King Comics #13

(April 1937)

[Editorial] (Table of Contents: 1)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

? [as Jo King]

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Thimble Theatre / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

E. C. Segar (credited as Segar) (signed as Segar)

Pencils

E. C. Segar (credited as Segar) (signed as Segar)

Inks

E. C. Segar (credited as Segar) (signed as Segar)

Colors

?

Letters

E. C. Segar (credited as Segar) (signed as Segar)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We can't tell you how much but we'll tell you all we know...

Genre

humor; adventure

Characters

Eugene the Jeep; Popeye; Rough House; George W. Geezil; J. Wellington Wimpy

Reprints

• in Four Color (Dell, 1939 series) #25 - Popeye (1942) [Thimble Theatre Sundays (King Features Syndicate) 1936-08-02 - 1936-08-23]
• from Thimble Theatre Sundays (King Features) 1936-08-02 - 1936-08-23

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

08-23 The Duel storyline begins

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

The G-Man! / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

George Clarke (credited)

Pencils

Lou Hanlon (credited, signed)

Inks

Lou Hanlon (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Lou Hanlon (credited, signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Jimmie has found the smugglers' boat...

Genre

crime

Characters

Jimmie Crawford

Reprints

• from The G-Man! Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

Undersea Kingdom of Mongo (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Alex Raymond ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In the hall of the undersea prison, Flash is attacked...

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Flash Gordon; Dale Arden; Lord Triton; Queen Undina; Dr. Hans Alexis Zarkov

Reprints

• from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-08-02 - 1936-08-23

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.
08-02 = Springing the Trap
08-09 = A Daring Trick
08-16 = A Strange Bargain
08-23 = War Threats

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

Henry / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Carl Anderson (credited)

Pencils

Carl Anderson (credited)

Inks

Carl Anderson (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Carl Anderson (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yuh mean I get a good shine for one penny?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Henry

Reprints

• from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Brother Acts (Table of Contents: 6)

Sport Features / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Damon Runyon ?

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

Jack Burnley

Genre

non-fiction; sports

Reprints

• from Sport Features Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx

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

Scott's Scrapbook / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

R. J. Scott

Pencils

R. J. Scott

Inks

R. J. Scott

Colors

?

Letters

R. J. Scott

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ready for an emergency call...

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• from Scott's Scrapbook Sundays (King Features) 1937-xx-xx

Her Highness of Whyness and King Kojo (Table of Contents: 8)

Her Highness of Whyness / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ruth Plumly Thompson

Pencils

? (illustrations)

Inks

? (illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

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

The Pet Post / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Ruth Plumly Thompson

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; animal

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Solve a Jiglette / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

? [as Harte] (signed)

Inks

? [as Harte] (signed)

Letters

?

Controversial Contests (Table of Contents: 11)

Sport Features / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Damon Runyon ?

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

Jack Burnley

Genre

non-fiction; sports

Reprints

• from Sport Features Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Rosie's Beau / comic story / 0.15 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

George McManus (credited as Geo. McManus)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Willie - will you stop whistling...

Genre

humor

Characters

Rosie; Willie

Reprints

• from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-08-09

Indexer Notes

This is the topper to the Bringing Up Father Sunday page, by the same creator

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

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 0.85 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

George McManus (signed as Geo McManus)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I can't understand how Mr. Jiggs puts up with his wife...

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Archie Jiggs

Reprints

• from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-08-09

Indexer Notes

The topper to this Sunday page is Rosie's Beau, by the same creator

Capt. C. Frank Schilt (Table of Contents: 14)

Hall of Fame of the Air / comic story / 0.6 page (report information)

Script

Eddie Rickenbacker (credited as Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker)

Pencils

Clayton Knight (credited, signed)

Inks

Clayton Knight (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Clayton Knight (credited, signed)

Genre

non-fiction; aviation; biography

Characters

Capt. C. Frank Schilt

Reprints

• from Hall of Fame of the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-xx-xx - 1936-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

This strip shares a Sunday page with Ace Drummond, by the same creators

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

Ace Drummond / comic story / 3.4 pages (report information)

Script

Eddie Rickenbacker (credited as Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker)

Pencils

Clayton Knight

Inks

Clayton Knight

Colors

?

Letters

Clayton Knight

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Recklessly flying after the mystery plane...

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Ace Drummond

Reprints

• from Ace Drummond Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-xx-xx - 1936-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

This strip shares a Sunday page with Hall of Fame of the Air, by the same creators

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

Ted Towers, Animal Master / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Buck (credited)

Pencils

Ed Stevenson (credited as Ed. Stevenson) (signed as Ed. Stevenson)

Inks

Ed Stevenson (credited as Ed. Stevenson) (signed as Ed. Stevenson)

Colors

?

