(December 1942)

David McKay, 1936 Series
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Volume
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
?
On-sale Date
1942-10-21
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
David McKay Company
Brand
?
Editing
Jo King

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 4.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Thimble Theatre / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor; adventure
Characters
J. Wellington Wimpy

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

The Lone Ranger / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Genre
adventure; western-frontier
Characters
The Lone Ranger; Tonto
Reprints
  • from The Lone Ranger Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-04-20 - 1941-05-11

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

The Flame Pearls Part 7: Land of the Giants (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Lee Falk (credited)
Pencils
Phil Davis (credited) (signed as PHIL DAVIS)
Inks
Phil Davis (credited) (signed as PHIL DAVIS)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Mandrake; Lothar; Colonel Barton; June Barton
Reprints
  • from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-09-21 - 1941-10-12

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

Dun-Dums / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Dun-Dums Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx

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

Tuffy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Syd Hoff (signed as hoff) (credited as Hoff)
Pencils
Syd Hoff (signed as hoff) (credited as Hoff)
Inks
Syd Hoff (signed as hoff) (credited as Hoff)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Tuffy
Reprints
  • from Tuffy daily (King Features Syndicate) 1942-xx-xx - 1942-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Eight daily strips reshaped to fit four comic book pages

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

Sappo / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor
Characters
John Sappo
Reprints
  • from Sappo Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-xx-xx - 1941-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Two Sunday pages

Stamps: The Battle of the Balkans (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Eugene Pollock
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

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
?

Feature Logo
Barney Baxter in the Air
Genre
adventure; aviation; war
Characters
Barney Baxter; Gopher Gus; Lt. von Glotch-Schmeltz; Eskimo Charlie
Reprints
  • from Barney Baxter in the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-01-11 - 1942-02-01

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

Blondie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Blondie Bumstead; Dagwood Bumstead
Reprints
  • from Blondie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1942-xx-xx - 1942-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Eight daily strips with panels rearranged to fit four comic book pages

The Adventures of Fuzzy Wells (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ruth Plumly Thompson
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Return to Earth (Table of Contents: 10)

Flash Gordon / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Don Moore
Pencils
Alex Raymond (credited) (signed as ALEX RAYMOND)
Inks
Alex Raymond (credited) (signed as ALEX RAYMOND)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Whie demonstrating his rocket-ship…
Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Flash Gordon; Dale Arden; Dr. Hans Alexis Zarkov; Ivor; Dr. Grubich; Olga Bogan; Bogan; Major Danver
Reprints
  • from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-09-21 - 1941-10-12

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

Alex Raymond was previously credited with script, but Don Moore was co-creator and author from the very beginning of the strip.

The original newspaper page most often carried a title for the following week's strip.
09-21 = The Dive of Doom
09-28 = Enemy Raider
10-05 = The Secret Invasion Fleet
10-12 = Against Impossible Odds

Famous Athletes Now in the Armed Services (Table of Contents: 11)

Sport Features / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Burnley
Inks
Jack Burnley
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
sports

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

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

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

Feature Logo
Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye
Genre
humor; adventure
Characters
Popeye
Reprints
  • from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-09-28 - 1941-10-19

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

The Return of the Sky Band (Table of Contents: 13)

The Phantom / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Lee Falk (credited)
Pencils
Ray Moore (credited)
Inks
Ray Moore (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Whitely, you possess military secrets…
Genre
adventure; jungle
Characters
The Phantom [Kit Walker]
Reprints
  • from The Phantom Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-08-31 - 1941-09-21

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

Little Annie Rooney / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Brandon Walsh (credited)
Pencils
Nicholas Afonsky (signed as N. Afonsky)
Inks
Nicholas Afonsky (signed as N. Afonsky)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
drama; children; adventure
Characters
Little Annie Rooney
Reprints
  • from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-10-05 - 1941-10-26

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

Private Buck / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Clyde Lewis (credited, signed)
Pencils
Clyde Lewis (credited, signed)
Inks
Clyde Lewis (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; military

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

Henry / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Anderson (credited)
Pencils
Carl Anderson (credited)
Inks
Carl Anderson (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Henry

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

Radio Patrol / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Eddie Sullivan (credited)
Pencils
Charlie Schmidt (credited)
Inks
Charlie Schmidt (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
Sergeant Pat of Radio Patrol
Genre
crime; adventure
Characters
Sergeant Pat O'Hara
Reprints
  • from Sergeant Pat of Radio Patrol Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-09-28 - 1941-10-19

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

Lost People (The Lost World) (Table of Contents: 18)

Brick Bradford / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
William Ritt (credited)
Pencils
Clarence Gray (credited) (signed as Clarence Gray)
Inks
Clarence Gray (credited) (signed as Clarence Gray)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Brick Bradford; Cap'n Martin Bloodstone
Reprints
  • from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-09-21 - 1941-10-12

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

09-28 End of storyline
10-05 Lost People (The Lost World) storyline begins

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

What's Cookin'? / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Sentinel Louie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Soglow (credited as O. Soglow)
Pencils
Otto Soglow (credited as O. Soglow)
Inks
Otto Soglow (credited as O. Soglow)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Sentinel Louie
Reprints
  • from Sentinel Louie Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx - 194x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Three Sunday pages, shared with The Little King, by the same creator, plus a stand alone half page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

The Little King / comic story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Soglow (signed as O. Soglow)
Pencils
Otto Soglow (signed as O. Soglow)
Inks
Otto Soglow (signed as O. Soglow)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
The Little King
Reprints
  • from The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx, 194x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Three Sunday pages, shared with Sentinel Louie, by the same creator

Merry Christmas (Table of Contents: 22)

Right around Home / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dudley T. Fisher Jr. (credited as Dudley Fisher)
Pencils
Dudley T. Fisher Jr. (credited as Dudley Fisher)
Inks
Dudley T. Fisher Jr. (credited as Dudley Fisher)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; domestic
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Thimble Theatre
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    The Lone Ranger
  3. 2. The Flame Pearls Part 7: Land of the Giants
    Mandrake the Magician
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Dun-Dums
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Tuffy
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Sappo
  7. 6. Stamps: The Battle of the Balkans
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Barney Baxter
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Blondie
  10. 9. The Adventures of Fuzzy Wells
  11. 10. Return to Earth
    Flash Gordon
  12. 11. Famous Athletes Now in the Armed Services
    Sport Features
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Thimble Theatre
  14. 13. The Return of the Sky Band
    The Phantom
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Little Annie Rooney
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Private Buck
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Henry
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Radio Patrol
  19. 18. Lost People (The Lost World)
    Brick Bradford
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    What's Cookin'?
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Sentinel Louie
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    The Little King
  23. 22. Merry Christmas
    Right around Home
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Keith Chandler
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Richard Thomson