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Issue: King Comics #45
Publication Date: January 1940
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Issues: #45 of 155 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDavid McKay Company
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: David McKay Company
On Sale Date: 11/17/1939
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 32 (27 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, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 1.
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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
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Jo King]
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; Swee'pea
First Line: Popeye my friend, you shall be the first to see me in my new trousers
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-01-22 - 1939-02-12
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: adventure, aviation
Character(s): Barney Baxter; "Hap" Walters; Patricia Katchem; Lt. Rockwell; Captain Anchor; Santo; The General
First Line: Time drags unmercifully for Barney and "Hap" as the small fishing-boat lies anchored...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Barney Baxter in the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-05-07 - 1939-05-28
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; Emperor Ming; Captain Solas; King Barin; Queen Aura; Prince Ronal; Major Lingan; Prince Alan of Arboria
First Line: Ming and a doctor question Captain Solas under the truth serum.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-01-15 - 1939-02-05
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.
01-15 - Ming's Scheme
01-22 = [not known]
01-29 = The Clue
02-05 = The Trap
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The Nearest Planet

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): News in Pictures - Scott's Scrapbook
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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): John Sappo; Professor O. G. Wotasnozzle
First Line: I am known for my "firecracker seeds"
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 Last of the Incas

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Stamps
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: With stamp ads.
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Football's Annual Snowfall

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, sports
Feature(s): Sport Features
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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: adventure, western
Character(s): Sergeant Dave King; Betty Blake; Kid Blake; Professor Kirby; Chubby; Tod Hadley; Lenna Dorn; Vendry; Chirp
First Line: Ordered to Keyton College to protect Professor Kirby, who is about to make public...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from King of the Royal Mounted Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-01-15 - 1939-02-05
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages
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[untitled]

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sis Sez
First Line: After all the work I went through, Pal...
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Artful Arab

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
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
First Line: An' tonight is the Firemen's Ball...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: It's a stall shower...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Dun-Dums Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Three unrelated gag panels
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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; Barr; Napa; Kala; Harry Blane; Shiela Blane; Juan Silva
First Line: Barr swears it was just an accident
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Ted Towers, Animal Master Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-01-14 - 1940-02-04
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: western
Feature(s): Redmen - the Ventures of Black Hawk
First Line: When Black Hawk stopped to eat on his journey across the land of the strong-bows...
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Bird Courts

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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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Pirates Of The 17th Century

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, science fiction
Character(s): Brick Bradford; Captain Horatio Southern; April Southern; Captain Fogg
First Line: Screaming their mad rage, the savages race toward Brick and his fear-stricken companions
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-01-08 - 1939-01-29
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages
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Free Food Samples

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) 1939-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: That must be Jiggs now...
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: childrens, drama
Character(s): Little Annie Rooney; Barnes; Flora; Miss Le Vivat
First Line: Gloryosky -- you played the little queen swell -- 'course, I never saw a really truly little queen...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-01-15 - 1939-02-05
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages
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Yale

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

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
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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Bannisters

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) 1939-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Lt. Paul Baer; Jimmy Collins; Willis Fitch

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation, non-fiction
Character(s): Lt. Paul Baer; Jimmy Collins; Willis Fitch
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Hall of Fame of the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-xx-xx - 1938-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.5
Disclose Notes: Three Sunday half pages
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[untitled]

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sis Sez
First Line: If other folks would buy me presents
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Annoying

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, fantasy, superhero
Character(s): Mandrake; Lothar; Dr. Coles; Babs Coles
First Line: Your shoes squeak, see? I don't like guys whose shoes squeak!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-01-15 - 1939-02-05
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages

01-15 The Annoying
01-22 The Flying Pass By
01-29 The Clairvoyant
02-05 City of Gold 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; Molly Day; Pinky Pinkerton; "The Cat"; "Pete the Muscle"; Slugger
First Line: Even Pinky is obsessed with thoughts of capturing "The Cat"...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Radio Patrol Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-01-22 - 1939-02-11
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages
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Dr. James Barry

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Henry
First Line: Henry, if you will seal these invitations for me...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-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: This is no good...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Sentinel Louie Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-xx-xx - 1939-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.6
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; the King's Chamberlain
First Line: Your Majesty, we are so worried about the financial situation we can't sleep
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-xx-xx - 1939-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.6
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages, shared with Sentinel Louie, by the same creator

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