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Issue: Popular Comics #88 Public Domain
Publication Date: June 1943
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Issues: #88 of 145 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDell
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/01/1943
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 21 (17 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Copyright 1943 by Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
Cover has U.S. stamp date of 1943-04-29.
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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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation, humorous, war
Character(s): Smilin' Jack; Fat Stuff; Terry Lee; Pat Ryan; The Three Little Gremlins [Gassy Octane; Nutsy Boltaction; Screwy Turnbuckle]; Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt
First Line: You girls were right - The epidemic of fires in town is caused by Arson Nick, a fire bug!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Wilton! Get up!
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Reprint Notes: from Grin and Bear It daily (Chicago Times, Inc.) 1942.?; from Grin and Bear It daily (Chicago Times, Inc.) 1942.?; from Grin and Bear It daily (Chicago Times, Inc.) 1942.?; from Grin and Bear It daily (Chicago Times, Inc.) 1942.?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four single panel cartoons on inside front cover in black, white and red.
© 1942 Chicago Times, Inc.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, war
Character(s): Chief John Winston; Agent Conners; Agent Porter [also as Von Macken]; Gessing (villain); Otto Schussel [also as Mina] (villain); Nazis (villains)
First Line: They were clever, this ruthless gang of Nazi saboteurs
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Job Number: P.C.#88
Disclose Notes: Copr. 1943 by Phillips H. Lord, Inc.
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Dolled Up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Fenwick Flooky
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Spooky Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940-07-28
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.
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From Bud to Worse

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Fenwick Flooky
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Reprint Notes: from Spooky Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940-08-11
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Character(s): Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Downwind Jaxon; Fat Stuff; Woo-Woo Bali [as Woo Woo Bali]; Mary Smith; Dixie Lee; Dr. Helpers; Inspector; Rabbit
First Line: Don't worry about your burns, Jack
Synopsis: Fat Stuff and Woo Woo Bali get married. Mary and Dixie both sacrifice some skin to graft onto Jack's burns.
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Reprint Notes: from Smilin' Jack (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Copyright 1938 by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.
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Convoy Lifeline of Victory

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Copr., 1943 by R. S. Callender.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous
Character(s): Uncle Bim Gump [Benjamin Gump]; Andrew Gump; Chester Gump; Little Napolean; Little Napolean's mother
First Line: Just as Bim is about to arrange for the adoption of the baby with the spurious parents
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Reprint Notes: from The Gumps Sunday (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1938.?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Copyright 1938 by the Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.
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Counter Sign

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Fenwick Flooky
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Spooky Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.
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Hounded

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Fenwick Flooky
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Reprint Notes: from Spooky Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940-09-08
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.
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The Yanks Bring Home the Bacon.......

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, war
Character(s): PFC Speed Williams; PFC Slug McCoy; Sgt. Rafferty; Sgt. Epstein; Little Mike [Miko Homakishi] (villain, death); Japanese (villains)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Copr., 1943 by R. S. Callender.
Art very similar to story in Popular Comics #87, which was signed by Frank Thomas.
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Jungle Job

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle, war
Character(s): Colonel Buck; Timothy Brown; Reverend Brown (death); Nikua; Japanese (villains)
Synopsis: Timothy appears before the colonel in loin-cloth, and green berry stain in concealing leaf fashion. The colonel had been cursing complaints to himself when Timothy arrived offering to guide him and his men over the chasm. Tim's dad is a missionary here in New Guinea, just finishing translating the Bible to Uruguru. Tim gets them across, goes ahead. Japs took his village. He saves his adoptive sister, but Dad is dead. The Col. offers him transport home. This is home. Tim will finish Dad's work. Once all the Japs are wiped out.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Gaylord Du Bois script credit per "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985), page 187: "Jungle Job. 2p. for stock."
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Big Stoop; April Kane; Deeth Crispin; Mr. Crispin; Gawain; Baron De Plexus (villain)
First Line: It's not going to be April!
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Reprint Notes: from Terry and the Pirates daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Copyright, 1938, by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.
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Sound Reasoning

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Fenwick Flooky
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Spooky Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940-08-18
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.
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Groan Panes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Fenwick Flooky
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Spooky Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940-09-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.
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Putting on the Dog

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Fenwick Flooky
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Spooky Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.
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Air Tonic

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Fenwick Flooky
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Spooky Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940-09-01
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous
Character(s): Skeezix Wallet; Nina Clock; Walt Wallet; Judy Wallet; Larry Packer; Jessica; Gootch; Tops
First Line: Nina, I see your boy-friend Packer has another girl out riding
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1937.12.08; from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1937.12.09; from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1937.12.10; from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1937.12.?; from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1937.12.18
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Copyright 1937 by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, war
Character(s): The Three Little Gremlins [Gassy Octane; Nutsy Boltaction; Screwy Turnbuckle]; Uncle Louie (first appearance); Whitey; Nazi (villains)
First Line: Gremlin City, hidden deep beneath a coastal flying field, rings with the happy shouts of the little Gremlins...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Copr., 1943, by Daniel J. Gormley.

Art credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928-1999.
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Fun for Boys

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Knickerbocker Pub. Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On inside back cover in black, white and red.
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Get This Bomber and Secret Bomb-Sight Free

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Invention Co.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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