King Comics #19

(October 1937)

King Comics (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ruth Plumly Thompson (credited as Jo King)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Howdy all! and CHEERIO!

Genre

non-fiction

Popeye Fights Kid Mustard (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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yeah, all the talk about Kid Mustard...

Genre

humor; adventure

Characters

Popeye; Olive Oyl; Kid Mustard; J. Wellington Wimpy

Synopsis

Popeye meets Kid Mustard and relates the wonderful properties of spinach. They arrange a fight.

Reprints

• in Four Color (Dell, 1939 series) #25 - Popeye (1942) [Thimble Theatre Sundays (King Features Syndicate) 1937-01-17 - 1937-02-07]
• from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-01-17 - 1937-02-07

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

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

Script

George Clark (credited as George Clarke)

Pencils

Lou Hanlon (credited, signed)

Inks

Lou Hanlon (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Jimmie and the G-Men are trapped in the bank vault...

Genre

crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Jimmie Crawford; Mary Morgan; Marge; Junior; Stuffy Maloni

Synopsis

Jimmie and Mary try to protect Marge from the Maloni Gang.

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

Forest 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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Flash and Dale, hopelessly lost in the jungle...

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Flash Gordon; Dale Arden

Synopsis

Flash and Dale search for Dr. Zarkov in Prince Barin's forest kingdom.

Reprints

• from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-01-17 - 1937-02-07

Keywords

Magnoped; Tusk-Men

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

01-31 End of storyline
02-07 Tusk-Men of Mongo storyline begins

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.
01-17 = Lord of the Jungle
01-24 = The Strangler
01-31 = Fate Strikes
02-07 = The Hunters

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

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

Synopsis

The Little King deals with nuisance smoke.

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

A single Sunday half page

Bob Feller (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

R. J. Scott

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It will take the 1938 season...

Genre

non-fiction; sports

Characters

Bob Feller

Reprints

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

Keywords

Cleveland

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

News in Pictures / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

R. J. Scott (credited) (signed as Scott)

Pencils

R. J. Scott (credited) (signed as Scott)

Inks

R. J. Scott (credited) (signed as Scott)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The first submarine was invented...

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• from News in Pictures Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

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

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

But - Maggie - me darlin'...

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Archie Jiggs; Maggie Jiggs

Synopsis

Maggie's daughter has a friend over to play tennis. Maggie gets rid of Jiggs so he's not home when they play.

Reprints

• from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-12-05

Keywords

Tennis

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

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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

After being rescued from the giant grizzly...

Genre

adventure; detective-mystery; western-frontier

Characters

Sergeant Dave King; Kid Blake; Jules Goulet

Synopsis

King and Kid find caribou to feed the people of Tioga Valley during a famine.

Reprints

• from King of the Royal Mounted Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-01-17 - 1937-02-07

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

Igor Sikorsky; Bert Acosta; Lt. Frank Baylies; Dean Ivan Lamb (Table of Contents: 10)

Hall of Fame of the Air / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Eddie Rickenbacker (credited as Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker)

Pencils

Clayton Knight (credited, signed)

Inks

Clayton Knight (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Born in Kiev, Russia, he was a real...

Genre

non-fiction; aviation

Characters

Igor Sikorsky; Bert Acosta; Lt. Frank Baylies; Dean Ivan Lamb

Reprints

• from Hall of Fame of the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

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

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

Ace Drummond / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Eddie Rickenbacker (credited as Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker)

Pencils

Clayton Knight (signed)

Inks

Clayton Knight (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

As happy as a child...

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Ace Drummond; Bill; Rosa Rosario

Synopsis

Ace Drummond decides whether to help Rosa Rosario rescue her father.

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

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

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

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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Catherine follows Ali, as he dashes back...

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

Ted Towers; Catherine Custer; Ali

Synopsis

Ted captures a tiger.

Reprints

• from Ted Towers, Animal Master Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

News in Pictures / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

R. J. Scott (credited) (signed as Scott)

Pencils

R. J. Scott (credited) (signed as Scott)

Inks

R. J. Scott (credited) (signed as Scott)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

"Earth smoking" - Natives of the Kalahari Region...

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• from News in Pictures Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Keywords

Ant; rabbit

Give a Boy a Horse He Can Ride! (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ruth Plumly Thompson

Pencils

Marge Buell

Inks

Marge Buell

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

"Be staying' out all Winter?"

Genre

adventure; children

Characters

Ben Anders; Bill Beck

Keywords

Green Tree

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

Redmen - The Ventures of Black Hawk / comic story / 1.33 pages (report information)

Script

Jimmy Thompson

Pencils

Jimmy Thompson

Inks

Jimmy Thompson

Colors

?

Letters

Jimmy Thompson

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Cautiously Black Hawk begins to seek out...

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

Black Hawk

Synopsis

Black Hawk searches for Alipuipiso

Indexer Notes

Feature is two thirds of two pages.

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

Indian Lore / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Jimmy Thompson (credited, signed)

Pencils

Jimmy Thompson (credited, signed)

Inks

Jimmy Thompson (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Jimmy Thompson (credited, signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Once, there was an Indian named Winter...

