Popular Comics

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box cover
Country: Mini usa.gif USA / English


History

A "Popular Comics" box was issued 1951, most likely as a pr gift to customers of King Features Syndicate. Inside there was a series of 16 Christmas Cards and envelopes. The "Steve Canyon" card has © "Field Enterprises", the others are © "King Features Syndicate". The Mandrake card is not signed Phil Davis, and the art looking more like Joe Musial.

The Cards

Each card measures about 12.5x16.5 cm.

  • "Blondie"
    by Chic Young

  • Popular-Comics-1951-01-i.jpg

  • "Buz Sawyer"
    by Roy Crane

  • Popular-Comics-1951-02-i.jpg

  • "Bringing Up Father"
    by George McManus

  • Popular-Comics-1951-03-i.jpg

  • "Flash Gordon
    by ?

  • Popular-Comics-1951-04-i.jpg

  • "Grandma"
    by Charles Kuhn

  • Popular-Comics-1951-05-i.jpg

  • "Henry"
    by Carl Anderson

  • Popular-Comics-1951-06-i.jpg

  • "Jungle Jim"
    by Paul Norris

  • Popular-Comics-1951-07-i.jpg

  • "Katzenjammer Kids"
    by ?

  • Popular-Comics-1951-08-i.jpg

  • "Little Annie Rooney"
    by Darrell McClure

  • Popular-Comics-1951-09-i.jpg

  • "Little Iodine"
    by Jimmy Hatlo

  • Popular-Comics-1951-10-i.jpg

  • "Little King"
    by Otto Soglow

  • Popular-Comics-1951-11-i.jpg

  • "Mandrake the Magician"
    by ?

  • Popular-Comics-1951-12-i.jpg

  • "Myrtle"
    by Dudley Fisher

  • Popular-Comics-1951-13-i.jpg

  • "Popeye
    by ?

  • Popular-Comics-1951-14-i.jpg

  • "Prince Valiant"
    by Hal Foster

  • Popular-Comics-1951-15-i.jpg

  • "Steve Canyon"
    by Milton Caniff

  • Popular-Comics-1951-16-i.jpg

Various Views

  • inside view

  • "Copyright "King Features Syndicate"

Sources

  • Private collection
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