King Comics
#111
(July 1945)
David McKay,
1936 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- David McKay Company
- Editing
- Ruth Plumly Thompson (editor)
[no title indexed]
Thimble Theatre / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; adventure
- Characters
- J. Wellington Wimpy
[no title indexed]
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
The inside-front cover.
[no title indexed]
Blondie / comic story / 4 pages
- 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
- Dagwood, will you mail this letter for me...
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Blondie Bumstead; Dagwood Bumstead; Alexander Bumstead; Cookie Bumstead; Alvin; Philip
- Reprints
- from Blondie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1943-xx-xx - 1943-xx-xx, 1943-08-06, 1943-08-25
Indexer Notes
Eight daily strips with panels rearranged to fit four comic book pages
[no title indexed]
The Lone Ranger / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Fran Striker (credited)
- Pencils
- Charles Flanders (signed as Charles Flanders)
- Inks
- Charles Flanders (signed as Charles Flanders)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It certainly was fine of you to come here with me, Hawkins.
- Genre
- adventure; western-frontier
- Characters
- The Lone Ranger; Tonto; Hawkins; Dan Reid; The Sheriff; Connors; Red; Big Louie
- Reprints
- from The Lone Ranger Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-10-10 - 1943-10-31
Indexer Notes
Four Sunday pages
10-31 New storyline begins
Dan Reid is the nephew of The Lone Ranger. In continuity, he later estabished The Daily Sentinel newspaper, and fathered Britt Reid, who assumed the identity of The Green Hornet.
[no title indexed]
Dun-Dums / cartoon / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- When you say that smile - or are you?
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Dun-Dums Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
Four unrelated gag panels
[no title indexed]
Barney Baxter / comic story / 4 pages
- 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
- Oh, Jed! What is all this Jap equipment doing in your cabin?
- Feature Logo
- Barney Baxter in the Air
- Genre
- adventure; aviation; war
- Characters
- Barney Baxter; Gopher Gus; Jed Henwhistle
- Reprints
- from Barney Baxter in the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1944-05-28 - 1944-06-18
Indexer Notes
Four Sunday pages
[no title indexed]
Private Buck / cartoon / 1 page
- 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 thought I'd sleep out here...
- Genre
- humor; military
- Characters
- Private Buck
- Reprints
- from Private Buck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1942-03-25, 1942-10-12, 1942-10-30, 1942-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
Four daily gag panels on a single comic book page
The Garden of Wuzzu
Mandrake the Magician / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Lee Falk (credited)
- Pencils
- Phil Davis (credited)
- Inks
- Phil Davis (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In a strange and fertile valley…
- Genre
- adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero
- Characters
- Mandrake; Lothar; Jorga; Bella; Wuzzu the Wizard
- Reprints
- from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1944-02-06 - 1944-02-27
Indexer Notes
Four Sunday pages
Battle For Tropica
Flash Gordon / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Don Moore
- Pencils
- Austin Briggs (credited as Alex Raymond) (signed as Alex Raymond)
- Inks
- Austin Briggs (credited as Alex Raymond) (signed as Alex Raymond)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Flash and Dale find unexpected friends in Tartara and her son.
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction
- Characters
- Flash Gordon; Dale Arden; Prince Brazor; Tartara; Timor
- Reprints
- from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1944-02-06 - 1944-02-27
Indexer Notes
Four Sunday pages
02-06 End of storyline
02-13 Triumph in Tropica storyline begins
Alex Raymond was previously credited with script and art, but Don Moore was co-creator and author from the very beginning of the strip, and Austin Briggs has now taken over the art chores.
The original newspaper page most often carried a title for the following week's strip.
02-06 = City of Peril
02-13 = Tropican Treachery
[no title indexed]
Henry / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Carl Anderson (credited)
- Pencils
- Carl Anderson (credited)
- Inks
- Carl Anderson (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Okay, Henry, you win!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Henry
- Reprints
- from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-xx-xx
Hamid the Terrible
The Phantom / comic story / 4 pages
- 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
- In the hidden city, The Phantom fights his way to the hidden throne...
