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57November 1940
$0.10

Popular Comics #57

Dell · November 1940 · on sale 1940-10-01

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Identification plate

Series
Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 series)
Issue
#57
Publication date
November 1940
Key date
1940-11-00
On-sale date
1940-10-01
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1letters: typesetMartan
1Dick Tracy In Actionpromo (ad from the publisher)1Dick Tracy
2-comic story8pencils: Jim Chambers; inks: Jim ChambersThe Voice [Tim Brant]; Curly Rand; Colonel Bertrand (death); General Oakes; Larry; Major Pierce
4Hi, Pedal Pals Win a Bike!in-house column2
5-comic story6pencils: Erwin Hess; inks: Erwin HessChief John Winston; Officer John Floyd (death); Mr. Allen; Red Caulkett [also as H.C. Jones; also as H.C. Johnson] (villain, death); M.H. Dugan [also as J. Blake] (villain, death)
6-comic story9script: Robert Turner; pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom HickeyBuzz Magee; Judy Baines; Lucky Lane; Storm Allen; Ah Wing (villain); Nichi Koto (villain); Suicide Squad (villains)
7-comic story6script: Albert Hartje; pencils: Will Ely; inks: Will ElyThe Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]; Omu; Captain Bill Brady; Maya; Bully Blackbeard
8-comic story6pencils: Bob Jenney; inks: Bob JenneyThe Masked Pilot; Tom; New Pioneers of the Americas [Count Zarbruk (villain); General Traytur (villain); Gus (villain, death)]
9War Birds Condemned to Die!text story2script: Alan BlaneCaptain Kirby; Colonel Kurt von Geyer; Lt. Bowden; Lt. Morton; Lt. Somers; Major Newsome; Mr. Benson; Mr. Durkin; Mr. McGowan
10-comic story8script: Victor Boni; pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom HickeyWally Williams; Arlene Grahame; Betty Riley; Coach Biff Harrigan; Gramps Williams; Martin; Mr. Rhodes; Ted Jackson
11-comic story8pencils: Robert Bugg; inks: Robert BuggMartan; Vana
12-comic story0.33script: Clyde Lewis; pencils: Clyde Lewis; inks: Clyde LewisHerky [Hercules]; J. Granville Gurk
13The Following are the Winners of the May Popular Comics Contesttext article0.33letters: typeset
14The Following are the Winners of the June Popular Comics Contesttext article0.34letters: typeset
15-comic story7pencils: Bob Bugg; inks: Bob BuggDr. Hormone; Battleski; Formuloff; Jane; Masha; Smartenoff; Assinoff (villain)

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

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