(January 1941)

David McKay, 1939 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1940-12-04
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, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 1.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Mandrake the Magician / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Musial (signed as Musial)
Inks
Joe Musial (signed as Musial)
Colors
?
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
Mandrake the Magician
Cover Thumbnail for Magic Comics (David McKay, 1939 series) #18
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Cover gallery

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

The Wizard's Tower / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as G.Whiz; Uncle George]
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Top of the morning to you!
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

The inside-front cover.

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

Mandrake the Magician / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Lee Falk (credited)
Pencils
Phil Davis (credited)
Inks
Phil Davis (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mandrake! Look! In the museum Sonny suddenly cries a warning.
Feature Logo
Mandrake the Magician
Genre
superhero

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

Dollar-a-Dither / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Joe Musial (credited) (signed as Musial)
Pencils
Joe Musial (credited) (signed as Musial)
Inks
Joe Musial (credited) (signed as Musial)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

One-panel classroom jokes submitted by students.

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

Indian Lore / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Jimmy Thompson (credited)
Pencils
Jimmy Thompson (credited)
Inks
Jimmy Thompson (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Red-Feather, called Half-a-Face because of an injury to his face, falls victim...
Genre
western-frontier

Fortunes (Table of Contents: 5)

Little Acorns / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Dunn (credited)
Pencils
Bob Dunn (credited)
Inks
Bob Dunn (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

They Overcame Handicaps! (Table of Contents: 6)

News in Sports / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Tommy Armour; Bruce Campbell
Keywords
golf

Good King Wenceslas (Table of Contents: 7)

Stamp Corner / text article / 1.33 pages (report information)

Script
Eugene Pollock (credited as Eugene L Pollock)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

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

The Lone Ranger / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Fran Striker (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A relentless grip on The Lone Ranger's foot drags him beneath the water...
Feature Logo
The Lone Ranger
Genre
western-frontier

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

Thimble Theatre / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
We gived Mr. Widget water from the founting of yout'.
Feature Logo
Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye
Genre
humor; adventure

The Rainbird (Table of Contents: 10)

Thimble Theatre / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Feature Logo
Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye
Genre
humor; adventure

Indexer Notes

The start of a new story line.

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

Jan and Aloysius / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Musial (credited) (signed as Musial)
Pencils
Joe Musial (credited) (signed as Musial)
Inks
Joe Musial (credited) (signed as Musial)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Let me out of here, Jan -- I'm late already!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; domestic

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

Seein' Stars / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Feg Murray (credited) (signed as Feg Murray)
Pencils
Feg Murray (credited) (signed as Feg Murray)
Inks
Feg Murray (credited) (signed as Feg Murray)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Al Jolson
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Al Jolson; Anita Louise; Joan Blondell; Leon Errol; Otto Kruger

Indexer Notes

The centerfold.

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

Secret Agent X-9 / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Storm
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Where is that g-man? Right here, excellency!
Genre
adventure; spy

A Snowy Explosion (Table of Contents: 14)

Little Nature Stories / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Thornton Burgess (credited as Thornton W. Burgess)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Reddy Fox

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

Henry / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Carl Anderson (credited) (signed as Carl Anderson)
Pencils
Carl Anderson (credited) (signed as Carl Anderson)
Inks
Carl Anderson (credited) (signed as Carl Anderson)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Will ya give an old carnival man...
Genre
humor; domestic; children

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

Blondie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
But just look at this binding...
Genre
humor; domestic

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

Tippie and Cap Stubbs / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Edwina Dumm (credited as Edwina)
Pencils
Edwina Dumm (credited as Edwina)
Inks
Edwina Dumm (credited as Edwina)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
That exercise class has done wonders for me.
Genre
humor; domestic

Bad Boy Baer (Table of Contents: 18)

News in Sports / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? [as McKay]
Inks
? [as McKay]
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Max Baer
Keywords
boxing

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

Bunky / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Billy DeBeck (credited as Billy de Beck Esq.)
Pencils
Billy DeBeck (credited as Billy de Beck Esq.)
Inks
Billy DeBeck (credited as Billy de Beck Esq.)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Woe is me if Viper Fagin's piercing eyes penetrate this vulnerable disguise.
Genre
humor

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

Barney Baxter in the Air / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Miller (credited)
Pencils
Frank Miller (credited)
Inks
Frank Miller (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I guess everything is here. Chocolate bars, water...
Genre
adventure; aviation

The First Round-the-World Flight (Table of Contents: 21)

The Romance of Flying / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Clayton Knight (credited) (signed as Clayton Knight)
Pencils
Clayton Knight (credited) (signed as Clayton Knight)
Inks
Clayton Knight (credited) (signed as Clayton Knight)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset; ?
Genre
non-fiction; aviation
Characters
Clayton Alford
Reprints

Indexer Notes

One page of art and one text page.

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

Dinglehoofer und His Dog / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Harold Knerr (credited as H. H. Knerr)
Pencils
Harold Knerr (credited as H. H. Knerr)
Inks
Harold Knerr (credited as H. H. Knerr)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You won't find anything of value, officer.
Feature Logo
Dingle-Hoofer und His Dog
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; children
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Mandrake the Magician
  2. 1. ["Top of the morning to you!"]
    The Wizard's Tower
  3. 2. ["Mandrake! Look! In the museum Sonny suddenly cries a warning."]
    Mandrake the Magician
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Dollar-a-Dither
  5. 4. ["Red-Feather, called Half-a-Face because of an injury to his face, falls victim..."]
    Indian Lore
  6. 5. Fortunes
    Little Acorns
  7. 6. They Overcame Handicaps!
    News in Sports
  8. 7. Good King Wenceslas
    Stamp Corner
  9. 8. ["A relentless grip on The Lone Ranger's foot drags him beneath the water..."]
    The Lone Ranger
  10. 9. ["We gived Mr. Widget water from the founting of yout'."]
    Thimble Theatre
  11. 10. The Rainbird
    Thimble Theatre
  12. 11. ["Let me out of here, Jan -- I'm late already!"]
    Jan and Aloysius
  13. 12. ["Al Jolson"]
    Seein' Stars
  14. 13. ["Where is that g-man? Right here, excellency!"]
    Secret Agent X-9
  15. 14. A Snowy Explosion
    Little Nature Stories
  16. 15. ["Will ya give an old carnival man..."]
    Henry
  17. 16. ["But just look at this binding..."]
    Blondie
  18. 17. ["That exercise class has done wonders for me."]
    Tippie and Cap Stubbs
  19. 18. Bad Boy Baer
    News in Sports
  20. 19. ["Woe is me if Viper Fagin's piercing eyes penetrate this vulnerable disguise."]
    Bunky
  21. 20. ["I guess everything is here. Chocolate bars, water..."]
    Barney Baxter in the Air
  22. 21. The First Round-the-World Flight
    The Romance of Flying
  23. 22. ["You won't find anything of value, officer."]
    Dinglehoofer und His Dog
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