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'''King Comics''' was published by [[David McKay Publications]] from 1936 to 1949. It was a compilation of newspaper strip reprints such as "[[Mandrake the Magician]]", "Brick Bradford", "Popeye", "Henry", "The Lone Ranger", "Blondie", "Prince Valiant" and "[[The Phantom]]". ''King Comics'' reprinted Sunday pages of Mandrake in ## 1 to 147. | |||
''King Comics'' reprinted Sunday pages of Mandrake in # 1 to | |||
After the end of the series (# 155, November-December 1949), four more issues (numbering #156 to 159) were published by "Standard: Best Books, Inc." /"Standard Comics; This is a King Feature" between March 1950 and February 1952, under the logo ''King Comics''. | |||
== Issue overview == | == Issue overview == | ||
===Regular series=== | |||
{| {{table}} | |||
!Title !!Issues !!Comment | |||
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| "[[Land of the Fakirs]]" || [[King Comics 1|1]], [[King Comics 2|2]] || | |||
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| "[[Land of the Little People]]" || [[King Comics 2|2]], [[King Comics 3|3]], [[King Comics 4|4]], [[King Comics 5|5]], [[King Comics 6|6]], [[King Comics 7|7]] || | |||
|- | |||
| "[[The Circus People]]" || [[King Comics 7|7]], [[King Comics 8|8]], [[King Comics 9|9]], [[King Comics 10|10]], [[King Comics 11|11]], [[King Comics 12|12]], [[King Comics 13|13]] || | |||
|- | |||
| "[[Chamber into the X Dimension]]" || [[King Comics 14|14]], [[King Comics 15|15]], [[King Comics 16|16]], [[King Comics 17|17]], [[King Comics 18|18]], [[King Comics 19|19]], [[King Comics 20|20]] || | |||
|- | |||
| "[[Prince Paulo the Tyrant]]" || [[King Comics 21|21]], [[King Comics 22|22]], [[King Comics 23|23]], [[King Comics 24|24]], [[King Comics 25|25]], [[King Comics 26|26]], [[King Comics 27|27]] || | |||
|- | |||
| "[[The Treasure Hunt]]" || [[King Comics 27|27]], [[King Comics 28|28]], [[King Comics 29|29]], [[King Comics 30|30]], [[King Comics 31|31]], [[King Comics 32|32]], [[King Comics 33|33]], [[King Comics 34|34]] || | |||
|- | |||
| "[[The Lunar Trip]]" || [[King Comics 34|34]], [[King Comics 35|35]], [[King Comics 36|36]], [[King Comics 37|37]], [[King Comics 38|38]], [[King Comics 39|39]], [[King Comics 40|40]] || | |||
|- | |||
| "[[Mandrake and Lothar at the Carnival]]" || [[King Comics 41|41]], [[King Comics 42|42]] || | |||
|- | |||
| "[[The Haunted Range]]" || [[King Comics 42|42]], [[King Comics 43|43]], [[King Comics 44|44]] || | |||
|- | |||
| "[[The Fisherman]]" || [[King Comics 44|44]] || | |||
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| "[[The Visit]]" || [[King Comics 44|44]] || | |||
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| "[[The Annoying]]" || [[King Comics 45|45]] || | |||
|- | |||
| "[[The Flying Pass By]]" || [[King Comics 45|45]] || | |||
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| "[[The Clairvoyant]]" || [[King Comics 45|45]] || | |||
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| "[[City of Gold]]" || [[King Comics 45|45]], [[King Comics 46|46]], [[King Comics 47|47]], [[King Comics 48|48]], [[King Comics 49|49]], [[King Comics 50|50]], [[King Comics 51|51]], [[King Comics 52|52]] || | |||
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| "[[The Evil Man]]" || [[King Comics 52|52]] || | |||
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| "[[Trial of Strenght]]" || [[King Comics 52|52]] || | |||
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| "[[The Cure]]" || [[King Comics 53|53]] || | |||
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| "[[Lothar go Fishing]]" || [[King Comics 53|53]] || | |||
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| "[[The Dishonest Merchant]]" || [[King Comics 53|53]] || | |||
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| "[[The Ghost Bear of Glass Mountain]]" || [[King Comics 53|53]], [[King Comics 54|54]], [[King Comics 55|55]], [[King Comics 56|56]], [[King Comics 57|57]] || | |||
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| "[[Mandrake and Doubting Thomas]]" || [[King Comics 57|57]] || | |||
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| "[[Lothar at the Dentist]]" || [[King Comics 57|57]] || | |||
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| "[[The Concert]]" || [[King Comics 58|58]] || | |||
|- | |||
|"[[Mandrake and the Burglar]]" || [[King Comics 58|58]] || | |||
|- | |||
| "[[The Music Lession]]" || [[King Comics 58|58]] || | |||
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| "[[The Theatre Mysteries]]" || [[King Comics 59|59]], [[King Comics 60|60]], [[King Comics 61|61]] || | |||
|- | |||
| "[[The Flame Pearls Pt.1: Attempted Assassination]]" || [[King Comics 61|61]], [[King Comics 62|62]], [[King Comics 63|63]] || | |||
|- | |||
| "[[The Flame Pearls Pt.2: Magnetic Island]]" || [[King Comics 63|63]], [[King Comics 64|64]], [[King Comics 65|65]] || | |||
|- | |||
| "[[The Flame Pearls Pt.3: The Three Cows]]" || [[King Comics 65|65]], [[King Comics 66|66]], [[King Comics 67|67]] || | |||
|- | |||
| "[[The Swordfish]]" || [[King Comics 67|67]] || | |||
