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Credits
- Script: Roland de Montaubert
Story Notes
On the inside-front cover.
"Let's spread our picnic lunch here"
Characters
- Popeye
- Olive Oyl
- J. Wellington Wimpy
Credits
- Script: Doc Winner
- Pencils: Doc Winner
- Inks: Doc Winner
Reprint Notes
from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-04-16 - 1939-05-07
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages
"If this isn't a miracle my name is mud."
Characters
- Barney Baxter
- "Hap" Walters
- Patricia Katchem
- Lt. Rockwell
- Gopher Gus
- Nancy
Reprint Notes
from Barney Baxter in the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-07-30 - 1939-08-20
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages
Ice Kingdom of Mongo
"Flash has saved the life of Queen Fria of the ice world."
Characters
- Flash Gordon
- Dale Arden
- Dr. Hans Alexis Zarkov
- Queen Fria
- Count Malo
Credits
- Script: Ивайло Димитров
- Pencils: Alex Raymond
- Inks: Alex Raymond
Reprint Notes
from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-04-09 - 1939-04-30
Story 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. 04-09 = The Ice Palace 04-16 = The Shroud of Ice 04-23 = Death Stalks Again 04-30 = The Pool of Peril
Musical Snails
Wotasnozzle's Reducing Mist
Characters
- John Sappo
- Myrtle Sappo
- Professor O. G. Wotasnozzle
Credits
- Script: Doc Winner
- Pencils: Doc Winner
- Inks: Doc Winner
Reprint Notes
from Sappo Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-xx-xx - 1938-xx-xx
Story Notes
Two Sunday pages, the first titled 'Wotasnozzle's Reducing Mist', the second 'Speak No Evil Pills'. This is the topper to the Thimble Theatre strip, extensively reshaped to fit a comic book page
The 'Never Was' Airplane of Fra Bartholomeu
Featuring Stamps
Credits
- Script:
Story Notes
With stamp ads.
Don Budge; Bill Tilden
"King attends a traveling circus with Kid..."
Characters
- Sergeant Dave King
- Kid Blake
- Captain Bitsy
- Blackie
- Cyclops
- Caldini
- Babette
Credits
- Script: Jens Jeddeloh
- Pencils: Jim Gary
- Inks: Jim Gary
Reprint Notes
from King of the Royal Mounted Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-04-09 - 1939-04-30
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages
Featuring Sis Sez
"When we have a soda or a dog..."
Credits
- Script: Ruth Plumly Thompson
Story Notes
An illustrated poem.
The Wizard and King Ripitik Go Way Down the Mountain
Featuring The Wizard of Way Up
Credits
- Script: Ruth Plumly Thompson
"Now - Remember -"
Characters
- Archie Jiggs
- Maggie Jiggs
Credits
- Pencils:
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Reprint Notes
from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-xx-xx
"The landslide will smash what's left of the circus."
Characters
- Ted Towers
- Sheila Blane
- Blane
- Catherine Custer
- Ali
- Kragg
- Putney Harper
- Linda Harper
- Parks
- Blount
Credits
- Script: 一分咲
- Pencils: Ed Stevenson
- Inks: Ed Stevenson
Reprint Notes
from Ted Towers, Animal Master Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-04-07 - 1940-04-28
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages
Featuring Redmen - The Ventures of Black Hawk
"As Black-hawk and his young companion, Spotted-horse, attempt to smash through the strong-bow blockade..."
Credits
- Script: Jimmy Thompson
- Pencils: Jimmy Thompson
A Stairway of 7,000 Steps
The Mummy
"Ye be to late! [sic]"
Characters
- Brick Bradford
- Douglas McKay
- Queen Anne
- Captain Pepper
Credits
- Script: Giulio Chierchini
- Pencils: Carol McGreal
- Inks: Carol McGreal
Reprint Notes
from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-04-02 - 1939-04-23
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages
Characters
- Henry
Credits
- Script: Carl Anderson
- Pencils: Carl Anderson
- Inks: Carl Anderson
Reprint Notes
from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-xx-xx
Characters
- Archie Jiggs
- Maggie Jiggs
Credits
- Pencils:
- Script:
- Inks:
Reprint Notes
from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1938-xx-xx
"Gloryosky, Zero -- you an' me is terrible lucky..."
Characters
- Little Annie Rooney
- Eva Le Vivant
- Rodwell
- Barnes
Credits
- Script: 森康二
- Pencils: Mehdi Azizi
- Inks: Mehdi Azizi
Reprint Notes
from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-xx-xx - 1939-xx-xx
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages
Comeback!
Featuring Sport Featues
Characters
- Bill DeLancey
- Monte Stratton
Credits
- Pencils: Jack Burnley
Featuring The Pet Post
Man Eating Rabbit (1)
Characters
- Henry
Credits
- Script: Carl Anderson
- Pencils: Carl Anderson
- Inks: Carl Anderson
Reprint Notes
from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-xx-xx
G. Hall Roosevelt; Mary Nicholson; Julius Barr
Characters
- G. Hall Roosevelt
- Mary Nicholson
- Julius Barr
Credits
- Pencils: Clayton Knight
- Script: Benjamin Abitan
- Inks: Clayton Knight
- Letters: Clayton Knight
Reprint Notes
from Hall of Fame of the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-xx-xx - 1939-xx-xx
Story Notes
Three Sunday half pages
Featuring Sis Sez
"Home movies are fun..."
Credits
- Script: Ruth Plumly Thompson
Story Notes
An illustrated poem.
City of Gold
"On the upper Amazon, Mandrake and Dr. Cole search for a legendary city of gold."
Characters
- Mandrake
- Dr. Cole
- Lothar
Credits
- Script: Lee Falk
- Pencils: Cris Peter
- Inks: Cris Peter
Reprint Notes
from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-04-09 - 1939-04-30
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages
"Just in time for the motorcycle and sidecar race"
Characters
- Officer Sam Maloney
- Pinky Pinkerton
- Sergeant Pat O'Hara
- Red
Credits
- Script: Manuel Lizay
- Pencils: Rudy Koghej
- Inks: Rudy Koghej
Reprint Notes
from Radio Patrol Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-04-16 - 1939-04-30
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages
"My jockey is sick..."
Characters
- Sentinel Louie
Credits
- Pencils:
- Script:
- Inks:
Reprint Notes
from Sentinel Louie Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-xx-xx - 1939-xx-xx
Story Notes
Three Sunday pages, shared with The Little King, by the same creator
Characters
- The Little King
- the King's Chamberlain
Credits
- Pencils: Enea Riboldi
- Script: Enea Riboldi
- Inks: Enea Riboldi
Reprint Notes
from The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-xx-xx - 1939-xx-xx
Story Notes
Three Sunday pages, shared with Sentinel Louie, by the same creator
Dick Conover
"Transport pilot..."
Characters
- Dick Conover
Credits
- Pencils: Clayton Knight
- Script: Benjamin Abitan
- Inks: Clayton Knight
Reprint Notes
from Hall of Fame of the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-xx-xx
Story Notes
Sunday half page