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Issue: King Comics #37
Publication Date: April 1939
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Issues: #37 of 155 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDavid McKay Company
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: David McKay Company
On Sale Date: 03/17/1939
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 32 (28 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. 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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Popeye; a lion
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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
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the inside-front cover.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Popeye; Olive Oyl; J. Wellington Wimpy
First Line: How about a game of golf, Wimpy?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-06-12 - 1938-07-03
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages

Script was previously credited to Tom Sims, and art to Segar
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Character(s): Barney Baxter; Spud Barnes; Blackie Barnes; G-Man Spotter
First Line: Barney returns from Washington where the finger-prints on the "spy-camera" were checked...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Barney Baxter in the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-09-25 - 1938-10-16
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages
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The Tyrant 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; Bulok; Chulan; Kugor; Captain Sudin
First Line: The only building on the island --- what is it, Bulok?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-06-05 - 1938-06-26
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages

New storyline begins

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.
06-05 = Halls of the Dead
06-12 - A Spy is Sent
06-19 = Raid!
06-26 = Mutineers
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, western
Character(s): Sergeant Dave King; Betty Blake; Kid Blake; Covey; Duveen; Doc Benton; Henri
First Line: Searching for Doc Benton, who has vanished after finding a helium gas lode...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from King of the Royal Mounted Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-06-05 - 1938-06-26
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages
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[untitled]

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sis Sez
First Line: Easter's not what it was, or at least, not to me!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: An illustrated poem.
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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): Don Budge; Bill Tilden; Fred Perry; Ellsworth Vines
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Sport Features Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Buttercup

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): News in Pictures
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Stretcholene

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): John Sappo; Professor O. G. Wotasnozzle
First Line: Hey, Sappo.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Sappo Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-xx-xx - 1938-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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The Wizard of Way-Up!

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): King Ripitik
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; Aunt Susie
First Line: Listen, dear...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Bringing Up Father 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: adventure, jungle
Character(s): Ted Towers; Catherine Custer; Ali; Garret
First Line: I don't trust that Garret. He hates you, Ted!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Ted Towers, Animal Master Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-06-04 - 1939-06-25
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages
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A Royal Stamp Collector

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Stamps
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: With stamp ads.
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Jacqueline Cochran; Capt. F. R. McCall; Jean Batten

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation, non-fiction
Character(s): Jacqueline Cochran; Capt. F. R. McCall; Jean Batten
First Line: The new speed queen of the air.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Hall of Fame of the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.5
Disclose Notes: Three Sunday half pages
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Redmen - The Ventures of Black Hawk
First Line: No sooner had Black Hawk landed on Deadwood Island than he was discovered...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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King Joe

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

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): News in Pictures
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
First Line: My prize cherry tree
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Travel Through Time (Traveller In Time)

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; Jak
First Line: The enemy reject your demands, Oh, mighty chief!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-06-05 - 1938-06-26
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; Sherrif Steve Jones; Miss Sneary; Mrs. Hardie; Mrs. Stone
First Line: Hey, Zero - You come back here an' stop chasin' that cat!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-06-19 - 1938-07-10
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: drama, humorous
Character(s): Archie Jiggs; Maggie Jiggs; Sir Von Platter
First Line: You better sit down...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Box Boss

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, sports
Feature(s): Sport Features
Character(s): Big Bill Lee
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Sport Features Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Great Bed of Ware

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): News in Pictures
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Walnuts

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) 1938-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Lunar Trip

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, fantasy, science fiction, superhero
Character(s): Mandrake the Magician; Professor Thursby; Laura Thursby; The Moon Man
First Line: In the beautiful Moon City - - on the other side of the Moon, Mandrake and party enter a dwelling...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-06-05 - 1938-06-26
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: crime
Character(s): Sergeant Pat O'Hara; Officer Sam Maloney; Mrs. Van Cash; Diamond Annie; Molly Day
First Line: That's a note we found on the path to the summer house
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Radio Patrol Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-06-05 - 1938-05-26
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages
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[untitled]

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sis Sez
First Line: Not a page from the old family album, it's ME!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: An illustrated poem.
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[untitled]

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

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Henry; Henry's father
First Line: Get the red ink
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-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: Will you come with me to buy a dog satchel for Poochie?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Sentinel Louie Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-xx-xx - 1938-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.2
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
First Line: Your Majesty, King Hugo has declared war with us
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-xx-xx - 1938-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.2
Disclose Notes: Three Sunday pages, shared with Sentinel Louie, by the same creator

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