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87May 1943
$0.10

Popular Comics #87

Dell · May 1943 · on sale 1943-04-01

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Series
Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 series)
Issue
#87
Publication date
May 1943
Key date
1943-05-00
On-sale date
1943-04-01
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1The Three Little Gremlins [Gassy Octane; Nutsy Boltaction; Screwy Turnbuckle]; Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]
1-cartoon1script: George Lichtenstein; pencils: George Lichtenstein; inks: George Lichtenstein
2-comic story8pencils: Dan Gormley; inks: Dan GormleyThe Three Little Gremlins [Gassy Octane; Nutsy Boltaction; Screwy Turnbuckle]; Professor Prexy (first appearance); Dr. Kala Axtar (first appearance); Observer 439; Japanese (villains)
3-comic story8script: Zack Mosley; pencils: Zack Mosley; inks: Zack Mosley; letters: Boody RogersSmilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Fat Stuff; Mary Smith; Dixie Lee; Colonel Chuck; Dr. Helpers
4-comic story10pencils: Frank Thomas; inks: Frank ThomasPvt. Speed Williams (first appearance); Pvt. Slug McCoy (first appearance); Corporal Nap Naylor (first appearance); Sgt. Rafferty (first appearance)
5-comic story1script: Gus Edson; pencils: Gus Edson; inks: Gus EdsonUncle Bim Gump [Benjamin Gump]; Larry Slik; Gertie Slik; Little Napolean's mother
6Pig Skinnedcomic story1script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill HolmanSpooky
7Sheet Musiccomic story1script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill HolmanSmokey Stover; Cookie Stover; Spooky (a cat)
8Home Runcomic story1script: Bill Skat Holman; pencils: Bill Skat Holman; inks: Bill Skat HolmanSpooky
9Black Napoleoncomic story6Black Napoleon [Toussaint L'ouverture]; Napoleon Bonaparte; General LeClerc
10$50,000 Piece of Papercomic story1Vaughn; Niel McKenner; Count Ferrary; Hugo Griebert; Arthur Hinds
11Stumpytext story3script: Gaylord Du BoisJerry Blake; Mrs. Blake; Stumpy [also as Hap] (a dog)
12-comic story8script: Milton Caniff; pencils: Milton Caniff; inks: Milton Caniff; letters: Frank EngliConnie, The Dragon Lady, Terry Lee, Pat Ryan
13Quack Ducktorcomic story1script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill HolmanSmokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Dr. P. Nutt [Pierpont Nutt]; Spooky (a cat)
14-comic story1script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill HolmanSmokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Sparks (a dog)
15-comic story1script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill HolmanSmokey Stover; Cookie Stover; Spooky (a cat)
16-comic story1script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill HolmanSmokey Stover; Cookie Stover; Earl Stover; Spooky
17-comic story4script: Frank King; pencils: Frank King; inks: Frank KingSkeezix Wallet; Nina Clock; Gootch; Larry Packer; Jessica; Auntie Blossom [Phyllis Wallet]; Aunt Hessie
18-cartoon1script: George Lichtenstein; pencils: George Lichtenstein; inks: George LichtensteinMiss Snodgrass; Otis;
19Now You See It -- Now You Don't!text story6pencils: Tom Gill; inks: Tom Gill
20-comic story1script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill HolmanSmokey Stover; Cookie Stover; Spooky (a cat); Skull Duggery

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

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Smilin' Jack [Popped Wheat Giveaway] #[nn]1947On eBay ›

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