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12January 1937
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Popular Comics #12

Dell · January 1937 · on sale 1936-11-25

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Series
Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 series)
Issue
#12
Publication date
January 1937
Key date
1937-01-00
On-sale date
1936-11-25
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1Dick Tracy
1-comic story0.8script: Walter Berndt; pencils: Walter Berndt; inks: Walter BerndtSmitty
2-comic story0.2script: Walter Berndt; pencils: Walter Berndt; inks: Walter Berndt
3-comic story4script: Chester Gould; pencils: Chester Gould; inks: Chester GouldDick Tracy; Cut Famon; Jim Trailer
4-comic story1script: Carl Ed; pencils: Carl Ed; inks: Carl Ed
5-comic story2script: Alice Harvey; pencils: Alice Harvey; inks: Alice Harvey
6Simple When You Know Howactivity1script: A. W. Nugent; pencils: A. W. Nugent; inks: A. W. Nugent
7-comic story0.4script: Percy Crosby; pencils: Percy Crosby; inks: Percy Crosby
8-comic story0.6script: Percy Crosby; pencils: Percy Crosby; inks: Percy Crosby
9-comic story1script: Robert L. Ripley; pencils: Robert L. Ripley; inks: Robert L. Ripley
10-comic story4script: Martha Orr; pencils: Martha Orr; inks: Martha OrrMary Worth; Dennie; Sally
11-comic story1script: Frank King; pencils: Frank King; inks: Frank King
12-comic story3.2script: Harold Gray; pencils: Harold Gray; inks: Harold GrayAnnie Warbucks; Sandy
13Statement of Ownershipstatement of ownership0.25script: Helen Meyer
14-comic story0.8script: Harold Gray; pencils: Harold Gray; inks: Harold Gray
15-comic story0.6script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman
16-comic story1script: Robert L. Ripley; pencils: Robert L. Ripley; inks: Robert L. Ripley
17-comic story0.4script: Percy Crosby; pencils: Percy Crosby; inks: Percy Crosby
18-comic story0.6script: Percy Crosby; pencils: Percy Crosby; inks: Percy CrosbySkippy
19-activity2script: Dic; pencils: Dic; inks: Dic
20Dragon Lady's Draggin'comic story3script: Milton Caniff; pencils: Milton Caniff; inks: Milton Caniff; letters: Frank EngliConnie, The Dragon Lady, Terry Lee, Pat Ryan
21-comic story1.4script: Frank V. Martinek; pencils: Leon A. Beroth; inks: Leon A. Beroth
22-comic story0.6script: Frank V. Martinek; pencils: Leon A. Beroth; inks: Leon A. Beroth
23-comic story0.5script: Stanley Link; pencils: Stanley Link; inks: Stanley Link
24Tom Mix Plays a Lone Handcomic story2script: Wilton West; pencils: Hal Arbo; inks: Hal ArboTom Mix
25Bertie Meets Santa Claustext story2script: Chet Grant
26-comic story1script: Martin Branner; pencils: Martin Branner; inks: Martin Branner
27Arctic Miragecomic story2pencils: Sidney Smith; inks: Sidney Smith
28-comic story0.8script: Frank Willard; pencils: Frank Willard; inks: Frank Willard
29-comic story0.2script: Frank Willard; pencils: Frank Willard; inks: Frank Willard
30-comic story1script: Carl Ed; pencils: Carl Ed; inks: Carl Ed
31-comic story1script: Zack Mosley; pencils: Zack Mosley; inks: Zack Mosley
32Gramophone Doesn't Workcomic story0.4script: Percy Crosby; pencils: Percy Crosby; inks: Percy Crosby
33-comic story0.6script: Percy Crosby; pencils: Percy Crosby; inks: Percy Crosby
34-comic story1script: Robert L. Ripley; pencils: Robert L. Ripley; inks: Robert L. Ripley
35Sometimes It's Wise to Be Generouscomic story1script: Sol Hess; pencils: W. A. Carlson; inks: W. A. Carlson
36Maybe Simp Will Stick to Still-Life Nowcomic story1script: Sol Hess; pencils: W. A. Carlson; inks: W. A. Carlson
37-comic story0.8script: Gaar Williams; pencils: Gaar Williams; inks: Gaar Williams
38Zipper on the Scalecomic story0.2script: Gaar Williams; pencils: Gaar Williams; inks: Gaar WilliamsZipper
39-comic story1script: Ed Leffingwell; pencils: Ed Leffingwell; inks: Ed Leffingwell
40-comic story1script: Frank Beck; pencils: Frank Beck; inks: Frank Beck
41-comic story1script: Gaar Williams; pencils: Gaar Williams; inks: Gaar Williams
42-comic story0.8script: Frank Willard; pencils: Frank Willard; inks: Frank Willard
43-comic story0.2script: Frank Willard; pencils: Frank Willard; inks: Frank Willard
44Hey! Move Over!!comic story1script: Edwina; pencils: Edwina; inks: Edwina
45-comic story0.8script: Al Posen; pencils: Al Posen; inks: Al Posen
46-comic story0.2script: Al Posen; pencils: Al Posen; inks: Al Posen
47-activity1
48-comic story1script: Robert L. Ripley; pencils: Robert L. Ripley; inks: Robert L. Ripley
49-comic story0.4script: Percy Crosby; pencils: Percy Crosby; inks: Percy Crosby
50-comic story0.6script: Percy Crosby; pencils: Percy Crosby; inks: Percy CrosbySkippy; Freddy
51-activity1script: A. W. Nugent; pencils: A. W. Nugent; inks: A. W. Nugent
52All Safe! Let It Rain!comic story1script: Edwina; pencils: Edwina; inks: Edwina
53-comic story1script: Garrett Price; pencils: Garrett Price; inks: Garrett Price
54-comic story0.8script: Walter Berndt; pencils: Walter Berndt; inks: Walter Berndt
55Steamroller Whistlecomic story0.2script: Walter Berndt; pencils: Walter Berndt; inks: Walter BerndtHerby
56-comic story0.8script: Ferd Johnson; pencils: Ferd Johnson; inks: Ferd Johnson
57-comic story0.3script: Tack Knight; pencils: Tack Knight; inks: Tack Knight
58Popular Stamp Clubtext article1script: Montgomery Mulford
59-comic story0.6script: Tack Knight; pencils: Tack Knight; inks: Tack Knight
60-comic story0.6script: Gus Edson; pencils: Gus Edson; inks: Gus Edson

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