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Issue: Popular Comics #49 Public Domain
Publication Date: March 1940
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Issues: #49 of 145 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDell
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/31/1940
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 24 (17 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Contents copyright, 1938, 1939 by NEA Service, Inc.; 1940 by Stephen Slesinger; 1940 by R. S. Callender; 1940 by Phillip Lords, Inc.

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 3.
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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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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Martan the Marvel Man
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Big Prizes and Cash Profits for Boys

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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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover (top). Illustrated ad for getting customers and delivering magazines for the Crowell-Collier Publishing Co., Springfield, Ohio.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Herky; J. Granville Gurk; Noodles Nelson
First Line: Hey fellas - Wait up! I got good news for ya!
Synopsis: Granville talks Herky into depositing a dollar in the bank instead of spending it on candy.
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Reprint Notes: from Herky Sunday (NEA Service, Inc.) 1938
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover (bottom). Black, red, and white.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, mystery
Character(s): John Winston; Pete Baxter; Tony Carter; Officer Kelly (death); Tri-State Gang [Flo McGuire (villain); George Mayer (villain); Hank Mayer (villain); Joe Cardo (villain); Ray Lowen (villain)]
First Line: This is the case of the Tri-State Gang...
Synopsis: G-Man John Winston and his assistants chase the Tri-State Gang to a showdown in Baltimore.
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In Content Item: FlagFour Color #7 published July 1940
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): G. Ellerbrock (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Martan the Marvel Man; Vana
First Line: I would have to destroy them all to stop them...
Synopsis: Martan and Vana get ready for action as Martians invade Earth.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Part of a continuing story.
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New Year's Day

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Synopsis: Facts about planets and the time it takes them to orbit the sun.
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Reprint Notes: from This Curious World (NEA Service) Sunday newspaper strip from 1939 ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Vertical one-third page.
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Stamp Collecting ads and others

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Two-thirds of a page of classified style ads, mostly about stamp collecting. Also ads for Corona typewriters, jobs as railway mail clerks, and health insurance.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Albert Hartje (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, science fiction
Character(s): The Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]; Maya; Omu
First Line: Alan and Dave, two young American sailors...
Synopsis: Dave and Alan and their stone age friends Maya and Omu must escape an earthquake and the eruption of a volcano.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Part of a continuing story.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Herky; Lois
First Line: Well, well--if it isn't Lois...
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Reprint Notes: from Herky Sunday (NEA Service, Inc.) ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Herky; Noodles Nelson
First Line: Yer lookin' kinda moon-eyed lately, Herk...
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Reprint Notes: from Herky Sunday (NEA Service, Inc.) ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Herky; Noodles Nelson; Arnold Nelson
First Line: Hiya Noodles!
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Reprint Notes: from Herky Sunday (NEA Service, Inc.) 1938
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Herky; J. Granville Gurk
First Line: I have a great proposition for you Herky
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Reprint Notes: from Herky Sunday (NEA Service, Inc.) ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Character(s): The Masked Pilot; Tom; Spud; Rekra (villain); Stephan (villain)
First Line: There is a beehive of activity...
Synopsis: The Masked Pilot and Tom intercept a hijacked bomber over the jungles of Nicaragua.
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Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, anthropomorphic
Character(s): Penguin Pete; Pudgie
First Line: I still think I ought to be the leader...
Synopsis: Penguin Pete and Pudge hunt alligators.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: First part of a continued story.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Captain Tornado; Professor Bordani; Jane Bordani
First Line: Apparently he wants us to go into that door
Synopsis: After landing their rocket on a strange planet, Captain Tornado, Professor Bordani, and his daughter Jane are held captive by a civilized race of people living underground to escape the giant insects which infest the surface of the planet.
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Pages: 8
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Willy Williams, American Boy, at the Snow Carnival

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports, teen
Character(s): Wally Williams; Gramps Williams; Arlene Grahame; Betty Riley; Bart Kelsey; Jughead
Synopsis: Wally, Gramps, and the gang have adventures while attending the Ski Carnival.
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Pages: 8
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Bower-Birds

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Synopsis: Facts about Bower-birds.
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Reprint Notes: from This Curious World (NEA Service) Sunday strip from ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for "Junior guitar" is cut into upper right corner of strip.
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Win this Car

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Boys & Girls Club
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Contest for winning a child-size gasoline engine powered racer. Boys & Girls Club, Topeka, Kansas.
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Moon Mountain Manor

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Ace Brady (introduction); K-16 (introduction); Dr. Mancho Phyroe (introduction, villain); Zorcena (introduction, villain)
Synopsis: Ace and K-16 investigate the strange Dr. Mancho Phyroe, who has a death ray that can kill or revive humans.
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Pages: 6
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$25.00 Free in Cash Prizes

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Gang Busters related contest to identify three famous crime victims. The 25 winners win $1.00 each.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Bronc Peeler; Pete [also as Coyote Pete]; Leaping Lena; Nellie (a horse)
First Line: In an attempt to wreck the the circus...
Synopsis: Bronc Peeler is due home at the ranch. Coyote Pete plans to pick him up at the next town over and escort him to the local depot by horseback.
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Reprint Notes: from Bronc Peeler (John F. Dille) daily newspaper strips from ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Part of a continuing story.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, historical
Character(s): Shark Egan; Mary McDermot; Kanaka Lew; Angkar; Captain Mai-ti [formerly as Captain Mai Ti]; Ace O'Doul; Rear-Admiral Shomi (villain); Koye (villain); The Syndicate (villains)
First Line: Ace O'Doul, Shark Egan's birdman buddy, went up in a crippled crate to try to blast a syndicate pursuit out of the air with revolver, but Ace's plane can't take it -- [sic]
Synopsis: A mysterious "Syndicate" threatens Shark Egan and his friends aboard the ship "Hwang-Ho" off the coast of China.
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Pages: 4
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Rush Coupon for Mammoth Catalog

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Johnson Smith & Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover; black, red, and white. Illustrated ad for novelties from Johnson Smith & Co., Detroit, Mich.
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Boys! I'll Help You Get a Daisy for Your Birthday

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Illustrated ad for Daisy Air Rifles. Eight models depicted, ranging in price from $1.00 to $5.00. Daisy Manufacturing Co., Plymouth, Mich.

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