(December 1945)

David McKay, 1939 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
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
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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
I've got a splinter in my finger.
Genre
humor; domestic

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

Mandrake the Magician / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Lee Falk (credited)
Pencils
Phil Davis (credited)
Inks
Phil Davis (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yes M'am, the Witch of Kaloon!
Genre
superhero

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Alexander McKay (business manager)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

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

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 readers.

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jan, how many times must I call you!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; domestic

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Because we've failed to take the enemy by surprise...
Genre
adventure; war; aviation

Sgt. Harris Benjamin Goldberg (Table of Contents: 8)

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; biography; war; aviation

Indexer Notes

The centerfold.

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

The Lone Ranger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come on, let's get farther back. The fuse on the blast is lighted.
Genre
western-frontier

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Zaboly (signed as B.Z.)
Inks
Bill Zaboly (signed as B.Z.)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Didja see that? She fainted! Dames are goofy, ain't they?
Genre
humor

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
As one of The Fuehrer's airmen, you will appreciate what you are about to see...
Genre
adventure; spy

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

Private Breger Abroad / cartoon / 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
?

Genre
humor; war; military

Indexer Notes

Four 1-panel jokes.

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

Hi Stars / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Floyd Torbert (credited as Torb)
Pencils
Floyd Torbert (credited as Torb)
Inks
Floyd Torbert (credited as Torb)
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; sports

Indexer Notes

The inside-back cover.

Things to Save (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; children

Indexer Notes

The back cover.

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've got a splinter in my finger."]
    Blondie
  4. 3. ["Yes M'am, the Witch of Kaloon!"]
    Mandrake the Magician
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Dollar-a-Dither
  7. 6. ["Jan, how many times must I call you!"]
    Jan and Aloysius
  8. 7. ["Because we've failed to take the enemy by surprise..."]
    Buz Sawyer
  9. 8. Sgt. Harris Benjamin Goldberg
    Heroes on Wings
  10. 9. ["Come on, let's get farther back. The fuse on the blast is lighted."]
    The Lone Ranger
  11. 10. ["Didja see that? She fainted! Dames are goofy, ain't they?"]
    Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye
  12. 11. ["As one of The Fuehrer's airmen, you will appreciate what you are about to see..."]
    Secret Agent X-9
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Private Breger Abroad
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Hi Stars
  15. 14. Things to Save
    Little Acorns
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Del Gruber
  • Richard Thomson
  • Len Wolinsky