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54August 1940
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Popular Comics #54

Dell · August 1940 · on sale 1940-07-01

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Identification plate

Series
Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 series)
Issue
#54
Publication date
August 1940
Key date
1940-08-00
On-sale date
1940-07-01
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1letters: typeset
1You Asked For It!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jim Chambers; inks: Jim Chambers
2-comic story8script: G. EllerbrockMartan the Marvel Man; Vana; General Pelton
3-comic story8script: Albert Hartje; pencils: Will Ely; inks: Will ElyHurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]; Omu; Captain Bill Brady; Logo; Maya
4-comic story0.67script: Clyde Lewis; pencils: Clyde Lewis; inks: Clyde LewisHerky; Honey; Noodles Nelson
6The Case of the Mysterious Peartext story2pencils: Hal Bittner; inks: Hal BittnerAunt Teeney; Clifford Ramey (corpse); Dr. C. O. Abher; Elmer Britten; Judge James G. Burnside; Lela Ramey; Sheriff H. E. Watkins; Charles Kibler (villain); Effie Ramey (villain)
7Hi, Contest Fansactivity1
8-comic story8pencils: Robert Bugg; inks: Robert BuggDr. Hormone; Jane Hormone; General Battlesky; Prime Minister Smartenoff; Rassinoff (villain)
9-comic story8pencils: Bob Jenny; inks: Bob JennyThe Masked Pilot; Tom; Officer Riley; Officer Yorke; Boris (villain); Mr. Brenner (villain)
10-comic story8pencils: Jim Chambers; inks: Jim ChambersThe Voice [Tim Brant]; Curly Rand; Professor Bert Wilson; Inspector Gyves; Cyrus Cadroller (villain)
11-comic story6pencils: Dick Fletcher; inks: Dick FletcherChief John Winston; Officer Tobin; Officer Ryan; Mr. Morton; Mrs. Morton; Whitey Day (villain, death); Sharp (villain); Nick (villain); Smiley (villain)
12Lt. Tito Falconitext article0.67pencils: Roy Humphries; inks: Roy HumphriesLt. Tito Falconi; Henry Bushmeyer; Emperor Hirohito
14-comic story7script: Victor Boni; pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom HickeyWally Williams; Gramps Williams; Arlene Grahame; Betty Riley; Ted Jackson
15-comic story6script: Kenneth Kennedy; pencils: Newt Alfred; inks: Newt AlfredCaptain Tornado; Professor Bordani; Jane Bordani
16Here It Is!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: E. C. Stoner; inks: E. C. Stoner
17-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jim Chambers; inks: Jim Chambers

Plus 0.66 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

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