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Issue: King Comics #52
Publication Date: August 1940
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Issues: #52 of 155 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDavid McKay Company
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: David McKay Company
On Sale Date: 06/19/1940
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, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 3.
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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): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): J. Wellington Wimpy
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the inside-front cover.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Maryland Kressy (adaption of Fran Striker radio script)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, western
Character(s): The Lone Ranger; Tonto; Sandy Pettingill; The Ghost [Maw Pettingill]; Squint
First Line: Leaving the sheriff's gang far behind him, Silver arrives at the little town of Land's End...
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Reprint Notes: from The Lone Ranger Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-02-26 - 1939-03-19
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages, the first two of which are drawn by Ed Kressey, the latter two by Charles Flanders (though unsigned), who had just moved over from King of the Royal Mounted.
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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; Poopdeck Pappy; The Prehistoric Man; George W. Geezil
First Line: Plunging headlong into the raging waters, our hero seized the maiden and...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-08-06 - 1939-06-27
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Peanuts Popcorn Crackerjax
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Reprint Notes: from Dun-Dums Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Five unrelated gag panels
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Ice Kingdom of Mongo

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, science fiction
Character(s): Flash Gordon; Dale Arden; Prince Ronal; Brukka; Queen Fria; Count Malo; Count Korro; Captain Lupi; Dr. Hans Alexis Zarkov
First Line: Flash, with the unconscious Ronal in his arms, arrives just as the giants scatter...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-07-30 - 1939-08-20
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.
07-30 = Heroic Sacrifice
08-06 = Fria's Legions
08-13 = For Valor
08-20 = Behind Palace Walls
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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
First Line: I got rid of that last dream of yours...
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Reprint Notes: from Sappo Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-xx-xx - 1938-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Two Sunday pages, the bottom 0.25 of which feature a cut-out mask, under the title 'Wiggle Line Movie', numbered 1 and 2

This is the topper to the Thimble Theatre strip, extensively reshaped to fit a comic book page
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The Bridegroom of Poverty

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
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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Waite Hoyt

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, sports
Feature(s): Sport Features
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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; Betty Blake; Kid Blake; Director Hall
First Line: Believing the Zenith Film Company negatives are in danger...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from King of the Royal Mounted Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-07-30 - 1939-08-20
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages

Information that Zane Grey's son Romer wrote some King of the Royal Mounted stories is from Don Markstein, but specific stories are not listed. He was a prolific author in his own right, and has certainly been credited with writing the Big Little Books featuring the character. In addition, Gaylord Du Bois once claimed in an interview, "In 1939 I worked as a script writer on King of the Royal Mounted, when Jim Gary was doing the art work".(Comics Interview #17 (November 1984))
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Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: When you've tramped four miles through the sand and sun...
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Wizard of Way-Up and King Ripitik Visit the Princess of Little

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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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; Mr. Collanwood
First Line: Mr. Collanwood - My husband is out in the garage...
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Reprint Notes: from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Teredo

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): News in Pictures - Scott's Scrapbook
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Character(s): Barney Baxter; "Hap" Walters; Patricia Katchem; Nancy; Gopher Gus
First Line: Barney has dropped a note to Patricia telling her the 'Devil Cat' has lost a wheel...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Barney Baxter in the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-11-05 - 1939-11-26
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages
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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: Saved from death by the Strong-Bow surprise attack on the Kiowa camp, Black-Hawk joins the fight...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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A Tree on Stilts

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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The Mummy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, science fiction
Character(s): Brick Bradford; "The Mummy" {Captain Joel Bland]; Marigold Bland; Bloodstone the Pirate
First Line: I'm going fast, laddie -- but first I must tell ye of my daughter...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-07-30 - 1939-08-20
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages
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Hair Tonic

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) 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; Mrs. Etta Lott
First Line: Just stand there a minute...
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Reprint Notes: from Bringing Up Father 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: childrens, drama
Character(s): Little Annie Rooney; Doc; Mrs. Spruce; Mrs. Johnson; Mr. Johnson
First Line: Gee, that makes two bucketfuls - Rex must be awful thirsty today!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-xx-xx - 1939-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages
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Speed on the Diamond!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, sports
Feature(s): Sport Features
Character(s): Geo. Washington Case; Gawge Selkirk
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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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
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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
First Line: Scram
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Lt. John Vickers; Claude Ryan; Kenneth MacLeish; Charles H. Day

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation, non-fiction
Character(s): Lt. John Vickers; Claude Ryan; Kenneth MacLeish; Charles H. Day
First Line: An American who enlisted in the Royal Air Force...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Hall of Fame of the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-xx-xx - 1939-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday half pages
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[untitled]

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: This camp's O.K. except for the barefoot dancing...
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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City of Gold

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, fantasy, superhero
Character(s): Mandrake; Lothar; Dr. Coles; Babs Coles; Jed
First Line: Mandrake and party are trapped -- without any apparent way of escape...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-07-30 - 1939-08-20
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages

08-06 End of storyline
08-13 The Evil Man storyline
08-20 Trial of Strength storyline
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The Bigheads

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Character(s): Sergeant Pat O'Hara; Pinky Pinkerton; The Bigheads (villains); Molly Day; Officer Sam Maloney
First Line: There's the highway...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Radio Patrol Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-07-30 - 1939-08-20
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages
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Canoeing on Grass

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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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Sentinel Louie
First Line: Stick this bulb in water and watch it grow
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Sentinel Louie Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-xx-xx - 1939-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: Our heating system broke down...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-xx-xx - 1939-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages, shared with Sentinel Louie, by the same creator
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1

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