(January 1940)

David McKay, 1936 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1939-11-17
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
David McKay Company
Editing
?

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 1.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Thimble Theatre / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Musial (signed as Musial)
Inks
Joe Musial (signed as Musial)
Colors
?

Genre
humor; adventure
Characters
Popeye

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

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as Jo King]
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

On the inside-front cover.

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

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

Script
Doc Winner
Pencils
Doc Winner
Inks
Doc Winner
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Popeye my friend, you shall be the first to see me in my new trousers
Genre
humor; adventure
Characters
Popeye; Olive Oyl; J. Wellington Wimpy; Swee'pea
Reprints
  • from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-01-22 - 1939-02-12

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

[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
Time drags unmercifully for Barney and "Hap" as the small fishing-boat lies anchored...
Feature Logo
Barney Baxter in the Air
Genre
adventure; aviation; war
Characters
Barney Baxter; "Hap" Walters; Patricia Katchem; Lt. Rockwell; Captain Anchor; Santo; The General
Reprints
  • from Barney Baxter in the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-05-07 - 1939-05-28

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

The Tyrant 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
Ming and a doctor question Captain Solas under the truth serum.
Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Flash Gordon; Dale Arden; Dr. Hans Alexis Zarkov; Emperor Ming; Captain Solas; King Barin; Queen Aura; Prince Ronal; Major Lingan; Prince Alan of Arboria
Reprints
  • from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-01-15 - 1939-02-05

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.
01-15 - Ming's Scheme
01-22 = [not known]
01-29 = The Clue
02-05 = The Trap

The Nearest Planet (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
R. J. Scott (credited)
Pencils
R. J. Scott (credited)
Inks
R. J. Scott (credited)
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

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

Sappo / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Doc Winner
Pencils
Doc Winner
Inks
Doc Winner
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I am known for my "firecracker seeds"
Genre
humor
Characters
John Sappo; Professor O. G. Wotasnozzle
Reprints
  • from Sappo Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-xx-xx - 1938-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Two Sunday pages

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

The Last of the Incas (Table of Contents: 7)

Stamps / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Eugene Pollock (credited as Eugene L Pollock)
Pencils
? (photos)
Inks
? (photos)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

With stamp ads.

Football's Annual Snowfall (Table of Contents: 8)

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
Keywords
All-Americans

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

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
Ordered to Keyton College to protect Professor Kirby, who is about to make public...
Genre
adventure; detective-mystery; western-frontier
Characters
Sergeant Dave King; Betty Blake; Kid Blake; Professor Kirby; Chubby; Tod Hadley; Lenna Dorn; Vendry; Chirp
Reprints
  • from King of the Royal Mounted Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-01-15 - 1939-02-05

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

Sis Sez / text 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
After all the work I went through, Pal...
Genre
humor

The Artful Arab (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ruth Plumly Thompson (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
drama

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

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
An' tonight is the Firemen's Ball...
Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Archie Jiggs
Reprints
  • from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-xx-xx

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

Dun-Dums / cartoon / 0.5 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 a stall shower...
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Dun-Dums Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Three unrelated gag panels

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

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

Script
Frank Buck (credited)
Pencils
Ed Stevenson (signed as Ed. Stevenson) (credited as Ed. Stevenson)
Inks
Ed Stevenson (signed as Ed. Stevenson) (credited as Ed. Stevenson)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Barr swears it was just an accident
Genre
adventure; jungle
Characters
Ted Towers; Catherine Custer; Barr; Napa; Kala; Harry Blane; Shiela Blane; Juan Silva
Reprints
  • from Ted Towers, Animal Master Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-01-14 - 1940-02-04

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

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

Script
Jimmy Thompson (credited)
Pencils
Jimmy Thompson (credited)
Inks
Jimmy Thompson (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
When Black Hawk stopped to eat on his journey across the land of the strong-bows...
Genre
western-frontier

Bird Courts (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script
R. J. Scott (credited)
Pencils
R. J. Scott (credited)
Inks
R. J. Scott (credited)
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

Pirates Of The 17th Century (Table of Contents: 17)

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
Screaming their mad rage, the savages race toward Brick and his fear-stricken companions
Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Brick Bradford; Captain Horatio Southern; April Southern; Captain Fogg
Reprints
  • from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-01-08 - 1939-01-29

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

Free Food Samples (Table of Contents: 18)

Henry / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Carl Anderson (credited)
Pencils
Carl Anderson (credited)
Inks
Carl Anderson (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Henry
Reprints
  • from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-xx-xx
Keywords
pantomime; wordless comic

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

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
That must be Jiggs now...
Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Archie Jiggs; Maggie Jiggs
Reprints
  • from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx

[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
Gloryosky -- you played the little queen swell -- 'course, I never saw a really truly little queen...
Genre
drama; children; adventure
Characters
Little Annie Rooney; Barnes; Flora; Miss Le Vivat
Reprints
  • from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-01-15 - 1939-02-05

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

Yale (Table of Contents: 21)

