Issue Contents:
Featuring Best Laughs
Characters
- Blondie Bumstead
- Dagwood Bumstead
Reprint Notes
from Blondie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1943-xx-xx - 1943-xx-xx, 1943-12-27
Story Notes
Eight daily strips with panels rearranged to fit four comic book pages
Characters
- The Lone Ranger
- Tonto
Credits
- Script: Fran Striker
- Pencils: Charles Flanders
- Inks: Charles Flanders
Reprint Notes
from The Lone Ranger Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1944-04-23 - 1944-05-14
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages
Characters
- Barney Baxter
- Gopher Gus
Credits
- Script: Seo Kim
- Pencils: Bob Naylor
- Inks: Bob Naylor
Reprint Notes
from Barney Baxter in the Air Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1944-12-10 - 1944-12-31
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages
Credits
- Pencils: Carl Anderson
- Script: Carl Anderson
- Inks: Carl Anderson
Reprint Notes
from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-xx-xx
The Circus Adventure
"How we gonna kill Mandrake?"
Characters
- Mandrake
- Lothar
Credits
- Script: Lee Falk
- Pencils: Cris Peter
- Inks: Cris Peter
Reprint Notes
from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1944-08-20 - 1944-08-27
Story Notes
Two Sunday pages End of storyline
The Santa Claus Pirate
Characters
- Mandrake
- Lothar
Credits
- Script: Lee Falk
- Pencils: Cris Peter
- Inks: Cris Peter
Reprint Notes
from Mandrake the Magician Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1944-09-03 - 1944-09-10
Story Notes
Two Sunday pages New storyline begins
Marvela
Characters
- Flash Gordon
- Dale Arden
- Lura
Credits
- Script: Ивайло Димитров
- Pencils: Austin Briggs
- Inks: Austin Briggs
Reprint Notes
from Flash Gordon Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1944-08-20 - 1944-09-10
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. 08-20 = [not known] 08-27 = Dangerous Victory 09-04 = Lura Shows Her Claws 09-10 = The Secrets of Marvela
Golf
Featuring Sport Features
Credits
- Pencils:
- Inks:
Characters
- Henry
Credits
- Pencils: Carl Anderson
- Script: Carl Anderson
- Inks: Carl Anderson
Reprint Notes
from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-xx-xx
The Childhood of the Phantom
"What do I do with this, Mama?"
Storyline
The wife of the reigning Phantom lies dying, and preparations are made to send their son to be raised by her relatives in America.
Characters
- The 20th Phantom
- The Phantom's son [later known as Kip, then Kit Walker, and the 21st Phantom]
- The 20th Phantom's wife
- Guran
Credits
- Script: Lee Falk
- Pencils: James Otis Smith
- Inks: James Otis Smith
Reprint Notes
from The Phantom Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1944-07-30 - 1944-08-20
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages
Characters
- Little Annie Rooney
Credits
- Script: 森康二
- Pencils: Svetlana Chmakova
- Inks: Svetlana Chmakova
Reprint Notes
from Little Annie Rooney Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1944-04-02 - 1944-04-16
Story Notes
Three Sunday pages Final appearance
Characters
- Popeye
Credits
- Script: Henry Ponciano
- Pencils: Terry Aspin
- Inks: Terry Aspin
Reprint Notes
from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1944-07-16 - 1944-07-30
Story Notes
Three Sunday pages
Characters
- Sergeant Pat O'Hara
Credits
- Script: Manuel Lizay
- Pencils: Rudy Koghej
- Inks: Rudy Koghej
Reprint Notes
from Sergeant Pat of Radio Patrol Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1944-08-27 - 1944-09-17
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages Final appearance
The Ageless Voice
Characters
- Brick Bradford
Credits
- Script: Giulio Chierchini
- Pencils: Carol McGreal
- Inks: Carol McGreal
Reprint Notes
from Brick Bradford Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1944-08-20 - 1944-09-10
Story Notes
Four Sunday pages Final appearance
Characters
- The Little King
Credits
- Pencils:
- Script:
- Inks:
Reprint Notes
from The Little King Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 194x-xx-xx
Story Notes
A single Sunday half page
Characters
- Henry
Credits
- Pencils: Carl Anderson
- Script: Carl Anderson
- Inks: Carl Anderson
Reprint Notes
from Henry Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1943-xx-xx
Story Notes
Back cover.