- Genre
- adventure; jungle
- Characters
- The Phantom [Kit Walker]; Hamid the Terrible
- Reprints
- from The Phantom Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-12-19 - 1944-01-09
Indexer Notes
Four Sunday pages
[no title indexed]
Little Annie Rooney / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Brandon Walsh
- Pencils
- Darrell McClure (signed)
- Inks
- Darrell McClure (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Good morning, Miss Rooney.
- Genre
- drama; children; adventure
- Characters
- Little Annie Rooney; Alice the bearded lady; Mr. Carny; Lucy; Pa Carny; Ma Carny; Miss Jentel
- Reprints
- from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-11-07 - 1943-11-21
Indexer Notes
Three Sunday pages
[no title indexed]
Thimble Theatre / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Tom Sims (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Zaboly (signed as B. Zaboly)
- Inks
- Bill Zaboly (signed as B. Zaboly)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The book is okay, but me sweetie has got the brains of a gnat
- Feature Logo
- Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye
- Genre
- humor; adventure
- Characters
- Olive Oyl; Popeye; Swee'Pea; J. Wellington Wimpy; George W. Geezil; Rough-House
- Reprints
- from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1944-02-13 - 1944-03-05
Indexer Notes
Four Sunday pages
[no title indexed]
Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page
- 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
- Now if only I can git past Maggie's room...
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Archie Jiggs; Maggie Jiggs
- Reprints
- from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-09-06
[no title indexed]
Radio Patrol / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Eddie Sullivan (credited)
- Pencils
- Charlie Schmidt (credited)
- Inks
- Charlie Schmidt (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The wife of Don Rotca, famous movie star has just told Pat that the man she married...
- Feature Logo
- Sergeant Pat of Radio Patrol
- Genre
- crime; adventure
- Characters
- Sergeant Pat O'Hara; Mary Rotca; Don Rotca
- Reprints
- from Sergeant Pat of Radio Patrol Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1944-02-13 - 1944-03-05
Indexer Notes
Four Sunday pages
[Jam]
Henry / comic story / 1 page
- 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) 1943-xx-xx
- Keywords
- pantomime; wordless comic
The Thief Of Light
Brick Bradford / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- William Ritt (credited)
- Pencils
- Clarence Gray (credited)
- Inks
- Clarence Gray (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Brick, who is this fat one - who forced the Pantorans to make peace with us?
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction
- Characters
- Brick Bradford; King Brann of Norlinga; Dr. Dramaticus
- Reprints
- from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1944-02-06 - 1944-02-27
Indexer Notes
Four Sunday pages
[no title indexed]
The Little King / comic story / 0.5 page
- 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 is scheduled to go fox hunting
- 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
Captain Tootsie Battles Monster Man
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Thimble Theatre -
1.
[no title indexed]
-
2.
["Dagwood, will you mail this letter for me..."]
Blondie -
3.
["It certainly was fine of you to come here with me, Hawkins."]
The Lone Ranger -
4.
["When you say that smile - or are you?"]
Dun-Dums -
5.
["Oh, Jed! What is all this Jap equipment doing in your cabin?"]
Barney Baxter -
6.
["I thought I'd sleep out here..."]
Private Buck -
7.
The Garden of Wuzzu
Mandrake the Magician -
8.
Three's a Crowd?
The Pet Post -
9.
Battle For Tropica
Flash Gordon -
10.
Collecting Crowns
Sport Features -
11.
["Okay, Henry, you win!"]
Henry -
12.
Hamid the Terrible
The Phantom -
13.
["Good morning, Miss Rooney."]
Little Annie Rooney -
14.
["The book is okay, but me sweetie has got the brains of a gnat"]
Thimble Theatre -
15.
["Now if only I can git past Maggie's room..."]
Bringing Up Father -
16.
["The wife of Don Rotca, famous movie star has just told Pat that the man she married..."]
Radio Patrol -
17.
[Jam]
Henry -
18.
The Thief Of Light
Brick Bradford -
19.
["Today Your Majesty is scheduled to go fox hunting"]
The Little King -
20.
Captain Tootsie Battles Monster Man
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Keith Chandler
- Gregory Fischer
- Katy Hayhurst
- John Pannozzi
- Richard Thomson
- Len Wolinsky
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