King Comics #47

(March, 1940)

[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

The year's a month older...

Genre

non-fiction

Keywords

King Comic Club

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

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

Script

Doc Winner

Pencils

Doc Winner

Inks

Doc Winner

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Soup! Soup! Two Soups!

Genre

humor; adventure

Characters

Popeye; J. Wellington Wimpy

Synopsis

Wimpy is a ventriloquist who makes his soup and golf ball talk.

Reprints

• from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-03-19 - 1939-04-09

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

[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

Barney's plan to escape...

Feature Logo

Barney Baxter in the Air

Genre

adventure; aviation; war

Characters

Barney Baxter; "Hap" Walters; Patricia Katchem; Gopher Gus

Synopsis

Barney and Hap are released from a jail cell to race to Patricia, before she gets married.

Reprints

• from Barney Baxter in the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-07-02 - 1939-07-23

Keywords

Devil Cat

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

Ice 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

Their rocketship roars through utter stillness...

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Flash Gordon; Dr. Hans Alexis Zarkov; Fria, Queen of Frigia

Synopsis

When their rocketship crashes, Flash goes to hunt for food and meets Fria.

Reprints

• from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-03-12 - 1939-04-02

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

New 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.
03-12 = Crash Landing
03-19 = The Snow Dragon
03-26 = Interrupted Feast
04-02 = The Snow Queen

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

Sappo / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Doc Winner

Pencils

Doc Winner

Inks

Doc Winner

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

How do you make your polka dot paint?

Genre

humor

Characters

John Sappo; Professor Wotasnozzle

Keywords

firecracker seeds; polka dot paint

Indexer Notes

Two Sunday pages

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

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

Stamps / text article / 1.33 pages (report information)

Script

Eugene Pollock (credited)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Four hundred years ago...

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Feature is the center 2/3rds of two pages, with a column of ads for stamps on either side.

[no title indexed] (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)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Tom Farr, now in the British Air Force...

Genre

non-fiction; sports

Characters

Tom Farr; Joe Louis

Keywords

German bombers

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

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

Script

Zane Grey (credited)

Pencils

Charles Flanders (signed as Flanders); Jim Gary

Inks

Charles Flanders (signed as Flanders); Jim Gary

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

As King and Drew, the Diamond Exchange President...

Genre

adventure; detective-mystery; western-frontier

Characters

Sergeant Dave King; Mr. Drew; Laroux; Kid Blake; Vendry; Chipp; Tom Dorn

Synopsis

King and Laroux set a trap, with fake diamonds, for Vendry and forces his plane to crash.

Reprints

• from King of the Royal Mounted Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-03-12 - 1939-04-02

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages, the third of which is Flanders' final strip before moving on to The Lone Ranger, and the fourth marks Gary's debut.

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

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

To send out comic valentines...

Genre

humor

The Wizard of Way Up and King Ripitik the Tenth (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

On Star Top, the tallest of the Silver Mountains...

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

King Ripitik; Wizard of Way Up; Woff

[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

I'll go down another floor...

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Archie Jiggs

Synopsis

Jiggs attempts to complain to someone in the building about his wife's singing.

Reprints

• from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-xx-xx

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

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

Hey! They gave me short weight!!!

Genre

humor

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

A selection of unrelated gag panels

Feature is a vertical two thirds page.

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

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

Script

Frank Buck (credited)

Pencils

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

Inks

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

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

These look like powder burns...

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

Ted Towers; Sheila; Silva; Blane

Synopsis

After someone dynamites the bridge they're crossing, Ted tries to save the remains of Blane's circus

Reprints

• from Ted Towers, Animal Master Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-03-10 - 1940-03-31

Keywords

snow leopard

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

Redmen - The Ventures of Black Hawk / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jimmy Thompson (credited)

Pencils

Jimmy Thompson (credited)

Inks

Jimmy Thompson (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Jimmy Thompson (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Black-Hawk and Spotted-Horse...

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

Black-Hawk; Spotted-Horse

Synopsis

Black-Hawk and Spotted-Horse are ambushed by Strong-Bow braves.

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

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

Tiger boxes are built...

Genre

non-fiction

Keywords

coconut crab; Pinto Warriors

The Mummy (Table of Contents: 16)

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

We've no chance, lad...

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Brick Bradford; Captain Horatio Southern; April Southern

Synopsis

Brick is held captive as a pirate and uses his knowledge of history "to predict the future" in the past.

Reprints

• from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-03-05 - 1939-03-26

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

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) 1939-xx-xx

Keywords

miniature photograph

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

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

Now - just stop pouting...

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Archie Jiggs; Maggie Jiggs

Synopsis

Jiggs sees his daughter leave the house in Maggie's coat, and thinks Maggie has gone out.

Reprints

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

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

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

Drat that door...

Genre

drama; children; adventure

Characters

Little Annie Rooney; Eva; Flora; Mr. Rodwell Warde; Zero; Mrs. Flowers

Synopsis

Flora and Annie get dressed up for a party.

Reprints

• from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-xx-xx - 1939-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

Just a Memory (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Burnley (signed as Burnley)

Inks

Jack Burnley (signed as Burnley)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ruth did more for the game...

Genre

non-fiction; sports

Characters

Babe Ruth

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

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

Pencils

? [as Harte]

Inks

? [as Harte]

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Fill in the section...

Genre

non-fiction

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

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

Script

? [as Arty]

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A fine winter pal...

Genre

non-fiction; animal

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

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) 1939-xx-xx

W. W. "Chic" White; F. Dalrymple; Leslie Mac Dill; Lt. Charles Veil (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Former U. S. Army Air Corps pilot...

Genre

non-fiction; aviation

Characters

W. W. "Chic" White; F. Dalrymple; Leslie Mac Dill; Lt. Charles Veil

Reprints

• from Hall of Fame of the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-xx-xx - 1938-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday half pages

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

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

Frankly, pals, I am no hero...

Genre

humor

City of Gold (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

Searching for the legendary city...

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Mandrake; Dr. Cole; Lothar

Synopsis

Mandrake, Dr. Cole and Lothar fly a floatplane up the Amazon in search of the City of Gold.

Reprints

• from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-03-12 - 1939-04-02

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

He's either sick or in love...

Genre

crime; adventure

Characters

Officer Sam Maloney; Sergeant Pat O'Hara; Inspector Maggin; Molly Day

Synopsis

Pat and Sam go after a prowler at the dock.

Reprints

• from Radio Patrol Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-03-19 - 1939-04-09

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

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

Lionel De Jersey Harvard, the only...

Genre

non-fiction

Keywords

dinosaurs; donkeys

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

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) 1939-xx-xx

Keywords

roller skates

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

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

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Sentinel Louie

Reprints

• from Sentinel Louie Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-xx-xx - 1939-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

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

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

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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Your majesty, the United States wishes...

Genre

humor

Characters

The Little King

Reprints

• from The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-xx-xx - 1939-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

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