Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1944
Editing: Ruth Plumly Thompson (editor)
Cover Thumbnail for King Comics (David McKay, 1936 series) #97 Edit Cover
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Thimble Theatre / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
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  • Genre:humor; adventure
Characters:

Issue Data

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(Table of Contents: 1)

Blondie / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Chic Young (credited) (signed as Chic Young)
Pencils:
Chic Young (credited) (signed as Chic Young)
Inks:
Chic Young (credited) (signed as Chic Young)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; domestic
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Blondie! This coffee is too weak!
Characters:
Reprints (0)
  • from Blondie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1942-xx-xx - 1942-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Eight daily strips with panels rearranged to fit four comic book pages

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(Table of Contents: 2)

The Lone Ranger / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Fran Striker (credited)
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; western-frontier
Characters:
Sally Rodgers; Laredo
Reprints (0)
  • from Lone Ranger Sunday (King Feature Syndicate) 1942-09-13 - 1942-10-04

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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(Table of Contents: 3)

Dun-Dums / cartoon / 1 page

Script:
Bob Dunn (credited)
Pencils:
Bob Dunn (credited)
Inks:
Bob Dunn (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor
Reprints (0)
  • from Dun-Dums Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx

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(Table of Contents: 4)

Barney Baxter / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Frank Miller (credited) (signed as Frank Miller)
Pencils:
Frank Miller (credited) (signed as Frank Miller)
Inks:
Frank Miller (credited) (signed as Frank Miller)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; aviation; war
Characters:
Barney Baxter; Gopher Gus
Reprints (0)
  • from Barney Baxter in the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-05-02 - 1943-05-23

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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(Table of Contents: 5)

Private Buck / cartoon / 1 page

Script:
Clyde Lewis (credited, signed)
Pencils:
Clyde Lewis (credited, signed)
Inks:
Clyde Lewis (credited, signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; military
Characters:
Private Buck
Reprints (0)
  • from Private Buck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1942-xx-xx - 1942-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Four daily gag panels on a single comic book page

Mystery of the Girls With Red Hair
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Mandrake the Magician / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Lee Falk (credited)
Pencils:
Phil Davis (credited)
Inks:
Phil Davis (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero
  • Feature Logo:Mandrake the Magician
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Mandrake hears the story of Griswold's daughter...
Characters:
Policewoman Martin; Craven; Lilly; Griswold
Reprints (0)
  • from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-01-10 - 1943-01-31

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

Fiery Desert of Mongo
(Table of Contents: 7)

Flash Gordon / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Alex Raymond (credited) (signed as ALEX RAYMOND)
Inks:
Alex Raymond (credited) (signed as ALEX RAYMOND)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; science fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:On a hill surrounded by flaming lava…
Characters:
Queen Desira
Reprints (0)
  • from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-01-10 - 1943-01-31

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

Alex Raymond was previously credited with script, but Don Moore was co-creator and author from the very beginning of the strip.

The original newspaper page most often carried a title for the following week's strip.
01-10 = Perfect Form
01-17 = The Last Sleep
01-24 = Mirage
01-31 = The Little People

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Sport Features / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:sports; non-fiction

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Henry / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Carl Anderson (credited)
Pencils:
Carl Anderson (credited)
Inks:
Carl Anderson (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Reprints (0)
  • from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-xx-xx

Castle in the Clouds
(Table of Contents: 10)

The Phantom / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Lee Falk (credited)
Pencils:
Wilson McCoy (credited as Ray Moore)
Inks:
Wilson McCoy (credited as Ray Moore)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; fantasy-supernatural; jungle; superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Where is this old man of the mountains…
Characters:
Greta Marshall; Lana Marshall; The Old Man of the Mountains
Reprints (0)
  • from The Phantom Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-12-20 - 1943-01-10

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

Moore has now joined the Army and his assistant McCoy performs art duties until his discharge.

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(Table of Contents: 11)

Little Annie Rooney / comic story / 3 pages

Script:
Brandon Walsh (credited)
Pencils:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:drama; children; adventure
Characters:
Little Annie Rooney; Mrs. Rance; Robert Rance; Bernadina Rance
Reprints (0)
  • from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-01-17 - 1943-01-31

Indexer Notes

Three Sunday pages

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Thimble Theatre / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:humor; adventure
Characters:
Reprints (0)
  • from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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(Table of Contents: 13)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page

Script:
George McManus (credited as Geo McManus)
Pencils:
George McManus (credited as Geo McManus)
Inks:
George McManus (credited as Geo McManus)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; domestic
Characters:
Archie Jiggs
Reprints (0)
  • from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-xx-xx

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(Table of Contents: 14)

Radio Patrol / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Eddie Sullivan (credited)
Pencils:
Charlie Schmidt (credited)
Inks:
Charlie Schmidt (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:crime; adventure
Characters:
Sergeant Pat O'Hara; Officer Sam Maloney; The "Man in the Moon"
Reprints (0)
  • from Sergeant Pat of Radio Patrol Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-01-17 - 1943-02-07

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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(Table of Contents: 15)

Henry / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Carl Anderson (credited)
Pencils:
Carl Anderson (credited)
Inks:
Carl Anderson (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Reprints (0)
  • from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-xx-xx

The Men Of The North (The Ice King)
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Brick Bradford / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
William Ritt (credited)
Pencils:
Clarence Gray (credited) (signed as Clarence Gray)
Inks:
Clarence Gray (credited) (signed as Clarence Gray)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; science fiction
Characters:
Karlu; Rota; King Brann of Norlinga; Mord
Reprints (0)
  • from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-01-17 - 1943-02-07

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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(Table of Contents: 17)

The Little King / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:humor
Characters:
The Little King
Reprints (0)
  • from The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

A single Sunday half page

Bumbershoot Jump
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Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Thimble Theatre
  2. ["Blondie! This coffee is too weak!"]
    Blondie
  3. [no title indexed]
    The Lone Ranger
  4. [no title indexed]
    Dun-Dums
  5. [no title indexed]
    Barney Baxter
  6. [no title indexed]
    Private Buck
  7. Mystery of the Girls With Red Hair
    Mandrake the Magician
  8. Fiery Desert of Mongo
    Flash Gordon
  9. [no title indexed]
    Sport Features
  10. [no title indexed]
    Henry
  11. Castle in the Clouds
    The Phantom
  12. [no title indexed]
    Little Annie Rooney
  13. [no title indexed]
    Thimble Theatre
  14. [no title indexed]
    Bringing Up Father
  15. [no title indexed]
    Radio Patrol
  16. [no title indexed]
    Henry
  17. The Men Of The North (The Ice King)
    Brick Bradford
  18. [no title indexed]
    The Little King
  19. Bumbershoot Jump
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
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