King Comics #4

(July 1936)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Thimble Theatre / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

E. C. Segar (signed as Segar) (credited as Segar)

Pencils

E. C. Segar (signed as Segar) (credited as Segar)

Inks

E. C. Segar (signed as Segar) (credited as Segar)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Smells mighty good - Say - Cook one for me jus' like it

Genre

humor; adventure

Characters

Popeye; J. Wellington Wimpy; Olive Oyl; Swee'pea

Reprints

• in Four Color (Dell, 1939 series) #25 - Popeye (1942) [1935-12-08 Sunday only], #25 - Popeye (1942) [1935-12-15 Sunday only]
• from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1935-11-24 - 1935-12-15

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Jungle Jim / comic story / 1.6 pages (report information)

Script

Don Moore

Pencils

Alex Raymond (credited, signed)

Inks

Alex Raymond (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Jungle Jim is on way [sic] to investigate a mysterious shooting

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

"Jungle" Jim Bradley; Reverend Dr. Chalmers; Lynne Chalmers; L'Abat (vilain)

Reprints

• from Jungle Jim Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1935-11-24 - 1935-12-15

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages shared with Flash Gordon, by the same creator

The Storm Breaks (Table of Contents: 3)

Flash Gordon / comic story / 2.4 pages (report information)

Script

Don Moore

Pencils

Alex Raymond (signed)

Inks

Alex Raymond (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Is the king dead?

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Flash Gordon; Dale Arden; Dr. Hans Alexis Zarkov; Orax (villain); Emperor Ming (villain); Vultan; King Barin; Queen Aura

Reprints

• from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1935-11-24 - 1935-12-15

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages shared with Jungle Jim, by the same creators.

The original newspaper page most often carried a title for the following week's strip.
11-24 = The Storm Breaks
12-01 = Horrors of War
12-08 = The Conquest of Fire
12-15 = Betrayed

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

The G-Man! / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

George Clarke (credited)

Pencils

Lou Hanlon (credited, signed)

Inks

Lou Hanlon (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Tell them a cargo of rifles is being loaded tonight...

Genre

crime

Characters

Count Razulki; Jimmie Crawford; Doris Kimgsley; Junior; Pinky Pinkerton; Mary Morgan

Reprints

• from The G-Man! Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-01-12 - 1936-02-02

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Henry / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Carl Anderson (credited, signed)

Pencils

Carl Anderson (credited, signed)

Inks

Carl Anderson (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Henry

Reprints

• from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-xx-xx

Keywords

pantomime; wordless comic

Good Lookers (Table of Contents: 6)

Sports Features / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Burnley (signed)

Pencils

Jack Burnley (signed)

Inks

Jack Burnley (signed)

Letters

?

Genre

sports

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

News In Pictures / Scott's Scrapbook / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

R. J. Scott (signed)

Pencils

R. J. Scott (signed)

Inks

R. J. Scott (signed)

Letters

?

The Lady from Town! (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ruth Plumly Thompson (credited)

Pencils

Marge Buell

Inks

Marge Buell

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The house stood high on a hill...

Genre

domestic

Characters

Don; Dinah; Dot; Tar Baby

Hints on Hiking (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ruth Plumly Thompson ? (signed as R. T.)

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Sport Features / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Burnley (signed)

Pencils

Jack Burnley (signed)

Inks

Jack Burnley (signed)

Letters

?

Genre

sports

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Rosie's Beau / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script

George McManus (credited as Geo. McManus)

Pencils

George McManus (credited as Geo. McManus)

Inks

George McManus (credited as Geo. McManus)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yes - Rosie - Dear...

Genre

humor

Characters

Rosie; her beau

Reprints

• from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1935-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

This is the topper to the Bringing Up Father Sunday page, by the same creator

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script

George McManus (signed as Geo McManus)

Pencils

George McManus (signed as Geo McManus)

Inks

George McManus (signed as Geo McManus)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

By Golly...

Genre

humor

Characters

Archie Jiggs; Maggie Jiggs

Reprints

• from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1935-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The topper to this Sunday page is Rosie's Beau, by the same creator

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Hall of Fame of the Air / comic story / 1.6 pages (report information)

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

After spending two years with the Land Forces at Gallipoli...

Genre

non-fiction; aviation

Characters

Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith; James H. "Jack" Knight; Col. Harold E. Hartney; Claude Grahame-White

Synopsis

Biographies of four distinguished fliers.

Reprints

• from Hall of Fame of the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1935-xx-xx - 1935-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

This strip shares a Sunday page with Ace Drummond, by the same creators

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Ace Drummond / comic story / 2.4 pages (report information)

Script

Eddie Rickenbacker (credited as Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker)

Pencils

Clayton Knight (signed)

Inks

Clayton Knight (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It's no use, Ace, our radio is King Tut's grandmother's grandfather

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Ace Drummond; Jerry; Bill; Duke

Reprints

• from Ace Drummond Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1935-xx-xx - 1935-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

This strip shares a Sunday page with Hall of Fame of the Air, by the same creators

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Ted Towers, Animal Master / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Buck (credited)

Pencils

Glen Cravath (credited)

Inks

Glen Cravath (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Pedro springs savagely to attack the stranger...

