King Comics, #90

Published: October 1943

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King Comics #90

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Issue Contents:
1 page humor
Characters
  • J. Wellington Wimpy
Credits
Story 1 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

Story 2 4 pages adventure; western-frontier

"All right now, you young squab…"

Characters
  • The Lone Ranger
  • Tonto
  • Davie
  • The Old Hermit
Reprint Notes

from The Lone Ranger Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-01-25 - 1942-02-15

Story Notes

Four Sunday pages The original newspaper page most often carried a title for the following week's strip. 01-25 = Davie's Dilemma!! 02-01 = Science to the Rescue! 02-08 = Escape!! 02-15 = A Hermit's Tale

Story 3 1 page humor
Credits
Reprint Notes

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

Story 4 4 pages adventure; aviation
Characters
  • Barney Baxter
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Barney Baxter in the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-10-18 - 1942-11-08

Story Notes

Four Sunday pages

Story 5 4 pages humor
Characters
  • Popeye
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-07-05 - 1942-07-26

Story Notes

Four Sunday pages

Featuring Tuffy

Story 6 1 page humor; children
Characters
  • Tuffy
Credits
Reprint Notes

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

Story Notes

Two daily strips reshaped to fit a single comic book page

Pacifica
Story 7 4 pages adventure; fantasy

"On Pacifica Island, Major Gallant's Marines have driven off the Jap attack..."

Characters
  • Mandrake
  • Lothar
  • Major Gallant
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-06-28 - 1942-07-19

Story Notes

Four Sunday pages

Story 8 1 page humor; military
Characters
  • Private Buck
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Private Buck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1942-xx-xx - 1942-xx-xx

Story Notes

Four daily gag panels on a single comic book page

Story 9 3 pages humor; children
Characters
  • Henry
Reprint Notes

from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-xx-xx - 1942-xx-xx

Story Notes

Three Sunday pages

Jungles of Mongo
Story 10 4 pages adventure; science fiction

"Their flight from Brazor and his blood-wolves…"

Characters
  • Flash Gordon
  • Dale Arden
  • Dr. Hans Alexis Zarkov
  • Queen Desira
Reprint Notes

from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-06-28 - 1942-07-19

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. 06-28 = Trail's End 07-05 = Drifting to Disaster 07-12 = Whirlpool Falls 07-19 = Two Alone

Boxers

Featuring Sport Features

Story 11 2 pages sports
Credits
  • Pencils:
  • Inks:

Featuring Tuffy

Story 12 1 page humor; children
Characters
  • Tuffy
Credits
Reprint Notes

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

Story Notes

Two daily strips reshaped to fit a single comic book page

The Imposter
Story 13 4 pages adventure; jungle

"The Phantom finally catches up with the imposter…"

Characters
  • The Phantom [Kit Walker]
  • Trader Joe (impersonating The Phantom)
Credits
Reprint Notes

from The Phantom Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-06-07 - 1942-06-28

Story Notes

Four Sunday pages

Story 14 1 page humor; domestic
Characters
  • Archie Jiggs
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Bringing Up Father Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-xx-xx

Story 15 4 pages drama; children
Characters
  • Little Annie Rooney
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-07-12 - 1942-08-02

Story Notes

Four Sunday pages

Story 16 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

Story 17 4 pages crime
Characters
  • Pinky Pinkerton
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Sergeant Pat of Radio Patrol Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-07-05 - 1942-07-26

Story Notes

Four Sunday pages

Futura
Story 18 4 pages adventure; science fiction
Characters
  • Brick Bradford
Reprint Notes

from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-06-28 - 1942-07-19

Story Notes

Four Sunday pages

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

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

Story Notes

A Sunday page, shared with The Little King, by the same creator

Story 20 1 page humor
Characters
  • The Little King
Credits
Reprint Notes

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

Story Notes

A Sunday page, shared with Sentinel Louie, by the same creator, plus a stand alone half page

Streamlined
Story 21 1 page humor
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Right Around Home Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-xx-xx