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"The Lone Ranger and Tonto drop into a pitfall..."
Characters
- The Lone Ranger
- Tonto
- Missouri
- Mag
- Jimmy Jarvis
Credits
- Script: Fran Striker
- Pencils: Charles Flanders
- Inks: Charles Flanders
Reprint Notes
from The Lone Ranger Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-10-08 - 1939-10-29
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages The original newspaper page most often carried a title for the following week's strip. 10-08 = Rain of Rocks 10-15 = Silver's Warning 10-22 = The Death Trail 10-29 = [not known]
"No, Swee'pea, yer too young for that band!"
Characters
- Popeye
- J. Wellington Wimpy
- Olive Oyl
- Swee'pea
- Olive Oyl's mother
Credits
- Script: Henry Ponciano
- Pencils: Terry Aspin
- Inks: Terry Aspin
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from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-03-17 - 1940-04-07
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Four Sunday pages
Ice Kingdom of Mongo
"Major Garan, of Ming's Secret Service..."
Characters
- Flash Gordon
- Dale Arden
- Dr. Hans Alexis Zarkov
- Major Garan
- Emperor Ming
Credits
- Script: Ивайло Димитров
- Pencils: Alex Raymond
- Inks: Alex Raymond
Reprint Notes
from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-03-10 - 1940-03-31
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages The original newspaper page most often carried a title for the following week's strip. 03-10 = Pursuit 03-17 = Ice Storm 03-24 = Frozen Fate 03-31 = Ming's Ultimatum
"Truth powder is my latest invention"
Characters
- John Sappo
- Myrtle Sappo
- Professor O. G. Wotasnozzle
Credits
- Script: Doc Winner
- Pencils: Doc Winner
- Inks: Doc Winner
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from Sappo Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-xx-xx - 1939-xx-xx
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Two Sunday pages This is the topper to the Thimble Theatre strip, extensively reshaped to fit a comic book page Art was previously credited to Bela Zaboly.
Stamps: The Strange Tales of Peter Ilyich
Credits
- Script: Eugene Pollock
Credits
- Script: Ruth Plumly Thompson
- Pencils: 名束くだん
- Inks: 名束くだん
"After knocking out Krug's gunman..."
Characters
- Sergeant Dave King
- Helen Dunn
- Dunn
- Krug
Credits
- Pencils: Jim Gary
- Script: Jens Jeddeloh (uncertain)
- Script: (uncertain)
- Inks: Jim Gary
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from King of the Royal Mounted Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-03-10 - 1940-03-31
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages Final appearance of the feature, to be replaced next issue by The Phantom. According to Don Markstein it is likely that Zane Grey's son Romer wrote at least some King of the Royal Mounted stories, although specific stories are not listed <https://www.toonopedia.com/king-rm.htm>. He was a prolific author in his own right, and has certainly been credited with writing the Big Little Books featuring the character.
Stringbeans of sport
Merwood Avenue Blues
Credits
- Script: Ruth Plumly Thompson
- Pencils: Marge Buell
- Inks: Marge Buell
"Soon after the craft has reached the open ocean..."
Characters
- Barney Baxter
- Gopher Gus
- Lotus
Reprint Notes
from Barney Baxter in the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-06-16 - 1940-07-07
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Four Sunday pages
Characters
- Henry
Credits
- Pencils: Carl Anderson
- Script: Carl Anderson
- Inks: Carl Anderson
- Letters: Carl Anderson
Reprint Notes
from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-xx-xx
Featuring Redmen the Ventures of Black Hawk
Credits
- Pencils: Jimmy Thompson
- Inks: Jimmy Thompson
The Crown Of The Desert’s Kings
"Brick and his men are made prisoners..."
Characters
- Brick Bradford
- Shamak
- Khefu
- Setnak the Sorceror
- The Sun King
Credits
- Script: Giulio Chierchini
- Pencils: Carol McGreal
- Inks: Carol McGreal
Reprint Notes
from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-03-10 - 1940-03-31
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Four Sunday pages
"Dad blame it!"
Characters
- Little Annie Rooney
- "Happy" Halle
Credits
- Script: 森康二
- Pencils: Mehdi Azizi
- Inks: Mehdi Azizi
Reprint Notes
from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-03-25 - 1940-04-15
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Four Sunday pages
"Remember, Henry!"
Characters
- Henry
- Henry's mother
Credits
- Pencils: Carl Anderson
- Script: Carl Anderson
- Inks: Carl Anderson
Reprint Notes
from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-xx-xx
Homer Berry; Gen. H. H. Arnold; Sedly Peck
"Test pilot of the fastest plane in America..."
Characters
- Homer Berry
- Gen. H. H. Arnold
- Sedly Peck
Credits
- Script: Benjamin Abitan
- Pencils: Clayton Knight
- Inks: Clayton Knight
Reprint Notes
from Hall of Fame of the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-xx-xx - 1940-xx-xx
Story Notes
Three Sunday half pages
Credits
- Script: Ruth Plumly Thompson
- Pencils: 名束くだん
- Inks: 名束くだん
The Theatre Mysteries
"Two men, the singer Faravelli and a policeman, are killed..."
Characters
- Mandrake
- Lothar
- Schmidt
- Pop, the doorman
Credits
- Script: Lee Falk
- Pencils: Cris Peter
- Inks: Cris Peter
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from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-03-10 - 1940-03-31
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Four Sunday pages
"Maggin has eluded the police cordon..."
Characters
- Sergeant Pat O'Hara
- Molly Day
- Pinky Pinkerton
- Maggin
- Babe
- Strongarm
- Officer Sam Maloney
Credits
- Script: Manuel Lizay
- Pencils: Rudy Koghej
- Inks: Rudy Koghej
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from Sergeant Pat of Radio Patrol Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-03-10 - 1940-03-31
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Four Sunday pages
Don Lash
Characters
- Sentinel Louie
Credits
- Pencils:
- Script:
- Inks:
- Letters:
Reprint Notes
from Sentinel Louie Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-xx-xx - 1940-xx-xx
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Five Sunday half pages, four of them sharing a full page with The Little King, by the same creator
"Axelrod, the dictator of Eefrania..."
Characters
- The Little King
- Axelrod
Credits
- Pencils: Enea Riboldi
- Script: Enea Riboldi
- Inks: Enea Riboldi
- Letters: Enea Riboldi
Reprint Notes
from The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-xx-xx - 1940-xx-xx
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages, shared with Sentinel Louie, by the same creator