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71January 1942
$0.10

Popular Comics #71

Dell · January 1942 · on sale 1941-12-01

First appearance: Skeezix
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Identification plate

Series
Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 series)
Issue
#71
Publication date
January 1942
Key date
1942-01-00
On-sale date
1941-12-01
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Skeezix - 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-cover1Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Captain Bill Brady; Chief John Winston; Dan Warren; Professor Supermind [Professor Warren]; Skeezix Wallet; The Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]; Tops
1-cartoon1script: Jack Ficklen; pencils: Jack Ficklen; inks: Jack Ficklen
2-comic story8script: Zack Mosley; pencils: Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers; inks: Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers; letters: Boody RogersSmilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Bunny Wing; Happy Hill; Inspector; Joe; Gull Wing; Gale Gibson (villain); Powder (villain)
3-cartoon1script: Herc Ficklen; pencils: Herc Ficklen; inks: Herc Ficklen
4-comic story8pencils: Maurice Kashuba; inks: Maurice KashubaProfessor Supermind [Professor Warren]; Dan Warren; Gale Brown; General Thurner; Richtman (villain)
5-comic story6script: Victor BoniWally Williams; Alex Hart; Arlene Grahame; Betty; Gramps [Walter Williams]; Ted Jackson
6The Baffling Escape of the Japanese School Teachercomic story1letters: typesetGeneral Doihara; Yoshiko Hawaki
7-comic story4script: Frank King; pencils: King; inks: KingSkeezix First
8'Sailor' Kimbrocomic story6pencils: Dan Gormley; inks: Dan GormleyChief John Winston; Officer Murphy; Sadie; Sailor Kimbro (villain); Jake Curry (villain)
9-comic story6script: Bob Jenney; pencils: Bob Jenney; inks: Bob JenneyThe Masked Pilot; Tom; Hashimoto Taru (villain)
10Read Captain Midnightpromo (ad from the publisher)0.22Jim Albright, Captain Midnight
11Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulationstatement of ownership0.11script: Helen Meyer
13Benedict Arnold and Major Andretext story1Benedict Arnold; Major John Andre [also as John Anderson]
14-comic story6Martan; Vana; Snow King [King Korameth]; General Morgrab; King Nodel
15-comic story8script: Albert Hartje; pencils: Will Ely; inks: Will ElyThe Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]; Omu; Chief Longspear; Butcher (villain); Captain Bully Blackbeard (villain); John Hopper (villain); Plum Duff (villain); Windy (villain)
16-comic story8pencils: Jim Chambers; inks: Jim ChambersThe Voice [Tim Brant]; Agent Prink (villain); Chief Hosteen Tshee; Hosteen Loo; Klo; Sheriff Sam Blaine

Plus 2.67 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

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