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47January 1940
$0.10

Popular Comics #47

Dell · January 1940 · on sale 1939-12-01

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Identification plate

Series
Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 series)
Issue
#47
Publication date
January 1940
Key date
1940-01-00
On-sale date
1939-12-01
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: William Kent; inks: William KentMartan the Marvel Man; Vana
1-comic story8.5script: G. Ellerbrock; pencils: William Kent; inks: William KentMartan the Marvel Man; Vana; The Martians (villains)
3-comic story4Shark Egan; Mary McDermot; Kanaka Lew; Captain Mai Ti; Angkar; Grampus (villain, death); Mr. Grype (villain); Red Mack (villain)
4Captain Tornadocomic story6script: Kenneth Kennedy; pencils: Newt Alfred; inks: Newt AlfredCaptain Tornado; Professor Bordani; Jane Bordani
6Between Two Firescomic story4Frank Meredith; Bob Masters
7-comic story8pencils: Bob Jenney; inks: Bob JenneyThe Masked Pilot; Tom; B.C. Warrington; Jenks
8-comic story6script: Al McWilliams; pencils: Al McWilliams; inks: Al McWilliamsJohn Winston; Pete Baxter; Tony Carter; Chief Taylor; Officer Ahearn; Henry Louis; Mary Louis; The Carlson Gang [Carlson (villain); Walt (villain, death); Michaels [as Mitchell] (villain, death); Gip Sands (villain)]
9-comic story1script: Clyde Lewis; pencils: Clyde Lewis; inks: Clyde LewisHerky; Gwendolyn; Noodles Nelson
10-comic story1script: Clyde Lewis; pencils: Clyde Lewis; inks: Clyde LewisHerky; J. Granville Gurk
11-comic story8script: Albert Hartje; pencils: Will Ely; inks: Will ElyThe Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]; Maya; Omu
12-comic story0.5script: Clyde Lewis; pencils: Clyde Lewis; inks: Clyde LewisHerky; Noodles Nelson
13Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc.statement of ownership0.1script: Helen Meyer
15Wings Over the North Seacomic story3Bill Brandon; Spud
16-comic story1script: Clyde Lewis; pencils: Clyde Lewis; inks: Clyde LewisHerky; Honey; Noodles Nelson
17-comic story1script: J. R. Williams; pencils: J. R. Williams; inks: J. R. WilliamsWillis Willet; Lil Willet; Mrs. Willet
18-comic story5script: Fred Harman; pencils: Fred Harman; inks: Fred HarmanBronc Peeler; Pete [also as Coyote Pete]; Babs Dalton; Leaping Lena; Wheezie; Bullneck the Terrible
19-comic story1script: Gene Ahern; pencils: Gene Ahern; inks: Gene AhernMajor Hoople
20-comic story4script: Win Smith; pencils: Win Smith; inks: Win SmithPenguin Pete; Pudgie

Plus 1.9 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

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