King Comics #85

(May 1943)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

?

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Blondie Bumstead; Dagwood Bumstead

Reprints

• from Blondie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1942-xx-xx - 1942-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Eight daily strips with panels rearranged to fit four comic book pages

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

The Lone Ranger / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Fran Striker (credited)

Pencils

Charles Flanders (signed as Flanders)

Inks

Charles Flanders (signed as Flanders)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We c'n thank The Lone Ranger for this house...

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

The Lone Ranger; Tonto

Reprints

• from The Lone Ranger Sunday (King Features Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

The original newspaper page most often carried a title for the following week's strip.
09-07 = Blinded By Fury
09-14 = Silver Bullets
09-21 = Captured
09-28 = The Banker's Dilemma

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

Dun-Dums / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bob Dunn (credited)

Pencils

Bob Dunn (credited)

Inks

Bob Dunn (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Dun-Dums Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx

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

Tuffy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Syd Hoff (signed as hoff) (credited as Hoff)

Pencils

Syd Hoff (signed as hoff) (credited as Hoff)

Inks

Syd Hoff (signed as hoff) (credited as Hoff)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Tuffy

Reprints

• from Tuffy daily (King Features Syndicate) 1942-xx-xx - 1942-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Two daily strips reshaped to fit a single comic book page

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

Barney Baxter / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Miller (credited) (signed as Frank Miller)

Pencils

Frank Miller (credited) (signed as Frank Miller)

Inks

Frank Miller (credited) (signed as Frank Miller)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Feature Logo

Barney Baxter in the Air

Genre

adventure; aviation; war

Characters

Barney Baxter

Reprints

• from Barney Baxter in the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-05-31 - 1942-06-21

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

Private Buck / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Clyde Lewis (credited)

Pencils

Clyde Lewis (credited)

Inks

Clyde Lewis (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; military

Characters

Private Buck

Reprints

• from Private Buck daily (King Features Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx - 194x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Four daily gag panels on a single comic book page

Stamps: The King Who Never Took a Bath (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Eugene Pollock

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

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

Tuffy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Syd Hoff (signed as hoff) (credited as Hoff)

Pencils

Syd Hoff (signed as hoff) (credited as Hoff)

Inks

Syd Hoff (signed as hoff) (credited as Hoff)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Tuffy

Reprints

• 1942

The Flame Pearls Part 8: The Hungry Isles (Table of Contents: 9)

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

It is certainly no mirage!

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Mandrake; Lothar

Reprints

• from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-02-08 - 1942-03-01

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

Henry / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Anderson (credited)

Pencils

Carl Anderson (credited)

Inks

Carl Anderson (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Henry

Reprints

• from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-xx-xx - 1941-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

Queen Desira (Table of Contents: 11)

Flash Gordon / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Don Moore

Pencils

Alex Raymond (credited) (signed as ALEX RAYMOND)

Inks

Alex Raymond (credited) (signed as ALEX RAYMOND)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dale knows that, for the sake of the injured Zarkov…

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Flash Gordon; Dale Arden; Dr. Hans Alexis Zarkov; Queen Desira

Reprints

• from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-02-08 - 1942-03-01

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

Alex Raymond was previously credited with script, but Don Moore was co-creator and author from the very beginning of the strip.

The original newspaper page most often carried a title for the following week's strip.
02-08 = Danger on the Trail
02-15 = Deadlier Than a Dragon
02-22 = Desira's Fury
03-01 = In the Traitor's Camp

Sports Stars of the Armed Forces (Table of Contents: 12)

Sport Features / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

sports

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

Tuffy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Syd Hoff (signed as hoff) (credited as Hoff)

Pencils

Syd Hoff (signed as hoff) (credited as Hoff)

Inks

Syd Hoff (signed as hoff) (credited as Hoff)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Tuffy

Reprints

• from Tuffy daily (King Features Syndicate) 1942-xx-xx - 1942-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Two daily strips reshaped to fit a single comic book page

The Return of the Sky Band (Table of Contents: 14)

The Phantom / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Lee Falk (credited)

Pencils

Ray Moore (credited)

Inks

Ray Moore (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Now beyond the naval patrol lanes…

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

The Phantom [Kit Walker]

Reprints

• from The Phantom Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-01-18 - 1942-02-08

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

Little Annie Rooney / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Brandon Walsh (credited)

Pencils

Nicholas Afonsky (signed as N. Afonsky)

Inks

Nicholas Afonsky (signed as N. Afonsky)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

drama; children; adventure

Characters

Little Annie Rooney

Reprints

• from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-02-22 - 1942-03-15

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

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

Script

Tom Sims

Pencils

Bill Zaboly (signed as Bee [image] Z)

Inks

Bill Zaboly (signed as Bee [image] Z)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Feature Logo

Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye

Genre

humor; adventure

Characters

Popeye

Reprints

• from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-02-15 - 1942-03-08

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

Three Heroes to Remember (Table of Contents: 17)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ruth Plumly Thompson

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

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

Radio Patrol / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Eddie Sullivan

Pencils

Charlie Schmidt (credited as Charles Schmidt)

Inks

Charlie Schmidt (credited as Charles Schmidt)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Feature Logo

Sergeant Pat of Radio Patrol

Genre

crime; adventure

Reprints

• from Sergeant Pat of Radio Patrol Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-02-08 - 1942-03-01

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

Reprint dates from Art Lortie.

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

Sappo / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Tom Sims

Pencils

Bill Zaboly (signed as Bee [image] Z)

Inks

Bill Zaboly (signed as Bee [image] Z)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

John Sappo

Reprints

• from Sappo Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-xx-xx - 1941-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Two Sunday pages

Futura (Table of Contents: 20)

Brick Bradford / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

William Ritt (credited)

Pencils

Clarence Gray (credited) (signed as Clarence Gray)

Inks

Clarence Gray (credited) (signed as Clarence Gray)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Brick Bradford

Reprints

• from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-02-08 - 1942-03-01

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

Sentinel Louie / comic story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Soglow (credited as O. Soglow)

Pencils

Otto Soglow (credited as O. Soglow)

Inks

Otto Soglow (credited as O. Soglow)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Sentinel Louie

Reprints

• from Sentinel Louie Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx - 194x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Three Sunday pages, shared with The Little King, by the same creator

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

The Little King / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Soglow (signed as O. Soglow)

Pencils

Otto Soglow (signed as O. Soglow)

Inks

Otto Soglow (signed as O. Soglow)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

The Little King

Reprints

• from The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx, 194x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Three Sunday pages, shared with Sentinel Louie, by the same creator, plus a stand alone half page

Happy Easter (Table of Contents: 23)

Right around Home / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dudley T. Fisher Jr. (credited as Dudley Fisher)

Pencils

Dudley T. Fisher Jr. (credited as Dudley Fisher)

Inks

Dudley T. Fisher Jr. (credited as Dudley Fisher)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Freddie

Reprints

• from Right Around Home Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx