King Comics #87

(July 1943)

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

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ruth Plumly Thompson (credited as Jo King)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Had our first real thunderstorm today...

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 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

There's one penny due on this letter, Dagwood.

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.

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

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

Script

Fran Striker (credited)

Pencils

Charles Flanders (credited) (signed as Flanders)

Inks

Charles Flanders (credited) (signed as Flanders)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Me show you where Don is.

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

The Lone Ranger; Tonto; Don

Reprints

• from The Lone Ranger Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-10-03 - 1941-10-24

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

Dun-Dums / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Bob Dunn (credited)

Pencils

Bob Dunn (credited)

Inks

Bob Dunn (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'm doing your nose now...

Genre

humor

Reprints

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

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

Tuffy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Syd Hoff (credited as Hoff) (signed as hoff)

Pencils

Syd Hoff (credited as Hoff) (signed as hoff)

Inks

Syd Hoff (credited as Hoff) (signed as hoff)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gee! What a cute life-guard.

Genre

humor

Characters

Tuffy

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: 6)

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

This should be the last of them, Gus!

Feature Logo

Barney Baxter in the Air

Genre

adventure; aviation; war

Characters

Barney Baxter

Reprints

• from Barney Baxter in the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-07-26 - 1942-08-16

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

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

Buck's in the clink again.

Genre

humor; military

Characters

Private Buck

Reprints

• from Private Buck daily (King Features Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx - 194x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Four daily gag panels on a single comic book page

Russia Honors Her War Heroes (Table of Contents: 8)

Stories in Stamps / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Eugene Pollock (credited as Eugene L. Pollock)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Includes 2/3 pageof stamp ads.

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

Tuffy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Syd Hoff (credited as Hoff) (signed as hoff)

Pencils

Syd Hoff (credited as Hoff) (signed as hoff)

Inks

Syd Hoff (credited as Hoff) (signed as hoff)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Pap, can I have a cent?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Tuffy

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 Flame Pearls Part 8: The Hungry Isles] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Seeing June's cap full of flame pearls, Captain Beeker decides...

Genre

adventure; superhero

Characters

Mandrake; Lothar; June Barton

Reprints

• from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-04-05 - 1942-04-26

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

[Cracking Nuts] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Reprints

• from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-xx-xx - 1942-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages.
No dialogue.

Gentleman Jim (Table of Contents: 12)

The Pet Post / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; animal

Indexer Notes

Pet stories & art sent in by readers for $1 if used.

[Queen Desira] (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Darling, are you strong enough to be out of bed?

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Flash Gordon; Dale Arden; Dr. Hans Alexis Zarkov

Reprints

• from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-04-05 - 1942-04-26

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.
04-05 = Traitor's Fury
04-12 = Deadly Hide and Seek
04-19 = Hidden Weapon
04-26 = Flash Strikes Back

Famous Athletes in the Armed Services! (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Burnley (signed as Burnley)

Inks

Jack Burnley (signed as Burnley)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; sports

Characters

Charley Gehringer; Helen Jacobs; Jim Braddock; Bitsy Grant; Hal Schumacher; Bob Feller

Indexer Notes

The centrefold.

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

Tuffy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Syd Hoff (credited as Hoff) (signed as hoff)

Pencils

Syd Hoff (credited as Hoff) (signed as hoff)

Inks

Syd Hoff (credited as Hoff) (signed as hoff)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gosh, it's too hot to walk, Tuffy!

Genre

humor

Characters

Tuffy

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 Imposter] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

The Phantom returns from a swim to find his costume has disappeared…

Genre

adventure; jungle; superhero

Characters

The Phantom [Kit Walker]; Trader Don

Reprints

• from The Phantom Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-03-15 - 1942-04-05

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

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

Ha-ha - it's so funny - I'll die laughing... we are both real healthy...

Genre

drama; adventure; children

Characters

Little Annie Rooney

Reprints

• from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-04-19 - 1942-05-09

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

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

Script

George McManus (credited as Geo. McManus)

Pencils

George McManus (credited as Geo. McManus)

Inks

George McManus (credited as Geo. McManus)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

For goodness sake, Larry, you look as if...

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Archie Jiggs; Maggie Jiggs

Reprints

• from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-xx-xx - 1942-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Two Sunday pages

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

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

Hello! Who is that with you? Ahoy! It is Swee'pea...

Feature Logo

Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye

Genre

humor; adventure

Characters

Popeye

Reprints

• from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-04-12 - 1942-05-03

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

A Pirate Party (Table of Contents: 20)

activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ruth Plumly Thompson (credited)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

How to create an outdoor 'pirate party'.

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

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

Notice that he uses a fine spray...

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) 1942-04-12 - 1942-05-03

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

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

Sappo, I have heard about your vanishing paint...

Genre

humor

Characters

John Sappo

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Two Sunday pages

[Futura] (Table of Contents: 23)

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

So! He brushes me aside - me, Rota the Red One!

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Brick Bradford; Rota

Reprints

• from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-04-05 - 1942-04-26

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

The Little King / comic story / 2 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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Maharajah of Boopadoopa is arriving...

Genre

humor

Characters

The Little King

Reprints

• from The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx - 194x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages, the last three shared with Sentinel Louie, by the same creator, and the first shared with a stand alone half page puzzle.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Sentinel Louie / comic story / 1.5 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

Little Lessons in Going Places (Table of Contents: 26)

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

Characters

Freddie; Myrtle

Reprints

• from Right Around Home Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Copyrighted 1942 and dated 4-12.