Digital Comic Museum - Popular Comics 040 (no Tarzan)


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Complete except for removed Tarzan pages (still under copyright.) Scanner unknown.

Issue: #40
Published: June 1939, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 68, Editing: Oskar Lebeck
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S. Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: 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 427672. Copyright given to Stephen Slesinger, Inc.

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)
Genre:	Humor

Cartoon (1 page)
Featuring:	Hold Everything
Credits:	Script: Clyde Lewis (signed) \| Pencils: Clyde Lewis (signed) \| Inks: Clyde Lewis (signed)
Genre:	Humor

Comic Story (4 pages)
Featuring:	The Hurricane Kids
Credits:	Script: Al Hartje ? \| Pencils: Will Ely ? \| Inks: Will Ely ?
Genre:	Adventure
Characters:	The Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham Dave Burnham]

Cartoon (1 page)	The Deep Sea Fish; Born Thirty Years Too Soon; The Slow Starter; The Crammer
Featuring:	Worry Wart
Credits:	Script: J. R. Williams (credited) \| Pencils: J. R. Williams (credited) \| Inks: J. R. Williams (credited)
Genre:	Humor

Comic Story (4 pages)
Featuring:	Tex Thorne
Credits:	Pencils: Al Micale [as Albert Micale] (signed) \| Inks: Al Micale [as Albert Micale] (signed)
Genre:	Western-frontier
Characters:	Tex Thorne Topaz (a Horse) Jane Hoskins Jimmy Hoskins Mr. Hoskins (death) Brim (villain) Clamp Hackett (villain) Jerky (villain)

Activity (1 page)
Featuring:	Popular Crossword Puzzles by Our Readers
Credits:	Script: Wally Yoshimura; Dolores Street \| Letters: typeset

Comic Story (1 page)
Featuring:	The Comic Zoo
Credits:	Script: George Scarbo (credited) \| Pencils: George Scarbo (credited) \| Inks: George Scarbo (credited)
Genre:	Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters:	Rudy Elephant Mr. Hippo

Advertisement (0 pages)

Fireworks

Comic Story (1 page)
Featuring:	Herky
Credits:	Script: Clyde Lewis (credited) \| Pencils: Clyde Lewis (credited) \| Inks: Clyde Lewis (credited)
Genre:	Humor
Characters:	Herky J. Granville Gurk Noodles Nelson

Comic Story (4 pages)	Mr. Wong, Detective
Featuring:	Mr. Wong
Credits:	Pencils: Jim Gary \| Inks: Jim Gary
Genre:	Detective-mystery
Characters:	Mr. Wong Captain Sam Street Christian Wilk (death) Countess Olga D'Lantrec Lee Tong Anton Mohl [Mr. Granich] (villain) Mr. Winters Officer Devlin Theodore Meisle

Comic Story (2 pages)
Featuring:	Toby
Credits:	Script: Stan Randall [as Stan] (signed) \| Pencils: Stan Randall [as Stan] (signed) \| Inks: Stan Randall [as Stan] (signed)
Genre:	Adventure Humor
Characters:	Toby Oomog

Text Story (3 pages)
Featuring:	Tarzan
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	Jungle
Characters:	Tarzan

Comic Story (4 pages)	The Jack Markey Gang [Part 1]
Featuring:	Gang Busters
Credits:	Pencils: Jim Gary \| Inks: Jim Gary
Genre:	Crime
Characters:	Mrs. Kane Sheriff Kane (death) Officer Art Shank (death) Butch (villain) George Markey (villain) Jack Markey (villain) Mike Markey (villain) Slick (villain) Tom Markey (villain, Death)

Comic Story (1 page)
Featuring:	The Comic Zoo
Credits:	Script: George Scarbo \| Pencils: George Scarbo \| Inks: George Scarbo
Genre:	Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters:	Blackie Bear Billy Penguin

Text Article (1 page)	Winners of the February Contest
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	Non-fiction

Cartoon (1 page)
Featuring:	Hold Everything
Credits:	Script: Clyde Lewis (credited) \| Pencils: Clyde Lewis (credited) \| Inks: Clyde Lewis (credited)
Genre:	Humor

