King Comics #104

(December 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

Now you run and hide. While I count to twenty.

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Blondie Bumstead; Dagwood Bumstead; Alexander Bumstead; Cookie Bumstead; Alvin

Reprints

• from Blondie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1943-xx-xx, 1943-04-14, 1943-xx-xx - 1943-xx-xx, 1943-04-28

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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Before he died, he mentioned Roaring Creek, Tonto.

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

The Lone Ranger; Tonto

Reprints

• from The Lone Ranger Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-03-28 - 1943-04-18

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

Alexander McKay (business manager)

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

[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

You're not the right calibre!!

Genre

humor

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Five unrelated gag panels

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

Barney Baxter / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Miller (credited)

Pencils

Bob Naylor (signed as Bob Naylor)

Inks

Bob Naylor (signed as Bob Naylor)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Barney, Gus, and their faithful ally Hirohotfoot, have been rescued by a Jap.

Feature Logo

Barney Baxter in the Air

Genre

adventure; aviation; war

Characters

Barney Baxter; Gopher Gus; Hirohotfoot; Colonel Rokuk; Heinrich

Reprints

• from Barney Baxter in the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-11-14 - 1943-12-05

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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'm getting ready to tell that sergeant just what I think of him!

Genre

humor; military

Characters

Private Buck

Reprints

• from Private Buck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1943-xx-xx - 1943-xx-xx, 1943-02-16

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 delivers the documents, then takes off for the Cloud City.

Feature Logo

Mandrake the Magician

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Mandrake; Captain Pat; Princess Aera; King Ozon

Reprints

• from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-07-25 - 1943-08-15

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

All Set for Hallowe'en (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; animal

Battle For Tropica (Table of Contents: 9)

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

A picked band, under Dr. Zarkov, seizes the communications center...

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Flash Gordon; Dale Arden; Dr. Hans Alexis Zarkov; Queen Desira; Gundar; Colonel Mogard

Reprints

• from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-07-25 - 1943-08-15

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.
07-25 = The Stolen City
08-01 = Col. Mogard's Revenge
08-08 = Flash's Secret Weapon
08-15 = Boomerang

Colorful Clowning (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; sports

Characters

Max Baer; Dizzy Dean; Larry Kelley; Walter Hagen

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

Henry / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Carl Anderson (credited)

Pencils

Carl Anderson (credited)

Inks

Carl Anderson (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

These chops have too much fat on them!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Henry; Henry's mother

Reprints

• from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-xx-xx

Keywords

pantomime; wordless comic

[The Ismani Cannibals] (Table of Contents: 12)

The Phantom / comic story / 1 page (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

We...We did not break your law, oh, Ghost!

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

The Phantom [Kit Walker]; Greta Marshall; Lana Marshall

Reprints

• from The Phantom Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-07-04

Indexer Notes

A single Sunday page

End of storyline

[Hamid the Terrible] (Table of Contents: 13)

The Phantom / comic story / 3 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

Making a bow and arrow, the Phantom shoots down some lunch for the Marshall sisters and himself.

Genre

jungle; superhero

Characters

The Phantom [Kit Walker]; Greta Marshall; Lana Marshall

Reprints

• from The Phantom Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-07-11 - 1943-07-25

Indexer Notes

Three Sunday pages

New storyline begins

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

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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Don't worry, Zero... it's a swell day!

Genre

drama; children; adventure

Characters

Little Annie Rooney

Reprints

• from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-06-13 - 1943-06-27

Indexer Notes

Three Sunday pages

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

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

Do you think we can get away with it, Wimpy?

Feature Logo

Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye

Genre

humor; adventure

Characters

Popeye; J. Wellington Wimpy; Olive Oyl; Swee'pea; Oscar; Rough-House; Aunt Jones

Reprints

• from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-08-01 - 1943-08-22

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

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

Script

George McManus (credited as Geo McManus) (signed as Geo McManus)

Pencils

George McManus (credited as Geo McManus) (signed as Geo McManus)

Inks

George McManus (credited as Geo McManus) (signed as Geo McManus)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey! Jerry! Mike! Ed!

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Archie Jiggs; Jerry; Mike; Ed; Maggie Jiggs

Reprints

• from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-07-19

[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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Red said the gang was looking for you, Sam.

Feature Logo

Sergeant Pat of Radio Patrol

Genre

crime; adventure

Characters

Sergeant Pat O'Hara; Officer Sam Maloney; Pinky Pinkerton; Evelyn; Mary

Reprints

• from Sergeant Pat of Radio Patrol Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-08-01 - 1943-08-22

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

[In Love] (Table of Contents: 18)

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; Henrietta

Reprints

• from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-xx-xx

Keywords

pantomime; wordless comic

Ultrasphere (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Unwittingly having destroyed part of the city, Brick finds his aircraft besieged by the Celestials.

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Brick Bradford; The Ageless Three [Eon, the Elder; Uli, the Wise; Targon the Silent]

Reprints

• from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-07-25 - 1943-08-15

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

The Little King / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Otto Soglow (credited as O. Soglow) (signed as O. Soglow)

Pencils

Otto Soglow (credited as O. Soglow) (signed as O. Soglow)

Inks

Otto Soglow (credited as O. Soglow) (signed as O. Soglow)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Today, Your Majesty...

Genre

humor

Characters

The Little King

Reprints

• from The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-03-21

Indexer Notes

A single Sunday half page