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Issue: King Comics #30
Publication Date: September 1938
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Issues: #30 of 155 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDavid McKay Company
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: David McKay Company
On Sale Date: 08/19/1938
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 35 (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, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 2.
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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
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Popeye; Olive Oyl; Henry
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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September First

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The inside-front cover.
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Swee'pea's Mother: Taking the Baby Home

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Popeye; J. Wellington Wimpy; Swee'pea; Swee'pea's mother; Olive Oyl; Jim the fisherman
First Line: Sir, do you mean to say my credit is no good here?!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-11-28 - 1937-12-19
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages

12-05 End of storyline
12-19 Lumberjack Love storyline begins
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Character(s): Barney Baxter; Tommy Scrooch; Marty; Slug
First Line: To prevent Barney's participation in an air race...
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Reprint Notes: from Barney Baxter in the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-03-13 - 1938-04-03
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages
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Outlaws 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; Queen Aura; Doctor Bono; Emperor Ming; Luco the farmer
First Line: Dusk falls as Aura, Dale and Zarkov face death from thirst in the Great Mongo desert.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-11-21 - 1937-12-12
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages

The original newspaper page most often carried a title for the following week's strip.
11-21 = Desert Trap
11-28 = Flaming Death
12-05 = Trapped
12-12 = Under False Colors
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, western
Character(s): Sergeant Dave King; Captain Lee; Kid Blake; Sam Rogell; Betty Blake; Kurt Wilkins
First Line: Detailed to guard Captain Lee's attempt to raise a million dollars in gold from a sunken wreck...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from King of the Royal Mounted Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-11-21 - 1937-12-12
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
First Line: Rat-a-tat
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Reprint Notes: from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Near Champs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, sports
Feature(s): Sport Features
Character(s): Seabiscuit; Fred Apostoli
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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
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): News in Pictures - Scott's Scrapbook
First Line: The men of Malay...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Ben O. Howard; O. Cathcart-Jones; A. Jordanoff; Comm. F. Ericson

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation, non-fiction
Character(s): Ben O. Howard; O. Cathcart-Jones; A. Jordanoff; Comm. F. Ericson
First Line: Born in Texas in 1904...
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Reprint Notes: from Hall of Fame of the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday half pages
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): John Sappo; Myrtle Sappo; Professor O. G. Wotasnozzle; Professor Noodleberry
First Line: Do you think those vegetable people will cause us trouble?
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Reprint Notes: from Sappo Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Two Sunday pages

This is the topper to the Thimble Theatre strip, extensively reshaped to fit a comic book page
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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: My heart is cold...
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Reprint Notes: from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, jungle
Character(s): Ted Towers; Captain Hardy; Doctor Parks; Catherine Custer; Pedro; The Maharajah; Ali
First Line: Your highness Sahib! The sailor-man is here!
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Reprint Notes: from Ted Towers, Animal Master Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-11-20 - 1938-12-11
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): News in Pictures - Scott's Scrapbook
Character(s): Chief Magpie; Dionysius Exiguus
First Line: It will be New Year's at East Cape...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Pirates in Oh-Go-Wan!

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Redmen - The Ventures of Black Hawk
First Line: Having saved Black Hawk from death at the hands of White Bull...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Double or Nothing!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, sports
Feature(s): Sport Features
Character(s): 'Bronko' Nagurski
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Sport Features Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Adam - Adams

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): News in Pictures - Scott's Scrapbook
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sis Sez
First Line: After a summer in flats and clogs...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Time Top

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, science fiction
Character(s): Brick Bradford; Professor Horatio Southern; April Southern; Pablo
First Line: What the blithering nonsense is coming off here?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-11-21 - 1937-12-12
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages

12-05 End of storyline
12=12 Travel Through Time (Traveller In Time) storyline begins
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, drama
Character(s): Little Annie Rooney; Abby; Mrs. Waite; Mrs. Martin; Freddie; Mrs. Meany
First Line: Now don't worry, honey...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-12-05 - 1937-12-26
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
First Line: Special - triple-dip ice cream soda...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Uncle Mike

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, sports
Feature(s): Sport Features
Character(s): Mike Jacobs
Reprinting
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
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): News in Pictures - Scott's Scrapbook
First Line: The 'square arena' hasn't always been square.
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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; Denny
First Line: Oh - playing checkers...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Treasure Hunt

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, fantasy, superhero
Character(s): Mandrake the Magician; Betty; Augusta; Karl; Pete; Lothar; Krag
First Line: Mandrake is aiding Betty on a world treasure hunt to find five numbers....
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-11-28 - 1937-12-12
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
Character(s): Sergeant Pat O'Hara; Officer Sam Maloney; Inspector Maggin; The Badger (villain)
First Line: Let's go in an' look at 'em. I've never seen a t-t-turkey on the hoof.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Radio Patrol Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-11-28 - 1937-12-12
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages
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Golfing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous, sports
Character(s): Henry
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Harte]
Penciller(s): ? [as Harte]
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Solve a Jigglette
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Arty]
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): The Pet Post
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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The Turkey

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Henry
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx
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 guess I'll take a walk in the park.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Sentinel Louie Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.5
Disclose Notes: Three 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; the King's Chamberlain; The Sultan of Hoomph
First Line: The Sultan of Hoomph
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.5
Disclose Notes: Three Sunday pages, shared with Sentinel Louie, by the same creator
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: It's only me - I save stamps
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Dun-Dums Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Six unrelated gag panels
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sis Sez
First Line: My appendix is OUT!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1

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