(June 1943)

David McKay, 1939 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1943-05-07
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, 1943, New Series, Vol. 38, No. 2.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Blondie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Dagwood Bumstead; Mandrake the Magician (vignette)

[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]
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 (signed)
Pencils
Chic Young (signed)
Inks
Chic Young (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I warned you I'd do it the next time I caught you...
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) (painting)
Inks
Phil Davis (credited) (painting); ?
Colors
Phil Davis (credited) (painting); ?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Stop laughing and get to work!
Genre
superhero

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

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

Script
Floyd Torbert (signed as Pfc. F. J. Torbert, AAC)
Pencils
Floyd Torbert (signed as Pfc. F. J. Torbert, AAC)
Inks
Floyd Torbert (signed as Pfc. F. J. Torbert, AAC)
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) (signed as Edwina)
Pencils
Edwina Dumm (credited as Edwina) (signed as Edwina)
Inks
Edwina Dumm (credited as Edwina) (signed as Edwina)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Huh! Well, I s'pose if no body won't put a nickel's worth of candy...
Genre
humor; domestic

The End of the Incas (Table of Contents: 6)

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: 7)

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

Script
Fran Striker (credited)
Pencils
Charles Flanders (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Guns ready an' follow me! You all right, Conway?
Genre
western-frontier

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

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
In Mexico in no time at all, our heroes have been busy distributing riches!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural

[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
Hiya, Polly! How dare you!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; domestic; humor

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

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

Script
Feg Murray (credited, signed)
Pencils
Feg Murray (credited, signed)
Inks
Feg Murray (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Linda Darnell; Victor McLaglen; Buster Crabbe; Mickey Rooney

Going Literary (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
Bob Dunn (credited)
Pencils
Bob Dunn (credited)
Inks
Bob Dunn (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

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

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

Script
Storm P.
Pencils
Mel Graff (signed)
Inks
Mel Graff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Just as well that X-9 nailed Ansl...
Genre
spy

Ed 'Strangler' Lewis (Table of Contents: 13)

Sport Features / comic story / 0.83 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; sports
Keywords
wrestling

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

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

Script
Tom Sims
Pencils
Bill Zaboly (signed as B. Z.)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
My friend, I have wanted to do this for quite a while.
Genre
humor

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

Henry / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Anderson (credited, signed)
Pencils
Carl Anderson (credited, signed)
Inks
Carl Anderson (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fresh Fish Inside
Genre
humor; children

Indexer Notes

The third page is un-colored.

Belgian, Canteen Ma, Revenged Slain Husband by Spying (Table of Contents: 16)

Spies! / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Harry Campbell
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; spy
Characters
Romany Rondeef

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

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
Guess what, Bunky -- you know that wonderful portrait of you that uncle Peter Paul painted...
Genre
humor

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

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

Script
Frank Miller (credited, signed)
Pencils
Frank Miller (credited, signed)
Inks
Frank Miller (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
With an alien enemy waiting in ambush...
Genre
adventure; aviation

Unsung Heroes (Table of Contents: 19)

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
Characters
Captain R. O. D. Sullivan

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

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

Script
Harold Knerr (credited)
Pencils
Harold Knerr (credited)
Inks
Harold Knerr (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now der first qvestion on der cheneral information qviz iss...
Genre
humor; aviation; anthropomorphic-funny animals; children

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Musial (credited) (signed as Musial)
Inks
Joe Musial (credited) (signed as Musial)
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. ["I warned you I'd do it the next time I caught you..."]
    Blondie
  4. 3. ["Stop laughing and get to work!"]
    Mandrake the Magician
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    High Spots
  6. 5. ["Huh! Well, I s'pose if no body won't put a nickel's worth of candy..."]
    Tippie and Cap Stubbs
  7. 6. The End of the Incas
    Stamp Corner
  8. 7. ["Guns ready an' follow me! You all right, Conway?"]
    The Lone Ranger
  9. 8. ["In Mexico in no time at all, our heroes have been busy distributing riches!"]
    Aladdin, Jr.
  10. 9. ["Hiya, Polly! How dare you!"]
    Jan and Aloysius
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Seein' Stars
  12. 11. Going Literary
    Little Acorns
  13. 12. ["Just as well that X-9 nailed Ansl..."]
    Secret Agent X-9
  14. 13. Ed 'Strangler' Lewis
    Sport Features
  15. 14. ["My friend, I have wanted to do this for quite a while."]
    Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye
  16. 15. ["Fresh Fish Inside"]
    Henry
  17. 16. Belgian, Canteen Ma, Revenged Slain Husband by Spying
    Spies!
  18. 17. ["Guess what, Bunky -- you know that wonderful portrait of you that uncle Peter Paul painted..."]
    Bunky
  19. 18. ["With an alien enemy waiting in ambush..."]
    Barney Baxter in the Air
  20. 19. Unsung Heroes
    The Romance of Flying
  21. 20. ["Now der first qvestion on der cheneral information qviz iss..."]
    Dinglehoofer und His Dog
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    Dollar-a-Dither
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