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

Ted Towers; Catherine Custer; Trapper Burke; Ali; Queen Takahala

Reprints

• from Ted Towers Animal Master Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1935-xx-xx - 1935-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

King of the Royal Mounted / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Zane Grey (credited)

Pencils

Allen Dean (signed as Dean)

Inks

Allen Dean (signed as Dean)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Leaving King and Betty, we return to Kid, who has abandoned the river he was following

Genre

adventure; detective-mystery; western-frontier

Characters

Kid Blake; Red Feather; Corporal Dave King; Tiger; Betty Blake; Little Buck; Rod Lash; Harris

Reprints

• from King of the Royal Mounted Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1935-11-24 - 1935-12-15

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Brick Bradford / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

William Ritt (credited)

Pencils

Clarence Gray (credited, signed)

Inks

Clarence Gray (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We will make our camp here, on the border of the caterpillar country.

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Brick Bradford; Zara; Zadok; King Bandin

Reprints

• from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1935-11-24 - 1935-12-15

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Sentinel Louie / comic story / 1.33 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Soglow (credited as O. Soglow)

Pencils

Otto Soglow (credited as O. Soglow)

Inks

Otto Soglow (credited as O. Soglow)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Goodness it's cold!

Genre

humor

Characters

Sentinel Louie

Reprints

• from Sentinel Louie Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1935-11-24 - 1935-12-15

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages, shared with The Little King, by the same creator.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

The Little King / comic story / 2.67 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Soglow (signed as O. Soglow)

Pencils

Otto Soglow (signed as O. Soglow)

Inks

Otto Soglow (signed as O. Soglow)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The newspaper, your majesty

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1935-11-24 - 1935-12-15

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages, shared with Sentinel Louie, by the same creator

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Ming Foo / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

As Tom Trout's Sea-Rover draws nearer and nearer...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Ming Foo; Tom Trout; Long Fu; Little Joey

Reprints

• from Ming Foo Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1935-11-24 - 1935-12-15

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday half pages shared with Little Annie Rooney, by the same creators

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

Little Annie Rooney / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Oh, Aunt Martha, can't we go any faster? Mrs Meany an' that detective will ketch us!!

Genre

adventure; children

Characters

Little Annie Rooney; Aunt Martha; Mrs. Meany; Moarland; Wallie Moarland

Reprints

• from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1935-11-24 - 1935-12-15

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday half pages shared with Ming Foo, by the same creators

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Henry / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Carl Anderson (credited, signed)

Pencils

Carl Anderson (credited, signed)

Inks

Carl Anderson (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Henry

Reprints

• from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Keywords

pantomime; wordless comic

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

Scott's Scrapbook / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script

R. J. Scott

Pencils

R. J. Scott

Inks

R. J. Scott

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

Sis Sez / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ruth Plumly Thompson (credited)

Pencils

Marge Buell

Inks

Marge Buell

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

When I'm cleaning the barn

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

Each page features an illustration above a rhyming couplet.

Colorful Guys (Table of Contents: 25)

Sport Features / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Burnley (signed as Burnley)

Pencils

Jack Burnley (signed as Burnley)

Inks

Jack Burnley (signed as Burnley)

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; sports

Indexer Notes

'Copyright 1936, King Features Syndicate, Inc.'

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

Rosie's Beau / comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

George McManus (credited as Geo. McManus)

Pencils

George McManus (credited as Geo. McManus)

Inks

George McManus (credited as Geo. McManus)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You say you have a surprise for me...

Genre

humor

Characters

Rosie; Archie

Reprints

• from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1935-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

This is the topper to the Bringing Up Father Sunday page, by the same creator

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

George McManus (signed as Geo McManus)

Pencils

George McManus (signed as Geo McManus)

Inks

George McManus (signed as Geo McManus)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Well - If you'll just let me -

Genre

humor

Characters

Jiggs

Reprints

• from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1935-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The topper to this Sunday page is Rosie's Beau, by the same creator

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

Radio Patrol / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Eddie Sullivan (credited)

Pencils

Charlie Schmidt (credited, signed)

Inks

Charlie Schmidt (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Pinky had been trapped into "holding the bag" for a woman shoplifter...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Pinky Pinkerton; Sergeant Pat O'Hara; Grant Broker

Reprints

• from Radio Patrol Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1935-11-24 - 1935-12-15

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

In The Land of the Little People (Table of Contents: 29)

Mandrake the Magician / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Lee Falk (credited)

Pencils

Phil Davis (credited, signed)

Inks

Phil Davis (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

When a chicken hawk flies away with Taro...

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Mandrake; Lothar; Taro; Prince Dano; Derina

Reprints

• from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1935-11-24 - 1935-12-15

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

Henry / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Anderson (credited, signed)

Pencils

Carl Anderson (credited, signed)

Inks

Carl Anderson (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Henry - Go to the butchers...

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Henry; Henry's mother

Reprints

• from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1935-xx-xx - 1935-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Two Sunday pages

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

Just Kids [1920s-50s] / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

A. D. Carter (signed as A D Carter) (credited as A D Carter)

Pencils

A. D. Carter (signed as A D Carter) (credited as A D Carter)

Inks

A. D. Carter (signed as A D Carter) (credited as A D Carter)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I can't play today - 'cause I gotta take my little cousin out fer a walk in her carriage

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Mush; Mr. Trelawney; Officer Branner; John Stebbins

Reprints

• from Just Kids Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1934-xx-xx - 1934-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Two Sunday pages