Popular Comics (1936-1948 Dell) comic books 1941

Cover by E. C. Stoner. Stories and art by Kenneth Kennedy, Bob Jenney, Jim Chambers, Bob Bugg, Hal Bittner, Erwin Hess, Ralph Carlson, Victor Boni, Robert Turner, Alan Blane, Tom Hickey, Albert Hartje and Bill Ely. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Martan foils the alien invaders' plan to create "human robots." In Texas, Dr. Hormone squares off against the hatemongers known as the Klan. Dr. Hormone was listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. The Hurricane Kids help Captain Blackbeard battle the prehistoric monsters that populate their island. The Voice, the Invisible Detective; Martan the Marvel Man; Wally Williams, American Boy; The Sky Hawk; War Birds: Carry On; The Masked Pilot; Gang Busters; Dr. Hormone; He's My Pal; The Hurricane Kids. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Maurice Kashuba. Stories and art by Maurice Kashuba, Bob Jenney, Jim Chambers, Hal Bittner, Ralph Carlson, Roy Humphries, Victor Boni, Alan Blane, Tom Hickey, Albert Hartje and Bill Ely. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. This issue features the debut of an unlikely superhero duo inspired by DC's Superman. Genius inventor Professor Warren, known as the Supermind, grants superhuman powers to his son Dan and sets him against the evils of the world. Dr. Hormone is aided in his battle against the Klan by the mysterious being known only as The Thinker. Professor Supermind and Son and Dr. Hormone were listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. The Hurricane Kids battle dinosaurs and cavemen with the aid of pirate Captain Blackbeard. Movie Memo; Professor Supermind and Son; Heroes; The Voice, the Invisible Detective; Martan the Marvel Man; Wally Williams, American Boy; The Sky Hawk; War Birds: The Dead Can Kill!; The Masked Pilot; Gang Busters; Dr. Hormone; The Hurricane Kids. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Maurice Kashuba. Stories and art by Maurice Kashuba, Bob Jenney, Jim Chambers, Hal Bittner, Ralph Carlson, Roy Humphries, William Ferguson, Victor Boni, Robert Turner, Alan Blane, Tom Hickey, Albert Hartje and Bill Ely. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Genius inventor Professor Warren, known as the Supermind, sends his superpowered son Dan to destroy an enemy spy base. Professor Supermind and Son were listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. Invisible superhero The Voice uses his power to track a gang of counterfeiters. The Masked Pilot and Tom must capture a spy who is trying to steal an experimental new fighter-bomber plane. Dynamic cover by Maurice Kashuba. Did You Know That; Professor Supermind and Son; Heroes; The Voice, the Invisible Detective; Martan the Marvel Man; Wally Williams, American Boy; Fighting Planes; True Spy Stories: The Canal Zone Spy, The Red-Headed Spy Messenger; This Curious World; The Sky Hawk; The Masked Pilot; Gang Busters; The Hurricane Kids. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Maurice Kashuba, Bob Jenney, Jim Chambers, Ralph Carlson, Roy Humphries, William Ferguson, Victor Boni, Robert Turner, Tom Hickey, Albert Hartje and Bill Ely. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Pursuing kidnappers, Professor Supermind uses his latest invention, the Televisoscope, "a super television machine capable of receiving wireless television pictures from any part of the globe." Supermind and Son were listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. The Voice gets a message in a bottle from Harry Boyd, held captive by "foreign agents" on a remote island in the Caribbean. The Masked Pilot and Tom invade the stronghold of "land-grabber" Hogson McGreedy after it is revealed he "chiseled American defense money," in a cautionary tale. Another classic cover, possibly by Ralph Carlson. Did You Know That; Professor Supermind and Son; The Voice, the Invisible Detective; Martan the Marvel Man; Wally Williams, American Boy; True Spy Stories: The Ordeal of Edith Cavell, Red-Bearded Fakir of IPI; This Curious World; The Sky Hawk; The Masked Pilot; Gang Busters; The Hurricane Kids. