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Issue: Popular Comics #41 Public Domain
Publication Date: July 1939
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Issues: #41 of 145 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDell
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/01/1939
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 32 (19 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Packaged by Western Publishing and printed at their plant in Poughkeepsie, NY per indicia.
Contents copyrighted: 1938, by Bell Syndicate, Inc.; 1938, 1939 by NEA, Inc.; 1939 by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.; 1939 by Stephen Slesinger, 1939 by R. S. Callender; 1939 by Phillips Lord, Inc.; 1939 by Stephen Slesinger, Inc.

On sale date from the publication date and volume number found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 3. Class B periodical. Copyright number B 427673. Copyright given to Stephen Slesinger, Inc.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Writer(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Why are ya yelling 'duck' -- I don't see any ducks!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Sergeant Smith
First Line: Don't be alarmed - it's just our bouncer having a dress rehearsal.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Five single panel cartoons.
On inside front cover.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (adapted from Zane Grey)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Tex Thorne: Jane Hoskins; Brim (villain); Clamp Hackett (villain)
First Line: I don't like the look of those low-hanging clouds... it means trouble.
Synopsis: Jane's horse panics and runs off with her.
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Pages: 4
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Deeper and Deeper; Born Thirty Years Too Soon

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from School Days Out Our Way daily (NEA Service, Inc.) 19xx-11-19 - 19xx-11-07
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Two single panel cartoons.
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The Smoke Screen; The Take-Off

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Worry Wart
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Reprint Notes: from Worry Warts daily (NEA Service, Inc.) 19xx-xx-xx -x 19xx-01-03
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Two single panel cartoons.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Shark Egan; Ace O'Doul; Curly; Kanaka Lew; Limey; Mai Ti; Mary McDermot; Red Mack; Angkar
First Line: Shark Egan! Hooked like a dumb fish!
Synopsis: Red Mack moves Shark and Ace to deal with them later.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Popular Crossword Puzzles
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Billy Penguin; Blackie Bear; Jimmy Giraffe; Rudy Elephant
First Line: Let's hurry to the circus, Billy, and see Jimmy Giraffe do his famous sword swallowing act!!
Synopsis: Blackie and Billy go to see a sword swallowing act.
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Reprint Notes: from The Comic Zoo Sunday (NEA Service, Inc.) 19xx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Episode 4

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): The Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]
First Line: It's carrying him away!
Synopsis: Alan escapes from the pterannosaur nest.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: © 1939 by R.S. Callender
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Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Character(s): Tantor
First Line: Far into the forrest Tantor, the elephant, bore Tarzan
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: © by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
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The Jack Markey Gang [Part 2]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Character(s): Sheriff Blake; Bo Roark (villain, death); Butch (villain); Jack Markey (villain, death); Jigger Wells (villain, death); Lulu Grove (villain)
Synopsis: Jack tries to lay low and focus on bootlegging.
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In Content Item: FlagFour Color #7 published July 1940
as The Jack Markey Gang [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: © 1939 by Phillips H. Lord Inc.
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A Wide Spread; The Accomplices

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Worry Wart
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Reprint Notes: from Worry Warts daily (NEA Service, Inc.) 19xx-11-14 - 19xx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Two single panel cartoons.
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The Suckers; The Saps

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Reprint Notes: from School Days Out Our Way daily (NEA Service, Inc.) 19xx-10-27 - 19xx-10-22
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Two single panel cartoons.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Jones
First Line: Alright, you've been here 15 years and you want a raise or you're gonna quit, eh?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Hold Everything daily (NEA Service, Inc.) 193x-05-09 - 193x-04-19 - 193x-04-03 - 193x-05-11
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four single panel cartoons.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Bronc Peeler [also as Black Rider]; Babs Dalton; Fritz; Bat Wilson (villain); Jose (villain)
First Line: Bronc! You- the Black Rider!
Synopsis: Bronc asks Babs to write a check to show Bat's honesty or treachery.
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: © 1939 by Stephen Slesinger, Inc.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Character(s): Tailspin Tommy [Tommy Tomkins]; Skeets Milligan; Betty Lou Barnes; Professor Otto Bumgartner; Miss Stanley; Jeems; Mr. Dunforth; Reverend Meek; Mrs. Wilson; Mr. Plotz; Mr. Trevor; Mr. Holt; Slade
First Line: Try to calm 'em, Betty, while Skeets and I look around!
Synopsis: Tommy deals with the passengers following the forced landing of the plane.
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Reprint Notes: from Tailspin Tommy Sunday (The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) 1938-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Popular Comics Contest
Character(s): Doctor Zookis
First Line: $25.00 in cash prizes!
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: The kid in the drawing looks like Lewis' kid character Herky.
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"G"-Men vs the Living Masks

