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Issue: King Comics #87
Publication Date: July 1943
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Issues: #87 of 155 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDavid McKay Company
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: David McKay Company
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 28 (22 stories, 1 cover)
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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): J. Wellington Wimpy; Henry
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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
First Line: Had our first real thunderstorm today...
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The inside-front cover.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous
Character(s): Blondie Bumstead; Dagwood Bumstead
First Line: There's one penny due on this letter, Dagwood.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Blondie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1942-xx-xx - 1942-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Eight daily strips with panels rearranged to fit four comic book pages.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, western
Character(s): The Lone Ranger; Tonto; Don
First Line: Me show you where Don is.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Lone Ranger Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-10-03 - 1941-10-24
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: I'm doing your nose now...
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Reprint Notes: from Dun-Dums Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Tuffy
First Line: Gee! What a cute life-guard.
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Reprint Notes: from Tuffy daily (King Features Syndicate) 1942-xx-xx - 1942-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Two daily strips reshaped to fit a single comic book page
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Character(s): Barney Baxter
First Line: This should be the last of them, Gus!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Barney Baxter in the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-07-26 - 1942-08-16
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, military
Character(s): Private Buck
First Line: Buck's in the clink again.
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Reprint Notes: from Private Buck daily (King Features Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx - 194x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four daily gag panels on a single comic book page
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Russia Honors Her War Heroes

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Stories in Stamps
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Includes 2/3 pageof stamp ads.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Tuffy
First Line: Pap, can I have a cent?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Tuffy daily (King Features Syndicate) 1942-xx-xx - 1942-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Two daily strips reshaped to fit a single comic book page
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The Flame Pearls Part 8: The Hungry Isles

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, superhero
Character(s): Mandrake; Lothar; June Barton
First Line: Seeing June's cap full of flame pearls, Captain Beeker decides...
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Reprint Notes: from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-04-05 - 1942-04-26
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages
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Cracking Nuts

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) 1942-xx-xx - 1942-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages.
No dialogue.
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Gentleman Jim

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: nature, non-fiction
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pet stories & art sent in by readers for $1 if used.
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Queen Desira

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
First Line: Darling, are you strong enough to be out of bed?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-04-05 - 1942-04-26
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.
04-05 = Traitor's Fury
04-12 = Deadly Hide and Seek
04-19 = Hidden Weapon
04-26 = Flash Strikes Back
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Zaboly
Inker(s): Bill Zaboly
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Sappo
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: 1941
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Famous Athletes in the Armed Services!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, sports
Feature(s): Sport Features
Character(s): Charley Gehringer; Helen Jacobs; Jim Braddock; Bitsy Grant; Hal Schumacher; Bob Feller
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: The centrefold.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Tuffy
First Line: Gosh, it's too hot to walk, Tuffy!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Tuffy daily (King Features Syndicate) 1942-xx-xx - 1942-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Two daily strips reshaped to fit a single comic book page
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The Imposter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, jungle, superhero
Character(s): The Phantom [Kit Walker]; Trader Don
First Line: The Phantom returns from a swim to find his costume has disappeared…
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Phantom Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-03-15 - 1942-04-05
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
Character(s): Little Annie Rooney
First Line: Ha-ha - it's so funny - I'll die laughing... we are both real healthy...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-04-19 - 1942-05-09
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: drama, humorous
Character(s): Archie Jiggs; Maggie Jiggs
First Line: For goodness sake, Larry, you look as if...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-xx-xx - 1942-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Two Sunday pages
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Popeye
First Line: Hello! Who is that with you? Ahoy! It is Swee'pea...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-04-12 - 1942-05-03
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages
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A Pirate Party

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: How to create an outdoor 'pirate party'.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Character(s): Sergeant Pat O'Hara
First Line: Notice that he uses a fine spray...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Sergeant Pat of Radio Patrol Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-04-12 - 1942-05-03
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: humorous
Character(s): John Sappo
First Line: Sappo, I have heard about your vanishing paint...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Sappo Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-xx-xx - 1941-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Two Sunday pages
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Futura

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, science fiction
Character(s): Brick Bradford; Rota
First Line: So! He brushes me aside - me, Rota the Red One!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-04-05 - 1942-04-26
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: humorous
Character(s): The Little King
First Line: The Maharajah of Boopadoopa is arriving...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx - 194x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Four Sunday pages, the last three shared with Sentinel Louie, by the same creator, and the first shared with a stand alone half page puzzle.
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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) 194x-xx-xx - 194x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.5
Disclose Notes: Three Sunday pages, shared with The Little King, by the same creator
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Little Lessons in Going Places

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Freddie; Myrtle
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Right Around Home Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Copyrighted 1942 and dated 4-12.

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