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Issue Details

Issue #27
Published April 1938
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing ?

Cover Details

Characters Andy Gump; Harold Teen; Smitty; Little Orphan Annie
Genre Adventure; Humor

1 page Popular Comics Letter Club letters page "Popular Comics Letter Club"

Letters typeset
Notes On inside front cover in black, white and red. Letters from readers - Billy M., Al R., Molly D., Alice G., Bobby G. and Ann B.

Half page Moon Mullins story "Whatever made you write Cousin Effie"

Characters Moon Mullins [Moonshine Mullins]; Kayo; Cousin Effie; Clem
Genre Humor
Script Frank Willard (credited)
Pencils Frank Willard (credited)
Inks Frank Willard (credited)

Half page Kitty Higgins story "Poor Pauline"

Characters Kitty Higgins; Pauline
Genre Humor
Script Frank Willard (signed)
Pencils Frank Willard (signed)
Inks Frank Willard (signed)

4 page Dick Tracy story "Shirtsleeve Kelton slain"

Characters Dick Tracy; Tess Trueheart; Pat Patton; Chief Brandon; Nina; Florio Stark; Madeline; Baldy Stark (villain)
Genre Detective
Script Chester Gould (credited)
Pencils Chester Gould (credited)
Inks Chester Gould (credited)

4 page Little Orphan Annie story "A week has passes since "Snorty" Smith and his gang..."

Characters Little Orphan Annie; Daddy Warbucks [Oliver Warbucks]; Sandy (a dog); The Asp; J. Preston Slime; Boris Sirob
Genre Adventure
Script Harold Gray (signed)
Pencils Harold Gray (signed)
Inks Harold Gray (signed)

1 page Popular Crossword Puzzles by Our Readers activity "Popular Crossword Puzzles by Our Readers"

Script Stella Koscik; Richard Severson
Notes Answers on Spooky page later in this issue.

1 page School Days Out Our Way story "Why Mothers Get Gray; Born Thirty Years Too Soon; Pleasure and Business"

Genre Gags
Script J. R. Williams (credited)
Pencils J. R. Williams (credited)
Inks J. R. Willaims (credited)
Notes Four single panel cartoons in black, white and red.

2 page Streaky story "...A fine thing!"

Characters Streaky; Whitey; Lily Gleep; April Maye
Genre Adventure
Script Lou Byrnes (credited)
Pencils Lou Byrnes (credited)
Inks Lou Byrnes (credited)

1 page Harold Teen story "Who is calling us?"

Characters Harold Teen; Lillums Lovewell; Shadow Smart
Genre Teen
Script Carl Ed (credited)
Pencils Carl Ed (credited)
Inks Carl Ed (credited)

1 page Simp O'Dill story "Simp Catches On"

Characters Simp O'Dill
Genre Humor
Script Sol Hess (credited)
Pencils Wallace A. Carlson [as W. A. Carlson] (signed)
Inks Wallace A. Carlson [as W. A. Carlson] (signed)

2 page Smilin' Jack story "Velvet, you and Cookie watch camp while I search for some trace of McCloud"

Characters Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Cookie; Velvet
Genre Adventure
Script Zack Mosley (credited)
Pencils Zack Mosley (credited)
Inks Zack Mosley (credited)

1 page Nugent's Original Puzzles, Games, Tricks & Comics activity "Nugent's Original Puzzles, Games, Tricks & Comics"

Script A. W. Nugent
Pencils A. W. Nugent
Inks A. W. Nugent

1 page School Days Out Our Way story "Why Mothers Get Gray; White and Black; Born Thirty Years Too Soon"

Genre Gags
Script J. R. Williams (credited)
Pencils J. R. Williams (credited)
Inks J. R. Willaims (credited)
Notes Four single panel cartoons in black, white and red.

2 page text story "Warlord of the Wilderness, Part Two"

Characters Art Langdon; Helen Langdon; Mrs. Langdon; Major Rogers; Captain Williams; Mitchipok
Genre Western
Script Henry Sperry [as H. T. Sperry] (credited)
Letters typeset

1 page Tiny Tim story "Stop! Cease fighting!"

Script Stanley Link (credited)
Pencils Stanley Link (credited)
Inks Stanley Link (credite)

1 page This Curious World story "The Mongoose"

Genre Fact
Script William Ferguson (credited)
Pencils William Ferguson (credited)
Inks William Ferguson (credited)
Letters typeset

2 page Gasoline Alley story "And then in the Spring"

Characters Skeezix Wallet; Sissy; Brick; Trixie
Genre Drama
Script Frank King (credited)
Pencils Frank King (credited)
Inks Frank King (credited)

Half page Winnie Winkle the Breadwinner story "Whew! I'm glad school is out!"

