(August 1947)

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
Joe Musial (signed as Musial)
Inks
Joe Musial (signed as Musial)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Dagwood; Daisy (dog); Mandrake the Magician (vignette)
Cover Thumbnail for Magic Comics (David McKay, 1939 series) #97
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

The Wizard's Tower / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as G. Whiz]; ? [as Uncle George]
Pencils
?
Inks
?
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)
Pencils
Chic Young (credited)
Inks
Chic Young (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dagwood, stop acting like a boy!
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
Hear you've been havin' nightmares.
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Copyright 1943.

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

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

Jokes 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
What are we going to play today, Jan?
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)
Pencils
Roy Crane (credited, signed)
Inks
Roy Crane (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A flat tire. What on Earth will I do?
Genre
humor; adventure; aviation

Major James H. Howard (Table of Contents: 7)

Heroes on Wings / 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; war
Reprints

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

The Lone Ranger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Fran Striker (credited)
Pencils
Charles Flanders (signed)
Inks
Charles Flanders (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
We got 'em now, boys! Rush 'em when I give the word.
Genre
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Copyright 1944.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Zaboly
Inks
Bill Zaboly
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Popeye, you are heading for the cliff!
Genre
humor

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

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

Script
Robert Storm
Pencils
Mel Graff (signed)
Inks
Mel Graff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sure, X-9... I've seen this filly-dilly before!
Genre
spy

Jerry Harris (Table of Contents: 11)

Hi Stars / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

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

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

Best Laughs / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

4 cartoons by various artists.
The inside-back cover.

Sport Suits (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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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Blondie
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    The Wizard's Tower
  3. 2. ["Dagwood, stop acting like a boy!"]
    Blondie
  4. 3. ["Hear you've been havin' nightmares."]
    Mandrake the Magician
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Dollar-a-Dither
  6. 5. ["What are we going to play today, Jan?"]
    Jan and Aloysius
  7. 6. ["A flat tire. What on Earth will I do?"]
    Buz Sawyer
  8. 7. Major James H. Howard
    Heroes on Wings
  9. 8. ["We got 'em now, boys! Rush 'em when I give the word."]
    The Lone Ranger
  10. 9. ["Popeye, you are heading for the cliff!"]
    Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye
  11. 10. ["Sure, X-9... I've seen this filly-dilly before!"]
    Secret Agent X-9
  12. 11. Jerry Harris
    Hi Stars
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Best Laughs
  14. 13. Sport Suits
    Little Acorns
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