Popular Comics No. 106: Museum Object and Cultural History
Popular Comics No. 106: date made: 1944. maker: Dell Publishing Company, Inc.. Object Name: comic book.
The object in the museum catalogue
Popular Comics No. 106 was published by Dell Magazine in December 1944. The upper two-thirds of the cover depicts an image from the “Terry and the Pirates” strip inside. The lower third is a triptych featuring scenes from the comic, “Smilin’ Jack,” “Smokey Stover,” and “Gang Busters.” Additional stories in this issue featured "Dr. Bobbs," "Polly and her Pals," "Etta Kent," "Toots and Casper," and "The Gumps."
Popular Comics published 145 issues from February 1936 through 1948. Popular Comics featured a variety of different stories during its run, often licensing content including Gasoline Alley, Felix the Cat, the radio show Gang Busters, Little Orphan Annie, and Dick Tracey.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1944
- maker: Dell Publishing Company, Inc.
- Object Name: comic book
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 7 1/2 in x 10 1/4 in; 19.05 cm x 26.035 cm
- Subject: Comics
- ID Number: 2013.0086.108
- catalog number: 2013.0086.095
- accession number: 2013.0086
- Credit Line: Gift of Olivia V. Crisson and Phillip M.S. Crisson in honor of Peter Bozzer
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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