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Issue Details

Issue #43
Published January 1942
Frequency Monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Oskar Lebeck

Cover Details

Genre Adventure
Pencils Milton Caniff?
Inks Milton Caniff?

1 page Smokey Stover filler "Raw Deal"

Genre Humor
Script Bill Holman
Pencils Bill Holman (signed)
Inks Bill Holman
Notes In red & black on the inside front cover.
Reprinted from Smokey Stover (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1938.?.?

8 page Terry and the Pirates story "The Dragon Lady betrayed Terry, Burma, and Connie to Klang..."

Genre Adventure
Script Milton Caniff
Pencils Milton Caniff (signed)
Inks Milton Caniff
Notes next app. in POPULAR COMICS #72
Reprinted from Terry and the Pirates (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1938.?.? - 1938.?.? [modified to fit the comic book]

9 page Owl story "Who y'want-special investigator-Nick Terry..."

Genre Superhero
Script Frank Thomas
Pencils Frank Thomas (signed)
Inks Frank Thomas
Notes next app. in POPULAR COMICS #72

6 page Stratosphere Jim story "The Flying Fortress fresh from its battle..."

Genre Adventure
Pencils Al McWilliams
Inks Al McWilliams
Notes last appearance

12 page Keeto the Jungle Boy story "Keeto never knew his parents..."

Characters Keeto (first appearance; only appearance)
Genre Jungle; adventure
Pencils Tom Hickey (signed)
Inks Tom Hickey (signed)

4 page Don Winslow story "The two pals, Leather 'n' Feather..."

Genre Adventure; War
Script F. V. Martinek
Pencils Leon Beroth
Inks Leon Beroth
Notes next app. in POPULAR COMICS #72
Reprinted from Don Winslow of the Navy (Bell Syndicate) ? - ?

1 page Smokey Stover filler "Door Jam Session"

Genre humor
Script Bill Holman
Pencils Bill Holman (signed)
Inks Bill Holman
Notes next app. in POPULAR COMICS #72
Reprinted from Smokey Stover (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1938.?.?

7 page Cyclone story "Cyclone and Midge this is Don Iago Sunarez..."

Genre Adventure
Pencils Don Hampton
Inks Don Hampton
Notes next app. in POPULAR COMICS #72

2 page text story "It's Never Too Late!"

Genre Sports
Pencils ? [as Habit] (illustration)
Inks ? [as Habit] (illustration)
Letters typeset

6 page Clyde Beatty story "Clyde Beatty and his helpers are hunting wild animals..."

Genre Adventure
Pencils Jim Chambers (signed)
Inks Jim Chambers (signed)
Notes copyright 1941 by Famous Artists Syndicate Inc.

8 page Crusoes story "Cast away on a tropical island the Crusoes miss the Christmas snow..."

Genre Adventure
Pencils Al Micale
Inks Al Micale
Notes next app. in POPULAR COMICS #72