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COVER DETAILS
Characters:
The Three Little Gremlins [Gassy Octane; Nutsy Boltaction; Screwy Turnbuckle]; Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]
STORY DETAILS
Title:
The Gremlins
Characters:
Du Bois writer credit per pg 77 Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, Sorted by Title, compiled by Randall W. Scott (Mich. State U. 1985). "The Gremlins. 10p. For Popular Comics, March 1944. Paid November 13, 1943."
The Three Little Gremlins [Gassy Octane (first appearance); Nutsy Boltaction (first appearance); Screwy Turnbuckle (first appearance)]; Mr. Boltaction (first appearance); Mrs. Boltaction (first appearance); Mr. Octane (first appearance); Mrs. Octane (first appearance); Mrs. Turnbuckle (first appearance); Bill; Blink Brady; Pug
Pages:
10.000
Script:
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils:
Dan Gormley
Inks:
Dan Gormley
Notes:
Copr., 1943, by Daniel J. Gormley.
Art credits from Jerry Bails' Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928-1999.
Characters:
Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Fat Stuff; Downwind Jaxon; Mary Smith; Dixie Lee; Hop (villain)
Pages:
8.000
Script:
Zack Mosley (credited)
Pencils:
Boody Rogers [as Zack Mosley] (credited)
Inks:
Boody Rogers [as Zack Mosley] (credited)
Letters:
Boody Rogers
Notes:
Copyright 1938 by the Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.
The name "Boody" appears on a hardware store.
Characters:
Skeezix Wallet; Nina Clock; Gootch; Chuck; Larry Packer; Jessica
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Frank King (credited)
Pencils:
Frank King (credited)
Inks:
Frank King (credited)
Notes:
Copyright 1937 by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.
Characters:
Uncle Bim Gump [Benjamin Gump]; Millie Gump; Andrew Gump; Min Gump; Hortense De Stross; Albert Hunt
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Gus Edson (credited)
Pencils:
Gus Edson (credited)
Inks:
Gus Edson (credited)
Notes:
Copyright 1938 by the Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc.
Characters:
The Owl [Nick Terry]; Belle Wayne (nurse); Chief Murphy; Veronica Puddle (Policewoman); Officer Clancy (death); Officer Joe; Dr. Gleason; Burp the Beak (villain); Al (villain)
Synopsis:
Nick arrives at Grand Central Station just after his friend, Officer Clancy is gunned down by one of Burp the Beak's men, so he goes on the trail of the criminal, with the help of The Owl.....and Policewoman Puddle.
Pages:
7.000
Pencils:
Frank Thomas (signed)
Inks:
Frank Thomas (signed)
Notes:
Copr., 1943 by R. S. Callender.
Art verified in Alter Ego #151 (March 2018).
Next appearance in The Owl (Gold Key, 1967 series) #1.
Characters:
Mr. Snodgrass
Pages:
1.000
Script:
George Lichtenstein [as Lichty] (signed)
Pencils:
George Lichtenstein [as Lichty] (signed)
Inks:
George Lichtenstein [as Lichty] (signed)
Notes:
Four single panel cartoons.
Title:
The Water Rat Gang!
Characters:
Chief John Winston; Officer Tom Powers; Coll Martin (villain, death)
Pages:
6.000
Pencils:
E. C. Stoner (signed)
Inks:
E. C. Stoner (signed)
Notes:
Copr. 1943 by Phillips H. Lord, Inc.
Characters:
Terry Lee; Pat Ryan; April Kane; Mala; Sanjak (villain); Weazel [M. Belette] (villain); Baron De Plexus (villain); Slugger Dunn (villain)
Pages:
8.000
Script:
Milton Caniff (credited)
Pencils:
Milton Caniff (credited)
Inks:
Milton Caniff (credited)
Notes:
Copyright, 1938, by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.
Characters:
The Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham; Dave Burnham]
Pages:
8.000
Pencils:
Fred Kida [as Kida] (signed)
Inks:
Fred Kida [as Kida] (signed)
Notes:
Copr., 1943, by R. S. Callender.
Signature in first panel. Signature identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (April 2011).
Title:
Death Waits on the Beach
Characters:
Brad Hilton; Kay Hilton; Kolugi; Japanese (villains)
Pages:
3.000
Script:
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils:
Hal Bittner [as H Bittner] (signed)
Inks:
Hal Bittner [as H Bittner] (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Du Bois writer credit per pg 77 Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, Sorted by Title, compiled by Randall W. Scott (Mich. State U. 1985). "Death Waits on the Beach. 2p. For Popular Comics. Paid November 20, 1943."
Title:
Planked Down
Characters:
Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Spooky (a cat)
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CGC Census Report*
Grade
0.5
1.0
1.5
1.8
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
6.5
7.0
7.5
8.0
8.5
9.0
9.2
9.4
9.6
9.8
9.9
10.0
Total
Universal
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
4
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
10
Qualified
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Signature Series
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Restored
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
4
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
10
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