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COVER DETAILS
Characters:
Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Smokey Stover; Captain Blaze; Pat Ryan
STORY DETAILS
Characters:
Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]; Dixie Lee; Downwind Jaxon; Fat Stuff; Joy Beaverduck; Kathleen; Mr. Beaverduck; Mr. Widdle; Bottles (villain)
Synopsis:
Joy's father puts Jack in charge of her aviation activities. Joy tries a little romance on Jack, but he spurns her because he's still in love with Dixie. Since Dixie won't marry Jack until she regains her sight, Joy comes up with a plot to make Jack lose his pilot's license and keep him from raising money for Dixie's operation.
Pages:
8.000
Script:
Zack Mosley (credited)
Pencils:
Boody Rogers [as Zack Mosley] (credited)
Inks:
Boody Rogers [as Zack Mosley] (credited)
Letters:
Boody Rogers
Reprints:
Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #58 (1944)
Notes:
"Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co. Inc."
Story includes a strip dated May 19, 1940.
Characters:
Pat Ryan; April Kane; Captain Blaze [also as Grand Eyeyam]; Cheery Blaze; Singh-Singh (villain)
Pages:
8.000
Script:
Milton Caniff (credited)
Pencils:
Milton Caniff (credited and signed)
Inks:
Milton Caniff (credited and signed)
Notes:
"Copyright 1940, by News Syndicate Co. Inc."
Title:
Blood on the Harbor
Characters:
Earl Newcomb; Peder Knudsen
Pages:
3.000
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
"Copr. 1943, by R. S. Callender."
Characters:
Dr. Stephen Bobbs; Carrie Wigglesworth; Dr. Ernest Rennick; Dr. Luana Higgans; Dr. Van Curtsey
Pages:
6.000
Script:
Elliot Caplin [as Elliot] (credited)
Pencils:
Jim McArdle [as McArdle] (credited and signed)
Inks:
Jim McArdle [as McArdle] (credited and signed)
Notes:
"Copr. 1941, King Features Syndicate, Inc."
Characters:
Etta Kett; Jimmy; Mr. Kett; Mrs. Kett
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Paul Robinson (credited)
Pencils:
Paul Robinson (credited and signed)
Inks:
Paul Robinson (credited and signed)
Notes:
"Copr. 1942 King Features Syndicate, Inc."
Title:
Hoppy X-Mas
Characters:
Spooky (a cat); Fenwick Flooky
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Bill Holman [as Fenwick Flooky] (credited)
Pencils:
Bill Holman [as Fenwick Flooky] (credited)
Inks:
Bill Holman [as Fenwick Flooky] (credited)
Notes:
"Copr. 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc."
Characters:
Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt; Forrest Phire
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Bill Holman (credited)
Pencils:
Bill Holman (credited)
Inks:
Bill Holman (credited)
Notes:
"Copyright, 1940, by News Syndicate Co., Inc."
Title:
Christmas Holidaze
Characters:
Spooky (a cat); Fenwick Flooky
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Bill Holman
Pencils:
Bill Holman
Inks:
Bill Holman
Notes:
"Copyright, 1939, by News Syndicate Co., Inc."
Pages:
0.750
Script:
George Lichtenstein [as Lichty] (credited)
Pencils:
George Lichtenstein [as Lichty] (credited)
Notes:
"Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc."
Characters:
Sam'l Perkins [Paw]; Suzie Perkins [Maw]; Mr. Meadows; Mrs. Hicks; Mr. Tinker
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Cliff Sterrett (credited)
Pencils:
Cliff Sterrett (credited)
Inks:
Cliff Sterrett (credited)
Notes:
"Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc."
Characters:
Andy Gump [Andrew Gump]; Uncle Bim Gump [Benjamin Gump]
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Gus Edson (signed)
Pencils:
Gus Edson (signed)
Inks:
Gus Edson (signed)
Notes:
"Copr. 1938, by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate, Inc."
Some of the dates toward the top of the strip were changed to 1943, but the eighth panel still has the original strip date of 1938 and the tenth panel refers to 1937.
Characters:
Elza Poppin; Sarge
Pages:
0.500
Pencils:
George Swanson [as Swan] (signed)
Inks:
George Swanson [as Swan] (signed)
Notes:
"Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc."
Characters:
Elza Poppin
Pages:
0.500
Pencils:
George Swanson [as Swan] (signed)
Inks:
George Swanson [as Swan] (signed)
Notes:
"Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc."
Characters:
Elza Poppin; Ed; Frank
Pages:
0.340
Pencils:
George Swanson [as Swan] (signed)
Inks:
George Swanson [as Swan] (signed)
Notes:
"Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc."
Characters:
Elza Poppin; Private Twirp
Pages:
0.330
Pencils:
George Swanson [as Swan] (signed)
Inks:
George Swanson [as Swan] (signed)
Notes:
"Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc."
Characters:
Elza Poppin
Pages:
0.330
Pencils:
George Swanson [as Swan] (signed)
Inks:
George Swanson [as Swan] (signed)
Notes:
"Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc."
Notes:
"Based on Phillips H. Lord's famous radio feature."
"Copr. 1943 by Phillips H. Lord Inc."
Gaylord Du Bois script credit per "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985), page 77: "Gang Busters. 6p. For Popular Comics, Jan. 1944."
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CGC Census Report*
Grade
NG
PG
CVR
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
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
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
0
0
0
CGCxJSA
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
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
0
0
0
Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
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