(December 1942)

David McKay, 1939 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1942-11-11
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
David McKay Company
Editing
Ruth Plumly Thompson (editor); Florence Cooke (managing editor)

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. 4.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Blondie / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Blondie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Chic Young
Pencils
Chic Young
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Daddy, a package just came for mama.
Genre
humor; domestic

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

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

Script
Lee Falk
Pencils
Phil Davis
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Did you say you'd pay cash, sir? The jewels cost ten thousand dollars!
Genre
superhero

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

Henry / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Carl Anderson
Pencils
Carl Anderson
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; children

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

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

Script
Edwina Dumm [as Edwina]
Pencils
Edwina Dumm [as Edwina]
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, if your grandmother had married Mr. Budge
Genre
humor; domestic

The Mystery of Purana Qila (Table of Contents: 5)

Stamp Corner / text article / 2 pages (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

Includes stamp ads.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Fran Striker
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I knew there was nothin' your friend, The Lone Ranger, could do.
Genre
western-frontier

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

Aladdin, Jr. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Les Forgrave (signed)
Pencils
William Meade Prince (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You know, everbody thinks the ice cream cones you dropped from the plane was just an advertising stunt.
Genre
fantasy-supernatural

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

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

Script
Joe Musial
Pencils
Joe Musial (signed as Musial)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ah - me - winter's here, b-r-r-r — I hate cold weather...
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; domestic

Tournament of Noses (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
Feg Murray
Pencils
Feg Murray (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Jimmy Durante; W. C. Fields; Ray Bolger; Maria Montez

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

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

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

The German Who Became a British Censor (Table of Contents: 11)

Danger: Spies Ahead! / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Harry Francis Cambow
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction; history; spy
Characters
Jules C. Silber

[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
It's a tangled yarn, chief.. I ran down that delightful vanishing actress...
Genre
adventure; spy
Characters
Katy Labarbara

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

Henry / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Popeye sent Eugene, the Jeep, back home to find out how everyone is...
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Henry / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

Two separate half-pages.

Winter Scene (Table of Contents: 16)

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

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

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

Bunky / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Billy DeBeck
Pencils
Billy DeBeck (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The missing persons' bureau sent me over here -- they said my sister, Minnie, is here...
Genre
humor
Characters
Ichabod Swimps; Minerva (Minnie) Squiller; Viper Fagin

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script
Frank Miller
Pencils
Frank Miller
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Sir: report to number 12 Bayside Avenue, Palmetto City...
Genre
adventure; aviation

Our Navy Moves Its Carriers into Battle (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script
Clayton Knight
Pencils
Clayton Knight (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset; ?
Genre
non-fiction; aviation; war
Characters
Lt. Edward O'Hare

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

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

Script
Harold Knerr
Pencils
Harold Knerr
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
How about some very nice can-openers, today?
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; children

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

Dollar-a-Dither / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Alexander McKay (business manager)
Letters
typeset
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Blondie
  2. 1. ["Daddy, a package just came for mama."]
    Blondie
  3. 2. ["Did you say you'd pay cash, sir? The jewels cost ten thousand dollars!"]
    Mandrake the Magician
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Henry
  5. 4. ["Well, if your grandmother had married Mr. Budge"]
    Tippie and Cap Stubbs
  6. 5. The Mystery of Purana Qila
    Stamp Corner
  7. 6. ["I knew there was nothin' your friend, The Lone Ranger, could do."]
    The Lone Ranger
  8. 7. ["You know, everbody thinks the ice cream cones you dropped from the plane was just an advertising stunt."]
    Aladdin, Jr.
  9. 8. ["Ah - me - winter's here, b-r-r-r — I hate cold weather..."]
    Jan and Aloysius
  10. 9. Tournament of Noses
    Seein' Stars
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    High Spots
  12. 11. The German Who Became a British Censor
    Danger: Spies Ahead!
  13. 12. ["It's a tangled yarn, chief.. I ran down that delightful vanishing actress..."]
    Secret Agent X-9
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Henry
  15. 14. ["Popeye sent Eugene, the Jeep, back home to find out how everyone is..."]
    Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Henry
  17. 16. Winter Scene
    Little Acorns
  18. 17. ["The missing persons' bureau sent me over here -- they said my sister, Minnie, is here..."]
    Bunky
  19. 18. ["Dear Sir: report to number 12 Bayside Avenue, Palmetto City..."]
    Barney Baxter in the Air
  20. 19. Our Navy Moves Its Carriers into Battle
    The Romance of Flying
  21. 20. ["How about some very nice can-openers, today?"]
    Dinglehoofer und His Dog
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    Dollar-a-Dither
  23. 22. [no title indexed]
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  • Del Gruber
  • Hunter Johnson
  • Richard Thomson
  • Len Wolinsky
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