(December 1943)

David McKay, 1939 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
David McKay Company
Editing
Ruth Plumly Thompson (editor); Florence Cooke (managing editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Blondie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Alexander; Dagwood; Mandrake the Magician (vignette)
Cover Thumbnail for Magic Comics (David McKay, 1939 series) #53
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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]
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
Pencils
Chic Young (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I don't know if we can get away with it.
Genre
humor; domestic

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

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

Script
Lee Falk
Pencils
Phil Davis
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Lothar fights on, despite the bad arm...
Genre
superhero

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

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

Script
Floyd Torbert
Pencils
Floyd Torbert (signed as Cpl. Torbert)
Inks
?
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 [as Edwina]
Pencils
Edwina Dumm [as Edwina]
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, I wouldn't go to Sammy's party for NUTHIN'!
Genre
humor; domestic

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

Henry / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

Four single pages spread through the comic.

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

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

Script
Fran Striker
Pencils
Charles Flanders (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'd feel better about this, if The Lone Ranger hadn't got away from us.
Genre
western-frontier

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

Private Breger Abroad / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Sgt. Dave Breger
Pencils
Sgt. Dave Breger (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; war; military

Indexer Notes

Four 1-panel jokes.

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

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

Script
Les Forgrave
Pencils
William Meade Prince (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
'Twill be easy to secure the lamp from that simple lad!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural

D.D.'s (Table of Contents: 10)

Seein' Stars / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Feg Murray
Pencils
Feg Murray (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Deanna Durbin; Dorothy Darrell; Donald Duck; Shirley Temple

Flying Officer George Beurling (Table of Contents: 11)

Heroes on Wings / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Clayton Knight
Pencils
Clayton Knight (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset
Genre
non-fiction; war; aviation

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

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

Script
Joe Musial
Pencils
Joe Musial (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now that most women are doin' war work...
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; domestic

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

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

Script
Robert Storm
Pencils
Mel Graff (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Take these off!
Genre
spy

Jingle Bells (Table of Contents: 14)

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

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

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Me momma was yer sister so 'at makes ya me aunt!
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Popeye's baby pictures.

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

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

Script
Frank Miller
Pencils
Frank Miller (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ghosts! Ghosts, nothin'! It's th' Baxter Sky Demons!
Genre
adventure; aviation

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

Dinglehoofer und His Dog / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
H. H. Knerr
Pencils
H. H. Knerr
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pitch me a svift vun, Taddy...
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; children

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

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

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

Indexer Notes

Jokes sent in by readers.

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Alexander McKay
Letters
typeset
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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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 don't know if we can get away with it."]
    Blondie
  4. 3. ["Lothar fights on, despite the bad arm..."]
    Mandrake the Magician
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    High Spots
  6. 5. ["Well, I wouldn't go to Sammy's party for NUTHIN'!"]
    Tippie and Cap Stubbs
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Henry
  8. 7. ["I'd feel better about this, if The Lone Ranger hadn't got away from us."]
    The Lone Ranger
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Private Breger Abroad
  10. 9. ["'Twill be easy to secure the lamp from that simple lad!"]
    Aladdin, Jr.
  11. 10. D.D.'s
    Seein' Stars
  12. 11. Flying Officer George Beurling
    Heroes on Wings
  13. 12. ["Now that most women are doin' war work..."]
    Jan and Aloysius
  14. 13. ["Take these off!"]
    Secret Agent X-9
  15. 14. Jingle Bells
    Little Acorns
  16. 15. ["Me momma was yer sister so 'at makes ya me aunt!"]
    Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye
  17. 16. ["Ghosts! Ghosts, nothin'! It's th' Baxter Sky Demons!"]
    Barney Baxter in the Air
  18. 17. ["Pitch me a svift vun, Taddy..."]
    Dinglehoofer und His Dog
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Dollar-a-Dither
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
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