(September 1942)

David McKay, 1939 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1942-08-05
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
David McKay Company
Editing
?

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
Chic Young
Inks
Chic Young
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Alexander; Baby Cookie
Keywords
barber pole
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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
?
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 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
I might as well be in China.
Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Dagwood; Blondie; Alexander; Daisy

Indexer Notes

Copyright 1940.

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

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

Script
Lee Falk
Pencils
Phil Davis
Inks
Phil Davis
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The perfume of a rare, striped orchid...
Genre
superhero

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

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

Script
Floyd Torbert (signed as Torbert)
Pencils
Floyd Torbert (signed as Torbert)
Inks
Floyd Torbert (signed as Torbert)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Bob Hart; Elden Moon; Chris Siebert; Ed Lindstrom

Indexer Notes

Record Thrills of High School Heroes.

[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
Well, your rival left for home last night...
Genre
humor; domestic

Colonel Green's Million Dollar Stamps (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Eugene Pollock (credited as Eugene L Pollock)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
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 (signed as Charles Flanders)
Inks
Charles Flanders (signed as Charles Flanders)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
That man is The Lone Ranger. Now we can have some help...
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
Defying her elders, Ataloa -- a headstrong Indian maid -- enters the magic singing cave...
Genre
adventure; western-frontier

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

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
Aloysius -- such language!
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 (credited) (signed as Feg Murray)
Pencils
Feg Murray (credited) (signed as Feg Murray)
Inks
Feg Murray (credited) (signed as Feg Murray)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
biography; non-fiction
Characters
Eddie Albert; Rita Hayworth; Fred Astaire; Veronica Lake; Claudette Colbert; Clark Gable; Laird Cregar

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

Henry / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Anderson (signed)
Pencils
Carl Anderson (signed)
Inks
Carl Anderson (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Henry

Indexer Notes

Copyright 1939.

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

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

Script
Storm P.
Pencils
Mel Graff (signed as Mel Graff)
Inks
Mel Graff (signed as Mel Graff)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hunting isn't just a pleasure -- it's a tonic!
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 (signed as B.Z.)
Inks
Bill Zaboly (signed as B.Z.)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
C'mon Wimpy, le's start the fight.
Genre
humor
Characters
Popeye; Wimpy; One-Glove

Indexer Notes

Copyright 1940.

Lunch Time (Table of Contents: 14)

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

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

High Average (Table of Contents: 15)

Sport Features / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Paul Derringer (Cincinnati Reds pitcher)
Keywords
baseball

[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
Yes, mum. Gertie -- I know this may seem sudden -- but Mr. Fagin and I have decided...
Genre
humor

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

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

Script
Frank Miller
Pencils
Frank Miller
Inks
Frank Miller
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Great scott! Good news! Jeeves! Rush this to Barney Baxter...
Genre
adventure

Indexer Notes

Copyright 1940.

From Scarsdale to Burma (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script
Clayton Knight (credited) (signed as Clayton Knight)
Pencils
Clayton Knight (credited) (signed as Clayton Knight)
Inks
Clayton Knight (credited) (signed as Clayton Knight)
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset
Genre
non-fiction; aviation; war
Characters
'Scarsdale Jack' Newkirk
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
Pencils
Harold Knerr
Inks
Harold Knerr
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Stop, thief!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; children

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

Dollar-a-Dither / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Musial
Pencils
Joe Musial
Inks
Joe Musial
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Editing
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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. ["I might as well be in China."]
    Blondie
  4. 3. ["The perfume of a rare, striped orchid..."]
    Mandrake the Magician
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    High Spots
  6. 5. ["Well, your rival left for home last night..."]
    Tippie and Cap Stubbs
  7. 6. Colonel Green's Million Dollar Stamps
    Stamp Corner
  8. 7. ["That man is The Lone Ranger. Now we can have some help..."]
    The Lone Ranger
  9. 8. ["Defying her elders, Ataloa -- a headstrong Indian maid -- enters the magic singing cave..."]
    Indian Lore
  10. 9. ["Aloysius -- such language!"]
    Jan and Aloysius
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Seein' Stars
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Henry
  13. 12. ["Hunting isn't just a pleasure -- it's a tonic!"]
    Secret Agent X-9
  14. 13. ["C'mon Wimpy, le's start the fight."]
    Thimble Theatre starring Popeye
  15. 14. Lunch Time
    Little Acorns
  16. 15. High Average
    Sport Features
  17. 16. ["Yes, mum. Gertie -- I know this may seem sudden -- but Mr. Fagin and I have decided..."]
    Bunky
  18. 17. ["Great scott! Good news! Jeeves! Rush this to Barney Baxter..."]
    Barney Baxter in the Air
  19. 18. From Scarsdale to Burma
    The Romance of Flying
  20. 19. ["Stop, thief!"]
    Dinglehoofer und His Dog
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Dollar-a-Dither
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