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Popular Comics (1936-1948 Dell) 85

  • Issue #85
    Popular Comics (1936-1948 Dell) 85
    • Back cover missing.

    Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Frank Thomas, Hal Bittner, Gaylord Du Bois, Dan Gormley, George Lichty, E. C. Stoner, Fred Kida, Gus Edson, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Albert Hartje and Bill Ely. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Terry and Pat track Baron De Plexus, Slugger and Weazel to find Sanjak and April. The origins of the gremlin, the mysterious creature that sabotages aircraft, in an early appearance of this folklore creature in the mass media. The Owl goes after the criminal gang that gunned down a cop friend of his. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover and Gasoline Alley. The Gumps; Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; Don Winslow; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; The Owl; Gang Busters; The Hurricane Kids. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.