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84February 1943
$0.10

Popular Comics #84

Dell · February 1943 · on sale 1943-01-02

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Series
Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 series)
Issue
#84
Publication date
February 1943
Key date
1943-02-00
On-sale date
1943-01-02
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1Smilin' Jack, Terry Lee, Jack Martin
1-comic story1script: Gus Edson; pencils: Gus Edson; inks: Gus EdsonAndrew Gump; Min Gump; Chester Gump
2-comic story8script: Zack Mosley; pencils: Zack Mosley; inks: Zack Mosley; letters: Boody RogersSmilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Fat Stuff; Downwind Jaxon; Inspector (death); Mary Smith; Mummy Smith (death); Hop (villain)
3The Return of Robin Hood [Episode 6]comic story8script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Arthur Jameson; inks: Arthur JamesonRobin Hood; Will Scarlett; Sir Henry Langford; Hal Langford; Sir Gregory; Romain De Corbeau; Robber Baron
4The Food Bootleggerscomic story6pencils: E. C. Stoner; inks: E. C. StonerChief John Winston; Officer Mike; Ned Walters; Joe; Mrs. Jones; Harvey Q. Walling (villain); Doc Hermann Schwerner (villain); Soapy Max Modin (villain); Fred Schwerner (villain)
5No Crime Is Perfecttext story2pencils: Hal Bittner; inks: Hal BittnerDetective Grady; Mrs. Casey; Ed Sharpe (villain); The Crab [Lester Crabb] (villain)
6-comic story8script: Milton Caniff; pencils: Milton Caniff; inks: Milton Caniff; letters: Frank EngliConnie, Terry Lee, Pat Ryan
7-comic story5script: Frank V. Martinek; pencils: Leon A. Beroth; inks: Leon A. BerothDon Winslow; Red Pennington
8-comic story4script: Frank King; pencils: Frank King; inks: Frank KingSkeezix Wallet; Nina Clock; Aunt Hessie; Larry Packer; Jessica
9-comic story7pencils: Frank Thomas; inks: Frank ThomasThe Owl, Nick Terry
10-comic story8script: Albert Hartje; pencils: Bill Ely; inks: Bill ElyThe Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]
11-comic story1script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill HolmanSmokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Spooky (a cat)
12-comic story7script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: John Hampton; inks: John HamptonCyclone; Midge [as Archibald Montgomery Smith]; Sandy Waters; Lefty (villain); Smoky (villain)

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

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