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Issue: King Comics #18
Publication Date: September 1937
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Issues: #18 of 155 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDavid McKay Company
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: David McKay Company
On Sale Date: 08/20/1937
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 32 (29 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.
Some copies had cover removed and replaced with a "Home Comics" titled cover which was blank on the inside.
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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; J. Wellington Wimpy; Swee'pea; Henry
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Popeye Fights Kid Mustard

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Popeye; Olive Oyl; Kid Mustard
First Line: I've got a worthwhile hobby now. I'm going to learn to cook.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-12-20 - 1937-01-10
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages

12-20 End of storyline
12-27 Popeye Fights Kid Mustard storyline begins
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Character(s): Jimmie Crawford; Mary Morgan; Marge
First Line: Jimmie has penetrated the Garu's lair and sent another G-Man...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The G-Man! Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-xx-xx - 1936-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages
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Forest Kingdom of Mongo

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Flash Gordon; Dale Arden; Dr. Hans Alexis Zarkov; Captain Truno
First Line: Combing the forests of Barin's kingdom, Captain Truno leads the search party...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-12-20 - 1937-01-10
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Alex Raymond was previously credited with script, but Don Moore was co-creator and author from the very beginning of the strip.

Four Sunday pages

The original newspaper page most often carried a title for the following week's strip.
12-20 = Search Party
12-27 = Alone in the Forest
01-03 = Lost
01-10 = The Clutch of Death
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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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Don Budge

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, sports
Feature(s): Sport Features
Character(s): Don Budge
First Line: Don Budge - Can he overcome his erratic changes of form?
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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
First Line: To kill the taste of castor oil, mix the oil with...
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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: drama, humorous
Character(s): Archie Jiggs
First Line: Ou-uk - well, to please Maggie and prevent...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-11-07
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, western
Character(s): Sergeant Dave King; Kid Blake; Stevens
First Line: King, at the Turner lumber camp overseeing a post-season log drive...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from King of the Royal Mounted Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-12-20 - 1937-01-10
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages
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James A. Mollison; William S. Brock; Gen. Frank Andrews; Clifford B. Harmon

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation, non-fiction
Character(s): James A. Mollison; William S. Brock; Gen. Frank Andrews; Clifford B. Harmon
First Line: A Scotch long-distance record-breaker...
Reprinting
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: Marooned on the frozen zeppelin by Fat Peter's treachery...
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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, jungle, nature
Character(s): Ted Towers
First Line: Hearing the scream of a hunting tiger, Ted warns the villagers...
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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
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): John Domenjoz; Charles Leiner
First Line: Sailboat of the air - Flown by John Domenjoz...
Reprinting
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 2

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens
First Line: Kojo, shaving off his beard and disguised as a blacksmith...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Redmen - The Ventures of Black Hawk
First Line: Securely tied and expecting death at any moment...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Ott

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, sports
Feature(s): Sport Features
Character(s): Mel Ott
First Line: The little giant of the Giants!
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Reprint Notes: from Sport Features Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
First Line: Baby's rattle was originally a charm to ward off evil spirits.
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Reprint Notes: from News in Pictures Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: SIS BOOM RAH!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Mayan Empire (In The Middle Of The Earth)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, science fiction
Character(s): Brick Bradford; Chuchi
First Line: Ah, little Chuchi, you will help me trick Bradford...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-12-06 - 1936-12-27
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages

Titled here 'Brick Bradford in the Middle of the Earth'.
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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
First Line: Please, Zero - don't move or make no noise...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-12-20 - 1937-01-10
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): Henry
First Line: Any old clo! Any old clo!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, sports
Feature(s): Sport Features
Character(s): Frank Parker; Babe Ruth; Jack Dempsey
First Line: The movies used sports figures in the past...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Sport Features 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: non-fiction
Character(s): Aga Khan
First Line: The Indians who sold Manhattan for $24...
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: Phone the doctor - I have a severe headache...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-11-21
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Chamber into the X Dimension

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, fantasy, science fiction
Character(s): Mandrake; Lothar; Fran
First Line: In the X Dimension, in the land of the plant people...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-12-20 - 1937-01-10
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
First Line: Calling all cars - calling all cars...report to your stations at once...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Radio Patrol Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-12-20 - 1937-01-10
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, humorous
Character(s): Henry
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as R. P. T.]
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: nature, non-fiction
First Line: The camera contest was fun!
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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
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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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Little King
First Line: His majesty wishes to have this polished.
Reprinting
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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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: You lose, Ralph - you gotta sweep Main Street.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Dun-Dums daily (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: A selection of daily gag panels
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[untitled]

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Sleeping under the stars on a piney bough couch...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1

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