King Comics
#60
(April 1941)
David McKay,
1936 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1941-02-19
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- David McKay Company
- Editing
- Jo King
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 2.
[no title indexed]
Thimble Theatre / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Joe Musial (signed as Musial)
- Inks
- Joe Musial (signed as Musial)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; adventure
- Characters
- J. Wellington Wimpy
[no title indexed]
The Lone Ranger / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Fran Striker (credited)
- Pencils
- Charles Flanders (signed as Flanders)
- Inks
- Charles Flanders (signed as Flanders)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Lone Ranger and Tonto drop into a pitfall...
- Genre
- adventure; western-frontier
- Characters
- The Lone Ranger; Tonto; Missouri; Mag; Jimmy Jarvis
- Reprints
- from The Lone Ranger Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-10-08 - 1939-10-29
Indexer Notes
Four Sunday pages
The original newspaper page most often carried a title for the following week's strip.
10-08 = Rain of Rocks
10-15 = Silver's Warning
10-22 = The Death Trail
10-29 = [not known]
[no title indexed]
Thimble Theatre / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Tom Sims
- Pencils
- Bill Zaboly (signed as Bee [image] Z)
- Inks
- Bill Zaboly (signed as Bee [image] Z)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- No, Swee'pea, yer too young for that band!
- Feature Logo
- Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye
- Genre
- humor; adventure
- Characters
- Popeye; J. Wellington Wimpy; Olive Oyl; Swee'pea; Olive Oyl's mother
- Reprints
- from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-03-17 - 1940-04-07
Indexer Notes
Four Sunday pages
[no title indexed]
Dun-Dums / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Dunn (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Dunn (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Dunn (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bob Dunn (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What did the lonesome piece of coal say?
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Dun-Dums Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Ice Kingdom of Mongo
Flash Gordon / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Don Moore
- Pencils
- Alex Raymond (credited) (signed as
ALEX RAYMOND) - Inks
- Alex Raymond (credited) (signed as ALEX RAYMOND)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Major Garan, of Ming's Secret Service...
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction
- Characters
- Flash Gordon; Dale Arden; Dr. Hans Alexis Zarkov; Major Garan; Emperor Ming
- Reprints
- from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-03-10 - 1940-03-31
Indexer Notes
Four Sunday pages
The original newspaper page most often carried a title for the following week's strip.
03-10 = Pursuit
03-17 = Ice Storm
03-24 = Frozen Fate
03-31 = Ming's Ultimatum
[no title indexed]
Sappo / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Truth powder is my latest invention
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- John Sappo; Myrtle Sappo; Professor O. G. Wotasnozzle
- Reprints
- from Sappo Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-xx-xx - 1939-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
Two Sunday pages
This is the topper to the Thimble Theatre strip, extensively reshaped to fit a comic book page
Art was previously credited to Bela Zaboly.
Stamps: The Strange Tales of Peter Ilyich
text article / 2 pages
- Script
- Eugene Pollock
- Letters
- typeset
[no title indexed]
King of the Royal Mounted / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Zane Grey ? (credited); Romer Zane Grey ? (credited as Zane Grey)
- Pencils
- Jim Gary (signed as Gary)
- Inks
- Jim Gary (signed as Gary)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- After knocking out Krug's gunman...
- Genre
- adventure; detective-mystery; western-frontier
- Characters
- Sergeant Dave King; Helen Dunn; Dunn; Krug
- Reprints
- from King of the Royal Mounted Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-03-10 - 1940-03-31
Indexer Notes
Four Sunday pages
Final appearance of the feature, to be replaced next issue by The Phantom.
According to Don Markstein it is likely that Zane Grey's son Romer wrote at least some King of the Royal Mounted stories, although specific stories are not listed <https://www.toonopedia.com/king-rm.htm>. He was a prolific author in his own right, and has certainly been credited with writing the Big Little Books featuring the character.
Merwood Avenue Blues
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Ruth Plumly Thompson
- Pencils
- Marge Buell (illustration)
- Inks
- Marge Buell (illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
[no title indexed]
Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- George McManus (signed as
Geo McManus) (credited as Geo McManus) - Pencils
- George McManus (signed as Geo McManus) (credited as Geo McManus)
- Inks
- George McManus (signed as Geo McManus) (credited as Geo McManus)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now - You're all fixed for the party today -
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Archie Jiggs; Maggie Jiggs
- Reprints
- from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-xx-xx
[no title indexed]
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
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Soon after the craft has reached the open ocean...
- Feature Logo
- Barney Baxter in the Air
- Genre
- adventure; aviation; war
- Characters
- Barney Baxter; Gopher Gus; Lotus
- Reprints
- from Barney Baxter in the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-06-16 - 1940-07-07
Indexer Notes
Four Sunday pages
[no title indexed]
Henry / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Carl Anderson (credited)
- Pencils
- Carl Anderson (credited)
- Inks
- Carl Anderson (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Carl Anderson (credited)
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Henry
- Reprints
- from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-xx-xx
The Crown Of The Desert’s Kings
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
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Brick and his men are made prisoners...
