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Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, aviation, crime, humorous

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

Character(s): Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Pat Ryan; Raven Sherman

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

[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: Was that another pesky peddler

Reprinting

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

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: "Copr. 1941, by News Syndicate Co. Inc."
On inside front cover in black, white and red.

[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]; Dixie Lee; Dolores; Downwind Jaxon; Fat Stuff; Joy Beaverduck; More Stuff; Skinnyatlas; Young Stuff; Woo Woo Bali; D-T (villain); K-9 (villain); Q-P (villain); Tepid Fahrenheit (villain); The Eye (villain)

First Line: --But, Dixie--The survivors of the medical expedition...

Synopsis: Dixie leaves to see her husband, who is in the hospital, and Jack is broken-hearted. Downwind organizes a group of young ladies as "Sixth Columnists" to fight "Fifth Columnists." Enemy spy "The Eye" targets Downwind and sends Miss Fahrenheit to lure him to his headquarters.

Reprinting

In Content Item: Flag

Four Color #80 published January 1945
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]comic book adaptation

Reprint Notes: from Smilin' Jack daily (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940-09-XX

Miscellaneous

Pages: 8

Job Number: P.C. 102-448

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

[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): April Kane; Captain Blaze; Pat Ryan; Raven Sherman; Han (villain)

First Line: Ye done well, fer a Londsmon, Loddie!

Reprinting

Reprint Notes: from Terry and the Pirates daily (News Syndicate Co., Inc.) 1940.xx.xx

Miscellaneous

Pages: 8

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

[untitled]

Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Olsen and Johnson] (credited)

Penciller(s): George Swanson

Inker(s): George Swanson

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, war

Feature(s): Elza Poppin

Character(s): Elza Poppin

First Line: You parachutists will jump at 15000 ft

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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."

[untitled]

Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Olsen and Johnson] (credited)

Penciller(s): George Swanson

Inker(s): George Swanson

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, war

Feature(s): Elza Poppin

Character(s): Elza Poppin; Joe

First Line: Here's another load, Joe

Reprinting

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

Miscellaneous

Pages: 0.5

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

[untitled]

Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Olsen and Johnson] (credited)

Penciller(s): George Swanson

Inker(s): George Swanson

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, war

Feature(s): Elza Poppin

Character(s): Elza Poppin; Steve

First Line: Whew - me a mechanic in the motor-division

Reprinting

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

Miscellaneous

Pages: 0.5

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

[untitled]

Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Olsen and Johnson] (credited)

Penciller(s): George Swanson

Inker(s): George Swanson

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, war

Feature(s): Elza Poppin

Character(s): Elza Poppin; Eddie; Private Smith

First Line: Hm - nice going on for a sentry

Reprinting

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

Miscellaneous

Pages: 0.5

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

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Elliot Caplin

Penciller(s): Jay McArdle

Inker(s): Jay McArdle

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: drama

Feature(s): Dr. Bobbs

Character(s): Dr. Stephen Bobbs; Carrie Wigglesworth; Dr. Bloodgood; Dr. Van Curtsey; Lenore Pinkkey; Mrs. Pinkkey; Nurse Norman; Slapsy McGonigle; Ed; Martin; Jan; Tommy Trent

First Line: What did it, Ed

Reprinting

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

Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

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

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Pat Sullivan] (credited)

Penciller(s): Otto Messmer ?

Inker(s): Otto Messmer ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Felix the Cat

Character(s): Felix the Cat; Mr. Billington Boo; Mrs. Boo

First Line: A fine prize they handed me at that bridge

Reprinting

Reprint Notes: from Felix the Cat daily (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) 1932.xx.xx

Miscellaneous

Pages: 5

Notes: "Copr. 1932, King Features Syndicate, Inc."

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Holman

Penciller(s): Bill Holman

Inker(s): Bill Holman

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Smokey Stover

Character(s): Smokey Stover; Earl Stover; Hammy Webber

First Line: Yippee, Pop

Reprinting

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

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: "Copyright 1941, by News Syndicate Co. Inc."
Strip has a date of "August the 9th", which would make it a 1942 strip since the 9th is a Saturday in 1941. Copyright date shown is 1941.

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

First Line: Hey! Wot th' sam hill happened?

Reprinting

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

Miscellaneous

Pages: 2

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

House Thieves

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Gaylord Du Bois

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: crime

Feature(s): Gang Busters

Character(s): Tom Runyon; Bertha Runyon; Phil; Brady; Senator Ellis Harriman; Hammond (death); Mike Vorisk (villain); Blackie (villain); Shorty (villain); Babe (villain)

First Line: Tom Runyon!

Synopsis: Babe and Blackie burn a house to destroy any evidence they left. The swag, a wrist-watch, is peanuts. Mike the fence heps them to bigger things: Senator Harriman's stamp collection. They and a third man go there. With a crowbar Babe kills the butler who surprised them. They burn the place, absconding with the collection and a thousand three-cent stamps. A clerk calls headquarters when Babe tries to sell some of the stamps Mike had refused. Fingerprints lead to Mike, and the entire crew of boys and fence are taken. Criminals always slip up. Crime doesn't pay.

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Miscellaneous

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 78: "Gang Busters. 6p. For Popular Comics, Aug. 1944."

At the Edge of the Pit

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Gaylord Du Bois

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: war

Character(s): Lt. Graves; Joe Benway; Dutch Heinrich (death)

Synopsis: Young Joe saves the downed plane and it's crew, and offers them hospitality until his dad gets back and can pull their plane from the pit's edge. He returns to the plane, saving it again, now from a Nazi-sympathizing crackpot neighbor, with whom he struggles. The crackpot spilled gasoline on himself in the struggle, and when he overpowers Joe and lights a match to the plane, he himself also catches fire, then tumbles over the edge of the pit, and breaks his neck at the bottom. Joe puts out the fire to the plane and is highly praised by the crew for saving their craft, praise he values highly.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 2

Notes: Copyright 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 78: "At the Edge of the Pit. text for Popular Comics, Aug. 1944."

[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: drama

Feature(s): Gasoline Alley

Character(s): Skeezix Wallet; Nina Clock; Hap Ducker; Lola; Ferdinand; Jessica

First Line: That's swell, Skeezix

Reprinting

Reprint Notes: from Gasoline Alley daily (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938.07.12 - 1938.07.22

Miscellaneous

Pages: 3

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

[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: drama, humorous

Feature(s): Etta Kett

Character(s): Etta Kett; Jigger White; Mr. Kett

First Line: Don't be a droop!

Reprinting

Reprint Notes: from Etta Kett Sunday (King Features, Inc.) 1942.05.17

Miscellaneous

Pages: 2

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

[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: drama, humorous

Feature(s): Toots and Casper

Character(s): Toots Hawkins; Casper Hawkins; Buttercup Hawkins; Colonel Hoofer; Sophie Hoofer; Tiny Fella

First Line: Tiny, it was nice of you...

Reprinting

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

Miscellaneous

Pages: 3

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

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Gus Edson

Penciller(s): Gus Edson

Inker(s): Gus Edson

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: drama, humorous

Feature(s): The Gumps

Character(s): Hortense De Stross; Jay Golden Fleecer; Millie Gump; Tilda; Uncle Bim Gump [Benjamin Gump]

First Line: Humph! Patting herself on the back...

Reprinting

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."
On inside back cover in black, white and red.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Gus Edson

Penciller(s): Gus Edson

Inker(s): Gus Edson

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: drama, humorous

Feature(s): The Gumps

Character(s): Major Force; Slither; Uncle Bim Gump [Benjamin Gump]

First Line: It has happened, Slither!

Reprinting

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."
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