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Synopsis

The story of how Winter and Summer came to be.

Indexer Notes

Feature is the bottom one third of two pages.

Greater in Defeat (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I couldn't stand to see Jim Hurt...

Genre

non-fiction; sports

Characters

Jim Hurt; Joe Gould

Reprints

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

News in Pictures / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

R. J. Scott (credited) (signed as Scott)

Pencils

R. J. Scott (credited) (signed as Scott)

Inks

R. J. Scott (credited) (signed as Scott)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The grape is the oldest cultivated fruit

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• from News in Pictures Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Keywords

measles; Rainbow

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

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

Script

Ruth Plumly Thompson (credited)

Pencils

Marge Buell (signed as M)

Inks

Marge Buell (signed as M)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I was dressed as a princess...

Genre

humor

Keywords

Hallowe'en

The Mayan Empire (In The Middle Of The Earth) (Table of Contents: 20)

Brick Bradford / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

William Ritt (credited)

Pencils

Clarence Gray (credited, signed)

Inks

Clarence Gray (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Chima, the "Cat King" Emperor of all Indian underworld...

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Chima, the "Cat King" Emperor; Brick Bradford; Azca; Cap Harvey

Synopsis

Brick and Cap search for a swan in the land of the Aztecs.

Reprints

• from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-01-03 - 1937-01-24

Keywords

Aztecs; Red tigers

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

[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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Let me live on your swell wagon...

Genre

drama; domestic; adventure; children

Characters

Little Annie Rooney; Mrs. Meany; Mr. Lake

Synopsis

Annie runs away from Mrs. Meany's orphan asylum and asks to ride in Mr. Lake's wagon.

Reprints

• from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-01-17 - 1937-02-07

Keywords

Shakespeare

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

Henry / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Carl Anderson (credited, signed)

Pencils

Carl Anderson (credited, signed)

Inks

Carl Anderson (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh Mom! Where are my glasses?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Henry

Reprints

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

Swell Guy (Table of Contents: 23)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Even the English want Ralph...

Genre

non-fiction; sports

Characters

Ralph Guldahl

Reprints

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

Keywords

Golf

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

News in Pictures / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

R. J. Scott (signed as Scott)

Pencils

R. J. Scott (signed as Scott)

Inks

R. J. Scott (signed as Scott)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Chinese used fingerprinting...

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Vin McMann

Reprints

• from News in Pictures Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

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

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

Boo-hoo - We've been living...

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Archie Jiggs; Maggie Jiggs

Synopsis

Maggie complains about their apartment.

Reprints

• from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-12-19

Chamber into the X Dimension (Table of Contents: 26)

Mandrake the Magician / comic story / 4 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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

As Mandrake and Lothar shatter the Crystal Men...

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Mandrake; Lothar; Fran; Tolac

Synopsis

Mandrake escapes from the Crystal Men and is attacked by a sea monster. Lothar rescues him just in time.

Reprints

• from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-01-17 - 1937-02-07

Keywords

Crystal Men; Flesh Men

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

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

Script

Eddie Sullivan (credited)

Pencils

Charlie Schmidt (credited, signed)

Inks

Charlie Schmidt (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Sergeant Pat has been given the dangerous task...

Genre

crime; detective-mystery; adventure

Characters

Sergeant Pat O'Hara; Black Bart; Officer Sam Moloney; Molly Day; Pinky Pinkerton; "Trigger" Thomas

Synopsis

Pat is assigned to rid the city of ten notorious public enemies.

Reprints

• from Radio Patrol Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-01-17 - 1937-02-07

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

Henry / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Carl Anderson (credited, signed)

Pencils

Carl Anderson (credited, signed)

Inks

Carl Anderson (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Henry

Synopsis

Henry tries to hitch a ride with a skater and ends up in a snow pile.

Reprints

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

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

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

Pencils

? [as Harte]

Inks

? [as Harte]

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Keywords

dreams; Tango

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

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

Script

Ruth Plumly Thompson

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

"Moo hoo! you hosses...

Genre

non-fiction; animal

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

Henry / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Carl Anderson (credited, signed)

Pencils

Carl Anderson (credited, signed)

Inks

Carl Anderson (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh, boy! - Lookit the keen...

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Henry

Synopsis

Henry solves the problem of who is going to be first on his bob-sled.

Reprints

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

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

Sentinel Louie / comic story / 1.5 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

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Sentinel Louie

Reprints

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

Keywords

pantomime; wordless comic

Indexer Notes

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

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

The Little King / comic story / 1.5 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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The cleaning men are here...

Genre

humor

Characters

The Little King

Synopsis

The King gets exercise.

Reprints

• in Gibi (O Globo, 1939 series) #210 (setembro de 1940)
• from The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

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

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

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

Now watch and maybe...

Genre

humor

Reprints

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

Keywords

Daffynitions

Indexer Notes

A selection of gag panels

Feature is a vertical two thirds page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 35)

Sis Sez / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ruth Plumly Thompson (credited)

Pencils

Marge Buell (signed as M)

Inks

Marge Buell (signed as M)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This going without the hat's O. K...

Genre

humor

Keywords

beret

Feature Books (Table of Contents: 36) (Expand) /

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