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction
- Characters
- Brick Bradford; Shamak; Khefu; Setnak the Sorceror; The Sun King
- Reprints
- from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-03-10 - 1940-03-31
Indexer Notes
Four Sunday pages
[no title indexed]
Little Annie Rooney / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Brandon Walsh (credited)
- Pencils
- Nicholas Afonsky (signed as N. Afonsky)
- Inks
- Nicholas Afonsky (signed as N. Afonsky)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dad blame it!
- Genre
- drama; children; adventure
- Characters
- Little Annie Rooney; "Happy" Halle
- Reprints
- from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-03-25 - 1940-04-15
Indexer Notes
Four Sunday pages
[no title indexed]
Henry / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Carl Anderson (credited)
- Pencils
- Carl Anderson (credited)
- Inks
- Carl Anderson (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Remember, Henry!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Henry; Henry's mother
- Reprints
- from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-xx-xx
Homer Berry; Gen. H. H. Arnold; Sedly Peck
Hall of Fame of the Air / comic story / 1.5 pages
- Script
- Eddie Rickenbacker (credited as Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker)
- Pencils
- Clayton Knight (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Clayton Knight (credited, signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Test pilot of the fastest plane in America...
- Genre
- non-fiction; aviation
- Characters
- Homer Berry; Gen. H. H. Arnold; Sedly Peck
- Reprints
- from Hall of Fame of the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-xx-xx - 1940-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
Three Sunday half pages
The Theatre Mysteries
Mandrake the Magician / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Lee Falk (credited)
- Pencils
- Phil Davis (credited) (signed as
PHIL DAVIS) - Inks
- Phil Davis (credited) (signed as PHIL DAVIS)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Two men, the singer Faravelli and a policeman, are killed...
- Genre
- adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero
- Characters
- Mandrake; Lothar; Schmidt; Pop, the doorman
- Reprints
- from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-03-10 - 1940-03-31
Indexer Notes
Four Sunday pages
[no title indexed]
Radio Patrol / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Eddie Sullivan (credited)
- Pencils
- Charlie Schmidt (credited)
- Inks
- Charlie Schmidt (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Maggin has eluded the police cordon...
- Feature Logo
- Sergeant Pat of Radio Patrol
- Genre
- crime; adventure
- Characters
- Sergeant Pat O'Hara; Molly Day; Pinky Pinkerton; Maggin; Babe; Strongarm; Officer Sam Maloney
- Reprints
- from Sergeant Pat of Radio Patrol Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-03-10 - 1940-03-31
Indexer Notes
Four Sunday pages
[no title indexed]
Sentinel Louie / comic story / 2.5 pages
- Script
- Otto Soglow (credited as O. Soglow)
- Pencils
- Otto Soglow (credited as O. Soglow)
- Inks
- Otto Soglow (credited as O. Soglow)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Otto Soglow (credited as O. Soglow)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Sentinel Louie
- Reprints
- from Sentinel Louie Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-xx-xx - 1940-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
Five Sunday half pages, four of them sharing a full page with The Little King, by the same creator
[no title indexed]
The Little King / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Otto Soglow (signed as O. Soglow)
- Pencils
- Otto Soglow (signed as O. Soglow)
- Inks
- Otto Soglow (signed as O. Soglow)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Otto Soglow (signed as O. Soglow)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Axelrod, the dictator of Eefrania...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- The Little King; Axelrod
- Reprints
- from The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-xx-xx - 1940-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
Four Sunday pages, shared with Sentinel Louie, by the same creator
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Thimble Theatre -
1.
["The Lone Ranger and Tonto drop into a pitfall..."]
The Lone Ranger -
2.
["No, Swee'pea, yer too young for that band!"]
Thimble Theatre -
3.
["What did the lonesome piece of coal say?"]
Dun-Dums -
4.
Ice Kingdom of Mongo
Flash Gordon -
5.
["Truth powder is my latest invention"]
Sappo -
6.
Stamps: The Strange Tales of Peter Ilyich
-
7.
[no title indexed]
Sis Sez -
8.
["After knocking out Krug's gunman..."]
King of the Royal Mounted -
9.
Stringbeans of sport
Sport Features -
10.
Merwood Avenue Blues
-
11.
["Now - You're all fixed for the party today -"]
Bringing Up Father -
12.
["Soon after the craft has reached the open ocean..."]
Barney Baxter -
13.
[no title indexed]
Henry -
14.
[no title indexed]
Redmen the Ventures of Black Hawk -
15.
The Crown Of The Desert’s Kings
Brick Bradford -
16.
["Dad blame it!"]
Little Annie Rooney -
17.
["Remember, Henry!"]
Henry -
18.
Homer Berry; Gen. H. H. Arnold; Sedly Peck
Hall of Fame of the Air -
19.
[no title indexed]
Sis Sez -
20.
The Theatre Mysteries
Mandrake the Magician -
21.
["Maggin has eluded the police cordon..."]
Radio Patrol -
22.
Don Lash
Sport Features -
23.
[no title indexed]
Sentinel Louie -
24.
["Axelrod, the dictator of Eefrania..."]
The Little King
This issue was modified by, among others
- Keith Chandler
- Gregory Fischer
- Del Gruber
- Katy Hayhurst
- Mark Q
- Dick Sabo
- Richard Thomson
- Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
- Len Wolinsky
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