King Comics #109

(May 1945)

[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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dagwood, stop that nonsense!

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Blondie Bumstead; Dagwood Bumstead

Reprints

• from Blondie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1943-08-15, 1943-xx-xx - 1943-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)

Inks

Charles Flanders (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

The Lone Ranger; Tonto

Reprints

• from The Lone Ranger Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-08-15 - 1943-09-05

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

[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)

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

Script

Frank Miller (credited)

Pencils

Bob Naylor (signed as Bob Naylor)

Inks

Bob Naylor (signed as Bob Naylor)

Colors

?

Letters

?

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) 1944-04-02 - 1944-04-23

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

Private Buck / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Clyde Lewis (credited, signed)

Pencils

Clyde Lewis (credited, signed)

Inks

Clyde Lewis (credited, signed)

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

Gloria Golden (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Lee Falk (credited)

Pencils

Phil Davis (credited)

Inks

Phil Davis (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Mandrake; Gloria Golden

Reprints

• from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-12-12 - 1944-01-02

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

Battle For Tropica (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Don Moore

Pencils

Austin Briggs (signed as Alex Raymond) (credited as Alex Raymond)

Inks

Austin Briggs (signed as Alex Raymond) (credited as Alex Raymond)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

After reviving Flash and dressing his wound…

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Flash Gordon; Dale Arden; Dr. Hans Alexis Zarkov

Reprints

• from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-12-12 - 1944-01-02

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

Alex Raymond was previously credited with script and art, but Don Moore was co-creator and author from the very beginning of the strip, and Austin Briggs has now taken over the art chores.

The original newspaper page most often carried a title for the following week's strip.
12-12 = Trail's End
12-19 = Wings of Doom
12-26 = Lost Prey
01-02 = Flash's Mission

Versatile Stars of Sport (Table of Contents: 8)

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: 9)

Henry / comic story / 1 page (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) 1943-xx-xx

Hamid the Terrible (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Lee Falk (credited)

Pencils

Wilson McCoy (credited as Ray Moore)

Inks

Wilson McCoy (credited as Ray Moore)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Lana, don't cry. It won't help.

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

The Phantom [Kit Walker]; Greta Marshall; Lana Marshall; Hamid the Terrible

Reprints

• from The Phantom Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-11-21 - 1943-12-12

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

Little Annie Rooney / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Brandon Walsh (credited)

Pencils

Darrell McClure (signed)

Inks

Darrell McClure (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

drama; children; adventure

Characters

Little Annie Rooney

Reprints

• from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-09-26 - 1943-10-10

Indexer Notes

Three Sunday pages

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

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

Script

Tom Sims

Pencils

Bill Zaboly (signed as B. Zaboly)

Inks

Bill Zaboly (signed as B. Zaboly)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Feature Logo

Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye

Genre

humor; adventure

Characters

Popeye

Reprints

• from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-12-19 - 1944-01-09

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

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

Script

George McManus (credited)

Pencils

George McManus (credited)

Inks

George McManus (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; domestic

Characters

Archie Jiggs

Reprints

• from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-xx-xx

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

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

Script

Eddie Sullivan (credited)

Pencils

Charlie Schmidt (credited)

Inks

Charlie Schmidt (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Feature Logo

Sergeant Pat of Radio Patrol

Genre

crime; adventure

Characters

Sergeant Pat O'Hara

Reprints

• from Sergeant Pat of Radio Patrol Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-12-19 - 1944-01-09

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

Henry / comic story / 1 page (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) 1943-xx-xx

The Thief Of Light (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script

William Ritt (credited)

Pencils

Clarence Gray (credited)

Inks

Clarence Gray (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Captains Brann and Bradford…

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Brick Bradford; King Brann of Norlinga

Reprints

• from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-12-12 - 1944-01-02

Indexer Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

The Little King / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Otto Soglow (credited as O. Soglow) (signed as O. Soglow)

Pencils

Otto Soglow (credited as O. Soglow) (signed as O. Soglow)

Inks

Otto Soglow (credited as O. 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

Indexer Notes

A single Sunday half page