(December 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
Ruth Plumly Thompson (editor); Florence Cooke (managing editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Blondie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Musial
Inks
?
Colors
?

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

[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)

Blondie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Chic Young
Pencils
Chic Young (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'll get Edmund a handkerchief.
Genre
humor; domestic

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I was on fire! What are you talking about, boss?
Genre
superhero

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

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

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

Genre
non-fiction; sports

Indexer Notes

High school sports heroes.

[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
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Maybe I can help yuh! You help? Mebbe so!
Genre
western-frontier

Lieut. Col. Francis Gabreski (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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

Genre
non-fiction; aviation

Indexer Notes

The centerfold spread.

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

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
Where are you going, Jan?
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; domestic

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

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: 10)

Buz Sawyer / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Crane
Pencils
Roy Crane (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oboy! I saw you thru the window, so I... Hello, Sailor!
Genre
adventure; aviation

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Zaboly
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I have got three witnesses, so ya kin send me to prising for sockin' ya.
Genre
humor; adventure

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

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

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

Genre
humor; war; military

Indexer Notes

Four 1-panel jokes.

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

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: 14)

Secret Agent X-9 / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Five o'clock! Where is that traitorous American who calls himself Flackie?
Genre
crime; spy

Post War Plans (Table of Contents: 15)

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

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

Genre
humor; children

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Only a hundred and twenty thousand for the two of them, Joe?
Genre
adventure; aviation

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

Dollar-a-Dither / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Alexander McKay (business manager)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Blondie
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    The Wizard's Tower
  3. 2. ["I'll get Edmund a handkerchief."]
    Blondie
  4. 3. ["I was on fire! What are you talking about, boss?"]
    Mandrake the Magician
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    High Spots
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Tippie and Cap Stubbs
  7. 6. ["Maybe I can help yuh! You help? Mebbe so!"]
    The Lone Ranger
  8. 7. Lieut. Col. Francis Gabreski
    Heroes on Wings
  9. 8. ["Where are you going, Jan?"]
    Jan and Aloysius
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Henry
  11. 10. ["Oboy! I saw you thru the window, so I... Hello, Sailor!"]
    Buz Sawyer
  12. 11. ["I have got three witnesses, so ya kin send me to prising for sockin' ya."]
    Thimble Theatre
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Private Breger Abroad
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Henry
  15. 14. ["Five o'clock! Where is that traitorous American who calls himself Flackie?"]
    Secret Agent X-9
  16. 15. Post War Plans
    Little Acorns
  17. 16. ["Only a hundred and twenty thousand for the two of them, Joe?"]
    Barney Baxter in the Air
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Dollar-a-Dither
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Del Gruber
  • Richard Thomson
  • Len Wolinsky