King Comics #52

(August 1940)

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

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

Script

Ruth Plumly Thompson

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

On the inside-front cover.

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

The Lone Ranger / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Maryland Kressy (adaption of Fran Striker radio script)

Pencils

Ed Kressy (credited); Charles Flanders

Inks

Ed Kressy (credited); Charles Flanders

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Leaving the sheriff's gang far behind him, Silver arrives at the little town of Land's End...

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

The Lone Ranger; Tonto; Sandy Pettingill; The Ghost [Maw Pettingill]; Squint

Reprints

• from The Lone Ranger Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-02-26 - 1939-03-19

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages, the first two of which are drawn by Ed Kressey, the latter two by Charles Flanders (though unsigned), who had just moved over from King of the Royal Mounted.

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

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

Plunging headlong into the raging waters, our hero seized the maiden and...

Genre

humor; adventure

Characters

Popeye; Olive Oyl; J. Wellington Wimpy; Poopdeck Pappy; The Prehistoric Man; George W. Geezil

Reprints

• from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-08-06 - 1939-06-27

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Peanuts Popcorn Crackerjax

Genre

humor

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Five unrelated gag panels

Ice Kingdom of Mongo (Table of Contents: 5)

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, with the unconscious Ronal in his arms, arrives just as the giants scatter...

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Flash Gordon; Dale Arden; Prince Ronal; Brukka; Queen Fria; Count Malo; Count Korro; Captain Lupi; Dr. Hans Alexis Zarkov

Reprints

• from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-07-30 - 1939-08-20

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.
07-30 = Heroic Sacrifice
08-06 = Fria's Legions
08-13 = For Valor
08-20 = Behind Palace Walls

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

Sappo / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Doc Winner

Pencils

Doc Winner

Inks

Doc Winner

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I got rid of that last dream of yours...

Genre

humor

Characters

John Sappo; Myrtle Sappo; Professor O. G. Wotasnozzle

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Two Sunday pages, the bottom 0.25 of which feature a cut-out mask, under the title 'Wiggle Line Movie', numbered 1 and 2

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

The Bridegroom of Poverty (Table of Contents: 7)

Stamps / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Eugene Pollock

Pencils

? (photo)

Inks

? (photo)

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

With stamp ads.

Waite Hoyt (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Burnley (signed as Burnley)

Inks

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; sports

Keywords

baseball

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

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

Script

Zane Grey ? (credited); Gaylord Du Bois ? (credited as Zane Grey); Romer Zane Grey ? (credited as Zane Grey)

Pencils

Jim Gary (signed as Gary)

Inks

Jim Gary (signed as Gary)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Believing the Zenith Film Company negatives are in danger...

Genre

adventure; detective-mystery; western-frontier

Characters

Sergeant Dave King; Betty Blake; Kid Blake; Director Hall

Reprints

• from King of the Royal Mounted Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-07-30 - 1939-08-20

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

Information that Zane Grey's son Romer wrote some King of the Royal Mounted stories is from Don Markstein, but specific stories are not listed. <https://www.toonopedia.com/king-rm.htm> He was a prolific author in his own right, and has certainly been credited with writing the Big Little Books featuring the character. In addition, Gaylord Du Bois once claimed in an interview, "In 1939 I worked as a script writer on King of the Royal Mounted, when Jim Gary was doing the art work".(Comics Interview #17 (November 1984))

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

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

Script

Ruth Plumly Thompson

Pencils

Marge Buell (signed as M)

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

When you've tramped four miles through the sand and sun...

Genre

humor

The Wizard of Way-Up and King Ripitik Visit the Princess of Little (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ruth Plumly Thompson

Pencils

Marge Buell (signed as M)

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

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

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

Mr. Collanwood - My husband is out in the garage...

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Archie Jiggs; Maggie Jiggs; Mr. Collanwood

Reprints

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

The Teredo (Table of Contents: 13)

News in Pictures - Scott's Scrapbook / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

R. J. Scott

Pencils

R. J. Scott (signed as Scott)

Inks

?

Letters

?

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

Barney Baxter / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Miller (credited, signed)

Pencils

Frank Miller (credited, signed)

Inks

Frank Miller (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Barney has dropped a note to Patricia telling her the 'Devil Cat' has lost a wheel...

Feature Logo

Barney Baxter in the Air

Genre

adventure; aviation; war

Characters

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

Reprints

• from Barney Baxter in the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-11-05 - 1939-11-26

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

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

Script

Jimmy Thompson

Pencils

Jimmy Thompson

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Saved from death by the Strong-Bow surprise attack on the Kiowa camp, Black-Hawk joins the fight...

Genre

western-frontier

A Tree on Stilts (Table of Contents: 16)

News in Pictures - Scott's Scrapbook / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

R. J. Scott

Pencils

R. J. Scott

Inks

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

The Mummy (Table of Contents: 17)

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

I'm going fast, laddie -- but first I must tell ye of my daughter...

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Brick Bradford; "The Mummy" {Captain Joel Bland]; Marigold Bland; Bloodstone the Pirate

Reprints

• from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-07-30 - 1939-08-20

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

[Hair Tonic] (Table of Contents: 18)

Henry / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Carl Anderson (credited)

Pencils

Carl Anderson (credited)

Inks

Carl Anderson (credited)

Colors

?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Henry

Reprints

• from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-xx-xx

Keywords

pantomime; wordless comic

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

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

Just stand there a minute...

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Archie Jiggs; Maggie Jiggs; Mrs. Etta Lott

Reprints

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

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

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

Gee, that makes two bucketfuls - Rex must be awful thirsty today!

Genre

drama; children; adventure

Characters

Little Annie Rooney; Doc; Mrs. Spruce; Mrs. Johnson; Mr. Johnson

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

Speed on the Diamond! (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; sports

Characters

Geo. Washington Case; Gawge Selkirk

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

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

Script

? [as Arty]

Pencils

? (photo)

Inks

? (photo)

Letters

typeset

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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Scram

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Henry

Reprints

• from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-xx-xx

Lt. John Vickers; Claude Ryan; Kenneth MacLeish; Charles H. Day (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

An American who enlisted in the Royal Air Force...

Genre

non-fiction; aviation

Characters

Lt. John Vickers; Claude Ryan; Kenneth MacLeish; Charles H. Day

Reprints

• from Hall of Fame of the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-xx-xx - 1939-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday half pages

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

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

Script

Ruth Plumly Thompson

Pencils

Marge Buell (signed as M)

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This camp's O.K. except for the barefoot dancing...

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

Mandrake and party are trapped -- without any apparent way of escape...

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Mandrake; Lothar; Dr. Coles; Babs Coles; Jed

Reprints

• from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-07-30 - 1939-08-20

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

08-06 End of storyline
08-13 The Evil Man storyline
08-20 Trial of Strength storyline

The Bigheads (Table of Contents: 27)

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

Script

Eddie Sullivan (credited)

Pencils

Charlie Schmidt (credited)

Inks

Charlie Schmidt (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There's the highway...

Genre

crime; adventure

Characters

Sergeant Pat O'Hara; Pinky Pinkerton; The Bigheads (villains); Molly Day; Officer Sam Maloney

Reprints

• from Radio Patrol Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-07-30 - 1939-08-20

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

Canoeing on Grass (Table of Contents: 28)

News in Pictures - Scott's Scrapbook / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

R. J. Scott

Pencils

R. J. Scott

Inks

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

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

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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Stick this bulb in water and watch it grow

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: 30)

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

Our heating system broke down...

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

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

Henry / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Carl Anderson

Pencils

Carl Anderson

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; children