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58December 1940
$0.10

Popular Comics #58

Dell · December 1940 · on sale 1940-11-01

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Identification plate

Series
Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 series)
Issue
#58
Publication date
December 1940
Key date
1940-12-00
On-sale date
1940-11-01
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: E. C. Stoner; inks: E. C. StonerMartan; Vana
1Win a Bike Radio!in-house column1pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo)Hugh Herbert (photo)
2-comic story8pencils: Jim Chambers; inks: Jim ChambersThe Voice [Tim Brant]; Professor Bert Wilson; Fred Newman; Karl (villain); Erik (villain)
3-comic story6pencils: Erwin L. Hess; inks: Erwin L. HessChief John Winston; Sally Jones; Mr. Baumann; Spatz [Bud Hogan] (villain); Howard Sawyer (villain)
5Hedge Hopping Yanktext story2script: Alan Blane; pencils: Hal Bittner; inks: Hal BittnerOfficer Click Kendall; Snake [Lt. Bill Slater]; Major Willis; Brownell
6-comic story7pencils: Robert Bugg; inks: Robert BuggDr. Hormone; Jane [also as Janey]; Mr. Zinovieff; Mr. Knutson; Mr. Stedinius; The Fleamen; Kurt (villain); Von Moltke (villain); The Nazians (villain)
7-comic story8script: Albert Hartje; pencils: Will Ely; inks: Will ElyThe Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]; Omu; Captain Bill Brady; Maya; Bully Blackbeard
8-comic story8script: Bob Jenney; pencils: Bob Jenney; inks: Bob JenneyThe Masked Pilot; Tom; Franz (villain, death); Rudolph (villain); Obermaster (villain)
9-comic story7script: Victor Boni; pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom HickeyWally Williams; Arlene; Coach Harrigan; Gramps; Ted Jackson; Buck (villain); Louis Scarlotti (villain)
10-comic story0.33
12-comic story8script: Robert Turner; pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom HickeyStorm Allen; Lucky Lane; Buzz Magee; Commander Kerry; Nichi Koto (villain)
13-comic story8script: G. EllerbrockMartan; Vana; General Pelton; Dr. Burgess; The Spacemen (villains)

Plus 3.67 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

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