Popular Comics

    (Dell, 1936-1948)
™ and ©1945 Dell Publishing Co.

Popular Comics was one of the first comic book titles published, debuting on newsstands in 1936. At that time, comics reprinted complete stories from several weeks’ worth of Sunday strips, which featured better art and storytelling than most of the original comic book series. Classic comic strip characters such as Dick Tracy, Terry and the Pirates, Smilin’ Jack, Felix the Cat, Little Orphan Annie, and Mutt and Jeff were reprinted in the pages of Popular Comics for the benefit of readers who did not get them in their regular papers, or who had missed episodes in the often-complicated plots of these series.

Popular stuck with this format into the 1940s, introducing a few original characters such as Supermind along the way. Popular presented comics of all genres, from adventure to gag strips, true crime to funny animals, in six eight-page chunks in each issue.
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    #1
    Feb 1936
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    1st Appearance of Dick Tracy (in a comic book)
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    #2
    Mar 1936
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    #3
    Apr 1936
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    May 1936
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    #5
    Jun 1936
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    Jul 1936
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    #7
    Aug 1936
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    #8
    Sep 1936
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    #9
    Oct 1936
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    #10
    Nov 1936
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    #11
    Dec 1936
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    #12
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    #13
    Feb 1937
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    #14
    Mar 1937
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    #15
    Apr 1937
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    #16
    May 1937
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    #17
    Jun 1937
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    Jul 1937
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    #19
    Aug 1937
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    #20
    Sep 1937
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    #21
    Oct 1937
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    #22
    Nov 1937
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    Dec 1937
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    Jan 1938
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    #38
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    #39
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    #40
    Jun 1939
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    Aug 1939
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    #45
    Nov 1939
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    #46
    Dec 1939
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    1st Appearance of Martan; Origin of Martan; The Marvel Man
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    #47
    Jan 1940
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    #48
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    #49
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    #50
    Apr 1940
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    #51
    May 1940
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    1st Appearance of The Voice; Origin of The Voice
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    #55
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    #56
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    #57
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    #58
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    #59
    Jan 1941
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    #60
    Feb 1941
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    1st Appearance of Professor Supermind and Son; Origin of Professor Supermind and Son
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    #61
    Mar 1941
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    #62
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    Dec 1941
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    #73
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    #78
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    #79
    Sep 1942
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    W: George Lichtenstein, Zack Mosley, Bill Holman, Milton Caniff, Gaylord Du Bois, Frank Martinek, Frank King, Gus Edson, Albert Hartje  ·  A: George Lichtenstein, Zack Mosley, Bill Holman, Milton Caniff, Jon Small, John Hampton, Frank King, Gus Edson, Frank Thomas, Bob Jenney, Will Ely
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    #80
    Oct 1942
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    #81
    Nov 1942
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    #82
    Dec 1942
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    #83
    Jan 1943
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    #84
    Feb 1943
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    #85
    Mar 1943
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    W: Dan Gormley, Zack Mosley, Frank King, Gus Edson, Bill Holman, George Lichtenstein, Milton Caniff  ·  A: Dan Gormley, Zack Mosley, Frank King, Gus Edson, Bill Holman, Frank Thomas, George Lichtenstein, E.C. Stoner, Milton Caniff, Fred Kida, Hal Bittner
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    #86
    Apr 1943
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    #87
    May 1943
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    A: Zack Mosley
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    #88
    Jun 1943
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    #89
    Jul 1943
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    #90
    Aug 1943
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    #91
    Sep 1943
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    #92
    Oct 1943
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    #93
    Nov 1943
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    #94
    Dec 1943
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    #95
    Jan 1944
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    #96
    Feb 1944
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    A: Bill Hughes, Milton Caniff, Milt Youngren, Jimmy Murphy
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    #97
    Mar 1944
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    A: Zack Mosley, Milton Caniff, Frank King, Cliff Sterrett, Paul Robinson, Jimmy Murphy, Milt Youngren, Bill Holman
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    #98
    Apr 1944
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    #99
    May 1944
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    #100
    Jun 1944
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    W: Gus Edson, Zack Mosley, Milton Caniff, Elliot Caplin, Pat Sullivan, Cliff Sterrett, Frank King, Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson, Paul Robinson, Jimmy Murphy, Milt Youngren, Bill Holman  ·  A: Gus Edson, Zack Mosley, Milton Caniff, Jim McArdle, Otto Messmer, Cliff Sterrett, Frank King, George Swanson, Paul Robinson, Jimmy Murphy, Milt Youngren, Bill Holman
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