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: crime, mystery
Character(s): Larry Lane; Buddy Barton; Dr. Toro (villain); Red Johnson [also as Blinky Matthews] (villain); Slim York [also as Pat McCann] (villain); Trigger Dolan (villain)
Synopsis: The villains wait till dark to escape from the G-Men.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: © 1939 by Stephen Slesinger, Inc.
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Mr. Wong, Detective

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Genres: crime, mystery
Character(s): Mr. Wong; Captain Sam Street; Carl Roemer; Countess Olga D'Lantrec; Anton Mohl [Mr. Granich] (villain); Mrs. Roemer; Theodore Meisle
Synopsis: Mr. Wong learns the true identity of one of the suspects.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Fourth chapter of a five-part adaptation of the 1938 Monogram Pictures movie "Mr. Wong, Detective" starring Boris Karloff.
© 1939 by Stephen Slesinger, Inc.
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Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Popular Conundrums
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Billy Penguin; Dennis Shores; Doc Grumpy
First Line: Why, hello, Billy Boy!
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Reprint Notes: from The Comic Zoo Sunday (NEA Service, Inc.) 19xx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.8
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Prize Winners of April Popular Comics Contest

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Popular Stamp Club
First Line: The passing of Pope Pius XI will create a new interest in the stamps of Vatican City
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Pages: 2
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Riders of the Dawn

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Dad Moran; Jack Preston; Two-Gun Gardner; Grizzly Ike; Jim Danti; Cree; Jean Porter
Synopsis: Marshall Preston is sent to clean up Green Valley.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

Full names of some characters taken from the IMDB page about the movie.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Herky; J. Granville Gurk; Herky's grandpa
First Line: Here it is 1938, already
Synopsis: Granville talks of the joys of aging.
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Reprint Notes: from Herky Sunday (NEA Service, Inc.) 19xx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, humorous
Character(s): Toby; Oomog
First Line: Hurry -- Oomog, we can't monkey around on a spooky island like this!
Synopsis: The ghosts carry off Toby.
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Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, historical
Character(s): Ben Hur; Malluch; Messala; Sheik Ilderim; Baethesar
First Line: Malluch, in the employ of Simonides, merchant prince, makes friends with Ben Hur who does not suspect that the friendship has been carefully planned.
Synopsis: Ben Hur and Malluch watch the chariot races.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: © 1939 by Stephen Slesinger, Inc.
Fourth chapter of a 7-part adaptation of the novel "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" by Lew Wallace.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Herky; Gillsy brothers
First Line: Trouble, trouble, trouble I don't know wot th' world is coming to..
Synopsis: The Gillsy brothers are worried about the bad things happening in the world.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Herky Sunday (NEA Service, Inc.) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Character(s): The Masked Pilot [also as Dwight Ellis]; Marian Brook; Tom
First Line: I should have played this hunch sooner!
Synopsis: A woman passenger tries to escape the plane with a parachute.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: © 1939 by Stephen Slesinger, Inc.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Herky; Noodles Nelson
First Line: I don't know a soul who likes peach fuzz...
Synopsis: Herky creates a fuzzless peach.
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Reprint Notes: from Herky Sunday (NEA Service, Inc.) 19xx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Popular Comics Contest
First Line: We want a letter from you
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On inside back cover.
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New Daisy Lightning-Loader Carbine

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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