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Popular Comics #87 (1943) · The Collector

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Dell
Popular Comics (1936)
#87

Dell#87

Popular Comics

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Popular Comics #87

Publisher: Dell
Cover date: May 1943
On sale: Apr 1, 1943
Cover price: $0.10
Pages: 68

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Stories

6 titled

1Pig Skinned
2Sheet Music
3Home Run

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Grand Comics Database issue 205957

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.

1st appearance of Professor Prexy
1st appearance of Dr. Kala Axtar
1st appearance of Pvt. Speed Williams
1st appearance of Pvt. Slug McCoy
1st appearance of Corporal Nap Naylor
1st appearance of Sgt. Rafferty

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Professor Prexy explains how the Gremlins are able to fly.

4Black Napoleon

5$50,000 Piece of Paper

6Quack Ducktor

Credits

Writers: Zack Mosley, Gus Edson, Bill Holman, Milton Caniff, Frank King
Pencillers: Dan Gormley, Boody Rogers, Frank Thomas, Gus Edson, Bill Holman, Milton Caniff, Frank King
Inkers: Dan Gormley, Boody Rogers, Frank Thomas, Gus Edson, Bill Holman, Milton Caniff, Frank King
Letterers: Boody Rogers, Frank Engli

Editorial and production

Other: Margarita Delacorte
President: George Delacorte
Vice president: Helen Meyer

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