King Comics #38

(May 1939)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Ruth Plumly Thompson

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Quick! HELP!

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

King Comic Club

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

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

Script

E. C. Segar

Pencils

E. C. Segar; Doc Winner

Inks

E. C. Segar; Doc Winner

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hah! A little kid...

Genre

humor; adventure

Characters

Popeye; J. Wellington Wimpy; Swee'pea

Reprints

• from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-07-10 - 1938-07-31

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

Winner's last Sunday page before his year-long stint beginning 10-09 was on 07-10, with Segar returning to art chores the following week

Script was previously credited to Tom Sims

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

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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The hi-speed cargo plane...

Feature Logo

Barney Baxter in the Air

Genre

adventure; aviation; war

Characters

Barney Baxter; Hap Walters

Reprints

• from Barney Baxter in the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-10-23 - 1938-11-13

Keywords

Devil Cat (an aircraft); spy ring

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

The Tyrant 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 a detail of his Freemen...

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Flash Gordon; Captain Sudin; Dale Arden; Dr. Hans Alexis Zarkov

Synopsis

Flash and Captain Sudin battle Ming's men.

Reprints

• from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-07-03 - 1938-07-24

Keywords

rocket submarine

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.
07-03 = Wiped Out!
07-10 = To the Rescue!
07-17 = Out of the Depths
07-24 = Undersea Tomb

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

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

While searching for the kidnaper...

Genre

adventure; detective-mystery; western-frontier

Characters

Sergeant Dave King; Covey; Doc Benton; Duveen

Reprints

• from King of the Royal Mounted Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-07-03 - 1938-07-24

Keywords

helium gas lode

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

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

When I offered to help...

Genre

humor

Does the American League Outclass the National? (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Burnley (signed as Burnley)

Inks

Jack Burnley (signed as Burnley)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

--the senior circuit...

Genre

non-fiction; sports

Reprints

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

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

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

Script

R. J. Scott (credited)

Pencils

R. J. Scott (credited)

Inks

R. J. Scott (credited)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Aluminum paint for wood...

Genre

non-fiction

Keywords

Yuba County Calif.

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

Sappo / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Doc Winner

Pencils

Doc Winner

Inks

Doc Winner

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

My wife bought one...

Genre

humor

Characters

John Sappo

Reprints

• from Sappo Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-xx-xx - 1938-xx-xx

Keywords

Stretcholene

Indexer Notes

Two Sunday pages

This is the topper to the Thimble Theatre strip, extensively reshaped to fit a comic book page

The Wizard of Way-Up! (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ruth Plumly Thompson (credited)

Pencils

Marge Buell (signed as M)

Inks

Marge Buell (signed as M)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Synopsis: In a silver castle...

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Patickla; Blenny

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

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

Well - I'm going to retire...

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Archie Jiggs; Maggie Jiggs

Synopsis

Maggie and Jiggs listen to the police radio.

Reprints

• from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx

[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

Ted's lucky escape has not ended...

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

Ted Towers; Garret; Catherine Custer

Synopsis

Ted falls from a tree and a tiger attacks him.

Reprints

• from Ted Towers, Animal Master Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-07-02 - 1939-07-23

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

Pirates of Australia (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Eugene Pollock (credited as Eugene L. Pollock)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Two hundred and fifty years ago...

Genre

non-fiction

Beckwith Havens; R. "Shorty" Schroeder; Lt. J. S. Heagerty; Capt. John Gill (Table of Contents: 14)

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

One of the first airplane salesmen...

Genre

non-fiction; aviation

Characters

Beckwith Havens; R. "Shorty" Schroeder; Lt. J. S. Heagerty; Capt. John Gill

Reprints

• from Hall of Fame of the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday half pages

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

Redmen - The Ventures of Black Hawk / comic story / 1.5 pages (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

Accepting the invitation...

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

Black Hawk

Synopsis

Black Hawk escapes from a giant who intends to kill him.

Keywords

giant

Indexer Notes

Feature is the top 3/4 of 2 pages.

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

The Redmen's Sign Launguage / comic story / 0.5 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

Nature's ways are...

Genre

non-fiction; western-frontier

Indexer Notes

sign language for coyote, deer and elk.

1st (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Burnley (signed as Burnley)

Inks

Jack Burnley (signed as Burnley)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This terrific trio...

Genre

non-fiction; sports

Characters

Lou Gehrig; Hank Greenberg; Jimmie Foxx

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)

Pencils

R. J. Scott (credited)

Inks

R. J. Scott (credited)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A Butterfly tastes...

Genre

non-fiction

Keywords

butterfly; elephant

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

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) 1938-xx-xx

Travel Through Time (Traveller In Time) (Table of Contents: 20)

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

The super-streamlined tube...

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Brick Bradford; April Southern

Synopsis

Brick and April travel back to 1938 in their time top.

Reprints

• from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-07-03 - 1938-07-24

Keywords

Manatonga; treasure

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

07-10 End of storyline
07-17 Pirates Of The 17th Century storyline begins

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

Little Annie Rooney / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Brandon Walsh (credited)

Pencils

Nicholas Afonsky (credited) (signed as N. Afonsky)

Inks

Nicholas Afonsky (credited) (signed as N. Afonsky)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Please, dear...don't cry any more...

Genre

drama; children; domestic; adventure

Characters

Little Annie Rooney; Zero; Mrs. Hardrock: Mrs. Munchly

Synopsis

Mrs. Munchly lets Annie clean dishes in exchange for food and gets caught by her boss.

Reprints

• from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-07-17 - 1938-08-07

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

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

Of course you had to have...

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Archie Jiggs; Maggie Jiggs; Dr. Bohan

Synopsis

Jiggs goes to the dentist and is soon surrounded by huge crowd of them.

Reprints

• from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx

Little Poison (Table of Contents: 23)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Burnley (signed as Burnley)

Inks

Jack Burnley (signed as Burnley)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Watch me go...

Genre

non-fiction; sports

Characters

Paul Runyan

Reprints

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

Keywords

P.G.A.

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

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 Fairbanks House at Dedham...

Genre

non-fiction

Keywords

Bayonet; Fairbanks House

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

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) 1938-xx-xx

The Lunar Trip (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

This leads to our city...

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; science fiction; superhero

Characters

Mandrake; Lothar; Prof. Thursby

Synopsis

Master-Machines repair air-producing machines, underground, on the other side of the Moon.

Reprints

• from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-07-03 - 1938-07-24

Keywords

Fire people; Lunatopia

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 as Charlie Schmidt)

Inks

Charlie Schmidt (credited) (signed as Charlie Schmidt)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In her role as society dowager...

Genre

crime; adventure

Characters

Sergeant Pat O'Hara; Molly Day; Inspector Maggin; Diamond Annie

Reprints

• from Radio Patrol Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-07-17 - 1938-08-07

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'll take a short cut...

Genre

humor

Keywords

bull

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

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

Pencils

? [as Harte]

Inks

? [as Harte]

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Fill in the section...

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Feature is top half of one page.

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

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

Script

? [as Arty]

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

May is a merry month...

Genre

non-fiction; animal

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

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) 1938-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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Now here's a mystery story...

Genre

humor

Characters

Sentinel Louie

Reprints

• from Sentinel Louie Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-xx-xx - 1938-xx-xx

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

One of our prisoners...

Genre

humor

Characters

The Little King

Reprints

• from The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-xx-xx - 1938-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

We call him rearmanent...

Genre

humor

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Feature is a vertical 2/3 of a page.

A selection of unrelated gag panels

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

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) 1938-xx-xx