King Comics #88

(August 1943)

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

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ruth Plumly Thompson

Letters

typeset

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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Here - I pressed your trousers...

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Blondie Bumstead; Dagwood Bumstead; Alexander Bumstead; Cookie 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: 3)

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

Script

Fran Striker (credited)

Pencils

Charles Flanders (signed)

Inks

Charles Flanders (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

As the schemers shoot, Tonto leaps at Mr. Hiram.

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

The Lone Ranger; Tonto; Davey; Jean

Reprints

• from The Lone Ranger Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-11-30 - 1941-12-21

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

Dun-Dums / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Bob Dunn (credited)

Pencils

Bob Dunn (credited)

Inks

Bob Dunn (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Sorry - rabbit is rationed

Genre

humor

Reprints

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

[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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Barney's contact with the "Devil Cat" bombers over Japan is momentarily interrupted...

Feature Logo

Barney Baxter in the Air

Genre

adventure; aviation; war

Characters

Barney Baxter; Gopher Gus

Reprints

• from Barney Baxter in the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-08-23 - 1942-09-13

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ahoy, Olive, ya sent for me?

Feature Logo

Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye

Genre

humor; adventure

Characters

Popeye; J. Wellington Wimpy; Olive Oyl; Swee'pea

Reprints

• from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-05-10 - 1942-05-31

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

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; Mama; Papa

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

Pacifica (Table of Contents: 8)

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

The Japs attack the marine garrison at Pacifica Island!

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Mandrake; Lothar; June Barton; Major Gallant

Reprints

• from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-05-03 - 1942-05-24

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

Private Buck / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Clyde Lewis (credited) (signed as Clyde Lewis)

Pencils

Clyde Lewis (credited) (signed as Clyde Lewis)

Inks

Clyde Lewis (credited) (signed as Clyde Lewis)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

If you ask me...

Genre

humor; military

Characters

Private Buck

Reprints

• from Private Buck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1942-11-10, 1942-12-03, 1943-xx-xx, 1943-02-02

Indexer Notes

Four daily gag panels on a single comic book page

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

Henry / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Anderson (credited, signed)

Pencils

Carl Anderson (credited, signed)

Inks

Carl Anderson (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Henry

Reprints

• from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-xx-xx, 1941-xx-xx, 1941-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Three Sunday pages

Driving - 1943 Style (Table of Contents: 11)

The Pet Post / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; animal

Queen Desira (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Lieutenant Caran reads the queen's S.O.S. note.

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

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

Reprints

• from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-05-03 - 1942-05-24

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.
05-03 = Passport to Peril
05-10 = Into the Traitor's Den
05-17 = Caran's Devotion
05-24 = Broken Life-Line

Some Diamond Data! (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Burnley (signed as Burnley)

Inks

Jack Burnley (signed as Burnley)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; sports

Characters

Babe Ruth; Tom Zachary; Chuck Klein; Connie Mack; John McGraw

Keywords

baseball

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

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; Papa

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 Imposter (Table of Contents: 15)

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

In the Gongi village, the headhunting warriors stage a mock battle.

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

The Phantom [Kit Walker] Trader Joe (disguised as The Phantom); King of the Gongi

Reprints

• from The Phantom Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-04-12 - 1942-05-03

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

Bringing Up Father / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

George McManus (credited)

Pencils

George McManus (credited)

Inks

George McManus (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

By golly - I gotta think of some excuse...

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Archie Jiggs; Maggie Jiggs; The Doctor

Reprints

• from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-07-27

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

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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

As head of the political party in this county...

Genre

drama; children; adventure

Characters

Little Annie Rooney; Orphan Oliver; Gloria

Reprints

• from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-05-17 - 1942-06-07

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Guess what we have for lunch, John?

Genre

humor

Characters

John Sappo; Myrtle Sappo; J. Wellington Wimpy; Professor O. G. Wotasnozzle

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Two Sunday pages

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

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

Script

Eddie Sullivan (credited)

Pencils

Charlie Schmidt (credited)

Inks

Charlie Schmidt (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

As a result of finding a note in a cream puff...

Feature Logo

Sergeant Pat of Radio Patrol

Genre

crime; adventure

Characters

Pinky Pinkerton; Cristin; Cristin's father; Joe. Chuck

Reprints

• from Sergeant Pat of Radio Patrol Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-05-10 - 1942-05-31

Indexer Notes

Four 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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Why so glum, Brick? Still worrying over Rota...

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Brick Bradford; Altan; Rota

Reprints

• from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-05-03 - 1942-05-24

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

Sentinel Louie / comic story / 0.5 page (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) 1942-09-13

Indexer Notes

A Sunday page, shared with The Little King, by the same creator

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

The Little King / comic story / 1 page (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) 1942-09-13 - 1942-09-20

Indexer Notes

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

Dusting (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

Myrtle; Mrs. Smaltz; Arnold; Alice

Reprints

• from Right Around Home Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-xx-xx