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72February 1942
$0.10

Popular Comics #72

Dell · February 1942 · on sale 1942-01-02

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Identification plate

Series
Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 series)
Issue
#72
Publication date
February 1942
Key date
1942-02-00
On-sale date
1942-01-02
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1Smilin' Jack, Terry Lee
2-comic story8script: Zack Mosley; pencils: Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers; inks: Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers; letters: Boody RogersSmilin' Jack
3-cartoon1script: Herc Ficklen; pencils: Herc Ficklen; inks: Herc Ficklen
4-comic story8script: Milton Caniff; pencils: Milton Caniff; inks: Milton Caniff; letters: Frank EngliConnie, Terry Lee
5-comic story1script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill HolmanSpooky, Smokey Stover
6Captain Midnightpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5Captain Midnight
8-comic story4script: Gus Edson; pencils: Gus Edson; inks: Gus EdsonUncle Bim Gump [Benjamin Gump]; Doc (villain); Moselle Fripp (villain); Sleek (villain)
9The Japanese Actor Spytext story1letters: typesetYoshimasa Yoshido; Yoshiko Okada
10-comic story4script: Frank King; pencils: Frank King; inks: Frank KingNina Clock; Sadie; Skeezix Wallet; Tops; Trixie; Uncle Avery
11Crime Cultcomic story6pencils: Dan Gormley; inks: Dan GormleyChief John Winston; Officer Murphy; Roy Brandt; Silas Krow (death); The Crime Cult [Auguste Murk (villain); Lead Malone (villain); Rock Benson (villain)]; Macher (villain)
12-comic story6script: Bob Jenney; pencils: Bob Jenney; inks: Bob JenneyThe Masket Pilot; Tom; Inspector Hale; Mr. Talcott; Miss Talcott; Dawson (villain); Jake (villain); Squeaky (villain)
13-comic story8script: Albert Hartje; pencils: Will Ely; inks: Will ElyThe Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]; Omu; Captain Bill Brady; Butcher (villain); Captain Bully Blackbeard (villain); John Hopper (villain)
14-comic story8script: Frank Thomas; pencils: Frank Thomas; inks: Frank ThomasOwl [Nick Terry]; Belle Wayne; Chief Murphy; Jimmy; Marie; Soto; Baby Face Barker (villain); Gus Schultz (villain)
15-comic story8pencils: Jim Chambers; inks: Jim ChambersThe Voice [Tim Brant]; Curly Rand; Professor Bert Wilson; Ballot Box Hogan (death); Rayburn Danton; Gimpy (villain); Wilson Grant (villain)

Plus 3.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

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