Comic Story (3 pages)
Featuring:	Bronc Peeler
Credits:	Pencils: Fred Harman (signed) \| Inks: Fred Harman (signed)
Genre:	Western-frontier
Characters:	Bronc Peeler [also As Black Rider] Babs Dalton Fritz Bat Wilson (villain) Jose (villain)

Comic Story (4 pages)
Featuring:	Tailspin Tommy
Credits:	Pencils: Hal Forrest (credited) \| Inks: Hal Forrest (credited)
Genre:	Adventure Aviation
Characters:	Tailspin Tommy [Tommy Tomkins] Skeets Milligan Ted

Activity (2 pages)
Featuring:	Popular Comics Quiz Contest
Genre:	Non-fiction

Comic Story (4 pages)	G-Men vs the Living Masks!
Featuring:	G-Men
Credits:	Pencils: Bob Jenney [as R. L. J.] (signed) \| Inks: Bob Jenney [as R. L. J.] (signed)
Genre:	Crime
Characters:	Larry Lane Bill Buddy Barton Jim Dr. Toro (villain) Red Johnson (villain) Slim York (villain) Trigger Dolan (villain)

Comic Story (4 pages)
Featuring:	Shark Egan
Credits:	Pencils: John Donaldson \| Inks: John Donaldson
Genre:	Adventure
Characters:	Shark Egan Curly Harp Kanaka Lew Limey Mary McDermot Red Mack

Text Story (1 page)
Featuring:	Popular Conundrums
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	Humor

Cartoon (1 page)	No Collateral; Freedom
Featuring:	School Days Out Our Way
Credits:	Script: J. R. Williams (credited) \| Pencils: J. R. Williams (credited) \| Inks: J. R. Williams (credited)
Genre:	Humor

Cartoon (1 page)	The Dry Wash; The Worry Wart
Featuring:	Worry Wart
Credits:	Script: J. R. Williams (credited) \| Pencils: J. R. Williams (credited) \| Inks: J. R. Williams (credited)
Genre:	Humor

Text Article (2 pages)
Featuring:	Popular Stamp Club
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	Non-fiction

Comic Story (6 pages)	Trigger Smith
Featuring:	Jack Randall
Credits:	Pencils: Norman Fallon \| Inks: Norman Fallon
Genre:	Western-frontier
Characters:	Trigger Smith [also As Arizona Jones] Buck Mason Jean Mason Joe Smith (death) Lopez Sheriff Smith Bud Mason (villain, Death) Gallop (villain)

Comic Story (4 pages)
Featuring:	Ben Hur
Credits:	Pencils: Erwin Hess \| Inks: Erwin Hess
Genre:	Drama Historical
Characters:	Ben Hur Esther Malluch Quintus Arrius Simonides

Comic Story (1 page)
Featuring:	Herky
Credits:	Script: Clyde Lewis (credited) \| Pencils: Clyde Lewis (credited) \| Inks: Clyde Lewis (credited)
Genre:	Humor
Characters:	Herky Flossy Flush Noodles Nelson

Comic Story (4 pages)
Featuring:	The Masked Pilot
Credits:	Script: Bob Jenney (credited) \| Pencils: Bob Jenney (credited) \| Inks: Bob Jenney (credited)
Genre:	Adventure Aviation
Characters:	The Masked Pilot Dwight Ellis Marian Brook Tom

Comic Story (1 page)
Featuring:	Herky
Credits:	Script: Clyde Lewis (credited) \| Pencils: Clyde Lewis (credited) \| Inks: Clyde Lewis (credited)
Genre:	Humor
Characters:	Herky Julius Smaltz Noodles Nelson

Cartoon (1 page)
Featuring:	George Clark's Carnival
Credits:	Script: George Clark \| Pencils: George Clark \| Inks: George Clark
Genre:	Humor

Advertisement (1 page)	Announcing the New Daisy Lone Scout Carbine
Featuring:	Daisy Manufacturing Company

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