Issue Contents:
Credits
- Script: Roland de Montaubert
Story Notes
On the inside-front cover.
"Now remember the plan, Tonto. I'm going to swim to that cave..."
Characters
- The Lone Ranger
- Tonto
- Dorn [posing as Bart Dixon]
- Jimmy Jarvis
- Missouri
- Mag
- Bates
Credits
- Script: Fran Striker
- Pencils: Charles Flanders
- Inks: Charles Flanders
Reprint Notes
from The Lone Ranger Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-09-10 - 1939-10-01
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages The original newspaper page most often carried a title for the following week's strip. 09-10 = Mystery Letter 09-17 = Orphan of Death 09-24 = Plotters in Death 10-01 = The Pit
"Hey, you! Who, me?"
Characters
- J. Wellington Wimpy
- Popeye
- Squeejik
- George W. Geezil
Credits
- Script: Henry Ponciano
- Pencils: Terry Aspin
- Inks: Terry Aspin
Reprint Notes
from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-02-18 - 1940-03-10
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages
Ice Kingdom of Mongo
"Heart sick at Dale's strange aloofness, Flash leaves the Frigian capital..."
Characters
- Flash Gordon
- Dale Arden
- Dr. Hans Alexis Zarkov
- Queen Fria
- Major Garan
Credits
- Script: Ивайло Димитров
- Pencils: Alex Raymond
- Inks: Alex Raymond
Reprint Notes
from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-02-11 - 1940-03-03
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. 02-11 = The Kiss 02-18 = A Kingdom at Stake 02-25 = Fria's Fury 03-03 = Major Gagan
Reversia
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) 1939-xx-xx - 1939-xx-xx
Story Notes
Two Sunday pages This is the topper to the Thimble Theatre strip, extensively reshaped to fit a comic book page
Mutiny on the Bounty
Featuring Stamps
Credits
- Script: Eugene Pollock
Story Notes
With stamp ads.
"My grades in English are so high..."
Credits
- Script: Ruth Plumly Thompson
Story Notes
An illustrated poem.
"Investigating mysterious activities on an inaccessible island..."
Characters
- Sergeant Dave King
- Krug
- Smoky
Credits
- Pencils: Jim Gary
- Script: Jens Jeddeloh (uncertain)
- Script: (uncertain)
- Inks: Jim Gary
Reprint Notes
from King of the Royal Mounted Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-02-11 - 1940-03-03
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages 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.
Sport Surprises!
Featuring Sport Featues
Characters
- Bobby Riggs
- Fritzie Zivic
One Saturday Afternoon
Credits
- Script: Ruth Plumly Thompson
"Trapped in the Temple of "Woo," Barney, Gus, and the crew of the ill-fated "SX-12" exhaust every resource..."
Characters
- Barney Baxter
- Gopher Gus
- Lotus
- The High Seer of Woo
Reprint Notes
from Barney Baxter in the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-05-17 - 1940-06-09
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages
"I wanna look at fishes"
Characters
- Henry
Credits
- Pencils: Carl Anderson
- Script: Carl Anderson
- Inks: Carl Anderson
Reprint Notes
from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1939-xx-xx
Featuring Redmen - The Ventures of Black Hawk
"Taking a real liking to the White infant..."
Credits
- Pencils: Jimmy Thompson
The Crown Of The Desert’s Kings
"Brick's caravan, in quest of the sacred Desert Crown for El Satana..."
Characters
- Brick Bradford
Credits
- Script: Giulio Chierchini
- Pencils: Carol McGreal
- Inks: Carol McGreal
Reprint Notes
from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-02-18 - 1940-03-03
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages
"Gloryosky, Zero -- I kept dreamin' all night long 'bout the rodeo..."
Characters
- Little Annie Rooney
- Mrs. Spruce
- Elvira Black
Credits
- Script: 森康二
- Pencils: Mehdi Azizi
- Inks: Mehdi Azizi
Reprint Notes
from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-02-25 - 1940-03-18
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages
Featuring The Pet Post
"Doggone!"
Characters
- Henry
Credits
- Pencils: Carl Anderson
- Script: Carl Anderson
- Inks: Carl Anderson
Reprint Notes
from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-xx-xx
Capt. Francis Quigley; Erroll Boyd; Lieut. Thieffry; Lanoe Hawker
"A young Canadian World War pilot..."
Characters
- Capt. Francis Quigley
- Erroll Boyd
- Lieut. Thieffry
- Lanoe Hawker
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
Four Sunday half pages
"The family hoped I'd take to music..."
Credits
- Script: Ruth Plumly Thompson
Story Notes
An illustrated poem.
The Theatre Mysteries
"Faravelli, famed tenor, receives this note..."
Characters
- Mandrake
- Lothar
- Signor Faravelli
- Schmidt
Credits
- Script: Lee Falk
- Pencils: Cris Peter
- Inks: Cris Peter
Reprint Notes
from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-02-11 - 1940-03-03
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages
"Foiled by Pinky and Red in an attempted payroll robbery..."
Characters
- Sergeant Pat O'Hara
- Molly Day
- Pinky Pinkerton
- Maggin
- Jo-Jo
- Babe
- Strongarm
Credits
- Script: Manuel Lizay
- Pencils: Rudy Koghej
- Inks: Rudy Koghej
Reprint Notes
from Radio Patrol Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-02-11 - 1940-03-03
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages
Records that Will Stand!
Featuring Sport Featues
Characters
- Helen Wills Moody
- Bob Jones
- Ralph Flanagan
"The ticking indicates it's a bomb -"
Characters
- Sentinel Louie
Credits
- Pencils:
- Script:
- Inks:
Reprint Notes
from Sentinel Louie Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1940-xx-xx - 1940-xx-xx
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages, shared with The Little King, by the same creator
"Ookle, the dictator..."
Characters
- The Little King
- Ookle the Dictator
Credits
- Script: Enea Riboldi
- Pencils: Enea Riboldi
- Inks: 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
Characters
- Henry
Credits
- Pencils: Carl Anderson
- Script: Carl Anderson
- Inks: Carl Anderson
Reprint Notes
from Henry daily (King Features Syndicate) 1939-xx-xx