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[untitled]

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Jim Chambers (signed); ?

Inker(s): Jim Chambers (signed); ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, crime, humorous

Feature(s): Gang Busters; Terry and the Pirates; Smilin' Jack; Smokey Stover

Character(s): Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Joy Beaverduck; Smokey Stover; Captain Blaze

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Pages: 1

Drink a Toast to Our Armed Forces!

Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Mason and Co.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside front cover ad for Mason drinking glasses.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Zack Mosley (credited)

Penciller(s): Boody Rogers [as Zack Mosley] (credited)

Inker(s): Boody Rogers [as Zack Mosley] (credited)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Boody Rogers

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Smilin' Jack

Character(s): Smilin' Jack; Downwind Jaxon; Dixie Lee; Fat Stuff; Joy Beaverduck; Bottles (villain)

First Line: When Jack comes to and lands he's gonna be in one fine pickle!

Synopsis: The small-time hoodlum that Joy hired to make Jack lose his license does his job and frames Jack for buzzing airliners and flying drunk. Joy tries to stay close to Jack by hiring him to drive the tow car for her glider.

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In Content Item: Flag

Four Color #58 published January 1944
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]

Reprint Notes: from Smilin' Jack daily (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940.05-XX - 1940-XX-XX

Miscellaneous

Pages: 8

Job Number: P.C.#96-442

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Milton Caniff (credited)

Penciller(s): Milton Caniff (credited)

Inker(s): Milton Caniff (credited)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Terry and the Pirates

Character(s): Pat Ryan; April Kane; Captain Blaze [also as Grand Eyeyam]; Cheery Blaze; Cue-Ball (villain); Singh-Singh (villain)

First Line: Hi 'ear Patrick Ryan givin' tongue

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Reprint Notes: from Terry and the Pirates daily (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940.02.xx

Miscellaneous

Pages: 8

Notes: Copr. 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Milt Youngren (credited)

Penciller(s): Milt Youngren (credited)

Inker(s): Milt Youngren (credited)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Lew Loyal

Character(s): Lew Loyal; Uncle Mack

First Line: I'll have to run along now, Lew

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Reprint Notes: from Lew Loyal Sunday (The Chicago Tribune) 1940.xx.xx

Miscellaneous

Pages: 4

Notes: Copr. 1940, by The Chicago Tribune.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Cliff Sterrett (credited)

Penciller(s): Cliff Sterrett (credited)

Inker(s): Cliff Sterrett (credited)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Polly and Her Pals

Character(s): Polly Perkins; Ash [Ashur Perkins]; Gertrude [as Angel]; Sam'l Perkins [Paw]; Suzie Perkins [Maw]; Kitty (a cat)

First Line: I'll admit she's a little demon

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Reprint Notes: from Polly and Her Pals Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1942.xx.xx

Miscellaneous

Pages: 2

Notes: Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Cliff Sterrett (credited)

Penciller(s): Cliff Sterrett (credited)

Inker(s): Cliff Sterrett (credited)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: drama, humorous

Feature(s): Polly and Her Pals

Character(s): Polly Perkins; Maggie; Sam'l Perkins [Paw]; Suzie Perkins [Maw]; Kitty (a cat)

First Line: You must see Aunt Maggie's new camouflage creation

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Reprint Notes: from Polly and Her Pals Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1942.xx.xx

Miscellaneous

Pages: 2

Notes: Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Holman (credited)

Penciller(s): Bill Holman (credited)

Inker(s): Bill Holman (credited)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Smokey Stover

Character(s): Smokey Stover; Cookie Stover

First Line: Smokey - you'd better grab the snow shovel and clean off our walk

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Reprint Notes: from Smokey Stover Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1941.xx.xx

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Copr. 1941, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Holman (credited)

Penciller(s): Bill Holman (credited)

Inker(s): Bill Holman (credited)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Smokey Stover

Character(s): Smokey Stover; Cookie Stover; Spooky (a cat)

First Line: Hey, Cookie - there's a wrap on the door

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Reprint Notes: from Smokey Stover Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1941.xx.xx

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Copr. 1941, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Elliot Caplin [as Elliot] (credited)

Penciller(s): Jim McArdle [as McArdle] (credited)

Inker(s): Jim McArdle [as McArdle] (credited)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Dr. Bobbs

Character(s): Dr. Stephen Bobbs; Dr. Ernest Rennick; Dr. Luana Higgans; Dr. Van Curtsey

First Line: Temperature rising right on schedule!

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Reprint Notes: from Dr. Bobbs daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1941.xx.xx

Miscellaneous

Pages: 5

Notes: Copr. 1941, King Features Syndicate, Inc.

[untitled]

Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, war

Feature(s): Elza Poppin

Character(s): Elza Poppin

First Line: I've invited a couple of the boys over for tonight

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Reprint Notes: from Elza Poppin daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc) 1942.xx.xx

Miscellaneous

Pages: 0.5

Notes: Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc.
Sequence information provided by Bob Barrett (http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4085)

[untitled]

Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, war

Feature(s): Elza Poppin

Character(s): Elza Poppin

First Line: Awful - I give up

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Reprint Notes: from Elza Poppin daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc) 1942.xx.xx

Miscellaneous

Pages: 0.5

Notes: Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc.
Sequence information provided by Bob Barrett (http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4085)

[untitled]

Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, war

Feature(s): Elza Poppin

Character(s): Elza Poppin; Sarge

First Line: Say - he's good!

