(November-December 1948)

David McKay, 1936 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1948-09-17
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
David McKay Company
Brand
This Is a King Features Comic
Editing
?

Issue Notes

On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, July-December 1948, page 207, registration number B162053. ©1948 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

[Ocean Front Lots for Sale] (Table of Contents)

Thimble Theatre / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Musial
Inks
Joe Musial
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; adventure
Characters
Popeye

Top Choice (Table of Contents: 1)

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)
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Citation; Andy Varipapa
Keywords
bowling; horse racing

Indexer Notes

On the inside-front cover.

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

Thimble Theatre / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Sims
Pencils
Bill Zaboly
Inks
Bill Zaboly
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You don't even know how your mother looks?
Feature Logo
Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye
Genre
humor; adventure
Characters
Popeye
Reprints
  • from Thimble Theater Starring Popeye daily (King Features Syndicate) 1946 ?

Indexer Notes

Two daily strips per page (colored).

Wizard King of The Fur Men (Table of Contents: 3)

Flash Gordon / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Don Moore
Pencils
Austin Briggs
Inks
Austin Briggs
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Flash Gordon; Dale Arden
Reprints
  • from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1947-01-xx - 1947-01-xx

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

Starring in Sports / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Buck Sawyer (credited)
Pencils
? (photos)
Inks
? (photos)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There's more than one reason why football is king...
Genre
non-fiction; sports

Indexer Notes

The centerfold.

All in a Dream (Table of Contents: 5)

Blondie / comic story / 2 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
?

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Blondie Bumstead; Dagwood Bumstead
Reprints
  • from Blondie daily (King Features Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx - 194x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Three daily strips with panels rearranged to fit two comic book pages.

Chirpie Knew a Polar Bear (Table of Contents: 6)

Goodnight Stories / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Max Trell (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; fantasy-supernatural

The Mad Baron (Table of Contents: 7)

Buz Sawyer / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Crane (credited) (signed as Roy Crane)
Pencils
Roy Crane (credited) (signed as Roy Crane)
Inks
Roy Crane (credited) (signed as Roy Crane)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Buz Sawyer; Roscoe Sweeney; The Mad Baron
Reprints
  • from Buz Sawyer daily (King Features Syndicate) 1946-06-xx - 1946-07-xx

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

Jan and Aloysius / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, so you're home from school...
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; domestic
Characters
Jan; Aloysius (a talking parrot)
Reprints
  • from Jan and Aloysius Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx - 194x-xx-xx

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

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
I saw what we were going to have...
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Dun-Dums Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

A series of unrelated gag panels

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

Pet Pictures / photo story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photos)
Inks
? (photos)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; animal

Indexer Notes

On the inside-back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Polka-Dot Pictures / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

On the inside-back cover.

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

The Little King / comic story / 1 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
Breakfast is served, Your Majesty.
Genre
humor
Characters
The Little King; the King's Chamberlain
Reprints
  • from The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The back cover.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Ocean Front Lots for Sale]
    Thimble Theatre
  2. 1. Top Choice
  3. 2. ["You don't even know how your mother looks?"]
    Thimble Theatre
  4. 3. Wizard King of The Fur Men
    Flash Gordon
  5. 4. ["There's more than one reason why football is king..."]
    Starring in Sports
  6. 5. All in a Dream
    Blondie
  7. 6. Chirpie Knew a Polar Bear
    Goodnight Stories
  8. 7. The Mad Baron
    Buz Sawyer
  9. 8. ["Oh, so you're home from school..."]
    Jan and Aloysius
  10. 9. ["I saw what we were going to have..."]
    Dun-Dums
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Pet Pictures
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Polka-Dot Pictures
  13. 12. ["Breakfast is served, Your Majesty."]
    The Little King
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Keith Chandler
  • Bill Devine
  • Len Wolinsky