Publishers / Dell / Popular Comics (1936) / #23
23December 1937
$0.10

Popular Comics #23

Dell · December 1937

First appearance: Smilin' Jack
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Identification plate

Series
Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 series)
Issue
#23
Publication date
December 1937
Key date
1937-12-00
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Smilin' Jack - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1
1-comic story4script: Chester Gould; pencils: Chester Gould; inks: Chester GouldDick Tracy
2Junior Is Loyal to His Palcomic story1script: Sol Hess; pencils: Wallace Carlson; inks: Wallace Carlson
3-comic story1.6script: Walter Berndt; pencils: Walter Berndt; inks: Walter Berndt
4Fooled by Prank Cameracomic story0.4script: Walter Berndt; pencils: Walter Berndt; inks: Walter Berndt
5-activity1script: A. W. Nugent; pencils: A. W. Nugent; inks: A. W. Nugent; letters: A. W. Nugent
6The Koalatext article1script: W. M. Ferguson; pencils: W. M. Ferguson; inks: W. M. Ferguson
7-comic story1script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman
8-comic story0.5script: Al Posen; pencils: Al Posen; inks: Al Posen
9-comic story0.17script: Al Posen; pencils: Al Posen; inks: Al Posen
10-comic story0.33script: Al Posen; pencils: Al Posen; inks: Al Posen
11Those Who Are About to Die [continuing]comic story4script: Harold Gray; pencils: Harold Gray; inks: Harold Gray
12-comic story0.3script: Percy Crosby; pencils: Percy Crosby; inks: Percy Crosby
13-comic story0.2script: Percy Crosby; pencils: Percy Crosby; inks: Percy Crosby
14-comic story0.5script: Percy Crosby; pencils: Percy Crosby; inks: Percy Crosby
15-comic story0.5script: Percy Crosby; pencils: Percy Crosby; inks: Percy Crosby
16-comic story0.5script: Percy Crosby; pencils: Percy Crosby; inks: Percy Crosby
17-comic story0.5script: Percy Crosby; pencils: Percy Crosby; inks: Percy Crosby
18-comic story0.5script: Percy Crosby; pencils: Percy Crosby; inks: Percy Crosby
19-comic story0.5script: Percy Crosby; pencils: Percy Crosby; inks: Percy Crosby
20-comic story0.5script: Percy Crosby; pencils: Percy Crosby; inks: Percy Crosby
21-comic story2script: Milton Caniff; pencils: Milton Caniff; inks: Milton Caniff; letters: Frank EngliThe Dragon Lady, Terry Lee, Connie, Pat Ryan
22-comic story2script: Frank King; pencils: Frank King; inks: Frank King
23Popular Crossword Puzzles by Our Readersactivity1letters: typeset
24From One to Anothercomic story1script: Sol Hess; pencils: Wallace Carlson; inks: Wallace Carlson
25-comic story2script: Martin Branner; pencils: Martin Branner; inks: Martin Branner
26-cartoon2script: J. R. Williams; pencils: J. R. Williams; inks: J. R. Williams
27-comic story2script: F. V. Martinek; pencils: Leon A. Beroth; inks: Leon A. BerothDon Winslow
28Chimpsey's Cartoon Circusactivity2script: Dic; pencils: Dic; inks: DicChimpsey
29Yankee Privateertext story2script: H. T. Sperry; pencils: W. C. Brigham; inks: W. C. Brigham
30-comic story2script: F. V. Martinek; pencils: Leon A. Beroth; inks: Leon A. Beroth
31-comic story3script: Gus Edson; pencils: Gus Edson; inks: Gus Edson
32The Popular Stamp Clubtext article1script: Montgomery Mulford
33-comic story2script: Zack Mosley; pencils: Zack Mosley; inks: Zack MosleySmilin' Jack First
34Tied Upcomic story2script: Edwina Dumm; pencils: Edwina Dumm; inks: Edwina Dumm
35-comic story0.8script: Frank Willard; pencils: Frank Willard; inks: Frank Willard
36-comic story0.2script: Frank Willard; pencils: Frank Willard; inks: Frank Willard
37-comic story0.8script: Frank Willard; pencils: Frank Willard; inks: Frank Willard
38-comic story0.2script: Frank Willard; pencils: Frank Willard; inks: Frank Willard
39-comic story2script: Ed Leffingwell; pencils: Ed Leffingwell; inks: Ed Leffingwell
40-comic story4script: Martha Orr; pencils: Martha Orr; inks: Martha OrrApple Mary; Dennie
41-comic story2script: Carl Ed; pencils: Carl Ed; inks: Carl EdHarold Teen; Thomas Teen
42The Turkeytext article1script: W. M. Ferguson; pencils: W. M. Ferguson; inks: W. M. Ferguson
43Nugent's Originalsactivity1script: A. W. Nugent; pencils: A. W. Nugent; inks: A. W. Nugent; letters: A. W. Nugent
44-comic story2script: Loy Byrnes; pencils: Loy Byrnes; inks: Loy ByrnesStreaky; Mr. Millin; Mirabel Millin; Jonathan
45-comic story1script: Stanley Link; pencils: Stanley Link; inks: Stanley LinkDill; Daffy
46Soccertext article0.67script: Ed Cronin; pencils: Ed Cronin; inks: Ed Cronin
47-comic story1script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill Holman
48Captain Ronald Neil Stuarttext article0.67script: Stookie Allen; pencils: Stookie Allen; inks: Stookie AllenCommodore P. F. M. Fellowes

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Series context

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Sources

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