King Comics #101

(September 1944)

[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

I'm singing when I hoe and weed...

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

Sh-h-h -- Not so much noise up here!

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Blondie Bumstead; Dagwood Bumstead

Reprints

• from Blondie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1943-xx-xx - 1943-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 (signed)

Inks

Charles Flanders (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

The Lone Ranger; Tonto

Reprints

• from The Lone Ranger Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-01-03 - 1943-01-24

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

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: 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

?

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) 1943-08-22 - 1943-09-12

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

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

?

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

Cloud City (Table of Contents: 7)

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 and Captain Pat are flown to the floating city...

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Mandrake; Lothar; Captain Pat

Reprints

• from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-05-02 - 1943-05-23

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

Fiery Desert of Mongo (Table of Contents: 8)

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

At Gundar's signal, the outlaws, their numbers badly depleted...

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Flash Gordon; Dale Arden; Dr. Hans Alexis Zarkov; Queen Desira; Gundar; Prince Brazor

Reprints

• from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-05-02 - 1943-05-23

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.
05-02 = Race With Doom
05-09 = Running the Gauntlet
05-16 = Siege
05-23 = Surrender or Die

Unusual records (Table of Contents: 9)

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: 10)

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: 11)

The Phantom / comic story / 2 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

Drink! What are you waiting for?

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; jungle

Characters

The Phantom [Kit Walker]

Reprints

• from The Phantom Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-04-11 - 1943-04-18

Indexer Notes

Two Sunday pages

End of storyline

The Ismani Cannibals (Table of Contents: 12)

The Phantom / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Lee Falk (credited)

Pencils

Wilson McCoy (credited as Ray Moore)

Inks

Wilson McCoy (credited as Ray Moore)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

The Phantom [Kit Walker]

Reprints

• from The Phantom Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-04-25 - 1943-05-02

Indexer Notes

Two Sunday pages

New storyline begins

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

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

Reprints

• from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-04-11 - 1943-04-25

Indexer Notes

Three Sunday pages

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

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) 1943-05-09 - 1943-06-30

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

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: 16)

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) 1943-05-09 - 1943-05-30

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

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

Ultrasphere (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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Obviously, Brann, we can't fight our way alone...

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Brick Bradford; Brann

Reprints

• from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-05-02 - 1943-05-23

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

New storyline begins

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

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

The Giant Cannon (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

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