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Popular Comics#108

Popular Comics #108

Feb 1945 · Dell · 0.10 USD
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In "Payroll Robbery," Patrolman Curry races to solve a brutal heist when gangsters gun down a payroll detail and flee with $32,000. With a boy’s eyewitness account and a shell casing as clues, Curry tracks a suspect to a newsstand, uncovering a hidden cache and a deadly confrontation. Written by Gaylord Du Bois, this gripping 1945 thriller from Popular Comics #108 delivers sharp pacing and a tightly wound mystery, culminating in a dramatic showdown and a promotion that marks a turning point in Curry’s career.

Contains 13 stories
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Juniper J. Jeepskate
Untitled Adventure story
8 pp · Adventure, Aviation
HarryJoy MartinMr. JaxonMrs. JaxonSkinnyatlasWoo Woo Bali

In this 1945 adventure from Popular Comics #108, Downwind Jaxon finds himself inspired by Jack and Joy’s happiness—and suddenly faced with the unexpected dilemma of choosing a bride, though he’s not sure who that might be.

Untitled Adventure story
8 pp · Adventure
Big StoopDude HennickHu SheeRaven Sherman
Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor, Domestic
Ashur PerkinsCyril
Untitled Medical story
6 pp · Medical
Mr. PringleSlapsy McGonigle [also as Jones]Dr. Adolphus FrongKarlEmilProfessor John Natchez (villain)Eric [also as Dr. Stephen Bobbs] (villain)
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Chief Cash U. Nutt
Untitled Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals story
5 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals
Script ? [as Pat Sullivan]
Danny
Untitled Humor story
3 pp · Humor, Domestic
BrickLolaRachelSkeezix WalletTops
Payroll Robbery
6 pp · Crime
Tom CurrySgt. GroveDavis (death)Johnny Peroni (villain)Mat Voss (villain, death)

In "Payroll Robbery," Patrolman Curry races to solve a brutal heist when gangsters gun down a paymaster and flee with $32,000, leaving behind a shell casing and a boy witness who saw four masked men in dark suits. Following a lead from a suspicious violin case and a tipped-off tip, Curry tracks down crook Legman Peroni, uncovers the stolen cash and a murder weapon at Mat Voss' news stand, and confronts the mastermind behind the robbery—all before a final showdown that reshapes his career.

Untitled Humor story
5 pp · Humor, Domestic
Toots HawkinsCasper HawkinsBen PlunkerStella ClinkerMiss PrudyJerry McGoof
Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor, Domestic
Mr. KettMrs. Kett
Untitled Drama story
1 pp · Drama, Humor, Domestic
Andy Gump [Andrew Gump]Min Gump [Minerva Gump]Chester GumpMillie GumpUncle Bim Gump [Benjamin Gump]Hortense De Stross
Untitled Drama story
1 pp · Drama, Humor, Domestic
Chester GumpMillie GumpUncle Bim Gump [Benjamin Gump]TildaHortense De Stross

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $9
CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $345*
CGC 9.2 · 2 in census $221*
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $154*
CGC 8.5 none in existence
CGC 8.0 none in existence
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $68*
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CGC 7.0 none in existence
CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 · 2 in census $41*
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $34*
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Reprinted in Four Color #149 (1947)

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