King Comics #30

(September 1938)

September First (Table of Contents: 1)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ruth Plumly Thompson (credited as Jo King)

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

The inside-front cover.

Swee'pea's Mother: Taking the Baby Home (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

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

Pencils

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

Inks

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

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Sir, do you mean to say my credit is no good here?!

Genre

humor; adventure

Characters

Popeye; J. Wellington Wimpy; Swee'pea; Swee'pea's mother; Olive Oyl; Jim the fisherman

Reprints

• from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-11-28 - 1937-12-19

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

12-05 End of storyline
12-19 Lumberjack Love storyline begins

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Barney Baxter / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

To prevent Barney's participation in an air race...

Feature Logo

Barney Baxter in the Air

Genre

adventure; aviation; war

Characters

Barney Baxter; Tommy Scrooch; Marty; Slug

Reprints

• from Barney Baxter in the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-03-13 - 1938-04-03

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

Outlaws of Mongo (Table of Contents: 4)

Flash Gordon / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Dusk falls as Aura, Dale and Zarkov face death from thirst in the Great Mongo desert.

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Flash Gordon; Dale Arden; Dr. Hans Alexis Zarkov; Queen Aura; Doctor Bono; Emperor Ming; Luco the farmer

Reprints

• from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-11-21 - 1937-12-12

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

The original newspaper page most often carried a title for the following week's strip.
11-21 = Desert Trap
11-28 = Flaming Death
12-05 = Trapped
12-12 = Under False Colors

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

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

Script

Zane Grey (credited)

Pencils

Charles Flanders (signed as Flanders)

Inks

Charles Flanders (signed as Flanders)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Detailed to guard Captain Lee's attempt to raise a million dollars in gold from a sunken wreck...

Genre

adventure; detective-mystery; western-frontier

Characters

Sergeant Dave King; Captain Lee; Kid Blake; Sam Rogell; Betty Blake; Kurt Wilkins

Reprints

• from King of the Royal Mounted Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-11-21 - 1937-12-12

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Henry / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Carl Anderson (credited)

Pencils

Carl Anderson (credited)

Inks

Carl Anderson (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Rat-a-tat

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Henry

Reprints

• from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx

Near Champs (Table of Contents: 7)

Sport Features / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Burnley (signed as Burnley)

Inks

Jack Burnley (signed as Burnley)

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; sports

Characters

Seabiscuit; Fred Apostoli

Reprints

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

Keywords

boxing

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

News in Pictures - Scott's Scrapbook / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

R. J. Scott

Pencils

R. J. Scott (signed as Scott)

Inks

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The men of Malay...

Genre

non-fiction

Ben O. Howard; O. Cathcart-Jones; A. Jordanoff; Comm. F. Ericson (Table of Contents: 9)

Hall of Fame of the Air / comic story / 2 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

Born in Texas in 1904...

Genre

non-fiction; aviation

Characters

Ben O. Howard; O. Cathcart-Jones; A. Jordanoff; Comm. F. Ericson

Reprints

• from Hall of Fame of the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday half pages

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

Sappo / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

E. C. Segar (signed as Segar)

Pencils

E. C. Segar (signed as Segar)

Inks

E. C. Segar (signed as Segar)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Do you think those vegetable people will cause us trouble?

Genre

humor

Characters

John Sappo; Myrtle Sappo; Professor O. G. Wotasnozzle; Professor Noodleberry

Reprints

• from Sappo Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Two Sunday pages

This is the topper to the Thimble Theatre strip, extensively reshaped to fit a comic book page

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

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 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

My heart is cold...

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Archie Jiggs; Maggie Jiggs

Reprints

• from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-xx-xx

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

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

Script

Frank Buck (credited)

Pencils

Ed Stevenson (signed as Ed. Stevenson)

Inks

Ed Stevenson (signed as Ed. Stevenson)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Your highness Sahib! The sailor-man is here!

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

Ted Towers; Captain Hardy; Doctor Parks; Catherine Custer; Pedro; The Maharajah; Ali

Reprints

• from Ted Towers, Animal Master Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-11-20 - 1938-12-11

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

News in Pictures - Scott's Scrapbook / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

R. J. Scott

Pencils

R. J. Scott

Inks

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It will be New Year's at East Cape...

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Chief Magpie; Dionysius Exiguus

Pirates in Oh-Go-Wan! (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ruth Plumly Thompson (credited); Ruth Plumly Thompson

Pencils

Marge Buell

Inks

Marge Buell

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

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

Redmen - The Ventures of Black Hawk / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jimmy Thompson (credited, signed)

Pencils

Jimmy Thompson (credited, signed)

Inks

Jimmy Thompson (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Having saved Black Hawk from death at the hands of White Bull...

