(August 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
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Blondie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Alexander; Mandrake the Magician (vignette)
Keywords
kite; tricycle

[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
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Summer in this tower, gets better every hour.
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 (signed as Chic Young)
Pencils
Chic Young (signed as Chic Young)
Inks
Chic Young (signed as Chic Young)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Alexander, who ate the walnuts...
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
Where in thunder did the butler go?
Genre
superhero

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

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

Script
Floyd Torbert (credited as Torbert) (signed as Cpl. Torbert)
Pencils
Floyd Torbert (credited as Torbert) (signed as Cpl. Torbert)
Inks
Floyd Torbert (credited as Torbert) (signed as Cpl. Torbert)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Dean Booker; Elvi Fava; George Walmsley; Sid Bowen

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

Tippie / 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
Gee! How do I look in my new sweater...
Feature Logo
Tippie and Cap Stubbs
Genre
humor; domestic; animal; children

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Why does Mr. Ransome want to break you, Mrs. Grundy?
Genre
western-frontier

Col. Bernt Balchen (Table of Contents: 7)

Heroes on Wings / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Clayton Knight (credited)
Pencils
Clayton Knight (credited)
Inks
Clayton Knight (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; aviation; war

Indexer Notes

The centrefold.

[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
I gotta go on a couple of errands for my folks...
Genre
humor; children; domestic; anthropomorphic-funny animals

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

Seein' Stars / comic story / 1 page (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
4,000,000 drawings were made for Bambi...
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
All Miller; Gary Cooper; Laird Cregar; Sara Berner

Indexer Notes

Includes one panel drawn by 'guest artist' Xavier Cugat and signed by him.

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

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

Script
Mel Graff (credited)
Pencils
Mel Graff (signed as Mel Graff)
Inks
Mel Graff (signed as Mel Graff)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Got those ski-boots, Bill? Come on...
Genre
adventure; spy

Fathers (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; domestic; children

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Zaboly (signed as Bee [image] Z)
Inks
Bill Zaboly (signed as Bee [image] Z)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Try Wimpy's Tadpole Tablets
Feature Logo
Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye
Genre
humor; adventure

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

Henry / comic story / 2 pages (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
Don't make him raise his han's Henry.
Genre
humor; children

Indexer Notes

Four ½-page strips.

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

Private Breger Abroad / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now where the devil is he?
Genre
humor; military

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

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
The 'Sky Demons' hop for Professor Torp's private airport...
Feature Logo
Barney Baxter in the Air
Genre
adventure; aviation; war

[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
Ah, ha! One o' them mustache artists, huh?
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; children

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

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
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
He performed one of his greatest...
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

'Class-room boners' sent in by readers for $1 if used.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Blondie
  2. 1. ["Summer in this tower, gets better every hour."]
    The Wizard's Tower
  3. 2. ["Alexander, who ate the walnuts..."]
    Blondie
  4. 3. ["Where in thunder did the butler go?"]
    Mandrake the Magician
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    High Spots
  6. 5. ["Gee! How do I look in my new sweater..."]
    Tippie
  7. 6. ["Why does Mr. Ransome want to break you, Mrs. Grundy?"]
    The Lone Ranger
  8. 7. Col. Bernt Balchen
    Heroes on Wings
  9. 8. ["I gotta go on a couple of errands for my folks..."]
    Jan and Aloysius
  10. 9. ["4,000,000 drawings were made for Bambi..."]
    Seein' Stars
  11. 10. ["Got those ski-boots, Bill? Come on..."]
    Secret Agent X-9
  12. 11. Fathers
    Little Acorns
  13. 12. ["Try Wimpy's Tadpole Tablets"]
    Thimble Theatre
  14. 13. ["Don't make him raise his han's Henry."]
    Henry
  15. 14. ["Now where the devil is he?"]
    Private Breger Abroad
  16. 15. ["The 'Sky Demons' hop for Professor Torp's private airport..."]
    Barney Baxter
  17. 16. ["Ah, ha! One o' them mustache artists, huh?"]
    Dinglehoofer und His Dog
  18. 17. ["He performed one of his greatest..."]
    Dollar-a-Dither
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  • Del Gruber
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Richard Thomson
  • Len Wolinsky