Popular Comics #117 (1945) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1		Fat Stuff, Felix the Cat, Smilin' Jack, Terry Lee, Smokey Stover
1	The Button	text story	2	script: Oskar Lebeck	The Button; Sunfish (horse); Governor Way
2	-	comic story	7	script: Zack Mosley; pencils: Boody Rogers; inks: Boody Rogers; letters: Boody Rogers	Smilin' Jack
3	-	comic story	1	script: Gus Edson; pencils: Gus Edson; inks: Gus Edson	Bim Gump
4	-	comic story	6	script: Milton Caniff; pencils: Milton Caniff; inks: Milton Caniff; letters: Frank Engli	Terry Lee
5	-	comic story	4	script: Elliott Caplin; pencils: Jay McArdle; inks: Jay McArdle	Dr. Bobbs
6	-	comic story	1	script: George Swanson; pencils: George Swanson; inks: George Swanson	Philander Flop; Helen Flop; Willie Flop
7	'Twas the Mice Before Christmas	comic story	4	script: Otto Messmer; pencils: Otto Messmer; inks: Otto Messmer; colors: Western Publishing Production Shop; letters: Otto Messmer	Felix the Cat
8	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman	Spooky, Smokey Stover
9	-	comic story	4	script: Gaylord Du Bois	James Belmore; Tom Hannigan; Curtin; Moskin; Mike; Forrest
10	-	comic story	1	script: Jimmy Murphy; pencils: Jimmy Murphy; inks: Jimmy Murphy	Casper Hawkins, Toots Hawkins
11	-	comic story	2	script: Frank King; pencils: Frank King; inks: Frank King	Skeezix Wallet; Nina Clock; Tops Topper
12	-	comic story	1	script: Cliff Sterrett; pencils: Cliff Sterrett; inks: Cliff Sterrett	Kitty, Polly Perkins, Sam'l Perkins
13	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman	Smokey Stover

Collection	Year
Smilin' Jack #1	1948	On eBay ›
Smilin' Jack #2	1948	On eBay ›

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