(March 1941)

David McKay, 1939 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1941-02-17
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, 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)
Inks
Joe Musial (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
Mandrake the Magician; Lothar

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

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

Script
? [as G. Whiz]; ? [as Uncle George]
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

On the inside-front cover.

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

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

Script
Lee Falk
Pencils
Phil Davis
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mandrake's first spy-hunting assignment: in an airplane factory.
Genre
superhero

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

Dollar-a-Dither / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Musial
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

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

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

Script
Jimmy Thompson
Pencils
Jimmy Thompson
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Escaping from the Fox camp with the sacred arrows, Red-Feather, called Half-a-Face because of an injury...
Genre
western-frontier; adventure

The Serious Side (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Bob Dunn
Pencils
Bob Dunn
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children

Sock! Hard-Hitting Athletes (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
? [as McKay]
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Joe Louis; James Thomson; Don Budge
Keywords
boxing; golf; tennis

Lawrence of Arabia (Table of Contents: 7)

Stamp Corner / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Eugene Pollock
Pencils
? (photos)
Inks
? (photos)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

With stamp ads.

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

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

Script
Fran Striker
Pencils
Charles Flanders
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Posse not see us here!
Genre
western-frontier

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In Neutopia rain falls only by appointment.
Genre
humor

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

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

Script
Joe Musial
Pencils
Joe Musial (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We're goin' down-town...
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; domestic

Comic Paste-up Contest! (Table of Contents: 11)

activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

The centerfold spread.

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

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

Script
Robert Storm
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The 'big ditch' looks quiet enough down there now, X-9!
Genre
spy

Johnny Chuck Loses His Temper (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script
Thornton Burgess
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Reddy Fox

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

Henry / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Carl Anderson
Pencils
Carl Anderson
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children

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

Blondie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Chic Young
Pencils
Chic Young
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Who was that ringing the doorbell?
Genre
humor; domestic

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

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

Script
Edwina Dumm [as Edwina]
Pencils
Edwina Dumm [as Edwina]
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, th' night of th' big fight kept getting nearer...
Genre
humor; domestic

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

Henry / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Carl Anderson
Pencils
Carl Anderson
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children

Bill Werber (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script
?
Pencils
? [as McKay]
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; sports
Keywords
baseball

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

Bunky / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Billy DeBeck
Pencils
Billy DeBeck (credited as Billy De Beck)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
But -- my dear mother -- it seems so irrational...
Genre
humor; domestic

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

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

Script
Frank Miller
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Barney rescues Patricia and Gopher Gus from the doomed building...
Genre
adventure; aviation

Lindbergh Conquers the Atlantic (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Script
Clayton Knight
Pencils
Clayton Knight (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

Genre
non-fiction; aviation
Characters
Charles A. Lindbergh
Reprints

Indexer Notes

One art page and one text page.

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

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

Script
Harold Knerr
Pencils
Harold Knerr
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi-ya, Butch! Wotcha doin'?
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; children

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

Henry / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Carl Anderson
Pencils
Carl Anderson
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Mandrake the Magician
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    The Wizard's Tower
  3. 2. ["Mandrake's first spy-hunting assignment: in an airplane factory."]
    Mandrake the Magician
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Dollar-a-Dither
  5. 4. ["Escaping from the Fox camp with the sacred arrows, Red-Feather, called Half-a-Face because of an injury..."]
    Indian Lore
  6. 5. The Serious Side
    Little Acorns
  7. 6. Sock! Hard-Hitting Athletes
    News in Sports
  8. 7. Lawrence of Arabia
    Stamp Corner
  9. 8. ["Posse not see us here!"]
    The Lone Ranger
  10. 9. ["In Neutopia rain falls only by appointment."]
    Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye
  11. 10. ["We're goin' down-town..."]
    Jan and Aloysius
  12. 11. Comic Paste-up Contest!
  13. 12. ["The 'big ditch' looks quiet enough down there now, X-9!"]
    Secret Agent X-9
  14. 13. Johnny Chuck Loses His Temper
    Little Nature Stories
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Henry
  16. 15. ["Who was that ringing the doorbell?"]
    Blondie
  17. 16. ["Well, th' night of th' big fight kept getting nearer..."]
    Tippie and Cap Stubbs
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Henry
  19. 18. Bill Werber
    News in Sports
  20. 19. ["But -- my dear mother -- it seems so irrational..."]
    Bunky
  21. 20. ["Barney rescues Patricia and Gopher Gus from the doomed building..."]
    Barney Baxter in the Air
  22. 21. Lindbergh Conquers the Atlantic
    The Romance of Flying
  23. 22. ["Hi-ya, Butch! Wotcha doin'?"]
    Dinglehoofer und His Dog
  24. 23. [no title indexed]
    Henry
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Del Gruber
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Richard Thomson
  • Len Wolinsky