(March 1947)

David McKay, 1936 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1947-01-17
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 B63116. ©1947 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Thimble Theatre / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Musial (signed as Musial)
Inks
Joe Musial (signed as Musial)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; adventure
Characters
Olive Oyl; J. Wellington Wimpy
Keywords
first aid; roller skating

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

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

Script
Ruth Plumly Thompson (credited as Jo King)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Year's so new...
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

The inside-front cover.

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

Blondie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dagwood, you have one minute to catch your bus.
Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Blondie Bumstead; Dagwood Bumstead
Reprints
  • from Blondie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1944-xx-xx - 1944-xx-xx

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 as Charles Flanders)
Inks
Charles Flanders (signed as Charles Flanders)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
On a high mountain trail in Skeleton Canyon...
Genre
adventure; western-frontier
Characters
The Lone Ranger; Tonto
Reprints

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
?

Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Dun-Dums Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Any more stops afore we hit home, 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) 1945-12-09 - 1945-12-30

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 (credited as Ray Moore)
Inks
Phil Davis (credited as Ray Moore)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the dome of Atalan, at the bottom of the sea, when flirtatious warriors...
Feature Logo
Mandrake the Magician
Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Mandrake; Lothar; Princess Narda
Reprints
  • from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1945-08-19 - 1945-09-09

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

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

Script
Tom Sims (signed as Tom Sims)
Pencils
Bill Zaboly (signed as B. Zaboly) (The 'B' is an icon of a bee.)
Inks
Bill Zaboly (signed as B. Zaboly) (The 'B' is an icon of a bee.)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Be still, my heart -- be still! He must not know...
Feature Logo
Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye
Genre
humor; adventure
Characters
Popeye; Olive Oyl
Reprints
  • from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1945-06-10 - 1945-07-01

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
By Jove! This has been a wonderful evening...
Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Archie Jiggs; Maggie Jiggs; Judge Mehanhugh
Reprints
  • from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-01-24

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
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Flash and Ozon lead twin 'clouds' of skycraft against Radiuma...
Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Flash Gordon; Dale Arden; Ozon; Radiuma
Reprints
  • from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1945-08-19 - 1945-09-09

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

The original newspaper page most often carried a title for the following week's strip.
08-19 = The Atom-Splitter
08-26 = Traitor's Trick
09-02 = Striking Back
09-09 = A Woman Scorned

Ward Lambert; Chuck Rayner (Table of Contents: 10)

Sports / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Sords (credited) (signed as Sords)
Pencils
Jack Sords (credited) (signed as Sords)
Inks
Jack Sords (credited) (signed as Sords)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; sports
Keywords
basketball; ice hockey

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
So this is Hero! He's wonderful!
Genre
adventure; jungle
Characters
The Phantom [Kit Walker]; Diana Palmer; Lana Marshall; Greta Marshall; Prince Simitar
Reprints
  • from The Phantom Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1945-07-29 - 1945-08-19

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Your Majesty, today you are scheduled to go fishing.
Genre
humor
Characters
The Little King
Reprints
  • from The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

A single Sunday half page

Polar Pal (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?; ? (photo)
Inks
?; ? (photo)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; animal

Indexer Notes

The inside-back cover.

[The Magician] (Table of Contents: 14)

Henry / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Carl Anderson (credited)
Pencils
Carl Anderson (credited)
Inks
Carl Anderson (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children

Indexer Notes

The back cover.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Thimble Theatre
  2. 1. ["Year's so new..."]
  3. 2. ["Dagwood, you have one minute to catch your bus."]
    Blondie
  4. 3. ["On a high mountain trail in Skeleton Canyon..."]
    The Lone Ranger
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Dun-Dums
  6. 5. ["Any more stops afore we hit home, Barney?"]
    Barney Baxter
  7. 6. The Atalan Deep
    Mandrake the Magician
  8. 7. ["Be still, my heart -- be still! He must not know..."]
    Thimble Theatre
  9. 8. ["By Jove! This has been a wonderful evening..."]
    Bringing Up Father
  10. 9. The Skymen
    Flash Gordon
  11. 10. Ward Lambert; Chuck Rayner
    Sports
  12. 11. The Strange Fisherman
    The Phantom
  13. 12. ["Your Majesty, today you are scheduled to go fishing."]
    The Little King
  14. 13. Polar Pal
    The Pet Post
  15. 14. [The Magician]
    Henry
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Keith Chandler
  • Bill Devine
  • Len Wolinsky