King Comics, #80

Published: December 1942

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King Comics #80

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Issue Contents:
1 page humor
Characters
  • J. Wellington Wimpy
Credits
Story 1 4 pages adventure; western-frontier
Characters
  • The Lone Ranger
  • Tonto
Reprint Notes

from The Lone Ranger Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-04-20 - 1941-05-11

Story Notes

Four Sunday pages

The Flame Pearls Part 7: Land of the Giants
Story 2 4 pages adventure; fantasy
Characters
  • Mandrake
  • Lothar
  • Colonel Barton
  • June Barton
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-09-21 - 1941-10-12

Story Notes

Four Sunday pages

Story 3 1 page humor
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Dun-Dums Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx

Featuring Tuffy

Story 4 4 pages humor; children
Characters
  • Tuffy
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Tuffy daily (King Features Syndicate) 1942-xx-xx - 1942-xx-xx

Story Notes

Eight daily strips reshaped to fit four comic book pages

Story 5 2 pages humor
Characters
  • John Sappo
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Sappo Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-xx-xx - 1941-xx-xx

Story Notes

Two Sunday pages

Stamps: The Battle of the Balkans
Story 6 2 pages
Credits
Story 7 4 pages adventure; aviation
Characters
  • Barney Baxter
  • Gopher Gus
  • Lt. von Glotch-Schmeltz
  • Eskimo Charlie
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Barney Baxter in the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-01-11 - 1942-02-01

Story Notes

Four Sunday pages

Story 8 4 pages humor; domestic
Characters
  • Blondie Bumstead
  • Dagwood Bumstead
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Blondie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1942-xx-xx - 1942-xx-xx

Story Notes

Eight daily strips with panels rearranged to fit four comic book pages

The Adventures of Fuzzy Wells
Story 9 2 pages
Credits
Return to Earth
Story 10 4 pages adventure; science fiction

"Whie demonstrating his rocket-ship…"

Characters
  • Flash Gordon
  • Dale Arden
  • Dr. Hans Alexis Zarkov
  • Ivor
  • Dr. Grubich
  • Olga Bogan
  • Bogan
  • Major Danver
Reprint Notes

from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-09-21 - 1941-10-12

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. 09-21 = The Dive of Doom 09-28 = Enemy Raider 10-05 = The Secret Invasion Fleet 10-12 = Against Impossible Odds

Famous Athletes Now in the Armed Services

Featuring Sport Features

Story 11 2 pages sports
Credits
  • Pencils:
  • Inks:
Story 12 4 pages humor
Characters
  • Popeye
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-09-28 - 1941-10-19

Story Notes

Four Sunday pages

The Return of the Sky Band
Story 13 4 pages adventure

"Whitely, you possess military secrets…"

Characters
  • The Phantom [Kit Walker]
Credits
Reprint Notes

from The Phantom Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-08-31 - 1941-09-21

Story Notes

Four Sunday pages

Story 14 4 pages drama; children
Characters
  • Little Annie Rooney
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-10-05 - 1941-10-26

Story Notes

Four Sunday pages

Story 15 1 page humor; military
Credits
Story 16 4 pages humor; children
Characters
  • Henry
Story 17 4 pages crime
Characters
  • Sergeant Pat O'Hara
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Sergeant Pat of Radio Patrol Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-09-28 - 1941-10-19

Story Notes

Four Sunday pages

Lost People (The Lost World)
Story 18 4 pages adventure; science fiction
Characters
  • Brick Bradford
  • Cap'n Martin Bloodstone
Reprint Notes

from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1941-09-21 - 1941-10-12

Story Notes

Four Sunday pages 09-28 End of storyline 10-05 Lost People (The Lost World) storyline begins

Featuring What's Cookin'?

Story 19 1 page humor
Credits
Story 20 2 pages humor
Characters
  • Sentinel Louie
Credits
  • Pencils:
  • Script:
  • Inks:
Reprint Notes

from Sentinel Louie Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx - 194x-xx-xx

Story Notes

Three Sunday pages, shared with The Little King, by the same creator, plus a stand alone half page

Story 21 2 pages humor
Characters
  • The Little King
Credits
Reprint Notes

from The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx, 194x-xx-xx

Story Notes

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

Merry Christmas
Story 22 1 page humor
Credits