Characters Winnie Winkle; Perry Winkle; Mr. Winkle; Mrs. Winkle; Mascot (a dog)
Genre Humor
Script Martin Branner (signed)
Pencils Martin Branner (signed)
Inks Martin Branner (signed)

Half page Looie story "I've been having quite a bit of trouble lately"

Characters Looie
Genre Humor
Script Martin Branner (signed)
Pencils Martin Branner (signed)
Inks Martin Branner (signed)

Half page Winnie Winkle the Breadwinner story "Nice weather we've been having"

Characters Winnie Winkle; Perry Winkle; Mr. Winkle; Oscar Dumble
Genre Humor
Script Martin Branner (signed)
Pencils Martin Branner (signed)
Inks Martin Branner (signed)

Half page Looie story "What's the charge?"

Characters Looie
Genre Humor
Script Martin Branner (signed)
Pencils Martin Branner (signed)
Inks Martin Branner (signed)

Half page Moon Mullins story "Moon still visiting his Cousin Effie"

Characters Moon Mullins [Moonshine Mullins]; Kayo; Cousin Effie; Clem; Uncle Willie
Genre Humor
Script Frank Willard (credited)
Pencils Frank Willard (credited)
Inks Frank Willard (credited)

Half page Kitty Higgins story "Gee! I've got to take the teacher..."

Characters Kitty Higgins
Genre Humor
Script Frank Willard (signed)
Pencils Frank Willard (signed)
Inks Frank Willard (signed)

1 page Smokey Stover story "That axle is still loose"

Characters Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt
Genre Humor
Script Bill Holman (credited)
Pencils Bill Holman (credited)
Inks Bill Holman (credited)

Half page Smitty story "Wet Paint"

Characters Smitty
Genre Humor
Script Walter Berndt (signed)
Pencils Walter Berndt (signed)
Inks Walter Berndt (signed)

Half page Herby story

Characters Herby
Genre Humor
Script Walter Berndt (signed)
Pencils Walter Berndt (signed)
Inks Walter Berndt (signed)

1 page Toonerville Folks story

Genre Gags
Script Fontaine Fox (credited)
Pencils Fontaine Fox (credited)
Inks Fontaine Fox (credited)
Notes Four single panel cartoons.

2 page Chimpsey's Cartoon Circus activity "Chimpsey's Cartoon Circus"

Characters Chimpsey
Script Dic
Pencils Dic
Inks Dic

2 page Terry and the Pirates story "Trial? What do you mean?"

Characters Terry Lee; Pat Ryan; Connie [George Webster Confucius]; Captain Blaze [also as Sparks]
Genre Adventure
Script Milton Caniff (credited)
Pencils Milton Caniff (credited)
Inks Milton Caniff (credited)

1 page Toonerville Folks story

Genre Gags
Script Fontaine Fox (credited)
Pencils Fontaine Fox (credited)
Inks Fontaine Fox (credited)
Notes Four single panel cartoons.

1 page The Gumps story "Oh Min!"

Characters Andy Gump [Andrew Gump]; Min Gump [Minerva Gump]
Genre Drama
Script Gus Edson
Pencils Gus Edson
Inks Gus Edson

4 page Apple Mary and Dennie story "I don't know why I try to keep your Uncle Bill from making mistakes."

Characters Apple Mary; Sunny; Goldie Diggs; Dennie; Bill
Genre Drama
Script Martha Orr (credited)
Pencils Martha Orr (credited)
Inks Martha Orr (credited)

1 page This Curious World story "The Peccary"

Genre Fact
Script William Ferguson (credited)
Pencils William Ferguson (credited)
Inks William Ferguson (credited)
Letters typeset

1 page Sweeney & Son story "Gosh, I just feel like playing ball today"

Characters Pop Sweeney; Sonny Sweeney
Genre Humor
Script Al Posen (credited)
Pencils Al Posen (credited)
Inks Al Posen (credited)
Letters ? [as Cato]

2 page Tippie story

Characters Tippie
Genre Funny Animals
Script Frances Edwina Dumm [as Edwina] (credited)
Pencils Frances Edwina Dumm [as Edwina] (credited)
Inks Frances Edwina Dumm [as Edwina] (credited)

1 page The Nebbs story "Was Marion's Father the Victim of His Own Men?"

Characters Betsy Nebb; Junior Nebb; Buck; Mort Alter
Genre Drama
Script Sol Hess (credited)
Pencils Wallace A. Carlson [as W. A. Carlson] (signed)
Inks Wallace A. Carlson [as W. A. Carlson] (signed)

1 page The Drawing Teacher activity "Lessons for Beginners..."

