smilin' Jack daily (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938.07.04 - 1938.08.02
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Story includes strips dated July 4, July 5, July 6, July 14, July 15, July 30 and August 2, 1938.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Ficklen [as Herc Ficklen] (credited)
Penciller(s): Jack Ficklen [as Herc Ficklen] (credited)
Inker(s): Jack Ficklen [as Herc Ficklen] (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, military
Feature(s): You're In the Army Now
First Line: As a little farewell gift
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Reprint Notes: from You're In the Army Now daily (The Register and Tribune Syndicate) 1941.04.30; from You're In the Army Now daily (The Register and Tribune Syndicate) 1941.xx.xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: 4 single panel cartoons.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Maurice Kashuba
Inker(s): Maurice Kashuba
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Professor Supermind and Son
Character(s): Professor Supermind [Professor Warren]; Dan Warren; Gale Brown; General Thurner; Richtman (villain)
First Line: Through the Televisoscope...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Copr., 1941, by R. S. Callender
last appearance
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Victor Boni [as Vic Boni] (credited)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Wally Williams
Character(s): Wally Williams; Alex Hart; Arlene Grahame; Betty; Gramps [Walter Williams]; Ted Jackson
First Line: Wally, for a couple of expert marksmen, we're making fools of ourselves
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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The Baffling Escape of the Japanese School Teacher

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Feature(s): True Spy Stories
Character(s): General Doihara; Yoshiko Hawaki
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Copr., 1941, by R. S. Callender
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank King
Penciller(s): Frank King [as King] (credited)
Inker(s): Frank King [as King] (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous
Feature(s): Gasoline Alley
Character(s): Skeezix Wallet; Gootch; Jessica; Nina Clock; Tops; Trixie
First Line: She isn't there?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1937.xx.xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Copyright, 1937, by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.
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'Sailor' Kimbro

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan Gormley (signed)
Inker(s): Dan Gormley (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Gang Busters
Character(s): Chief John Winston; Officer Murphy; Sadie; Sailor Kimbro (villain); Jake Curry (villain)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagFour Color #23 published January 1941
as 'Sailor' Kimbro [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Copr., 1941, by Phillips H. Lord, Inc.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Jenney (credited)
Penciller(s): Bob Jenney (credited)
Inker(s): Bob Jenney (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Feature(s): The Masked Pilot
Character(s): The Masked Pilot; Tom; Hashimoto Taru (villain)
First Line: This new robot plane of ours is two or three years ahead
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Copr., 1941, by R. S. Callender
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Read Captain Midnight

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Feature(s): Captain Midnight
Character(s): Captain Midnight
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.22
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Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Helen Meyer
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.11
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Stamps

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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Benedict Arnold and Major Andre

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Feature(s): True Spy Stories
Character(s): Benedict Arnold; Major John Andre [also as John Anderson]
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Copr., 1941, by R. S. Callender
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): The Marvel Man
Character(s): Martan; Vana; Snow King [King Korameth]; General Morgrab; King Nodel
First Line: To the dungeons with that traitor!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Copr., 1941, by R. S. Callender
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Albert Hartje (credited)
Penciller(s): Bill Ely [as Will Ely] (credited)
Inker(s): Bill Ely [as Will Ely] (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Hurricane Kids
Character(s): The Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]; Omu; Chief Longspear; Butcher (villain); Captain Bully Blackbeard (villain); John Hopper (villain); Plum Duff (villain); Windy (villain)
First Line: This castle we built seems like a real home, Chief Longspear
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Copr., 1941, 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, superhero
Feature(s): The Voice
Character(s): The Voice [Tim Brant]; Agent Prink (villain); Chief Hosteen Tshee; Hosteen Loo; Klo; Sheriff Sam Blaine
First Line: The sword! The Sword of De Soto!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Copr., 1941, by R. S. Callender
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Wings of Victory

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Comicscope Co. of America
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On inside back cover.
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Your Christmas Daisy

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Fred Harman (signed)
Inker(s): Fred Harman (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
Character(s): Red Ryder
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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