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Story Notes
On the inside-front cover.
Popeye and the Man from Mars
"I yam melankonkus on account of me poppa will not play wit' Swee'pea"
Characters
Credits
- Script: Laudec
- Pencils: Doc Winner
- Inks: Doc Winner
Reprint Notes
from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-03-20 - 1938-04-10
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages Script was previously credited to Tom Sims, and art to Segar
"The atmosphere around Baxter Aircraft Co's hangars is charged with anticipation..."
Characters
- Barney Baxter
- Spud Barnes
- Blackie Barnes
Reprint Notes
from Barney Baxter in the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-07-03 - 1938-07-24
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages
Outlaws of Mongo
"Flash holds a brief council of war in the outlaw's under ground meeting hall..."
Characters
- Dale Arden
- Flash Gordon
- Ming
- Doctor Hans Zarkov
- Doctor Bono
- Sonja
Credits
- Script: Ивайло Димитров
- Pencils: Alex Raymond
- Inks: Alex Raymond
Reprint Notes
from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-03-13 - 1938-04-03
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages The original newspaper page most often carried a title for the following week's strip. 03-13 = Under-Ground 03-20 = Terror 03-27 = Trouble Ahead 04-03 = The Alarm
"Giving up King for dead after Sullivan hurled him off a cliff, Kid, Betty and Voreaux begin..."
Characters
- Sergeant Dave King
- Betty Blake
- Kid Blake
- Breed Voreaux
- Jack Sullivan
- Wilkins
- Inspector Mackenzie
- The "Patriach"
- Igor
- Andrae
- Shorty
Credits
- Script: Jens Jeddeloh
- Pencils: Charles Flanders
- Inks: Charles Flanders
Reprint Notes
from King of the Royal Mounted Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-03-13 - 1938-04-03
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages
"At banquets darn those roasted birds"
Credits
- Script: Ruth Plumly Thompson
- Pencils: Marge Buell
Bo Peeps at the Future
Featuring Sport Features
Characters
- Bo McMillin
Credits
- Pencils: Jack Burnley
- Inks: Jack Burnley
Reprint Notes
from Sport Features Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
King Charles I
Featuring News in Pictures - Scott's Scrapbook
Credits
- Script: Deb Picker
- Pencils: Deb Picker
"I'm tired of hunting the old fashioned way."
Characters
Reprint Notes
from Sappo Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx
Story Notes
Two Sunday pages This is the topper to the Thimble Theatre strip, extensively reshaped to fit a comic book page
A Wedding -- a War and the Biggest Horse in History!
Credits
- Script: Ruth Plumly Thompson
- Pencils: Marge Buell
"Oh - Dear - I'm heart-sick..."
Characters
- Archie Jiggs
- Maggie Jiggs
Credits
- Script:
- Pencils:
- Inks:
Reprint Notes
from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx
"With the savages scattered, Ted and Catherine are confronted by the chief's black leopard..."
Characters
- Ted Towers
- Catherine Custer
- Ali
Credits
- Script: 一分咲
- Pencils: Ed Stevenson
- Inks: Ed Stevenson
Reprint Notes
from Ted Towers, Animal Master Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-03-12 - 1939-04-02
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages
A New Country
Featuring Stamps
Credits
- Script:
Lt. Kurt Wissemann; Jimmie Taylor; Cy Caldwell; Capt. Walter Lawson
Characters
- Lt. Kurt Wissemann
- Jimmie Taylor
- Cy Caldwell
- Capt. Walter Lawson
Credits
- Script: Benjamin Abitan
- Pencils: Clayton Knight
- Inks: Clayton Knight
Reprint Notes
from Hall of Fame of the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx
Story Notes
Four Sunday half pages
Featuring Redmen - The Ventures of Black Hawk
"Downcast, Black Hawk watches the spirit of his faithful friend go to his forefathers."
