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Issue: King Comics #65
Publication Date: September 1941
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Issues: #65 of 155 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDavid McKay Company
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: David McKay Company
On Sale Date: 07/18/1941
Volume:
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 29 (24 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Jo King
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 3.
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Disclose Format
Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): J. Wellington Wimpy
First Line: Am willing to sacrifice this exquisite marble statue for a real cow Signed Wimpy
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
First Line: Hello -- Chilluns!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The inside-front cover.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, western
Character(s): The Lone Ranger; Tonto; Sid; Ma Healy; Mary Healy
First Line: We got yuh now!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Lone Ranger Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-02-25 - 1940-03-17
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Popeye; J. Wellington Wimpy; Olive Oyl; Swee'pea; Rough-House; Ahmah Zucchini
First Line: He's ackin' kinda suspishnus
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-08-04 - 1940-08-25
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: What did the white bear sing to the black bear?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Dun-Dums Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
First Line: Having failed to destroy the White soldiers by ambush, the Kiowa pursue the troops...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous
Character(s): Archie Jiggs
First Line: Oh, I'd like to git out of goin' over to visit...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, military
Character(s): Private Buck
First Line: Mine's catching -- is yours?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Private Buck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1941-xx-xx - 1941-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four daily gag panels on a single comic book page
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The Battle of Blood River

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Stamps
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: With stamp ads.
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The Fire Goddess

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, jungle
Character(s): The Phantom [Kip Walker]; Manna Day; The Mesabi High Seer; Officer Boze
First Line: The Fire Goddess is dead! He lies! She lives!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: From The Phantom Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-06-30 - 1940-07-21.
Reprints last 2 panels of 06-30, all of the next 2 dates, and first 6 panels of 07-21, all edited to fit the comic-book pages.
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Three Sunday pages.

End of a story.
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The Beachcomber

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): The Phantom [Kit Walker]; Manna Day; Officer Boze; Whitey (a beachcomber)
First Line: I'm afraid our little town isn't very exciting, Miss Day.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: From The Phantom Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-07-28
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Beginning of a new story-line. Sunday story S004, 'The Beachcomber'.

A previous indexer claimed that the last panel had been omitted, but the available digital scans for this year have Sunday pages run together, and that final panel is actually the first of the following week's page.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): John Sappo; Myrtle Sappo; Professor O. G. Wotasnozzle
First Line: Another great discovery, Sappo...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Sappo Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-xx-xx - 1940-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Two Sunday pages
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Seeress of Saucerville

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous
Character(s): Archie Jiggs; Maggie Jiggs; Mr. Haway; Mrs. Haway
First Line: Shut up -- I know the Macamacks would have come over...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Character(s): Barney Baxter
First Line: Having received his instructions from the kidnapers [sic]...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Barney Baxter in the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-11-17 - 1940-12-08
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages
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At the Ball Park

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Henry
First Line: C'mon, bub...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Pay-Day

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Power Men of Mongo

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, science fiction
Character(s): Flash Gordon; Dale Arden; Dr. Hans Alexis Zarkov; Emperor Ming; Pital, the Gutter Rat
First Line: Flash saves Dale, Zarkov and himself from certain death...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-07-28 - 1940-08-18
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose 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.
07-28 = Death Has Steel Jaws
08-04 = Guns For Freedom
08-11 = The Rat Returns
08-18 = Rat-Hole
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The Crown Of The Desert’s Kings

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, science fiction
Character(s): Brick Bradford; Lord Nome; Throgga; Princess Atma; Rakti; King Timar
First Line: Our caravan rests here for several days -- Throgga would escort you...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-07-28 - 1940-08-18
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, drama
Character(s): Little Annie Rooney; Happy Hallee
First Line: The children have returned from the lake...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-08-11 - 1940-09-01
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages
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[untitled]

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Arty]
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: nature, non-fiction
Feature(s): The Pet Post
First Line: Doggie Doings
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Testing the Water

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Henry
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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James Warner Bellah; Lt. E. H. Barksdale

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation, non-fiction
Character(s): James Warner Bellah; Lt. E. H. Barksdale
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Hall of Fame of the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-xx-xx - 1940-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Two Sunday half pages
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Track Stars

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, sports
Character(s): Jesse Owens; Hal Davis
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.8
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The Flame Pearls Part 2: Magnetic Island

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, fantasy, superhero
Character(s): Mandrake; Lothar; King Cy; Jasper; June Barton; Colonel Barton
First Line: I'm the only man who has ever -- lifted -- this block!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-07-28 - 1940-08-18
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages

08-11 End of storyline
08-18 The Flame Pearls Part 3: The Three Cows storyline begins
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Character(s): Sergeant Pat O'Hara; Officer Sam Maloney; Looper; One-Man Mob (villain)
First Line: Boy, that car is going some, Pat!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Sergeant Pat of Radio Patrol Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-07-28 - 1940-08-18
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages
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Key Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, sports
Feature(s): Sport Features
Character(s): Bill Herman
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Sentinel Louie
First Line: I have here a wonderful mirror...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Sentinel Louie Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-xx-xx - 1940-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages, shared with The Little King, by the same creator
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Little King
First Line: The palace rugs are full of dust...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-xx-xx - 1940-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages, shared with Sentinel Louie, by the same creator

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