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89July 1943
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Popular Comics #89

Dell · July 1943 · on sale 1943-06-01

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Identification plate

Series
Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 series)
Issue
#89
Publication date
July 1943
Key date
1943-07-00
On-sale date
1943-06-01
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Footh of Joolycover1Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Pat Ryan; Connie [George Webster Confucius]; Big Stoop; Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Rabbit; Dr. Stephen Bobbs; Nurse Norman; Sam'l Perkins [Paw]; Kitty (a cat); Skeezix Wallet; Nina Clock
2-comic story8script: Zack Mosley; pencils: Zack Mosley; inks: Zack Mosley; letters: Boody RogersSmilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Downwind Jaxon; Fat Stuff; Woo-Woo Bali [as Woo Woo Bali]; Rabbit; Strut; Longdrink; Dove; The Mongoose (villain)
3-comic story6script: Elliott; pencils: McArdle; inks: McArdleDr. Stephen Bobbs; Slapsy; Carrie B. Wigglesworth; Cobina; Dr. Van Curtsey; Nurse Norman
4-comic story2script: Cliff Sterrett; pencils: Cliff Sterrett; inks: Cliff SterrettSam'l Perkins [Paw]; Suzie Perkins [Maw]; Kitty (a cat); Neewah; Mrs. Uppercrust
5-comic story1script: Gus Edson; pencils: Gus Edson; inks: Gus EdsonUncle Bim Gump [Benjamin Gump]; Andrew Gump; Little Napolean; Little Napolean's mother
6-comic story4script: Frank King; pencils: Frank King; inks: Frank KingSkeezix Wallet; Nina Clock; Walt Wallet; Auntie Blossom [Phyllis Wallet]; Corky Wallet; Judy Wallet; Jessica; Aunt Hessie
7The War and Tuliktext story3pencils: Bob Jenney; inks: Bob JenneyAkun; Tulik (a dog); Japanese (villains)
8Paint in the Neckcomic story1script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill HolmanSmokey Stover; Cookie Stover; Spooky (a cat); Mort Gage
9Bubble Dancecomic story1script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill HolmanSpooky (a cat); Fenwick Flooky
10Sub Funcomic story1script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill HolmanSpooky (a cat); Fenwick Flooky
11Good Turncomic story1script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill HolmanSpooky (a cat); Fenwick Flooky
12Batter Luck Next Timecomic story1script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill HolmanSpooky (a cat); Fenwick Flooky
13-comic story8script: Milton Caniff; pencils: Milton Caniff; inks: Milton Caniff; letters: Frank EngliConnie, The Dragon Lady, Terry Lee, Pat Ryan
14Tent's Situationcomic story1script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill HolmanSpooky (a cat); Fenwick Flooky
15Cluck Workcomic story1script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill HolmanSmokey Stover; Cookie Stover; Spooky (a cat)
16Footographercomic story1script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman; letters: Bill HolmanSmokey Stover; Cookie Stover; Spooky (a cat)
17-comic story9script: Frank Thomas; pencils: Frank Thomas; inks: Frank ThomasPFC Speed Williams; PFC Slug McCoy; Corporal Duffy; Nasuki [also as Alula] (villain); Japanese (villains)
18The Stargazer Mysterycomic story6pencils: E. C. Stoner; inks: E. C. StonerChief John Winston; Joe; F.B.I.; Hans Brisson (villain, death); Nazis (villains)
19Those Remarkable Engineerstext story9pencils: Tom Gill; inks: Tom GillGeorge Washington; General Douglas MacArthur

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

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