King Comics, #17

Published: August 1937

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King Comics #17

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Issue Contents:
1 page humor
Characters
  • Popeye
  • Henry
Credits
Story 1 1 page non-fiction

"Ship a-high! Wing ahoy!"

Story 2 4 pages humor

"Olive Oyl - Nice gal - I go see her"

Characters
  • Popeye
  • Olive Oyl
  • J. Wellington Wimpy
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-11-22 - 1936-12-13

Story Notes

Four Sunday pages

Story 3 4 pages drama; crime; detective-mystery

"Yes, we're back safely, Chief!"

Characters
  • Jimmie
  • Mary
  • Garu
Reprint Notes

from The G-Man! Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx

Story Notes

Four Sunday pages

Story 4 4 pages adventure; science fiction

"Ming's commander reports that he has killed Flash..."

Storyline

Flash, Dale and Dr. Zarkov travel to the Forest Kingdom of King Barin, where they are attacked by squirlongs and Zarkov is bitten.

Characters
  • Flash Gordon
  • Dale Arden
  • Dr. Hans Alexis Zarkov
  • Ming
  • King Barin
Reprint Notes

from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-11-22 - 1936-12-13

Story Notes

Four Sunday pages The original newspaper page most often carried a title for the following week's strip. 11-22 = Tragic News 11-29 = The Forest Plague 12-06 = Mad Siege 12-13 = A Grim Choice

Story 5 1 page humor; children
Characters
  • Henry
Reprint Notes

from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Patty Berg

Featuring Sport Features

Story 6 1 page non-fiction; sports

"That something extra makes winners"

Characters
  • Patty Berg
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Sport Features Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Story 7 1 page non-fiction

"First boxing glove"

Characters
  • Roman boxers
  • flying frogs
Credits
Reprint Notes

from News in Pictures Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

King Kojo Goes to the Ball! Part 1
Story 8 2 pages adventure

"It was a soft, summer evening in late August,..."

Featuring Solve a jigglette

Story 9 1 page

"Fill in the section..."

Story 10 1 page non-fiction; animal

"The prize winner n the first camera contest..."

Credits

Featuring Sport Features

Story 11 1 page non-fiction; sports

"Groucho Marx had a fighter..."

Storyline

Celebrities such as Bing Crosby, Clark Gable, and Groucho Marx have ownership stakes in sports teams and facilities.

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Sport Features Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Story 12 1 page humor; domestic

"Come back here, you big walrus-"

Characters
  • Archie Jiggs
  • Maggie Jiggs
Credits
  • Pencils:
  • Script:
  • Inks:
Reprint Notes

from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-11-28

Anthony Fokker; Art Goebel; Ted Parsons; Capt. A. Heurteaux
Story 13 1 page non-fiction; aviation

"Born in Java, of Dutch parents..."

Characters
  • Anthony Fokker
  • Art Goebel
  • Ted Parsons
  • Capt. A. Heurteaux
Reprint Notes

from Hall of Fame of the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx

Story Notes

Four Sunday pages shared with Ace Drummond, by the same creators

Story 14 3 pages adventure; aviation

"Well, wise guy - what happens now?"

Storyline

Fat Peter and his renegades burn Ace's plane. Ace builds an ice-boat from a zeppelin wreck to give chase.

Characters
  • Ace Drummond
  • Fat Peter
Reprint Notes

from Ace Drummond Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx

Story Notes

Four Sunday pages shared with Hall of Fame of the Air, by the same creators

Story 15 4 pages adventure; animal

"Ted, in his fight with Rawson,..."

Characters
  • Ted Towers
  • Catherine Custer
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Ted Towers, Animal Master Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx

Story Notes

Four Sunday pages

Story 16 4 pages adventure

"After reporting to Inspector McKenzie..."

Characters
  • Sergeant Dave King
  • Inspector McKenzie
  • Andre of the Red Beard
Reprint Notes

from King of the Royal Mounted Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-11-22 - 1936-12-13

Story Notes

Four Sunday pages

The Mayan Empire (In The Middle Of The Earth)
Story 17 4 pages adventure; science fiction

"Under the tutelage of Cap Harvey..."

Storyline

Brick Bradford listens to the story of how the Aztecs and Mayans found their way to Middle Earth.

Characters
  • Brick Bradford
  • Cap Harvey
Reprint Notes

from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-11-08 - 1936-11-29

Story Notes

Four Sunday pages Titled here 'Brick Bradford in the Middle of the Earth'.

Story 18 2 pages humor
Characters
  • Sentinel Louie
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Sentinel Louie Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx

Story Notes

Four Sunday pages, shared with The Little King, by the same creator

Story 19 2 pages humor

"I'd like to have a lock..."

Characters
  • The Little King
Credits
Reprint Notes

from The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx

Story Notes

Four Sunday pages, shared with Sentinel Louie, by the same creator

Story 20 4 pages drama; children; domestic

"It's the funniest thing I ever saw..."

Characters
  • Annie Rooney
  • Mrs. Elmira File
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-11-22 - 1936-12-13

Story Notes

Four Sunday pages

Story 21 1 page humor; children
Characters
  • Henry
Reprint Notes

from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Story 22 1 page non-fiction

"Musket barrels of colonial times..."

Credits
Reprint Notes

from News in Pictures Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Suero Ohe

Featuring Sport Features

Story 23 1 page non-fiction; sports

"A threat in the next Olympics"

Characters
  • Suero Ohe
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Sport Features Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Featuring Redmen - The Ventures of Black Hawk

Story 24 2 pages adventure; western-frontier

"Finding a place so his enemies..."

Characters
  • Black Hawk
Story Notes

Feature is 80% of two pages.

Indian Weather Beliefs
Story 25 0 pages non-fiction; western-frontier

"Pointing at a storm..."

Story Notes

Feature is 20% of two pages. First page is "Indian Weather Beliefs," the second, "What the Word "Coup" Means."

Story 26 1 page non-fiction

"Dutch Guinean males..."

Credits
Reprint Notes

from News in Pictures Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Story 27 1 page non-fiction

"This rifle, captured in a raid..."

Credits
Reprint Notes

from News in Pictures Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Story 28 1 page humor; domestic

"Daddy - it was dandy of you..."

Characters
  • Archie Jiggs
  • Maggie Jiggs
Credits
  • Pencils:
  • Script:
  • Inks:
Reprint Notes

from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-12-26

Story 29 4 pages drama; crime; detective-mystery

"Gosh, that's this district, Irish!"

Characters
  • Pinky Pinkerton
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Radio Patrol Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-11-22 - 1936-12-13

Story Notes

Four Sunday pages

Chamber into the X Dimension
Story 30 4 pages adventure; fantasy

"Escaping from the Metal Men from X,..."

Characters
  • Mandrake
  • Lothar
  • Fran
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-11-22 - 1936-12-13

Story Notes

Four Sunday pages

Story 31 1 page humor

"Fred took me out sailing..."

Story 32 1 page humor; children
Characters
  • Henry
Reprint Notes

from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx

Story 33 1 page humor

"Somebody smuggled prisoner 10834..."

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Dun-Dums daily (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx

Story Notes

A selection of daily gag panels Vertical half page, balance are house ads for David McKay Company.

Story 34 1 page humor

"Vacation is a merry time."

Hap Lee's Radio Joke Book
Story 35 1 page

"Famous gags of radio stars"

Story Notes

House ad for joke book; illustrations appear to be stock artwork