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Issue: Popular Comics #96 Public Domain
Publication Date: February 1944
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Issues: #96 of 145 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDell
Brand: A Dell MagazineView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/03/1944
Volume: 1
Pages: 60
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 24 (16 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Looks like one page of the book was mechanically removed by the printer.

This is the first issue with the Dell brand on the cover.

On sale date from the publication date reported to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1944, New Series, Volume 39, Number 1. Class B periodical. p. 81. Copyright registration number B 617944.
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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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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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Assets1
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation, crime, humorous
Character(s): Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Joy Beaverduck; Smokey Stover; Captain Blaze
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Drink a Toast to Our Armed Forces!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mason and Co.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover advertisement for Mason drinking glasses.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
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.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagFour 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
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
Character(s): April Kane; Captain Blaze [also as Grand Eyeyam]; Cheery Blaze; Cue-Ball (villain); Singh-Singh (villain)
First Line: Hi 'ear Patrick Ryan givin' tongue
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Terry and the Pirates daily (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940-02-XX - 1940-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Copr. 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Lew Loyal; Uncle Mack
First Line: I'll have to run along now, Lew
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Lew Loyal Sunday (The Chicago Tribune) 1940-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Copr. 1940, by The Chicago Tribune.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous
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
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Polly and Her Pals Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1942-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous
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
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Polly and Her Pals Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1942-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Smokey Stover; Cookie Stover
First Line: Smokey - you'd better grab the snow shovel and clean off our walk
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Smokey Stover Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1941-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Copr. 1941, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Smokey Stover; Cookie Stover; Spooky (a cat)
First Line: Hey, Cookie - there's a wrap on the door
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Smokey Stover Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1941-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Copr. 1941, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, science and technology
Character(s): Dr. Ernest Rennick; Dr. Luana Higgans; Dr. Van Curtsey
First Line: Temperature rising right on schedule!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Dr. Bobbs daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1941-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Copr. 1941, King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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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, military, war
First Line: I've invited a couple of the boys over for tonight
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Elza Poppin daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc) 1942-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc.

Sequence information provided by Bob Barrett (http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4085)
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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, military, war
First Line: Awful - I give up
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Elza Poppin daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc) 1942-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc.

Sequence information provided by Bob Barrett (http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4085)
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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, military, war
Character(s): Sarge
First Line: Say - he's good!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Elza Poppin daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc) 1942-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc.

Sequence information provided by Bob Barrett (http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4085)
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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, military, war
Character(s): Sarge
First Line: Scram, fellas
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Elza Poppin daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc) 1942-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc.

Sequence information provided by Bob Barrett (http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4085)
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous
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.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Toots and Casper daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1942-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Smokey Stover; Cookie Stover; Spooky (a cat)
First Line: I told you last Sunday's gag wouldn't work
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Smokey Stover Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1941-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Copr. 1941, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Smokey Stover; Cookie Stover
First Line: Smokey - it's midnight
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Smokey Stover Sunday (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1941-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Copr. 1941, by News Syndicate Co., Inc.
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For the Love of a Dog

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose 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."
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Prison Break

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, drama
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.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Based on Phillips H. Lord's famous radio feature.

Copr. 1944 by Phillips H. Lord Inc.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous
Character(s): Etta Kett; Mr. Brown; Mr. Kett; Mrs. Kett; Woody
First Line: Dad, how about lending Jeff some gas
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Etta Kett Sunday (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1942-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous
Character(s): Ferdinand; Hope; Jessica; Nina Clock; Skeezix Wallet; Tops
First Line: But, Hope, you said you wanted to go to the dressmakers!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938-05-02 - 1938-05-13
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Copr. 1938, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous
Character(s): Andy Gump [Andrew Gump]; Min Gump [Minerva Gump]; Tilda
First Line: Bills-Bills-Bills!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Gumps Sunday (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Copr. 1938, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.
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Action, That's What Counts!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Crowell-Collier Publishing Co.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover advertisement for Make Money/Win Prizes.
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Boys! Free 5 Power Telescope

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover advertisement for new Commando Machine Gun (Krack-A-Jap).

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