(May 1947)

David McKay, 1939 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
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
Joe Musial (signed)
Inks
Joe Musial (signed)
Colors
?

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Dagwood; Daisy (dog); 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
Pencils
Chic Young (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I wish you'd get rid of your old razor blades...
Genre
humor; domestic

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm going to Seven Dunes! Haven't seen old Sandy in years.
Genre
superhero

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

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

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

Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Classroom bloopers sent in by readers.

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

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

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

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; domestic

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We're in a hurry, sister. I guess that costume'll do.
Genre
adventure; aviation

Col. Paul W. Tibbetts Jr. (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; war; aviation

Indexer Notes

The centerfold spread.

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You can't save those men now! But I'll get you!
Genre
western-frontier

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Give me the brief-case, Popeye, I simply must read your orders.
Genre
humor

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

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

Script
Robert Storm
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
All right, Miss Salem! Come along! It's all over!
Genre
spy
Characters
Savannah Salem

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

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

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

Genre
non-fiction; sports

Indexer Notes

High-school sports heroes.

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

Best Laughs / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

The inside-back cover.
Four 1-panel jokes by assorted artists.

Memory Marvels (Table of Contents: 13)

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

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

Genre
humor; children

Indexer Notes

The back cover.

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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. ["I wish you'd get rid of your old razor blades..."]
    Blondie
  4. 3. ["I'm going to Seven Dunes! Haven't seen old Sandy in years."]
    Mandrake the Magician
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Dollar-a-Dither
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Jan and Aloysius
  7. 6. ["We're in a hurry, sister. I guess that costume'll do."]
    Buz Sawyer
  8. 7. Col. Paul W. Tibbetts Jr.
    Heroes on Wings
  9. 8. ["You can't save those men now! But I'll get you!"]
    The Lone Ranger
  10. 9. ["Give me the brief-case, Popeye, I simply must read your orders."]
    Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye
  11. 10. ["All right, Miss Salem! Come along! It's all over!"]
    Secret Agent X-9
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Hi Stars
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Best Laughs
  14. 13. Memory Marvels
    Little Acorns
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Del Gruber
  • Richard Thomson
  • Len Wolinsky