(February 1947)

David McKay, 1936 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1946-12-20
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
David McKay Company
Editing
?

Issue Notes

On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, 1946-1947, page 209, registration number B55813. ©1946 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

[The Magic Mirror] (Table of Contents)

Thimble Theatre / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Musial
Inks
Joe Musial
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; adventure
Characters
Popeye; Olive Oyl
Reprints
Keywords
magic mirror

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

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

Script
? [as Jo King]
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

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

Blondie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Chic Young (credited, signed)
Pencils
Chic Young (credited, signed)
Inks
Chic Young (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Blondie Bumstead; Dagwood Bumstead; Cookie Bumstead
Reprints
  • from Blondie daily (King Features Syndicate) ? - ?

Indexer Notes

Eight daily strips with panels rearranged to fit four comic book pages

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

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

Script
Fran Striker (credited)
Pencils
Charles Flanders (signed)
Inks
Charles Flanders (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Guess the Hook’s Ma, because I didn’t go with the bang!?
Genre
adventure; western-frontier
Characters
The Lone Ranger; Hook; Hook's gang; Kip
Reprints
  • from The Lone Ranger Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1945-03-25 - 1945-04-15

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
Did you advertise that you’d sub-let?
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Dun-Dums Sunday (King Features Syndicate) ?

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

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

Script
Frank Miller (credited)
Pencils
Bob Naylor (signed)
Inks
Bob Naylor (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hev we got plenty of fuel, Barney?
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) ? - ?

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages.

The Atalan Deep (Table of Contents: 6)

Mandrake the Magician / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Lee Falk (credited)
Pencils
Phil Davis
Inks
Phil Davis
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Aboard the Argus, over the Atalan Deep…
Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Mandrake; Lothar; Princess Narda
Reprints
  • from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1945-07-22 - 1945-08-12

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

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

Script
Tom Sims (signed)
Pencils
Bill Zaboly (signed)
Inks
Bill Zaboly (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What? No crow-burgers?
Feature Logo
Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye
Genre
humor; adventure
Characters
Popeye; Wimpy; Swee'pea; Olive Oyl
Reprints
  • from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) ? - ?

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages.

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

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

Script
George McManus (credited, signed)
Pencils
George McManus (credited, signed)
Inks
George McManus (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Poor Old Finnigan – He can hock this clock...
Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Archie Jiggs
Reprints
  • from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-xx-xx

The Skymen (Table of Contents: 9)

Flash Gordon / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Don Moore
Pencils
Austin Briggs (credited as Alex Raymond)
Inks
Austin Briggs (credited as Alex Raymond)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Flash Gordon; Dale Arden
Reprints
  • from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1945-07-22 - 1945-08-12

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

The original newspaper page most often carried a title for the following week's strip.
07-22 = For High Stakes
07-29 = Decoy
08-05 = Return Visit
08-12 = Stormy Vengeance

[Frankie Parker; Mary McMillin] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
Jack Sords
Pencils
Jack Sords
Inks
Jack Sords
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; sports

The Strange Fisherman (Table of Contents: 11)

The Phantom / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Lee Falk (credited)
Pencils
Wilson McCoy (credited as Ray Moore)
Inks
Wilson McCoy (credited as Ray Moore)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We haven't been happy since we've been home. Why Greta?
Genre
adventure; jungle
Characters
The Phantom [Kit Walker]; Diana Palmer; Greta Marshall; Lana Marshall
Reprints
  • from The Phantom Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1945-07-01 - 1945-07-22

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

New storyline begins

Chequers (Table of Contents: 12)

activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

The Little King / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Otto Soglow (credited as O. Soglow) (signed)
Pencils
Otto Soglow (credited as O. Soglow) (signed)
Inks
Otto Soglow (credited as O. Soglow) (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Today, your majesty, you are to study your people…
Genre
humor
Characters
The Little King; The Princess of Boomerania
Reprints
  • from The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

A single Sunday half-page.

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

The Pet Post / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; animal

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[The Scary Papoose] (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
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Carnival featuring Indian village
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Henry
Keywords
pantomime; wordless comic

Indexer Notes

The back cover.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [The Magic Mirror]
    Thimble Theatre
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Blondie
  4. 3. ["Guess the Hook’s Ma, because I didn’t go with the bang!?"]
    The Lone Ranger
  5. 4. ["Did you advertise that you’d sub-let?"]
    Dun-Dums
  6. 5. ["Hev we got plenty of fuel, Barney?"]
    Barney Baxter
  7. 6. The Atalan Deep
    Mandrake the Magician
  8. 7. ["What? No crow-burgers?"]
    Thimble Theatre
  9. 8. ["Poor Old Finnigan – He can hock this clock..."]
    Bringing Up Father
  10. 9. The Skymen
    Flash Gordon
  11. 10. [Frankie Parker; Mary McMillin]
    Sords Sports
  12. 11. The Strange Fisherman
    The Phantom
  13. 12. Chequers
  14. 13. ["Today, your majesty, you are to study your people…"]
    The Little King
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    The Pet Post
  16. 15. [The Scary Papoose]
    Henry
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  • Bill Devine
  • Dan Stevenson
  • Len Wolinsky