King Comics #81

(January 1943)

[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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Reckon that done fer the Lone Ranger all right enough!

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

The Lone Ranger; Tonto; Bates; Jack Martin; Martin; Walrus

Reprints

• from The Lone Ranger Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-05-18 - 1941-06-08

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)

Inks

Phil Davis (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hurredly, the damaged "Argus" is repaired...

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Mandrake; Lothar; Colonel Barton; June Barton

Reprints

• from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-10-17 - 1941-11-06

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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

So you want to join the cavalry, eh?

Genre

humor

Reprints

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

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

Tuffy / comic story / 1 page (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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Well, Mama, how are we doing with the sugar shortage?

Genre

humor

Characters

Tuffy; Mama; Papa

Reprints

• from Tuffy daily (King Features Syndicate) 1942-xx-xx - 1942-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Two daily strips reshaped to fit a single comic book page

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

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 old Eskimo makes a miraculous recovery...

Feature Logo

Barney Baxter in the Air

Genre

adventure; aviation; war

Characters

Barney Baxter; Gopher Gus; Eskimo Charlie

Reprints

• from Barney Baxter in the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-02-08 - 1942-03-01

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

Stamps: Norway's South American Colony (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)

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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You have just three minutes to catch your bus

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Blondie Bumstead; Dagwood Bumstead; Alexander Bumstead; Cookie 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.

How the Mocking Bird Came to Be (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Peter Call

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

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

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

George McManus (credited)

Pencils

George McManus (credited)

Inks

George McManus (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gosh - It is nice to be away from home -

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Archie Jiggs; Maggie Jiggs

Reprints

• from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-08-24

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

Only Flash Gordon and his rocket-ship...

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Flash Gordon; Dale Arden; Dr. Hans Alexis Zarkov; von Noz; Admiral Krogof; Citizen Observer Vannoss

Reprints

• from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-10-19 - 1941-11-09

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.
10-19 = Splendid Sacrifice
10-26 = Traitor's Triumph
11-02 = Dictator's Captives
11-09 = A Secret Weapon

Perfecta (Table of Contents: 11)

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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We need a guide to go camping with us

Genre

humor

Characters

John Sappo; Myrtle Sappo; Professor O. G. Wotasnozzle

Reprints

• from Sappo Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-xx-xx - 1941-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Two Sunday pages

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

News in Sports / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

biography; sports

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

Tuffy / comic story / 1 page (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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh, mother, I just met a very wealthy fellow...

Genre

humor

Characters

Tuffy; Tessy; Mama; Papa; Carver

Reprints

• from Tuffy daily (King Features Syndicate) 1942-xx-xx - 1942-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Two daily strips reshaped to fit a single comic book page

The Return of the Sky Band (Table of Contents: 14)

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

In the alien submarine, The Phantom runs wild...

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

The Phantom [Kit Walker]; Sala; Margo

Reprints

• from The Phantom Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-09-28 - 1941-10-19

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'm just an orphan...

Genre

drama; children; adventure

Characters

Little Annie Rooney; Captain Riggs; Mrs. Hogan; Mr. Oliver

Reprints

• from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-11-02 - 1941-11-23

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

Tuffy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Syd Hoff (credited)

Pencils

Syd Hoff (credited)

Inks

Syd Hoff (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

About this friend of yours, Mr. Jarvis, dear -

Genre

humor

Characters

Tuffy; Tessy; Mama; Private Skinny Anderson

Reprints

• from Tuffy daily (King Features Syndicate) 1942-xx-xx - 1942-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Two daily strips reshaped to fit a single comic book page

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

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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Me an' Wimpy are startin' on'a huntin' trip...

Feature Logo

Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye

Genre

humor; adventure

Characters

Popeye; J. Wellington Wimpy; Olive Oyl; Swee'pea; Aunt Jones

Reprints

• from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-10-26 - 1941-11-16

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

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

Script

Eddie Sullivan (credited)

Pencils

Charlie Schmidt (credited)

Inks

Charlie Schmidt (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Forced to stay in hiding after their daring seizure of an Army payroll...

Feature Logo

Sergeant Pat of Radio Patrol

Genre

crime; adventure

Characters

Sergeant Pat O'Hara; Officer Sam Maloney; "The Wizard"; Monk

Reprints

• from Sergeant Pat of Radio Patrol Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-10-26 - 1941-11-16

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

Private Buck / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Clyde Lewis (credited) (signed as Clyde Lewis)

Pencils

Clyde Lewis (credited) (signed as Clyde Lewis)

Inks

Clyde Lewis (credited) (signed as Clyde Lewis)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey, Buck! Did you hear the latest spy rumor?

Genre

humor; military

Characters

Private Buck

Reprints

• from Private Buck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1941-xx-xx - 1941-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Four daily gag panels on a single comic book page

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

Henry / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Anderson (credited)

Pencils

Carl Anderson (credited)

Inks

Carl Anderson (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hello, Henry dear! This is Henrietta - come on over

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Henry; Henrietta

Reprints

• from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-xx-xx - 1941-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

Lost People (The Lost World) (Table of Contents: 21)

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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Brick has awakened to discover the Time Top has drifted far from Earth...

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Brick Bradford

Synopsis

The Time Top has drifted away from Earth, so Brick applies the thrusters in a last-ditch attempt to return. This action sends him one million years into the future.

Reprints

• from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-10-19 - 1941-11-09

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Sentinel Louie / comic story / 1 page (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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

All the buttons are off my shirt

Genre

humor

Characters

Sentinel Louie

Reprints

• from Sentinel Louie Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-xx-xx, 1942-02-22

Indexer Notes

Two Sunday pages, shared with The Little King, by the same creator

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

The Little King / comic story / 1 page (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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Today, Your Majesty, you are to go forth...

Genre

humor

Characters

The Little King

Reprints

• from The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-xx-xx, 1942-02-22

Indexer Notes

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

Freddie's Electric Train (Table of Contents: 24)

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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Where's Freddie?

Genre

domestic; humor

Characters

Freddie; Myrtle; Susie; Slug

Reprints

• from Right Around Home Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-xx-xx