(November 1942)

David McKay, 1939 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1942-10-09
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. 4.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Blondie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Musial
Inks
Joe Musial
Colors
?
Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Alexander; Dagwood; Mandrake the Magician (vignette)
Cover Thumbnail for Magic Comics (David McKay, 1939 series) #40
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[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

The inside-front cover.

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

Blondie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Chic Young (credited, signed)
Pencils
Chic Young (credited, signed)
Inks
Chic Young (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gee your father's wonderful.
Genre
humor; domestic

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

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
Narda, think of the man you saw at the bazaar just before the money disappeared!
Genre
superhero

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

High Spots / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Floyd Torbert (signed as Torbert)
Pencils
Floyd Torbert (signed as Torbert)
Inks
Floyd Torbert (signed as Torbert)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; sports

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

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
How do you do, young man!
Genre
humor; domestic

Brave Deeds pf Alexandre Dumas (Table of Contents: 6)

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

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

Indexer Notes

Includes stamp ads.

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

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

Script
Fran Striker (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
So you're The Lone Ranger, eh? Here to spoil our plans!
Genre
western-frontier

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

Aladdin, Jr. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Les Forgrave (signed)
Pencils
William Meade Prince (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You might as well be told, Jack. Your father has died...
Genre
fantasy-supernatural

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

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
Aw, look, Aloysius! A poor, little bird fell...
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; domestic

Zorina (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
Feg Murray (credited, signed)
Pencils
Feg Murray (credited, signed)
Inks
Feg Murray (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Alan Hale

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

Henry / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Anderson (credited, signed)
Pencils
Carl Anderson (credited, signed)
Inks
Carl Anderson (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; children

Indexer Notes

No dialogue.

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

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

Script
Storm P.
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yes, it's exactly as you figured -- I'm being held a captive...
Genre
spy

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
We might as well face facts, Popeye. It would be foolhardy for us to sail...
Genre
humor
Characters
Eugene the Jeep

The Good Old Days (Table of Contents: 14)

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

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

Frank Kovacs (Table of Contents: 15)

Sport Features / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
Jack Sords (signed as Sords)
Pencils
Jack Sords (signed as Sords)
Inks
Jack Sords (signed as Sords)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; sports
Keywords
tennis

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

Bunky / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Billy DeBeck (credited as Billy de Beck)
Pencils
Billy DeBeck (credited as Billy de Beck)
Inks
Billy DeBeck (credited as Billy de Beck)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's bigamy - dat's wot it is! Chee! De ol' woman I married is nuttier'n a fruitcake....
Genre
humor

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

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
Well, don't stand there like a ninny! Gas up a Super-Q!
Genre
adventure; aviation

An Aerial Sortie From Shangri-La (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script
Clayton Knight (credited, signed)
Pencils
Clayton Knight (credited, signed)
Inks
Clayton Knight (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset
Genre
non-fiction; war; aviation
Characters
Brig. General 'Jimmie' Doolittle
Reprints

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

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
Sooner or later, Mr. Schmaltz, you are going to buy insurance...
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; children

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

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

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

Indexer Notes

Jokes sent in by readers.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Blondie
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    The Wizard's Tower
  3. 2. ["Gee your father's wonderful."]
    Blondie
  4. 3. ["Narda, think of the man you saw at the bazaar just before the money disappeared!"]
    Mandrake the Magician
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    High Spots
  6. 5. ["How do you do, young man!"]
    Tippie and Cap Stubbs
  7. 6. Brave Deeds pf Alexandre Dumas
    Stamp Corner
  8. 7. ["So you're The Lone Ranger, eh? Here to spoil our plans!"]
    The Lone Ranger
  9. 8. ["You might as well be told, Jack. Your father has died..."]
    Aladdin, Jr.
  10. 9. ["Aw, look, Aloysius! A poor, little bird fell..."]
    Jan and Aloysius
  11. 10. Zorina
    Seein' Stars
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Henry
  13. 12. ["Yes, it's exactly as you figured -- I'm being held a captive..."]
    Secret Agent X-9
  14. 13. ["We might as well face facts, Popeye. It would be foolhardy for us to sail..."]
    Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye
  15. 14. The Good Old Days
    Little Acorns
  16. 15. Frank Kovacs
    Sport Features
  17. 16. ["It's bigamy - dat's wot it is! Chee! De ol' woman I married is nuttier'n a fruitcake...."]
    Bunky
  18. 17. ["Well, don't stand there like a ninny! Gas up a Super-Q!"]
    Barney Baxter in the Air
  19. 18. An Aerial Sortie From Shangri-La
    The Romance of Flying
  20. 19. ["Sooner or later, Mr. Schmaltz, you are going to buy insurance..."]
    Dinglehoofer und His Dog
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Dollar-a-Dither
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  • Del Gruber
  • Richard Thomson
  • Len Wolinsky
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