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Popular Comics #142 (1947) · The Collector

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Dell
Popular Comics (1936)
#142

Dell#142

Popular Comics

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Popular Comics #142

The Case of the Concrete Grave

Publisher: Dell
Cover date: December 1947
Cover price: $0.10
Pages: 52

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Credits

Writers: Bill Holman, Zack Mosley, Milton Caniff, Frank King
Pencillers: Bill Holman, Zack Mosley, Milton Caniff, Frank King
Inkers: Bill Holman, Zack Mosley, Milton Caniff, Frank King
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Grand Comics Database issue 206012

Catalog data from the Grand Comics Database is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 and was normalized by The Collector. Cover images belong to their publishers.

Felix and Wishy capture Skinny and Tretch. This helps them to get jobs as newspaper reporters.

Frank Engli

Characters

Bess Halsey
Biceps Brown
Bounce McTinkle
Chief Cash U. Nutt
Cookie Stover
Corky Wallet
Dr. Meager
Earl Stover
Fat Stuff
Felix the Cat
Hoppy Malone
Inspector Best
Jim Panzee
John Birk
Joy Martin
Mr. O'Flaherty
Nina Clock
Pat Ryan
Sadpan
Skeezix Wallet
Skinny Flint
Smilin' Jack
Smokey Stover
Spooky
The Hairy One
Tretch Barrute
Wishy
Woo-Woo Bali

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