Credits
- Script: Jimmy Thompson
- Pencils: Jimmy Thompson
Great Little Guy
Featuring Sport Features
Characters
- Lou Ambers
Credits
- Pencils: Jack Burnley
- Inks: Jack Burnley
Reprint Notes
from Sport Features Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
John L. Baird
Featuring News in Pictures - Scott's Scrapbook
Credits
- Script: Deb Picker
Characters
Credits
- Script: Carl Anderson
- Pencils: Carl Anderson
- Inks: Carl Anderson
Reprint Notes
from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-xx-xx
Story Notes
pantomime; wordless comic
Travel Through Time (Traveller In Time)
"The "Sea-Spider" clambers up onto the deck of a sunken galleon"
Characters
- Brick Bradford
- Professor Horatio Southern
- April Southern
- Jak
Credits
- Script: Giulio Chierchini
- Pencils: Carol McGreal
- Inks: Carol McGreal
Reprint Notes
from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-03-13 - 1938-04-03
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages
"Gee, Zero -- ain't it a swell day? Nice an' hot -- an' the breeze is blowin'..."
Characters
- Little Annie Rooney
- Mrs. Meany
- Julia
- Brown the Clown
Credits
- Script: 森康二
- Pencils: Mehdi Azizi
- Inks: Mehdi Azizi
Reprint Notes
from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-03-27 - 1938-04-17
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages
"And to think how hard I tried..."
Characters
- Archie Jiggs
- Maggie Jiggs
- Jarvis
Credits
- Script:
- Pencils:
- Inks:
Reprint Notes
from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-xx-xx
Killer Instinct
Featuring Sport Features
Characters
- Jack Dempsey
- Mickey Walker
Credits
- Pencils: Jack Burnley
- Inks: Jack Burnley
Reprint Notes
from Sport Features Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 193x-xx-xx
Story Notes
boxing
Featuring News in Pictures - Scott's Scrapbook
"Deer stealing gave the world the greatest dramas ever written."
Characters
Credits
- Script: Deb Picker
Flea Circus (1)
Characters
Credits
- Script: Carl Anderson
- Pencils: Carl Anderson
- Inks: Carl Anderson
Reprint Notes
from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-xx-xx
The Treasure Hunt
"The world treasure hunt is over! Betty, with Mandrake's help..."
Characters
- Mandrake the Magician
- Betty
- Uncle Roger
- Lothar
- Augusta
- Pete
- Professor Thursby
Credits
- Script: Lee Falk
- Pencils: Cris Peter
- Inks: Cris Peter
Reprint Notes
from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-03-13 - 1938-04-03
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages
"Gosh, Sam! Back the car to the edge."
Storyline
Pat tries on two occasions to arrest the Mayor's daughter, and gets slapped twice for his efforts.
Characters
- Sergeant Pat O'Hara
- Officer Sam Maloney
- Miss Gray (the Mayor's daughter)
- Red
Credits
- Script: Manuel Lizay
- Pencils: Rudy Koghej
- Inks: Rudy Koghej
Reprint Notes
from Radio Patrol Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-03-13 - 1938-04-03
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages
"One shin is black and one shin's blue,"
Credits
- Script: Ruth Plumly Thompson
- Pencils: Marge Buell
Story Notes
An illustrated poem.
Featuring The Pet Post
Carry your bag Henrietta (1)
Characters
- Henry
- Henrietta
Credits
- Script: Carl Anderson
- Pencils: Carl Anderson
- Inks: Carl Anderson
Reprint Notes
from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-xx-xx
"Gosh! I'll be put in the guard house if I fall asleep"
Characters
- Sentinel Louie
Credits
- Pencils:
- Script:
- Inks:
Reprint Notes
from Sentinel Louie Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-xx-xx - 1938-xx-xx
Story Notes
Three Sunday pages, shared with The Little King, by the same creator
"Your Majesty, it grieves us to report..."
Characters
- The Little King
- the King's Chamberlain
Credits
- Script: Enea Riboldi
- Pencils: Enea Riboldi
- Inks: Enea Riboldi
Reprint Notes
from The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-xx-xx - 1938-xx-xx
Story Notes
Three Sunday pages, shared with Sentinel Louie, by the same creator
Mouse (1)
Characters
- The Little King
- the King's Chamberlain
Credits
- Script: Enea Riboldi
- Pencils: Enea Riboldi
- Inks: Enea Riboldi
Reprint Notes
from The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-xx-xx
Story Notes
A single Sunday half page