(June 1944)

David McKay, 1939 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
David McKay Company
Editing
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Blondie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Dagwood; Mandrake the Magician (vignette)

[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
Blondie! Please hurry up with that telephone conversation!
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
Conductor, did you tell a porter at the station that most of our navy was gone?
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Copyright 1942.

Burt Schmitt; Jim Fucci (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Floyd Torbert (credited)
Pencils
Floyd Torbert (credited)
Inks
Floyd Torbert (credited)
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
I used to be th' star.
Genre
humor; domestic

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

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

Script
Fran Striker (credited)
Pencils
Charles Flanders (signed)
Inks
Charles Flanders (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Don't yuh see the scheme? They let you out of jail an' sent you here...
Genre
western-frontier

Major Gregory Boyington (Table of Contents: 7)

Heroes on Wings / 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

Indexer Notes

The centerfold.

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

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
Tryin' to be of service to your country, Jan?
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; domestic

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

Seein' Stars / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Feg Murray (credited, signed)
Pencils
Feg Murray (credited, signed)
Inks
Feg Murray (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Susan Hayward; Charles Winninger; Michele Morgan

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

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

Script
Robert Storm
Pencils
Mel Graff (signed)
Inks
Mel Graff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Decidedly, Nancy, this is not too disagreeable!
Genre
adventure; spy

Outstanding Students (Table of Contents: 11)

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

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

Genre
humor; children

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Zaboly (signed as B.Z.) (The 'B' is represented by an image of a bee.)
Inks
Bill Zaboly (signed as B.Z.) (The 'B' is represented by an image of a bee.)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
My dear Miss Anchovy, I trust you have changed your opinion of legs...
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Copyright 1941.

[Dogs!] (Table of Contents: 13)

Henry / comic story / 2 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

Copyright 1940.

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

Private Breger Abroad / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dave Breger (credited as Sgt. Dave Breger) (signed as Sgt. Dave Breger, Britain)
Pencils
Dave Breger (credited as Sgt. Dave Breger) (signed as Sgt. Dave Breger, Britain)
Inks
Dave Breger (credited as Sgt. Dave Breger) (signed as Sgt. Dave Breger, Britain)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; war; military

Indexer Notes

Four 1-panel jokes.

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

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

Script
Frank Miller (credited, signed)
Pencils
Frank Miller (credited, signed)
Inks
Frank Miller (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The trail leading to the whereabouts of the woman who lifted...
Genre
adventure

Indexer Notes

Copyright 1941.

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

Dinglehoofer und His Dog / comic story / 1 page (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
Hi-ya, Mr. Grumf!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; children
Characters
Mr. Dinglehoofer; Schnappsy (his dog); Mr. Grumf (a cartoonist)

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

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

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

Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Classroom jokes sent in by students.

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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. ["Blondie! Please hurry up with that telephone conversation!"]
    Blondie
  4. 3. ["Conductor, did you tell a porter at the station that most of our navy was gone?"]
    Mandrake the Magician
  5. 4. Burt Schmitt; Jim Fucci
    High Spots
  6. 5. ["I used to be th' star."]
    Tippie and Cap Stubbs
  7. 6. ["Don't yuh see the scheme? They let you out of jail an' sent you here..."]
    The Lone Ranger
  8. 7. Major Gregory Boyington
    Heroes on Wings
  9. 8. ["Tryin' to be of service to your country, Jan?"]
    Jan and Aloysius
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Seein' Stars
  11. 10. ["Decidedly, Nancy, this is not too disagreeable!"]
    Secret Agent X-9
  12. 11. Outstanding Students
    Little Acorns
  13. 12. ["My dear Miss Anchovy, I trust you have changed your opinion of legs..."]
    Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye
  14. 13. [Dogs!]
    Henry
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Private Breger Abroad
  16. 15. ["The trail leading to the whereabouts of the woman who lifted..."]
    Barney Baxter in the Air
  17. 16. ["Hi-ya, Mr. Grumf!"]
    Dinglehoofer und His Dog
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Dollar-a-Dither
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  • Peter Croome
  • Del Gruber
  • Richard Thomson
  • Len Wolinsky