King Comics
#133
(May 1947)
David McKay,
1936 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1947-03-19
- 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 B71347. ©1947 King Features Syndicate, Inc.
[no title indexed]
Thimble Theatre / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Joe Musial (signed as Musial)
- Inks
- Joe Musial (signed as Musial)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- humor; adventure
- Characters
- Popeye; Swee'pea
[no title indexed]
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Script
- Ruth Plumly Thompson (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
The inside-front cover.
[no title indexed]
Blondie / comic story / 4 pages
- 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
- Riverview 9-0263
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Blondie Bumstead; Dagwood Bumstead; Alexander Bumstead; Cookie 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]
The Lone Ranger / comic story / 4 pages
- 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
- Whoa! Whoa, Victor!
- Genre
- adventure; western-frontier
- Characters
- The Lone Ranger; Tonto; Dan Reid
- Reprints
- from The Lone Ranger Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1945-06-17 - 1945-07-08
Indexer Notes
Four Sunday pages
[no title indexed]
Dun-Dums / cartoon / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I knew we shouldn't have given teacher our secret weapon
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Dun-Dums Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
Four unrelated gag panels
[no title indexed]
Barney Baxter / comic story / 4 pages
- 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
- Ah -- there, Gus! We've landed on the Moon!
- Feature Logo
- Barney Baxter in the Air
- Genre
- adventure; aviation; science fiction; war
- Characters
- Barney Baxter; Gopher Gus; "Tip" Bellew; Professor Hayward; Diana Hayward
- Reprints
- from Barney Baxter in the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1946-02-03 - 1946-02-24
Indexer Notes
Four Sunday pages
The Atalan Deep
Mandrake the Magician / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Lee Falk (credited)
- Pencils
- Phil Davis (credited)
- Inks
- Phil Davis (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Alina, queen of Atalan, comes to Narda after Mandrake leaves.
- Genre
- adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero
- Characters
- Mandrake; Lothar; Princess Narda; Queen Alina
- Reprints
- from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1945-10-14 - 1945-11-04
Indexer Notes
Four Sunday pages
End of storyline
[no title indexed]
Thimble Theatre / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Tom Sims (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Zaboly (signed as B. Zaboly)
- Inks
- Bill Zaboly (signed as B. Zaboly)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I yam go'ner hunt for nerts.
- Feature Logo
- Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye
- Genre
- humor; adventure
- Characters
- Popeye; Swee'pea; J. Wellington Wimpy; Olive Oyl
- Reprints
- from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1945-08-05 - 1945-08-26
Indexer Notes
Four Sunday pages
[no title indexed]
Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page
- 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
- Well, Jiggs, here's the comfortable chair...
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Archie Jiggs; Maggie Jiggs; Jerry
- Reprints
- from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-02-07
The Atomic Age
Flash Gordon / comic story / 4 pages
- 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
- Kang can't stop the people from joining Flash.
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction
- Characters
- Flash Gordon; Dale Arden; Emperor Kang the Cruel; Dicto; Evila; Darlia
- Reprints
- from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1945-10-14 - 1945-11-04
Indexer Notes
Four Sunday pages
The original newspaper page most often carried a title for the following week's strip.
10-14 = Kang's Heavy Blow
10-21 = Total Disaster
10-28 = Kang's Revenge
11-04 = The Hunt
Rogers Hornsby; Al Lopez
Sports / comic story / 1 page
- 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
- baseball
The Strange Fisherman
The Phantom / comic story / 4 pages
- 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
- Diana and the Marshall sisters can hear The Phantom talking to Prince Simitar...
- Genre
- adventure; jungle
- Characters
- The Phantom [Kit Walker]; Diana Palmer; Greta Marshall; Lana Marshall; Prince Simitar
- Reprints
- from The Phantom Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1945-09-23 - 1945-10-14
Indexer Notes
Four Sunday pages
[no title indexed]
The Little King / comic story / 0.5 page
- 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
- Today, Your Majesty...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- The Little King
- Reprints
- from The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
A single Sunday half page
Snow Fun?
The Pet Post / text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; animal
Indexer Notes
The inside-back cover.
[no title indexed]
Henry / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Carl Anderson (credited)
- Pencils
- Carl Anderson (credited)
- Inks
- Carl Anderson (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Money back if not satisfied...
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Henry; Henrietta
- Reprints
- from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-xx-xx
Indexer Notes
The back cover.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Thimble Theatre -
1.
[no title indexed]
-
2.
["Riverview 9-0263"]
Blondie -
3.
["Whoa! Whoa, Victor!"]
The Lone Ranger -
4.
["I knew we shouldn't have given teacher our secret weapon"]
Dun-Dums -
5.
["Ah -- there, Gus! We've landed on the Moon!"]
Barney Baxter -
6.
The Atalan Deep
Mandrake the Magician -
7.
["I yam go'ner hunt for nerts."]
Thimble Theatre -
8.
["Well, Jiggs, here's the comfortable chair..."]
Bringing Up Father -
9.
The Atomic Age
Flash Gordon -
10.
Rogers Hornsby; Al Lopez
Sports -
11.
The Strange Fisherman
The Phantom -
12.
["Today, Your Majesty..."]
The Little King -
13.
Snow Fun?
The Pet Post -
14.
["Money back if not satisfied..."]
Henry
This issue was modified by, among others
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Keith Chandler
- Bill Devine
- Len Wolinsky
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