|- | |||
| "[[The Flame Pearls Pt.4: The Amazons]]" || [[King Comics 67|67]], [[King Comics 68|68]], [[King Comics 69|69]], [[King Comics 70|70]] || | |||
|- | |||
| "[[The Flame Pearls Pt.5: The Ghost Ship]]" || [[King Comics 70|70]], [[King Comics 71|71]], [[King Comics 72|72]], [[King Comics 73|73]], [[King Comics 74|74]] || | |||
|- | |||
| "[[The Flame Pearls Pt.6: The Witch of Tago]]" || [[King Comics 74|74]], [[King Comics 75|75]], [[King Comics 76|76]] || | |||
|- | |||
| "[[The Flame Pearls Pt.7: Land of the Giants]]" || [[King Comics 77|77]], [[King Comics 78|78]], [[King Comics 79|79]], [[King Comics 80|80]], [[King Comics 81|81]] || | |||
|- | |||
| "[[The Flame Pearls Pt.8: The Hungry Isles]]" || [[King Comics 81|81]], [[King Comics 82|82]], [[King Comics 83|83]], [[King Comics 84|84]], [[King Comics 85|85]], [[King Comics 86|86]], [[King Comics 87|87]] || | |||
|- | |||
| "[[Pacifica]]" || [[King Comics 87|87]], [[King Comics 88|88]], [[King Comics 89|89]], [[King Comics 90|90]], [[King Comics 91|91]], [[King Comics 92|92]], [[King Comics 93|93]], [[King Comics 94|94]] || | |||
|- | |||
| "[[Mystery of the Girls with Red Hair]]" || [[King Comics 94|94]], [[King Comics 95|95]], [[King Comics 96|96]], [[King Comics 97|97]], [[King Comics 98|98]] || | |||
|- | |||
| "[[Cloud City]]" || [[King Comics 99|99]], [[King Comics 100|100]], [[King Comics 101|101]], [[King Comics 102|102]], [[King Comics 103|103]], [[King Comics 104|104]], [[King Comics 105|105]], [[King Comics 106|106]], [[King Comics 107|107]] || | |||
|- | |||
| "[[Gloria Golden]]" || [[King Comics 108|108]], [[King Comics 109|109]], [[King Comics 110|110]] || | |||
|- | |||
| "[[The Garden of Wuzzu]]" || [[King Comics 110|110]], [[King Comics 111|111]], [[King Comics 112|112]], [[King Comics 113|113]], [[King Comics 114|114]] || | |||
|- | |||
| "[[The Circus Adventure]]" || [[King Comics 115|115]], [[King Comics 116|116]], [[King Comics 117|117]], [[King Comics 118|118]] || | |||
|- | |||
| "[[The Santa Claus Pirates]]" || [[King Comics 118|118]], [[King Comics 119|119]], [[King Comics 120|120]], [[King Comics 121|121]] || | |||
|- | |||
| "[[Fountain of Youth]]" || [[King Comics 122|122]], [[King Comics 123|123]], [[King Comics 124|124]], [[King Comics 125|125]] || | |||
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| "[[Kingdom of the Wind]]" || [[King Comics 125|125]], [[King Comics 126|126]], [[King Comics 127|127]], [[King Comics 128|128]] || | |||
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| "[[The Atalan Deep]]" || [[King Comics 129|129]], [[King Comics 130|130]], [[King Comics 131|131]], [[King Comics 132|132]], [[King Comics 133|133]] || | |||
|- | |||
| "[[The Twins of Karana]]" || [[King Comics 134|134]], [[King Comics 135|135]], [[King Comics 136|136]], [[King Comics 137|137]], [[King Comics 138|138]] || | |||
|- | |||
| "[[The Singing Devils]]" || [[King Comics 138|138]], [[King Comics 139|139]], [[King Comics 140|140]], [[King Comics 141|141]], [[King Comics 142|142]] || | |||
|- | |||
| "[[Roc Island]]" || [[King Comics 142|142]], [[King Comics 143|143]], [[King Comics 144|144]], [[King Comics 145|145]], [[King Comics 146|146]] || | |||
|- | |||
| "[[Kingdom of Marvel]]" || 147, 148, [[King Comics 149|149]], [[King Comics 150|150]], [[King Comics 151|151]], [[King Comics 152|152]], [[King Comics 153|153]], [[King Comics 154|154]], [[King Comics 155|155]], [[King Comics 156|156]], [[King Comics 157|157]], [[King Comics 158|158]], [[King Comics 159|159]] || | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
==King Comics covers== | |||
=== Mandrake covers === | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image:kc004.jpg|[[King Comics 4|King Comics #4<br>Joseph Musial]] | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
The last four issues have a small picture of Mandrake on the cover: | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image:kc156.jpg|[[King Comics 156|King Comics #156]] | |||
Image:kc157.jpg|[[King Comics 157|King Comics #157]] | |||
Image:kc158.jpg|[[King Comics 158|King Comics #158]] | |||
Image:kc159.jpg|[[King Comics 159|King Comics #159]] | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
{{USA}} | {{USA}} | ||
[[Category: Publications]] | [[Category: Publications]] | ||
[[Category: King Comics issues| ]] | [[Category: King Comics issues| ]] |
Revision as of 20:32, 31 October 2014
King Comics was published by David McKay Publications from 1936 to 1949. It was a compilation of newspaper strip reprints such as "Mandrake the Magician", "Brick Bradford", "Popeye", "Henry", "The Lone Ranger", "Blondie", "Prince Valiant" and "The Phantom". King Comics reprinted Sunday pages of Mandrake in ## 1 to 147.
After the end of the series (# 155, November-December 1949), four more issues (numbering #156 to 159) were published by "Standard: Best Books, Inc." /"Standard Comics; This is a King Feature" between March 1950 and February 1952, under the logo King Comics.
Issue overview
Regular series
King Comics covers
Mandrake covers
The last four issues have a small picture of Mandrake on the cover: