King Comics #97

(May 1944)

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

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

Blondie! This coffee is too weak!

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: 2)

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

Script

Fran Striker (credited)

Pencils

Charles Flanders (signed)

Inks

Charles Flanders (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

The Lone Ranger [John Reid]; Tonto; Sally Rodgers; Laredo

Reprints

• from Lone Ranger Sunday (King Feature Syndicate) 1942-09-13 - 1942-10-04

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)

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

Reprints

• from Barney Baxter in the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-05-02 - 1943-05-23

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

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

Characters

Private Buck

Reprints

• from Private Buck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1942-xx-xx - 1942-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Four daily gag panels on a single comic book page

Mystery of the Girls With Red Hair (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Mandrake hears the story of Griswold's daughter...

Feature Logo

Mandrake the Magician

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Mandrake; Policewoman Martin; Craven; Lilly; Griswold

Reprints

• from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-01-10 - 1943-01-31

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

Fiery Desert of Mongo (Table of Contents: 7)

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

On a hill surrounded by flaming lava…

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Dale Arden; Flash Gordon; Dr. Hans Zarkov; Queen Desira

Reprints

• from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-01-10 - 1943-01-31

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.
01-10 = Perfect Form
01-17 = The Last Sleep
01-24 = Mirage
01-31 = The Little People

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

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: 9)

Henry / comic story / 1 page (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

Castle in the Clouds (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Lee Falk (credited)

Pencils

Wilson McCoy (credited as Ray Moore)

Inks

Wilson McCoy (credited as Ray Moore)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Where is this old man of the mountains…

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; jungle

Characters

The Phantom [Kit Walker]; The Phantom [Kit Walker]; Greta Marshall; Lana Marshall; The Old Man of the Mountains

Reprints

• from The Phantom Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-12-20 - 1943-01-10

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

Moore has now joined the Army and his assistant McCoy performs art duties until his discharge.

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

Little Annie Rooney / comic story / 3 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; Mrs. Rance; Robert Rance; Bernadina Rance

Reprints

• from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-01-17 - 1943-01-31

Indexer Notes

Three Sunday pages

[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)

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

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

?

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Archie Jiggs

Reprints

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

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

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; Officer Sam Maloney; The "Man in the Moon"

Reprints

• from Sergeant Pat of Radio Patrol Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-01-17 - 1943-02-07

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

Henry / comic story / 1 page (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

The Men Of The North (The Ice King) (Table of Contents: 16)

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; Karlu; Rota; King Brann of Norlinga; Mord

Reprints

• from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-01-17 - 1943-02-07

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

The Little King / comic story / 0.5 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

?

Genre

humor

Characters

The Little King

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

A single Sunday half page

Bumbershoot Jump (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)