(January 1946)

David McKay, 1939 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
David McKay Company
Editing
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Blondie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Dagwood; Mandrake the Magician (vignette)
Keywords
ice skating

[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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hello! Who's for a merry Christmas?
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
?
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mama asked me to repair this chair.
Genre
humor; domestic

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

Mandrake the Magician / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Lee Falk (credited)
Pencils
Phil Davis (credited)
Inks
Phil Davis (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Before we eat, let's have a swim...
Genre
superhero

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

Dollar-a-Dither / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Musial (credited)
Inks
Joe Musial (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
She was a telephone operetta.
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Classroom flubs sent in by readers.

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

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
Jan, it's way past your bed time...
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; domestic

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

Buz Sawyer / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Crane (credited) (signed as Roy Crane)
Pencils
Roy Crane (credited) (signed as Roy Crane)
Inks
Roy Crane (credited) (signed as Roy Crane)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Loveless Isle... a tropical paradise
Genre
adventure; aviation

Major George E. Preddy (Table of Contents: 7)

Heroes on Wings / comic 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
?

Genre
non-fiction; aviation; war

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

The Lone Ranger / comic story / 6 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
What caused that explosion?
Genre
western-frontier

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Beat it! She was with me first.
Genre
humor

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

Secret Agent X-9 / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Thst's what I said... you Nazis talk big...
Genre
adventure; spy

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

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

Script
Dave Breger (signed as Lt. Dave Breger, Britain) (credited as Lt. Dave Breger)
Pencils
Dave Breger (signed as Lt. Dave Breger, Britain) (credited as Lt. Dave Breger)
Inks
Dave Breger (signed as Lt. Dave Breger, Britain) (credited as Lt. Dave Breger)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boy, talk about a wolf...
Genre
humor; military

Indexer Notes

Four 1-panel jokes.

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

Hi Stars / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Floyd Torbert (credited) (signed as TORB.)
Pencils
Floyd Torbert (credited) (signed as TORB.)
Inks
Floyd Torbert (credited) (signed as TORB.)
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Harry Cogswell; Guy Ardizoni

Indexer Notes

The inside-back cover.

School Bus (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Indexer Notes

The back cover.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Blondie
  2. 1. ["Hello! Who's for a merry Christmas?"]
    The Wizard's Tower
  3. 2. ["Mama asked me to repair this chair."]
    Blondie
  4. 3. ["Before we eat, let's have a swim..."]
    Mandrake the Magician
  5. 4. ["She was a telephone operetta."]
    Dollar-a-Dither
  6. 5. ["Jan, it's way past your bed time..."]
    Jan and Aloysius
  7. 6. ["Loveless Isle... a tropical paradise"]
    Buz Sawyer
  8. 7. Major George E. Preddy
    Heroes on Wings
  9. 8. ["What caused that explosion?"]
    The Lone Ranger
  10. 9. ["Beat it! She was with me first."]
    Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye
  11. 10. ["Thst's what I said... you Nazis talk big..."]
    Secret Agent X-9
  12. 11. ["Boy, talk about a wolf..."]
    Private Breger Abroad
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Hi Stars
  14. 13. School Bus
    Little Acorns
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Del Gruber
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Dick Sabo
  • Richard Thomson
  • Len Wolinsky