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
Ducky Pond
Keywords
football

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; animal

[Bannisters] (Table of Contents: 23)

Henry / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Carl Anderson (credited)
Pencils
Carl Anderson (credited)
Inks
Carl Anderson (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Henry
Reprints
  • from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-xx-xx
Keywords
pantomime; wordless comic

Lt. Paul Baer; Jimmy Collins; Willis Fitch (Table of Contents: 24)

Hall of Fame of the Air / comic story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
Eddie Rickenbacker (credited as Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker)
Pencils
Clayton Knight (credited, signed)
Inks
Clayton Knight (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; aviation
Characters
Lt. Paul Baer; Jimmy Collins; Willis Fitch
Reprints
  • from Hall of Fame of the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-xx-xx - 1938-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Three Sunday half pages

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Sis Sez / text 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
If other folks would buy me presents
Genre
humor

The Annoying (Table of Contents: 26)

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
Your shoes squeak, see? I don't like guys whose shoes squeak!
Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Mandrake; Lothar; Dr. Coles; Babs Coles
Reprints
  • from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-01-15 - 1939-02-05

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

01-15 The Annoying
01-22 The Flying Pass By
01-29 The Clairvoyant
02-05 City of Gold storyline begins

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

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
Even Pinky is obsessed with thoughts of capturing "The Cat"...
Genre
crime; adventure
Characters
Sergeant Pat O'Hara; Officer Sam Maloney; Molly Day; Pinky Pinkerton; "The Cat"; "Pete the Muscle"; Slugger
Reprints
  • from Radio Patrol Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-01-22 - 1939-02-11

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

Dr. James Barry (Table of Contents: 28)

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

Script
R. J. Scott (credited)
Pencils
R. J. Scott (credited)
Inks
R. J. Scott (credited)
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

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

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
Henry, if you will seal these invitations for me...
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Henry
Reprints
  • from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-xx-xx

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

Sentinel Louie / comic story / 1.6 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
This is no good...
Genre
humor
Characters
Sentinel Louie
Reprints
  • from Sentinel Louie Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-xx-xx - 1939-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

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

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

The Little King / comic story / 1.6 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
Your Majesty, we are so worried about the financial situation we can't sleep
Genre
humor
Characters
The Little King; the King's Chamberlain
Reprints
  • from The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-xx-xx - 1939-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

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

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Thimble Theatre
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. ["Popeye my friend, you shall be the first to see me in my new trousers"]
    Thimble Theatre
  4. 3. ["Time drags unmercifully for Barney and "Hap" as the small fishing-boat lies anchored..."]
    Barney Baxter
  5. 4. The Tyrant of Mongo
    Flash Gordon
  6. 5. The Nearest Planet
    News in Pictures - Scott's Scrapbook
  7. 6. ["I am known for my "firecracker seeds""]
    Sappo
  8. 7. The Last of the Incas
    Stamps
  9. 8. Football's Annual Snowfall
    Sport Features
  10. 9. ["Ordered to Keyton College to protect Professor Kirby, who is about to make public..."]
    King of the Royal Mounted
  11. 10. ["After all the work I went through, Pal..."]
    Sis Sez
  12. 11. The Artful Arab
  13. 12. ["An' tonight is the Firemen's Ball..."]
    Bringing Up Father
  14. 13. ["It's a stall shower..."]
    Dun-Dums
  15. 14. ["Barr swears it was just an accident"]
    Ted Towers, Animal Master
  16. 15. ["When Black Hawk stopped to eat on his journey across the land of the strong-bows..."]
    Redmen - the Ventures of Black Hawk
  17. 16. Bird Courts
    News in Pictures - Scott's Scrapbook
  18. 17. Pirates Of The 17th Century
    Brick Bradford
  19. 18. Free Food Samples
    Henry
  20. 19. ["That must be Jiggs now..."]
    Bringing Up Father
  21. 20. ["Gloryosky -- you played the little queen swell -- 'course, I never saw a really truly little queen..."]
    Little Annie Rooney
  22. 21. Yale
    Sport Features
  23. 22. [no title indexed]
    The Pet Post
  24. 23. [Bannisters]
    Henry
  25. 24. Lt. Paul Baer; Jimmy Collins; Willis Fitch
    Hall of Fame of the Air
  26. 25. ["If other folks would buy me presents"]
    Sis Sez
  27. 26. The Annoying
    Mandrake the Magician
  28. 27. ["Even Pinky is obsessed with thoughts of capturing "The Cat"..."]
    Radio Patrol
  29. 28. Dr. James Barry
    News in Pictures - Scott's Scrapbook
  30. 29. ["Henry, if you will seal these invitations for me..."]
    Henry
  31. 30. ["This is no good..."]
    Sentinel Louie
  32. 31. ["Your Majesty, we are so worried about the financial situation we can't sleep"]
    The Little King
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Keith Chandler
  • Del Gruber
  • Richard Thomson
  • Len Wolinsky