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Reprint Notes: from Elza Poppin daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc) 1942.xx.xx

Miscellaneous

Pages: 0.5

Notes: Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc.
Sequence information provided by Bob Barrett (http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4085)

[untitled]

Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, war

Feature(s): Elza Poppin

Character(s): Elza Poppin; Sarge

First Line: Scram, fellas

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Reprint Notes: from Elza Poppin daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc) 1942.xx.xx

Miscellaneous

Pages: 0.5

Notes: Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc.
Sequence information provided by Bob Barrett (http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4085)

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Jimmy Murphy (credited)

Penciller(s): Jimmy Murphy (credited)

Inker(s): Jimmy Murphy (credited)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Toots and Casper

Character(s): Toots Hawkins; Casper Hawkins; Buttercup Hawkins; Colonel Hoofer; Cousin Johnny; Stella Clinker; Uncle Everett

First Line: Surely, Uncle Everett!

Synopsis: Toots and Casper find out Cousin Johnny is engaged to Stella Clinker.

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Reprint Notes: from Toots and Casper daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1942.xx.xx

Miscellaneous

Pages: 4

Notes: Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Holman (credited)

Penciller(s): Bill Holman (credited)

Inker(s): Bill Holman (credited)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Smokey Stover

Character(s): Smokey Stover; Cookie Stover; Spooky (a cat)

First Line: I told you last Sunday's gag wouldn't work

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Reprint Notes: from Smokey Stover Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1941.xx.xx

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Copr. 1941, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Holman (credited)

Penciller(s): Bill Holman (credited)

Inker(s): Bill Holman (credited)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Smokey Stover

Character(s): Smokey Stover; Cookie Stover

First Line: Smokey - it's midnight

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Reprint Notes: from Smokey Stover Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1941.xx.xx

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Copr. 1941, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.

For the Love of a Dog

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Gaylord Du Bois

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: drama

Character(s): Bobby Chandler; R.W. Wakefield; Simon Clutch; Cocky (a dog)

Synopsis: Bobby Chandler and Cocky the Cocker Spaniel puppy make friends through the pet shop window. The owner offers Bobby a job doing grunt work to earn enough to buy Cocky, but sells the pup to a rich man instead. Cocky, in a show of his love for the boy, runs away back to Bobby, who returns him to the pet store: "Only your heart belongs to me." Cocky's owner gives Cocky to Bobby: "Whomever a dog loves most is his true master."

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Pages: 2

Notes: Copr. 1944, by R. S. Callender.

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 77: "The Love of a Dog. ?p. For Popular Comics, Feb. 1944."

Prison Break

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Gaylord Du Bois

Penciller(s): E. C. Stoner (signed)

Inker(s): E. C. Stoner (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: crime, drama

Feature(s): Gang Busters

Character(s): Chief Darrow; Jean Baker; Mr. Crawford (death); Mr. Walsh (death); Officer Dowling; Officer Dunn (corpse); Bart Croft (villain, death); Calvin Croft (villain, death); Tom Croft (villain, death); Vincent Croft (villain, death)

First Line: The Croft Brothers

Synopsis: The story of a daring prison break and the fast-thinking officer who broke the case.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Based on Phillips H. Lord's famous radio feature.
Copr. 1944 by Phillips H. Lord Inc.

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 77: "Gang Busters. 6p. For Popular Comics, Jan. 1944."

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Paul Robinson (credited)

Penciller(s): Paul Robinson (credited)

Inker(s): Paul Robinson (credited)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Etta Kett

Character(s): Etta Kett; Mr. Brown; Mr. Kett; Mrs. Kett; Woody

First Line: Dad, how about lending Jeff some gas

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Reprint Notes: from Etta Kett Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1942.xx.xx

Miscellaneous

Pages: 4

Notes: Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Frank King [as King] (credited)

Penciller(s): Frank King [as King] (credited)

Inker(s): Frank King [as King] (credited)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Gasoline Alley

Character(s): Ferdinand; Hope; Jessica; Nina Clock; Skeezix Wallet; Tops

First Line: But, Hope, you said you wanted to go to the dressmakers!

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Reprint Notes: from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938.05.02 - 1938.05.13

Miscellaneous

Pages: 4

Notes: Copr. 1938, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Gus Edson (signed)

Penciller(s): Gus Edson (signed)

Inker(s): Gus Edson (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): The Gumps

Character(s): Andy Gump [Andrew Gump]; Min Gump [Minerva Gump]; Tilda

First Line: Bills-Bills-Bills!

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Reprint Notes: from The Gumps Sunday (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938.xx.xx

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Copr. 1938, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.

Action, That's What Counts!

Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Crowell-Collier Publishing Co.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside back cover ad for Make Money/Win Prizes.

Boys! Free 5 Power Telescope

Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Illinois Merchandise Mart

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Pages: 1

Notes: Back cover ad for new Commando Machine Gun (Krack-A-Jap).