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49March 1940
$0.10

Popular Comics #49

Dell · March 1940 · on sale 1940-01-31

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Identification plate

Series
Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 series)
Issue
#49
Publication date
March 1940
Key date
1940-03-00
On-sale date
1940-01-31
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Will Ely; inks: Will ElyMartan the Marvel Man
2-comic story0.5script: Clyde Lewis; pencils: Clyde Lewis; inks: Clyde LewisHerky; J. Granville Gurk; Noodles Nelson
3-comic story6script: Jim Chambers; pencils: Will Ely; inks: Will ElyJohn 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)]
4-comic story6script: G. Ellerbrock; pencils: William Kent; inks: William KentMartan the Marvel Man; Vana
5New Year's Daycomic story0.33script: William Ferguson; pencils: William Ferguson; inks: William Ferguson; letters: William Ferguson
7-comic story7script: Albert Hartje; pencils: Will Ely; inks: Will ElyThe Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]; Maya; Omu
8-comic story0.5script: Clyde Lewis; pencils: Clyde Lewis; inks: Clyde LewisHerky; Lois
9-comic story0.5script: Clyde Lewis; pencils: Clyde Lewis; inks: Clyde LewisHerky; Noodles Nelson
10-comic story0.5script: Clyde Lewis; pencils: Clyde Lewis; inks: Clyde LewisHerky; Noodles Nelson; Arnold Nelson
11-comic story0.5script: Clyde Lewis; pencils: Clyde Lewis; inks: Clyde LewisHerky; J. Granville Gurk
12-comic story6pencils: Bob Jenney; inks: Bob JenneyThe Masked Pilot; Tom; Spud; Rekra (villain); Stephan (villain)
13-comic story4script: Win Smith; pencils: Win Smith; inks: Win SmithPenguin Pete; Pudgie
14-comic story8script: Kenneth Kennedy; pencils: Newt Alfred; inks: Newt AlfredCaptain Tornado; Professor Bordani; Jane Bordani
15Willy Williams, American Boy, at the Snow Carnivalcomic story8script: Victor Boni; pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom HickeyWally Williams; Gramps Williams; Arlene Grahame; Betty Riley; Bart Kelsey; Jughead
16Bower-Birdscomic story0.5script: William Ferguson; pencils: William Ferguson; inks: William Ferguson; letters: William Ferguson
18Moon Mountain Manorcomic story6pencils: Jack Farr; inks: Jack FarrAce Brady (introduction); K-16 (introduction); Dr. Mancho Phyroe (introduction, villain); Zorcena (introduction, villain)
19$25.00 Free in Cash Prizespromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
20-comic story4script: Fred Harman; pencils: Fred Harman; inks: Fred HarmanBronc Peeler; Pete [also as Coyote Pete]; Leaping Lena; Nellie (a horse)
21-comic story4pencils: John Donaldson; inks: John DonaldsonShark 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)

Plus 3.67 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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