In "The Gremlins," Nick races to uncover the truth after witnessing Officer Clancy’s murder at Grand Central Station, diving into a dangerous chase with the help of the mysterious Owl and the sharp-minded Policewoman Puddle. Frank Thomas’s dynamic artwork brings the wartime intrigue to life in this 1943 Dell classic, a standout in the Popular Comics series.
Contains 16 stories
The Gremlins
10 pp · Humor, War
The Three Little Gremlins [Gassy Octane (first appearance)Nutsy Boltaction (first appearance)Screwy Turnbuckle (first appearance)]Mr. Boltaction (first appearance)Mrs. Boltaction (first appearance)Mr. Octane (first appearance)Mrs. Octane (first appearance)Mrs. Turnbuckle (first appearance)BillBlink BradyPug
Untitled Adventure story
8 pp · Adventure, Aviation
Smilin' Jack [Jack Martin]Fat StuffDownwind JaxonMary SmithDixie LeeHop (villain)
Untitled Drama story
4 pp · Drama
Skeezix WalletNina ClockGootchChuckLarry PackerJessica
Untitled Drama story
1 pp · Drama, Humor
Uncle Bim Gump [Benjamin Gump]Millie GumpAndrew GumpMin GumpHortense De StrossAlbert Hunt
Happy Boothday
1 pp · Humor
Smokey StoverCookie StoverMulligan
Yard Goods
1 pp · Humor
Smokey StoverChief Cash U. NuttSpooky (a cat)
Seine Doings
1 pp · Humor
Smoker StoverChief Cash U. NuttSpooky (a cat)
Blowout
1 pp · Humor
Smokey StoverCookie StoverEarl Stover
Untitled Superhero story
7 pp · Superhero
Chief MurphyVeronica Puddle (Policewoman)Officer Clancy (death)Officer JoeDr. GleasonBurp the Beak (villain)Al (villain)
When Nick arrives at Grand Central Station to find his friend Officer Clancy dead and Burp the Beak’s men still at large, he teams up with The Owl and Policewoman Puddle to track down the criminal—though the trail leads into shadows deeper than he expected.
The Water Rat Gang!
6 pp · Crime
Chief John WinstonOfficer Tom PowersColl Martin (villain, death)
Untitled Adventure story
8 pp · Adventure
April KaneMalaSanjak (villain)Weazel [M. Belette] (villain)Baron De Plexus (villain)Slugger Dunn (villain)
Untitled Adventure story
8 pp · Adventure, Historical
The Hurricane Kids [Alan BurnhamDave Burnham]
Planked Down
1 pp · Humor
Smokey StoverChief Cash U. NuttSpooky (a cat)
Ocean Swell
1 pp · Humor
Smokey StoverCookie StoverEarl Stover
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Smokey StoverCookie StoverEarl StoverSpooky (a cat)
Drummed Up
1 pp · Humor
Smokey StoverChief Cash U. NuttSpooky (a cat)