Genre

western-frontier

Double or Nothing! (Table of Contents: 16)

Sport Features / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Burnley (signed as Burnley)

Inks

Jack Burnley (signed as Burnley)

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; sports

Characters

'Bronko' Nagurski

Reprints

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

Keywords

football

Adam - Adams (Table of Contents: 17)

News in Pictures - Scott's Scrapbook / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

R. J. Scott

Pencils

R. J. Scott (signed as Scott)

Inks

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

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

Sis Sez / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ruth Plumly Thompson (credited)

Pencils

Marge Buell (credited as M.)

Inks

Marge Buell (credited as M.)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

After a summer in flats and clogs...

Genre

humor

The Time Top (Table of Contents: 19)

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

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

What the blithering nonsense is coming off here?

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Brick Bradford; Professor Horatio Southern; April Southern; Pablo

Reprints

• from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-11-21 - 1937-12-12

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

12-05 End of storyline
12=12 Travel Through Time (Traveller In Time) storyline begins

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

Little Annie Rooney / comic story / 4 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

Now don't worry, honey...

Genre

drama; children; adventure

Characters

Little Annie Rooney; Abby; Mrs. Waite; Mrs. Martin; Freddie; Mrs. Meany

Reprints

• from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-12-05 - 1937-12-26

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

Henry / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Carl Anderson (credited)

Pencils

Carl Anderson (credited)

Inks

Carl Anderson (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Special - triple-dip ice cream soda...

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Henry

Reprints

• from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx

Uncle Mike (Table of Contents: 22)

Sport Features / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; sports

Characters

Mike Jacobs

Reprints

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

Keywords

boxing

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

News in Pictures - Scott's Scrapbook / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

R. J. Scott

Pencils

R. J. Scott (signed as Scott)

Inks

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The 'square arena' hasn't always been square.

Genre

non-fiction

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

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

George McManus (credited as Geo. McManus) (signed as Geo McManus)

Pencils

George McManus (credited as Geo. McManus) (signed as Geo McManus)

Inks

George McManus (credited as Geo. McManus) (signed as Geo McManus)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh - playing checkers...

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Archie Jiggs; Maggie Jiggs; Denny

Reprints

• from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-xx-xx

The Treasure Hunt (Table of Contents: 25)

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

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

Mandrake is aiding Betty on a world treasure hunt to find five numbers....

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Mandrake the Magician; Betty; Augusta; Karl; Pete; Lothar; Krag

Reprints

• from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-11-28 - 1937-12-12

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

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

Script

Eddie Sullivan (credited)

Pencils

Charlie Schmidt (credited) (signed as Charlie Schmidt)

Inks

Charlie Schmidt (credited) (signed as Charlie Schmidt)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Let's go in an' look at 'em. I've never seen a t-t-turkey on the hoof.

Genre

crime; adventure

Characters

Sergeant Pat O'Hara; Officer Sam Maloney; Inspector Maggin; The Badger (villain)

Reprints

• from Radio Patrol Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-11-28 - 1937-12-12

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

[Golfing] (Table of Contents: 27)

Henry / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Carl Anderson (credited)

Pencils

Carl Anderson (credited)

Inks

Carl Anderson (credited)

Colors

?

Genre

humor; children; sports

Characters

Henry

Reprints

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

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

Solve a Jigglette / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

? [as Harte]

Pencils

? [as Harte]

Letters

?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

The Pet Post / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

? [as Arty]

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

[The Turkey] (Table of Contents: 30)

Henry / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Carl Anderson (credited)

Pencils

Carl Anderson (credited)

Inks

Carl Anderson (credited)

Colors

?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Henry

Reprints

• from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx

Keywords

pantomime; wordless comic

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

Sentinel Louie / comic story / 1.5 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

I guess I'll take a walk in the park.

Genre

humor

Characters

Sentinel Louie

Reprints

• from Sentinel Louie Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32)

The Little King / comic story / 1.5 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 Sultan of Hoomph

Genre

humor

Characters

The Little King; the King's Chamberlain; The Sultan of Hoomph

Reprints

• from The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

Dun-Dums / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Bob Dunn (credited)

Pencils

Bob Dunn (credited)

Inks

Bob Dunn (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It's only me - I save stamps

Genre

humor

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Six unrelated gag panels

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 34)

Sis Sez / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ruth Plumly Thompson (credited)

Pencils

Marge Buell (signed as M.)

Inks

Marge Buell (signed as M.)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

My appendix is OUT!

Genre

humor