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Maurice Kashuba, Bob Jenney, Jim Chambers, Jack Alderman, Dan Gormley, Roy Humphries, Clyde Lewis, Victor Boni, Robert Turner, Tom Hickey, Albert Hartje and Bill Ely. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Professor Supermind sends his son Dan after the airborne saboteurs who blew up a munitions factory. Professor Supermind and Son were listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. The invisible hero The Voice sets out to rescue Harry Boyd from foreign agents on a remote island in the Caribbean, with only Tim and Curly to aid him. Smilin' Jack's sister has a crush on Cotton Lee, but Cotton is nothing but trouble. A cargo job in Mexico seems like the solution, until Jack learns what he's transporting. These Smilin' Jack strips feature art assists by Boody Rogers, a comics legend in his own right. Another action-packed Supermind and Son cover, possibly by Maurice Kashuba. Did You Know That; Smilin' Jack; Professor Supermind and Son; The Voice, the Invisible Detective; Martan the Marvel Man; Wally Williams, American Boy; True Spy Stories: Haile Selassie's Native Girl-Spy, The Case of the Dirty Shirt; Herky; The Sky Hawk; The Masked Pilot; Gang Busters; The Hurricane Kids. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Maurice Kashuba, Bob Jenney, Jim Chambers, Jack Alderman, Dan Gormley, Roy Humphries, Clyde Lewis, Victor Boni, Robert Turner, Tom Hickey, Albert Hartje and Bill Ely. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Professor Supermind sends his son Dan after the dictator "Cruelblitz," before he can carry out his plans against the refugees of "Unpreparda". Professor Supermind and Son were listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. During a Caribbean cruise, Tim Brant discovers an Axis submarine base, and becomes invisible superhero The Voice to cause havoc. Smilin' Jack is marked for death after he refuses to smuggle munitions for Baron Bloodsoe. Did You Know That; Smilin' Jack; Professor Supermind and Son; The Voice, the Invisible Detective; Martan the Marvel Man; Wally Williams, American Boy; True Spy Stories: Napoleon's Secret Agent; Herky; The Sky Hawk; The Masked Pilot; Gang Busters; The Hurricane Kids. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Maurice Kashuba, Bob Jenney, Jim Chambers, Jack Alderman, Dan Gormley, Victor Boni, Tom Hickey, Albert Hartje and Bill Ely. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. After Wally Williams joins the King Air School, he learns that Sarge Mardy is a saboteur working for enemy agents. Supermind and Son discover that Axis forces are digging an underwater invasion tunnel across the Atlantic to America. Baron Bloodsoe launches a deadly plot against an airliner, but he falls for Dixie, who tries to get evidence of his hideout to Smilin' Jack and the authorities. Plus a vintage ad for Quaker Oats merch featuring Little Orphan Annie, including a "Mysterious Magnifying Ring" featuring Annie's face. Did You Know That; Smilin' Jack; Professor Supermind and Son; The Voice, the Invisible Detective; Martan the Marvel Man; Wally Williams, American Boy; True Spy Stories: The Japanese Mine Detector; Colonel Walters' Narrow Escape; The Masked Pilot; Gang Busters; The Hurricane Kids. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Frank King, Bill Holman, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Maurice Kashuba, Bob Jenney, Jim Chambers, Jack Alderman, Dan Gormley, Victor Boni, Tom Hickey, Albert Hartje and Bill Ely. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. As Frank King's Gasoline Alley returns to Popular Comics, Skeezix and his friend Tops try to go in halves on a car. But as costs add up, that gets extremely complicated. Professor Supermind and Son use all the advanced technology at their disposal to battle a foreign invasion. After Cotton goes to work for villainous Baron Bloodsoe, Smilin' Jack pursues them in a special pressurized suit for high altitudes. Plus a vintage ad for Quaker Oats merch featuring Little Orphan Annie, including a "Mysterious Magnifying Ring" featuring Annie's face. Did You Know That; Smilin' Jack; Professor Supermind and Son; The Voice, the Invisible Detective; Martan the Marvel Man; Wally Williams, American Boy; Gasoline Alley; Smokey Stover; True Spy Stories: Thompson, the Masquerading Yeoman, Yoshio Matsuda of the Japanese Navy; The Masked Pilot; Gang Busters; The Hurricane Kids. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Gus Edson, Maurice Kashuba, Bob Jenney, Jim Chambers, E. C. Stoner, Dan Gormley, Victor Boni, Tom Hickey, Albert Hartje and Bill Ely. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Martan and Vana use their alien technology to help humanity battle an invasion by Saturnians. Rival mad scientist Sorel kidnaps Professor Supermind and steals the inventions that give Dan his superpowers. Smilin' Jack tracks Cotton to the smugglers' hideout, but a gun battle ends in tragedy. The Gumps; Smilin' Jack; Professor Supermind and Son; The Voice, the Invisible Detective; Martan the Marvel Man; Wally Williams, American Boy; Gasoline Alley; Smokey Stover; True Spy Stories: Gypsy Fortune Teller of the GPU, Lei-Lai, the Chinese Mata Hari; The Masked Pilot; Gang Busters; The Hurricane Kids. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Gus Edson, Maurice Kashuba, Bob Jenney, Jim Chambers, E. C. Stoner, Dan Gormley, Victor Boni, Tom Hickey, Albert Hartje and Bill Ely. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Canada accepts the Masked Pilot's offer of his new "super fighter attack plane" for the coming war, but Axis agents want it for themselves. Supermind and Son set a trap for rival mad scientist Sorel, who has stolen the superpower formula, using their "invisible rocket ship." Smilin' Jack is a persona non grata with Dixie and Jill after they learn Cotton's fate. The Gumps; Smilin' Jack; Professor Supermind and Son; The Voice, the Invisible Detective; Martan the Marvel Man; Wally Williams, American Boy; Gasoline Alley; True Spy Stories: Spy Station in Scotland, Treachery of Lieut. Farnsworth; The Masked Pilot; Gang Busters; The Hurricane Kids. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Gus Edson, Maurice Kashuba, Bob Jenney, Jim Chambers, E. C. Stoner, Dan Gormley, Victor Boni, Tom Hickey, Albert Hartje and Bill Ely. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. In Frank King's Gasoline Alley, Skeezix learns that Gootch has bought Tops' half-interest in Skeezix's car... and so have Whimpy and Spud, making four halves total. Supermind sends his superpowered son Dan to escort Allied merchant vessels in danger from Axis U-boats. Smilin' Jack learns that Dixie plans to marry the surgeon who operated on his face, Dr. Medic. The Gumps; Smilin' Jack; Professor Supermind and Son; The Voice, the Invisible Detective; Martan the Marvel Man; Wally Williams, American Boy; It's Nature; Gasoline Alley; True Spy Stories: The Spy With the Evil Eye, The Mexican Jungle Secret Airport; The Masked Pilot; Gang Busters; The Hurricane Kids. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Gus Edson, Maurice Kashuba, Bob Jenney, Jim Chambers, E. C. Stoner, Jack Ficklen, Dan Gormley, Victor Boni, Tom Hickey, Albert Hartje and Bill Ely. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Paratroopers Wally Williams and Ted are transferred to military intelligence. Supermind sends his superpowered son Dan to investigate the destruction of South American ports crucial to the Allies. After Dixie's wedding, Smilin' Jack takes a dangerous test-pilot job to forget his female troubles. The Gumps; Smilin' Jack; Professor Supermind and Son; The Voice, the Invisible Detective; Martan the Marvel Man; Wally Williams, American Boy; You're in the Army Now; Gasoline Alley; True Spy Stories: Trebitsch Lincoln Renowned International Spy, Miss X, Spy Trapper; The Masked Pilot; Gang Busters; The Hurricane Kids. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.