Popular Comics #42
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Comic Title: Popular Comics #42
Publisher: Dell
(Dell Publishing Company, Inc.)
Address: 149 Madison Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: August 1939
On Sale Date:
June 30, 1939 Newsstand Date June 30, 1939
Source: House Ad, Popular Comics #41, Page 42,
Funnies #33, Page BC
Copyright Date June 30, 1939
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1939
Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
| Pages | Feature | Note |
| FC | Cover | |
| IFC | Filler; Text Feature | "The Comic Zoo"; Contest Winners |
| 1 | Tex Thorne | by Zane Grey |
| 2 | Tex Thorne | by Zane Grey |
| 3 | Tex Thorne | by Zane Grey |
| 4 | Tex Thorne | by Zane Grey |
| 5 | Out Our Way; Worry Wart | by J.R. Williams |
| 6 | Shark Egan | (No Title) |
| 7 | The Adventures of Shark Egan | (No Title) |
| 8 | The Adventures of Shark Egan | (No Title) |
| 9 | The Adventures of Shark Egan | (No Title) |
| 10 | Activity Feature | "Popular Crossword Puzzles" |
| 11 | The Hurricane Kids | (No Title) |
| 12 | The Hurricane Kids | (No Title) |
| 13 | The Hurricane Kids | (No Title) |
| 14 | The Hurricane Kids | (No Title) |
| 15 | Mr. Wong, Detective | (No Title) |
| 16 | Mr. Wong, Detective | |
| 17 | Mr. Wong, Detective | |
| 18 | Mr. Wong, Detective | |
| 19 | Toby | by Stan |
| 20 | Toby | by Stan |
| 21 | Herky | by Clyde Lewis |
| 22 | Filler; Activity Feature | "The Comic Zoo"; Crossword puzzle solutions - next issue on sale August 1st |
| 23 | Filler | "Hold Everything" by Clyde Lewis |
| 24 | The Masked Pilot | (No Title) |
| 25 | The Masked Pilot | |
| 26 | The Masked Pilot | |
| 27 | The Masked Pilot | |
| 28 | Tailspin Tommy | by Hal Forrest |
| 29 | Tailspin Tommy | by Hal Forrest |
| 30 | Tailspin Tommy | by Hal Forrest |
| 31 | Tailspin Tommy | (No Title) |
| 32 | Activity Feature | Win a camera contest |
| 33 | Activity Feature | |
| 34 | G-Men | "Versus the Living Masks" |
| 35 | G Men | "Vs The Living Masks" |
| 36 | G Men | "Vs The Living Masks" |
| 37 | G Men | "Vs The Living Masks" |
| 38 | Jack Randall | "Stars Over Arizona" |
| 39 | Jack Randall | |
| 40 | Jack Randall | |
| 41 | Jack Randall | |
| 42 | Jack Randall | |
| 43 | Jack Randall | |
| 44 | Text Story | "Tarzan and Bolgani" |
| 45 | Text Story | |
| 46 | Text Story | |
| 47 | Filler; Filler | "Comic Zoo" by George Scarbo; Scrapbook Sketches |
| 48 | Text Feature | "Popular Stamp Club" |
| 49 | Text Feature | |
| 50 | Ben Hur | (No Title) |
| 51 | Ben Hur | |
| 52 | Ben Hur | |
| 53 | Ben Hur | |
| 54 | Gang Busters | by A. McWilliams |
| 55 | Gang Busters | (No Title) |
| 56 | Gang Busters | (No Title) |
| 57 | Gang Busters | (No Title) |
| 58 | Gang Busters | (No Title) |
| 59 | Gang Busters | |
| 60 | Worry Wart; Out Our Way | by J.R. Williams |
| 61 | Bronc Peeler | by Fred Harman |
| 62 | Bronc Peeler | by Fred Harman |
| 63 | Bronc Peeler | by Fred Harman |
| 64 | Herky | by Clyde Lewis |
| IBC | Filler | "Carnival" |
| BC | House Ad | The Funnies - Sept. Issue on sale August 15th |
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