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50April 1940
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Popular Comics #50

Dell · April 1940 · on sale 1940-02-29

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Series
Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 series)
Issue
#50
Publication date
April 1940
Key date
1940-04-00
On-sale date
1940-02-29
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1letters: typeset
1New Fast Action Books...promo (ad from the publisher)1Donald Duck; Pinocchio; John Carter
2-comic story6John Winston; Pete Baxter; Tony Carter; Joe (death); Tony (death); Buck Moran (villain); Frank Verne (villain); Mike Bates (villain)
3-comic story6script: G. Ellerbrock; pencils: William Kent; inks: William KentMartan the Marvel Man; Vana; General Pelton; Bill; Martians (villains)
4-comic story1script: Gene Ahern; pencils: Gene Ahern; inks: Gene AhernMajor Amos Hoople; Martha Hoople
5-comic story8script: Victor Boni; pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom HickeyWally Williams; Gramps Williams; Grandma Williams; Arlene Grahame; Ted Jackson; Peewee Saunders
6-comic story1script: Clyde Lewis; pencils: Clyde Lewis; inks: Clyde LewisHerky; Herky's father
7-comic story6pencils: John Donaldson; inks: John DonaldsonShark Egan; Mary McDermot; Ace O'Doul; Kanaka Lew; Angkar; Captain Mai-ti [also as Captain Mai Ti]; One-Eye Wendel [J. Wendel]; Red Mack (villain); Koye (villain); Dolph (villain); The Syndicate (villains)
8-comic story0.5script: Clyde Lewis; pencils: Clyde Lewis; inks: Clyde LewisHerky; Honey
9-comic story0.5script: Clyde Lewis; pencils: Clyde Lewis; inks: Clyde LewisHerky; Honey
10-comic story8pencils: Bob Jenney; inks: Bob JenneyThe Masked Pilot; Tom; Sabatino Velaz (villain); Miquel (villain)
11-comic story6script: Kenneth Kennedy; pencils: Newt Alfred; inks: Newt AlfredCaptain Tornado; Professor Bordani; Jane Bordani
12-comic story5script: Albert Hartje; pencils: Will Ely; inks: Will ElyThe Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]; Maya; Omu
13Will-O'-the-Wisptext article0.33script: William Ferguson; pencils: William Ferguson; inks: William Ferguson
15-comic story5pencils: Jack Farr; inks: Jack FarrAce Brady; Countess Montresque (first appearance, villain); Dr. Mancho Phyroe (villain)
16-comic story0.5script: Clyde Lewis; pencils: Clyde Lewis; inks: Clyde LewisHerky; Noodles Nelson; Mushie
17-comic story0.5script: Clyde Lewis; pencils: Clyde Lewis; inks: Clyde LewisHerky; Noodles Nelson
18-comic story4script: Win Smith; pencils: Win Smith; inks: Win SmithPenguin Pete; Pudgie
19-comic story1script: Gene Ahern; pencils: Gene Ahern; inks: Gene AhernMajor Amos Hoople; Pinky
20-comic story4pencils: Fred Harman; inks: Fred HarmanBronc Peeler; Coyote Pete; Babs Dalton; Charlie; Shorty; Otis; Baldy (villain); Blackie (villain)
21Calling All Gangbusters... Win a Cash Prizein-house column1

Plus 1.67 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

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