Letters

Ed Stevenson (credited as Ed. Stevenson) (signed as Ed. Stevenson)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

How do I look in civilized clothes again?

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

Ted Towers

Reprints

• from Ted Towers, Animal Master Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-xx-xx - 1936-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

King of the Royal Mounted / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Zane Grey (credited)

Pencils

Charles Flanders (signed as Flanders)

Inks

Charles Flanders (signed as Flanders)

Colors

?

Letters

Charles Flanders (signed as Flanders)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

King, Betty and Kid run for their lives...

Genre

adventure; detective-mystery; western-frontier

Characters

Sergeant Dave King; Kid Blake; Betty Blake

Reprints

• from King of the Royal Mounted Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-08-02 - 1936-08-23

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

Forest Of Terror (In The Middle Of The Earth) (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

Clarence Gray ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Despite a hail of stone and liquid fire, the ships of Claudius...

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Brick Bradford

Reprints

• from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-08-02 - 1936-08-23

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

08-09 End of storyline
08-16 Forest Of Terror (In The Middle Of The Earth) storyline begins

The original newspaper page most often carried a title for the following week's strip.
08-02 = The Awakening
08-09 = The City of Flames
08-16 = The Forest of Fear
08-23 = [not known]

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

Sentinel Louie / comic story / 2 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

Otto Soglow (credited as O. Soglow)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It's time I got a new hat

Genre

humor

Characters

Sentinel Louie

Reprints

• from Sentinel Louie Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-xx-xx - 1936-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages, shared with The Little King, by the same creator

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

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

Otto Soglow (signed as O. Soglow)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

His majesty's throne is unsuitable...

Genre

humor

Characters

The Little King

Reprints

• from The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-xx-xx - 1936-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages, shared with Sentinel Louie, by the same creator

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

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

Nicholas Afonsky (signed as N. Afonsky)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gloryosky, Zero - ain't this a swell day?

Genre

humor; children; adventure

Characters

Little Annie Rooney

Reprints

• from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicte) 1936-08-02 - 1936-08-23

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

Henry / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Carl Anderson

Pencils

Carl Anderson

Inks

Carl Anderson

Colors

?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Henry

Reprints

• from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Keywords

pantomime; wordless comic

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

Scott's Scrapbook / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

R. J. Scott

Pencils

R. J. Scott

Inks

R. J. Scott

Colors

?

Letters

R. J. Scott

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Uruguay's national anthem...

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• from Scott's Scrapbook Sundays (King Features) 1937-xx-xx

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

Sport Features / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Damon Runyon ?

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

Jack Burnley

First Line of Dialogue or Text

DiMaggio, the most sensational rookie...

Genre

non-fiction; sports

Characters

Joe DiMaggio

Reprints

• from Sport Features Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx

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

Sis Sez / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ruth Plumly Thompson

Pencils

? (illustration)

Inks

? (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

Just Kids [1920s-50s] / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

A. D. Carter

Pencils

A. D. Carter

Inks

A. D. Carter

Colors

?

Letters

A. D. Carter

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Here's a very important letter - I want my apple...

Genre

humor; children

Reprints

• from Just Kids Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

Scott's Scrapbook / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

R. J. Scott

Pencils

R. J. Scott

Inks

R. J. Scott

Colors

?

Letters

R. J. Scott

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The 'champ' of champions - Henry Stark...

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• from Scott's Scrapbook Sundays (King Features) 1937-xx-xx

Spring Training (Table of Contents: 28)

Sport Features / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Damon Runyon ?

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

Jack Burnley

Genre

non-fiction; sports

Reprints

• from Sport Features Sundays (King Features) 1937-xx-xx

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I know - but you've got to go to this outing...

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Archie Jiggs; Maggie Jiggs

Reprints

• from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-08-02

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

Radio Patrol / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Eddie Sullivan (credited)

Pencils

Charlie Schmidt (credited, signed)

Inks

Charlie Schmidt (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Charlie Schmidt (credited, signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'm sorry you're closing your account with us...

Genre

crime; adventure

Reprints

• from Radio Patrol Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-08-02 - 1936-08-23

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

The Circus People (Table of Contents: 31)

Mandrake the Magician / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Lee Falk (credited)

Pencils

Phil Davis (credited) (signed as PHIL DAVIS)

Inks

Phil Davis (credited) (signed as PHIL DAVIS)

Colors

?

Letters

Phil Davis ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh, Tim, when you missed the trapeze...

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Mandrake; Lothar; Tim

Reprints

• from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-08-02 - 1936-08-23

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32)

Sis Sez / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ruth Plumly Thompson

Pencils

? [as M] (illustration, signed)

Inks

? [as M] (illustration, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

Henry / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Carl Anderson

Pencils

Carl Anderson

Inks

Carl Anderson

Colors

?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Henry

Reprints

• from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 34) (Expand) /

Ace Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)