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82December 1942
$0.10

Popular Comics #82

Dell · December 1942 · on sale 1942-11-01

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Series
Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 series)
Issue
#82
Publication date
December 1942
Key date
1942-12-00
On-sale date
1942-11-01
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1Smilin' Jack
1-comic story1script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill HolmanSmokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Spooky (a cat)
2-comic story8script: Zack Mosley; pencils: Zack Mosley; inks: Zack Mosley; letters: Boody RogersSmilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Fat Stuff; Downwind Jaxon; Inspector; Double Exposure Don; Chief No-Talk; Mary Smith; Mummy Smith (villain); Hop (villain)
3The Return of Robin Hood [Episode 4]comic story11script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: Arthur Jameson; inks: Arthur JamesonRobin Hood; Alan; Tiny; Maid Margaret; Mrs. Goodwin; Ben Goodwin; Hal Goodwin; Tom Goodwin; Sir Ludwig De Malbourne; Sheriff of Nottingham
4-comic story4Chief John Winston; Conrad Beasley; Gail; Moe; Karl Blitzen [also as Karl Rodentz] (villain); Butch Faraday (villain); Mike (villain); Tony Malero (villain); Gus (villain)
5-comic story8script: Milton Caniff; pencils: Milton Caniff; inks: Milton Caniff; letters: Frank EngliConnie, Terry Lee, Pat Ryan
7-comic story5script: Frank V. MartinekDon Winslow; Red Pennington; Professor Olympus Lancton; Mr. Anders
8-comic story3script: Frank King; pencils: Frank King; inks: Frank KingSkeezix Wallet; Nina Clock; Tops; Aunt Hessy; Larry Packer; Mary Lamb
9Moonlight Landingtext story2script: Gaylord Du BoisTed Burtis (16 year old rustic); Clem Burtis (a rustic, Ted's father); two enemy officers (Japanese military); enemy Japanese soldier
10-comic story5.67pencils: Frank Thomas; inks: Frank ThomasThe Owl, Nick Terry, Belle Wayne
12-comic story6script: Gaylord Du Bois; pencils: John Hampton; inks: John HamptonCyclone; Midge; Calico (a horse); Bull Hamm (villain); Blackie (villain); Cactus Pete (villain); Wolfer (villain)
13-comic story1script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill HolmanSmokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Mrs. Nutt; Spooky (a cat)
14-comic story8script: Albert Hartje; pencils: Will Ely; inks: Will ElyThe Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]
15-comic story1script: Gus Edson; pencils: Gus Edson; inks: Gus EdsonUncle Bim Gump [Benjamin Gump]; Millie Gump; Hortense De Stross; Miss Oggle

Plus 3.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

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