King Comics #57

(January 1941)

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

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

Script

Fran Striker (credited)

Pencils

Charles Flanders (signed as Flanders)

Inks

Charles Flanders (signed as Flanders)

Colors

?

Letters

Charles Flanders ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Nem'mine the prisoners! Lemme out!

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

The Lone Ranger; Tonto; Black Barton; Mrs. Jim Dixon; Bart Dixon; Killer Dorn

Reprints

• from The Lone Ranger Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-07-16 - 1939-08-06

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

The original newspaper page most often carried a title for the following week's strip.
07-16 = Killer Roundup
07-23 = Claim-Jumpers
07-30 = The Imposter
08-06 = Methods of a Schemer

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

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

Script

Doc Winner; Tom Sims

Pencils

Doc Winner; Bill Zaboly (signed as Bee [image] Z)

Inks

Doc Winner; Bill Zaboly (signed as Bee [image] Z)

Colors

?

Letters

Bela Zaboly ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You will perform the mission for me if you love me...

Genre

humor; adventure

Characters

Popeye; J. Wellington Wimpy; Olive Oyl; Swee'pea; Poopdeck Pappy; George Squeejik the Billionaire

Reprints

• from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-12-24 - 1940-01-14

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

The strip dated 1939-12-31 marks Winner's final page, with Zaboly taking over art chores on 1940-01-07, with Tom Sims as writer

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

Dun-Dums / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Bob Dunn (credited)

Pencils

Bob Dunn (credited)

Inks

Bob Dunn (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Bob Dunn (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What did the auto say to the truck?

Genre

humor

Reprints

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

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

Alex Raymond ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Because of the glacier monster's fear of water...

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

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

Reprints

• from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-12-17 - 1940-01-07

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

The original newspaper page most often carried a title for the following week's strip.
12-17 = The First Skirmish
12-24 = Attack From the Rear
12-31 = In the Monster's Clutches
01-07 = Watery Doom

Reversia (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

I will have to let the Sappos go

Genre

humor

Characters

John Sappo; Myrtle Sappo; Mary

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Two Sunday pages

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

The Last Voyage of Sir Humphrey (Table of Contents: 6)

Stamps / text article / 1.33 pages (report information)

Script

Eugene Pollock

Pencils

various

Inks

various

Letters

typeset

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

Sport Features / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

Jack Burnley

Keywords

Pittsburgh

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

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

Script

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

Pencils

Jim Gary (signed as Gary)

Inks

Jim Gary (signed as Gary)

Colors

?

Letters

Jim Gary ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Wildman! He's choking Kid to death!

Genre

adventure; detective-mystery; western-frontier

Characters

Sergeant Dave King; Kid Blake; The Wildman; Roxane; Lothaire; Roxane's mother

Reprints

• from King of the Royal Mounted Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-12-17 - 1940-01-07

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: 9)

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

Script

Ruth Plumly Thompson

Pencils

Marge Buell

Inks

Marge Buell

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The first snow and I fell together today...

Genre

humor

A Messenger for the King of Upadilly (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ruth Plumly Thompson

Pencils

Marge Buell

Inks

Marge Buell

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

[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

George McManus ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Mr Lew Heville to see you sir...

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Archie Jiggs; Lew Heville

Reprints

• from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-xx-xx

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

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

Frank Miller ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'd give a million bucks to find just a trace of her!

Feature Logo

Barney Baxter in the Air

Genre

adventure; aviation; war

Characters

Barney Baxter; Gopher Gus

Reprints

• from Barney Baxter in the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-03-24 - 1940-04-14

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

Redmen / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Jimmy Thompson

Pencils

Jimmy Thompson

Inks

Jimmy Thompson

Colors

?

Letters

Jimmy Thompson

Genre

western-frontier

The Crown Of The Desert’s Kings (Table of Contents: 14)

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

My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty...

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Brick Bradford; Marigold; King Satana; Sulik

Reprints

• from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-12-17 - 1940-01-07

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

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

That's the third sweater you've soiled today with ice cream!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Henry; Henry's mother

Reprints

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

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

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

George McManus (signed)

Pencils

George McManus (signed)

Inks

George McManus (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

George McManus

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I know that Mr and Mrs Sam Pulcase will not be at home tonight

Genre

humor

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

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 ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Empty! That crooked little thief has stolen the diamonds!

Genre

drama; children; adventure

Characters

Little Annie Rooney; Mrs. Spruce; Elvira Black

Reprints

• from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-12-31 - 1940-01-21

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

Sport Features / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Burnley (signed)

Inks

Jack Burnley (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Jack Burnley

Characters

Payne; Haxall; Boynton; Brick Muller

Keywords

football

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

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

Pencils

Sjoerd Harte (signed as Harte)

Inks

Sjoerd Harte (signed as Harte)

Letters

?

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

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

Script

? [as Arty]

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

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

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

I ain't got a gal!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Henry

Reprints

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

"Duke" Jernigin; Patrick Byrne; Lt. Edouard Roy (Table of Contents: 22)

Hall of Fame of the Air / comic story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

Eddie Rickenbacker (credited as Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker)

Pencils

Clayton Knight (credited, signed)

Inks

Clayton Knight (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Clayton Knight ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

He was taught to fly in France...

Genre

non-fiction; aviation

Characters

"Duke" Jernigin; Patrick Byrne; Lt. Edouard Roy

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Three Sunday half pages

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

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

Script

Ruth Plumly Thompson

Pencils

Marge Buell

Inks

Marge Buell

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh, Uncle Sam, please draft us gals

Genre

humor

The Ghost Bear of Glass Mountain (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Phil Davis ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ghost bear--huh!

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Mandrake; Lothar; Gratz; Doubting Thomas

Reprints

• from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-12-17 - 1940-01-07

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

12-24 End of storyline
12-31 Mandrake and Doubting Thomas storyline
01-07 Lothar's Visit to the Dentist storyline

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

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

Script

Eddie Sullivan (credited)

Pencils

Charlie Schmidt (credited)

Inks

Charlie Schmidt (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Charlie Schmidt ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I always knew Maggin was as mean as they make 'em...

Genre

crime; adventure

Characters

Sergeant Pat O'Hara; Officer Sam Maloney; Molly Day; Pinky Pinkerton; Strongarm; Mouse

Reprints

• from Radio Patrol Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-12-17 - 1940-01-07

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

Scott's Scrapbook / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

R. J. Scott (signed)

Pencils

R. J. Scott (signed)

Inks

R. J. Scott (signed)

Letters

R. J. Scott (signed)

Characters

Torricelli

Keywords

Arizona; ribbon fish; Sausalito; snail

Indexer Notes

copyright 1940

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

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

This book certainly comes in handy

Genre

humor

Characters

Sentinel Louie

Reprints

• from Sentinel Louie Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-03-31, 1940-xx-xx, 1940-03-17, 1940-03-10

Keywords

ducks; hunting

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages, shared with The Little King, by the same creator. The first and fourth are wordless.

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

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

The enemy has barricaded itself in that toy factory over there.

Genre

humor

Characters

The Little King

Reprints

• from The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-03-31, 1940-xx-xx, 1940-03-17, 1940-03-10

Indexer Notes

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

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

Henry / comic story / 0.5 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

Us could use a few ob dem rabbits feets...

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Henry

Reprints

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