Issue Contents:
Featuring Publisher's Column
Credits
- Script: Roland de Montaubert
Story Notes
On the inside-front cover.
"That big dog up the street got after me again and bit me."
Characters
- Blondie Bumstead
- Dagwood Bumstead
- Alexander Bumstead
- Cookie Bumstead
Reprint Notes
from Blondie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1943-11-12, 1943-xx-xx - 1943-xx-xx, 1943-11-17
Story Notes
Eight daily strips with panels rearranged to fit four comic book pages
"This is the place Stingaree runs, Tonto...I'm going in!"
Characters
- The Lone Ranger
- Tonto
- Stingaree
- Shark Dawson
Credits
- Script: Fran Striker
- Pencils: Charles Flanders
- Inks: Charles Flanders
Reprint Notes
from The Lone Ranger Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1944-02-27 - 1944-03-19
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages
Credits
- Script: business manager
"Barney and Gus, fleeing the Jap mainland in their twin-boom bomber, run into a roaring tropical typhoon!"
Characters
- Barney Baxter
- Gopher Gus
- Josie Grummon
Credits
- Script: Seo Kim
- Pencils: Bob Naylor
- Inks: Bob Naylor
Reprint Notes
from Barney Baxter in the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1944-10-15 - 1944-11-05
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages
The Circus Adventure
""Thanks to you, Mandrake," says Sam Jones, "my circus is ready to travel. Will you go with us?""
Characters
- Mandrake
- Lothar
- Sam Jones
- Sylva Jones
- Spike
- Carlo the ringmaster
- Gombo, the giant gorilla
Credits
- Script: Lee Falk
- Pencils: Cris Peter
- Inks: Cris Peter
Reprint Notes
from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1944-06-25 - 1944-07-16
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages
"I see you've put in a juke box"
Characters
- Popeye
- Olive Oyl
- Rough-House
- J. Wellington Wimpy
Credits
- Script: Henry Ponciano
- Pencils: Terry Aspin
- Inks: Terry Aspin
Reprint Notes
from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1944-06-04 - 1944-06-18
Story Notes
Three Sunday pages
"Do you mind if I guard this post alone Sir?"
Characters
- Private Buck
Credits
- Pencils: Clyde Lewis
- Script: Clyde Lewis
- Inks: Clyde Lewis
Reprint Notes
from Private Buck daily (King Features Syndicate) 1942-03-11, 1942-11-17, 1942-xx-xx, 1942-xx-xx
Story Notes
Four daily gag panels on a single comic book page
Triumph in Tropica
"In Brazor's uniform, Flash takes over the raiding party!"
Characters
- Flash Gordon
- Dale Arden
- Mysta
- Tartara
- Trico
- Brazor
- Queen Desira
Credits
- Script: Ивайло Димитров
- Pencils: Austin Briggs
- Inks: Austin Briggs
Reprint Notes
from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1944-06-25 - 1944-07-16
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages Alex Raymond was previously credited with script and art, but Don Moore was co-creator and author from the very beginning of the strip, and Austin Briggs has now taken over the art chores. The original newspaper page most often carried a title for the following week's strip. 06-25 = Surrounded 07-02 = Arsenal of Freedom 07-09 = Hour of Disaster 07-16 = On the Throne of Death
Lightwight Athletes (1)
Featuring Sport Features
Characters
- Jack Lovelock
- Eddie Arcaro
- Carl Hubble
Credits
- Pencils: Jack Burnley
- Inks: Jack Burnley
Hamid the Terrible
"Lana's fallen - - overboard!"
Characters
- The Phantom [Kip Walker]
- Greta Marshall
- Lana Marshall
- Hamid the Terrible
- Captain Soldan
Credits
- Script: Lee Falk
- Pencils: James Otis Smith
- Inks: James Otis Smith
Reprint Notes
from The Phantom Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1944-06-04 - 1944-06-25
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages 06-18 - Storyline ends 06-25 - New storyline - The Childhood of The Phantom - begins. Arguably the most important story of the entire strip, telling of how the young son of then current Phantom is sent to relatives in America, where he meets the later love of his life - Diana Palmer - as a young girl, and ultimately returns to the deep African jungle to succeed his father at the latter's death and thus perpetuate the legend of the undying Ghost Who Walks.
"Your Majesty I beg to report..."
Characters
- The Little King
Credits
- Script:
- Pencils:
- Inks:
Reprint Notes
from The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx
Story Notes
A single Sunday half page
All Dressed Up
Featuring The Pet Post
Story Notes
On the inside-back cover.
Trolly Car (1)
Characters
- Henry
Credits
- Pencils: Carl Anderson
- Script: Carl Anderson
- Inks: Carl Anderson
Reprint Notes
from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-06-20
Story Notes
back cover