(August 1942)

David McKay, 1939 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1942-07-10
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
David McKay Company
Editing
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Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 3.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Blondie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Musial (signed)
Inks
Joe Musial (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Dagwood Bumstead; Mandrake the Magician (vignette)
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

The Wizard's Tower / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as G. Whiz]; ? [as Uncle George]
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
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)
Pencils
Chic Young (credited, signed)
Inks
Chic Young (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
This getting up so early is beginning to tell on me.
Genre
humor; domestic

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

Mandrake the Magician / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Lee Falk (credited)
Pencils
Phil Davis (credited)
Inks
Phil Davis (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Though weakened by the murderous attack...
Genre
superhero

Johnny Neyer (Table of Contents: 4)

High Spots / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Floyd Torbert (signed)
Pencils
Floyd Torbert (signed)
Inks
Floyd Torbert (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; sports

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

Tippie and Cap Stubbs / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Edwina Dumm (credited as Edwina)
Pencils
Edwina Dumm (credited as Edwina)
Inks
Edwina Dumm (credited as Edwina)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Our house has got forty rooms on it...
Genre
humor; domestic

The Death of Lord Nelson (Table of Contents: 6)

Stamp Corner / text article / 1.33 pages (report information)

Script
Eugene Pollock
Pencils
? (photos)
Inks
? (photos)
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

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

The Lone Ranger / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Fran Striker (credited)
Pencils
Charles Flanders
Inks
Charles Flanders
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
What the ---. Me fix.
Genre
western-frontier

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

Indian Lore / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Jimmy Thompson (credited)
Pencils
Jimmy Thompson (credited)
Inks
Jimmy Thompson (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Death has struck time and again at the band of Brave Warrior.
Genre
western-frontier

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

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

Script
Joe Musial (credited, signed)
Pencils
Joe Musial (credited, signed)
Inks
Joe Musial (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look Jan -- I bought you an ice cream cone, too.
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; children; domestic

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

Seein' Stars / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Feg Murray
Pencils
Feg Murray
Inks
Feg Murray
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction

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

Henry / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Anderson (credited, signed)
Pencils
Carl Anderson (credited, signed)
Inks
Carl Anderson (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; children

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

Secret Agent X-9 / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Storm P.
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
X-9! Bill! Can I believe my own eyes?
Genre
adventure; spy

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

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

Script
Tom Sims
Pencils
Bill Zaboly
Inks
Bill Zaboly
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ya sez the champeen of this country is a big jeep herder?
Genre
humor

From Gridiron to Battlefield! (Table of Contents: 14)

Sport Features / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Capt. Arthur Wermuth; Major Thomas H. J. Trapnell

Uncorrected! (Table of Contents: 15)

Little Acorns / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Dunn (credited)
Pencils
Bob Dunn (credited)
Inks
Bob Dunn (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; children

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

Bunky / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Billy DeBeck (credited as Billy De Beck)
Pencils
Billy DeBeck (credited as Billy De Beck)
Inks
Billy DeBeck (credited as Billy De Beck)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Stand by, ladies and gentlemen, for the second half...
Genre
humor

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

Barney Baxter in the Air / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Miller (credited)
Pencils
Frank Miller (credited)
Inks
Frank Miller (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Comes the great air duel between Barney Baxter and the enemy's ace.
Genre
adventure; aviation

American Volunteer Group in China (Table of Contents: 18)

The Romance of Flying / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Clayton Knight (credited, signed)
Pencils
Clayton Knight (credited, signed)
Inks
Clayton Knight (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset
Genre
non-fiction; aviation; war
Characters
Claire L. Chennault
Reprints

Indexer Notes

One art page and one text page.

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

Dinglehoofer und His Dog / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Harold Knerr (credited as H. H. Knerr)
Pencils
Harold Knerr (credited as H. H. Knerr)
Inks
Harold Knerr (credited as H. H. Knerr)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Efery two hours, der doctor said, I should take a pill!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; children

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

Dollar-a-Dither / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Musial (credited, signed)
Inks
Joe Musial (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Classroom jokes sent in by readers.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Blondie
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    The Wizard's Tower
  3. 2. ["This getting up so early is beginning to tell on me."]
    Blondie
  4. 3. ["Though weakened by the murderous attack..."]
    Mandrake the Magician
  5. 4. Johnny Neyer
    High Spots
  6. 5. ["Our house has got forty rooms on it..."]
    Tippie and Cap Stubbs
  7. 6. The Death of Lord Nelson
    Stamp Corner
  8. 7. ["What the ---. Me fix."]
    The Lone Ranger
  9. 8. ["Death has struck time and again at the band of Brave Warrior."]
    Indian Lore
  10. 9. ["Look Jan -- I bought you an ice cream cone, too."]
    Jan and Aloysius
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Seein' Stars
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Henry
  13. 12. ["X-9! Bill! Can I believe my own eyes?"]
    Secret Agent X-9
  14. 13. ["Ya sez the champeen of this country is a big jeep herder?"]
    Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye
  15. 14. From Gridiron to Battlefield!
    Sport Features
  16. 15. Uncorrected!
    Little Acorns
  17. 16. ["Stand by, ladies and gentlemen, for the second half..."]
    Bunky
  18. 17. ["Comes the great air duel between Barney Baxter and the enemy's ace."]
    Barney Baxter in the Air
  19. 18. American Volunteer Group in China
    The Romance of Flying
  20. 19. ["Efery two hours, der doctor said, I should take a pill!"]
    Dinglehoofer und His Dog
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Dollar-a-Dither
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