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Issue: King Comics #17
Publication Date: August 1937
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Issues: #17 of 155 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDavid McKay Company
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: David McKay Company
On Sale Date: 07/20/1937
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 36 (30 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 4.
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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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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Popeye; Henry
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
First Line: Ship a-high! Wing ahoy!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Popeye; Olive Oyl; J. Wellington Wimpy
First Line: Olive Oyl - Nice gal - I go see her
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Reprint Notes: from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-11-22 - 1936-12-13
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, drama, mystery
Character(s): Jimmie; Mary; Garu
First Line: Yes, we're back safely, Chief!
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Reprint Notes: from The G-Man! Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages
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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; Ming; King Barin
First Line: Ming's commander reports that he has killed Flash...
Synopsis: Flash, Dale and Dr. Zarkov travel to the Forest Kingdom of King Barin, where they are attacked by squirlongs and Zarkov is bitten.
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Reprint Notes: from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-11-22 - 1936-12-13
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages

The original newspaper page most often carried a title for the following week's strip.
11-22 = Tragic News
11-29 = The Forest Plague
12-06 = Mad Siege
12-13 = A Grim Choice
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Henry
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Reprint Notes: from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Patty Berg

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, sports
Feature(s): Sport Features
Character(s): Patty Berg
First Line: That something extra makes winners
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Reprint Notes: from Sport Features Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Roman boxers; flying frogs
First Line: First boxing glove
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Reprint Notes: from News in Pictures Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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King Kojo Goes to the Ball! Part 1

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, humorous
First Line: It was a soft, summer evening in late August,...
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Pages: 2
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Solve a jigglette
First Line: Fill in the section...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: nature, non-fiction
First Line: The prize winner n the first camera contest...
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Pages: 0.5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, sports
Feature(s): Sport Features
First Line: Groucho Marx had a fighter...
Synopsis: Celebrities such as Bing Crosby, Clark Gable, and Groucho Marx have ownership stakes in sports teams and facilities.
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Reprint Notes: from Sport Features Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous
Character(s): Archie Jiggs; Maggie Jiggs
First Line: Come back here, you big walrus-
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Reprint Notes: from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-11-28
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Anthony Fokker; Art Goebel; Ted Parsons; Capt. A. Heurteaux

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation, non-fiction
Character(s): Anthony Fokker; Art Goebel; Ted Parsons; Capt. A. Heurteaux
First Line: Born in Java, of Dutch parents...
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Reprint Notes: from Hall of Fame of the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.33
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages shared with Ace Drummond, by the same creators
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Character(s): Ace Drummond; Fat Peter
First Line: Well, wise guy - what happens now?
Synopsis: Fat Peter and his renegades burn Ace's plane. Ace builds an ice-boat from a zeppelin wreck to give chase.
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Reprint Notes: from Ace Drummond Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2.67
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages shared with Hall of Fame of the Air, by the same creators
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, nature
Character(s): Ted Towers; Catherine Custer
First Line: Ted, in his fight with Rawson,...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Ted Towers, Animal Master Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Sergeant Dave King; Inspector McKenzie; Andre of the Red Beard
First Line: After reporting to Inspector McKenzie...
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Reprint Notes: from King of the Royal Mounted Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-11-22 - 1936-12-13
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages
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The Mayan Empire (In The Middle Of The Earth)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, science fiction
Character(s): Brick Bradford; Cap Harvey
First Line: Under the tutelage of Cap Harvey...
Synopsis: Brick Bradford listens to the story of how the Aztecs and Mayans found their way to Middle Earth.
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Reprint Notes: from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-11-08 - 1936-11-29
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages

Titled here 'Brick Bradford in the Middle of the Earth'.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Sentinel Louie
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Sentinel Louie Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages, shared with The Little King, by the same creator
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Little King
First Line: I'd like to have a lock...
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Reprint Notes: from The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages, shared with Sentinel Louie, by the same creator
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, drama
Character(s): Annie Rooney; Mrs. Elmira File
First Line: It's the funniest thing I ever saw...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-11-22 - 1936-12-13
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages
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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) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
First Line: Musket barrels of colonial times...
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Reprint Notes: from News in Pictures Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Suero Ohe

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, sports
Feature(s): Sport Features
Character(s): Suero Ohe
First Line: A threat in the next Olympics
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Reprint Notes: from Sport Features Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, western
Feature(s): Redmen - The Ventures of Black Hawk
Character(s): Black Hawk
First Line: Finding a place so his enemies...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.6
Disclose Notes: Feature is 80% of two pages.
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Indian Weather Beliefs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, western
First Line: Pointing at a storm...
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.4
Disclose Notes: Feature is 20% of two pages. First page is "Indian Weather Beliefs," the second, "What the Word "Coup" Means."
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
First Line: Dutch Guinean males...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from News in Pictures Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
First Line: This rifle, captured in a raid...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from News in Pictures Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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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
First Line: Daddy - it was dandy of you...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-12-26
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, drama, mystery
Character(s): Pinky Pinkerton
First Line: Gosh, that's this district, Irish!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Radio Patrol Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-11-22 - 1936-12-13
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages
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Chamber into the X Dimension

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, fantasy
Character(s): Mandrake; Lothar; Fran
First Line: Escaping from the Metal Men from X,...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-11-22 - 1936-12-13
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Fred took me out sailing...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Somebody smuggled prisoner 10834...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Dun-Dums daily (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: A selection of daily gag panels

Vertical half page, balance are house ads for David McKay Company.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Vacation is a merry time.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Hap Lee's Radio Joke Book

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Famous gags of radio stars
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for joke book; illustrations appear to be stock artwork

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