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59January 1941
$0.10

Popular Comics #59

Dell · January 1941 · on sale 1940-12-01

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Series
Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 series)
Issue
#59
Publication date
January 1941
Key date
1941-01-00
On-sale date
1940-12-01
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
1The Ticket to Adventurepromo (ad from the publisher)1
2-comic story8script: G. EllerbrockMartan; Vana; The Spacemen (villains)
3Lucky 3comic story6Chief John Winston; Captain Mike; Dan Kirby (death); Mrs. Morley; Officer Clancy; Officer Finn; Lucky 3 [Frank Winsky (villain, death); Joe Bates (villain, death); Slip Morley (villain)]
5Statement of the Ownership, Management, and Circulationstatement of ownership0.1script: Helen Meyer
6Be Sure to Read Phantasmopromo (ad from the publisher)0.3
7-comic story7script: Robert Turner; pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom HickeyLt. Storm Allen; Lucky Lane; Buzz Magee; Admiral White; Judy Baines
8Carry Ontext story2script: Allen Blane; pencils: Hal Bittner; inks: Hal BittnerLt. Walden; Lon Farrar; Mickey Riley; Pete Rane; Speed Martin; Trigger Nelson
9-comic story8script: Albert Hartje; pencils: Bill Ely; inks: Bill ElyThe Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]; Captain Blackbeard
10-comic story8pencils: Jim Chambers; inks: Jim ChambersThe Voice [Tim Brant]; Curly Rand; Johnny Steele; Secretary Paul Grimm
11-comic story8script: Victor Boni; pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom HickeyWally Williams; Gramps Williams; Arlene Grahame; Dogface Loomis [Chuck Loomis]; Ted Jackson; Red Bartley (villain); Steve (villain)
12-cartoon1
13-comic story7pencils: Ralph Carlson; inks: Ralph CarlsonDr. Hormone; Jane Hormone; Nancy Squire; The Five Fleamen [Kameneff; Zinovieff]; Grand Kleagle (villain); Ku Klux Klan (villains)
14-comic story8pencils: Bob Jenney; inks: Bob JenneyThe Masked Pilot; Tom
15Win a Folding Bicyclein-house column1pencils: ? (photos); ?; inks: ? (photos); ?

Plus 1.6 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

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