Script A. W. Nugent (credited)
Pencils A. W. Nugent (credited)
Inks A. W. Nugent (credited)

2 page Little Joe story "Take the boy, to the place of torture"

Characters Little Joe; Utah; Yellow Pony
Script Ed Leffingwell (credited)
Pencils Ed Leffingwell (credited)
Inks Ed Leffingwell (credited)

1 page Dill and Daffy story "Now what? She's gone dead-"

Characters Dill; Daffy
Genre Humor
Script Stanley Link (credited)
Pencils Stanley Link (credited)
Inks Stanley Link (credited)

Half page Spooky story "I gotta use that phone"

Characters Spooky; Fenwick Flooky
Genre Funny Animals
Script Bill Holman (credited)
Pencils Bill Holman (credited)
Inks Bill Holman (credited)

2 page Bos'n Hal Sea Scout story "The storm's easing, Admiral"

Characters Hal
Genre Adventure
Script Frank V. Martinek [as Lieut. Comdr. F. V. Martinek, USNR] (credited)
Pencils Leon A. Beroth [as L. A. Beroth] (signed)
Inks Leon A. Beroth [as L. A. Beroth] (signed)

1 page Harold Teen story "Ah! Here comes Simp!"

Characters Harold Teen; Lillums Lovewell
Genre Teen
Script Carl Ed (credited)
Pencils Carl Ed (credited)
Inks Carl Ed (credited)

1 page The Popular Stamp Club text article "Have you ever played the stamp detective?"

Genre Fact
Script Montgomery Mulford (credited)
Letters typeset

2 page Don Winslow of the Navy story "Trapped in his toppling hangar"

Characters Don Winslow; Red; The Crocodile (villain)
Genre War
Script Frank V. Martinek [as Lieut. Comdr. F. V. Martinek, USNR] (credited)
Pencils Leon A. Beroth (credited)
Inks Leon A. Beroth (credited)

Half page Always Belittlin' story "Did your uncle buy any neckties lately?"

Characters Northrup
Genre Humor
Script Percy Crosby (signed)
Pencils Percy Crosby (signed)
Inks Percy Crosby (signed)

Half page Skippy story "One way, please"

Characters Skippy Skinner
Genre Humor
Script Percy Crosby (signed)
Pencils Percy Crosby (signed)
Inks Percy Crosby (signed)

Half page Always Belittlin' story "Hello, Northrup!"

Characters Northrup
Genre Humor
Script Percy Crosby (signed)
Pencils Percy Crosby (signed)
Inks Percy Crosby (signed)
Colors ? (photo)

Half page Skippy story "Skippy Makes Shorts"

Characters Skippy Skinner
Genre Humor
Script Percy Crosby (signed)
Pencils Percy Crosby (signed)
Inks Percy Crosby (signed)
Colors ? (photo)

Half page Always Belittlin' story "Dr. Simpson Dentist"

Characters Northrup
Genre Humor
Script Percy Crosby (signed)
Pencils Percy Crosby (signed)
Inks Percy Crosby (signed)
Colors ? (photo)

Half page Skippy story

Characters Skippy Skinner
Genre Humor
Script Percy Crosby (signed)
Pencils Percy Crosby (signed)
Inks Percy Crosby (signed)
Colors ? (photo)

Half page Popular Sports text article "Pole-Vaulting"

Genre Sports
Script Ed Cronin (signed)
Pencils Ed Cronin (signed)
Inks Ed Cronin (signed)
Letters typeset

Half page Dell Comics promo (ad from the publisher) "Read Popular Comics, The Funnies, and The Comics for Real Fun Adventure, and Thrills!"

Half page Always Belittlin' story "That was a swell-lookin' leading man in the picture."

Characters Northrup
Genre Humor
Script Percy Crosby (signed)
Pencils Percy Crosby (signed)
Inks Percy Crosby (signed)

Half page Skippy story "The Report Card"

Characters Skippy Skinner; Mr. Skinner
Genre Humor
Script Percy Crosby (signed)
Pencils Percy Crosby (signed)
Inks Percy Crosby (signed)

Half page Dell Comics promo (ad from the publisher) "Don't Miss the Next Issue of The Funnies and The Comics"

Half page advertisement "Boys! Earn Money and a Bike!"

Half page Soldiers of Fortune text article "William A. Wellman"

Characters William A. Wellman [Wild Bill Wellman]
Script Stookie Allen (credited)
Pencils Stookie Allen (credited)
Inks Stookie Allen (credited)

Half page Moon Mullins story "Whatya mean I'm gettin' dumber and dumber?"

Characters Kayo; Mrs. Mullins; Professor Smug
Genre Humor
Script Frank Willard (credited)
Pencils Frank Willard (credited)
Inks Frank Willard (credited)

Half page Kitty Higgins story "Hey, mister!"

Characters Kitty Higgins
Genre Humor
Script Frank Willard (signed)
Pencils Frank Willard (signed)
Inks Frank Willard (signed)

1 page Popular Comics Contest activity "The dogs and cats and mice to the right are very hungry!"

1 page advertisement "Miscellaneous Advertisements"

Notes Back cover