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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]]".
{{Series
|Title= King Comics
|image= [[Image:King Comics 001.jpg|200 px]]
|Sample= First issue
|Country= [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA / English
|Publisher= [[David McKay Company]]
|Date= 1936-1949
|Issues= 159
|Format= 18×36 cm, color
|}}


''King Comics'' reprinted Sunday pages of Mandrake in ##1 - 147.
'''King Comics''' was published by [[David McKay Company]] from April 1936 to November-December 1949, and by "Best Books Inc" from early 1950 to February 1952.


== History ==
'''King Comics''' reprinted Sunday pages of "[[Mandrake the Magician]]" from # 1 to 147. After the end of the series (in # 155, November-December 1949)(*), four more issues (numbering #156 to 159) (*) were published quaterly - but in fact very irregularly as they are from Spring 1950 to February 1952 - by "Best Books Inc.", located in Meriden, Connecticut, this time under the emblem "Standard Comics" as appearing on covers. This last mark was linked to the "[[King Features Syndicate]]" comic publications. Since 1948, "Best Books" was specialized in the pursuit of some material previously edited under another label.
==Note (*): the issues #148 to #155 as well as #157 and 158 don't contain any Mandrake stories.
.
== Issue overview ==
== Issue overview ==
*"Land of the Fakirs" ("[[Land of the Fakirs]]"), starts in # 1-1936 and ends in # 2-1936.
=== Mandrake stories 1/ "David McKay Company" ===
*"Land of the Little People" ("[[Land of the Little People]]"), starts in # 2-1936 and ends in # 7-1936.
{| {{table}}
*"The Circus People" ("[[The Circus People]]"), starts in # 7-1936 and ends in # 13-1937.
!Title !!Issues !!Comment
*"Chamber into the X Dimension" ("[[Chamber into the X Dimension]]"), starts in # 14-1937 and ends in # 20-1937.
|-
*"Prince Paulo the Tyrant" ("[[Prince Paulo the Tyrant]]"), starts in # 21-1937 and ends in # 27-1938.
| "[[Land of the Fakirs]]" || [[King Comics 1|1]], [[King Comics 2|2]] ||
*"The Treasure Hunt" ("[[The Treasure Hunt]]"), starts in # 27-1938 and ends in # 34-1939.
|-
*"The Lunar Trip" ("[[The Lunar Trip]]"), starts in # 34-1939 and ends in # 40-1939.
| "[[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]] ||
*"Mandrake and Lothar at the Carnival" ("[[Mandrake and Lothar at the Carnival]]"), starts in # 41-1939 and ends in # 42-1939.
|-
*"The Haunted Range" ("[[The Haunted Range]]"), starts in # 42-1939 and ends in # 44-1939.
| "[[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]] ||
*"The Fisherman" (filler page) ("[[The Fisherman]]"), starts in # 44-1939.
|-
*"The Visit" (filler page) ("[[The Visit]]"), starts in # 44-1939.
| "[[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]] ||
*"The Annoying" (filler page) ("[[The Annoying]]"), starts in # 45-1940.
|-
*"The Flying Pass By" (filler page) ("[[The Flying Pass By]]"), starts in # 45-1940.
| "[[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 Clairvoyant" (filler page) ("[[The Clairvoyant]]"), starts in # 45-1940.
|-
*"City of Gold" ("[[City of Gold]]"), starts in # 45-1940 and ends in # .
| "[[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 Evil Man" (filler page) ("[[The Evil Man]]"), starts in # 52-1940.
|-
*"Trial of Strenght" (filler page) ("[[Trial of Strenght]]"), starts in # 52-1940.
| "[[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]] ||
*"The Cure" (filler page) ("[[The Cure]]"), starts in # 53-1940.
|-
*"Lothar go Fishing" (filler page) ("[[Lothar go Fishing]]"), starts in # 53-1940.
| "[[Mandrake and Lothar at the Carnival]]" || [[King Comics 41|41]], [[King Comics 42|42]] ||
*"The Dishonest Merchant" (filler page) ("[[The Dishonest Merchant]]"), starts in # 53-1940.
|-
*"The Ghost Bear of Glass Mountain" ("[[The Ghost Bear of Glass Mountain]]"), starts in # 53-1940 and ends in # 57-1941.
|  "[[The Haunted Range]]" ||  [[King Comics 42|42]], [[King Comics 43|43]], [[King Comics 44|44]] ||
*"The Sceptic" (filler page) ("[[The Sceptic ]]"), starts in # 57-1941.
|-
*"Lothar at the Dentist" (filler page) ("[[Lothar at the Dentist]]"), starts in # 57-1941.
| "[[The Fisherman]]" || [[King Comics 44|44]] ||
*"The Concert" (filler page) ("[[The Concert]]"), starts in # 58-1941.
|-  
*"The Thief" (filler page) ("[[The Thief]]"), starts in # 58-1941.
| "[[Afternoon with Lothar]]" || [[King Comics 44|44]] ||
*"The Music Lession" (filler page) ("[[The Music Lession]]"), starts in # 58-1941.
|-
*"The Theatre Mysteries" ("[[The Theatre Mysteries]]"), starts in # 58-1941 and ends in # 61-1941.
| "[[The Annoying]]" || [[King Comics 45|45]] ||
*"The Flame Pearls Pt.1: Attempted Assassination" ("[[The Flame Pearls Pt.1: Attempted Assassination]]"), starts in # 61-1941 and ends in # 63-1941.
|-
*"The Flame Pearls Pt.2: Magnetic Island" ("[[The Flame Pearls Pt.2: Magnetic Island]]"), starts in # 63-1941 and ends in # 65-1941.
| "[[The Flying Pass By]]" || [[King Comics 45|45]] ||
*"The Flame Pearls Pt.3: The Three Cows" ("[[The Flame Pearls Pt.3: The Three Cows]]"), starts in # 65-1941 and ends in # 67-1941.
|-
*"The Swordfish" (filler page) ("[[The Swordfish]]"), starts in # 67-1941.
| "[[The Clairvoyant]]" || [[King Comics 45|45]] ||
*"The Flame Pearls Pt.4: The Amazons" ("[[The Flame Pearls Pt.4: The Amazons]]"), starts in # 67-1941 and ends in # 70-1942.
|-
*"The Flame Pearls Pt.5: The Ghost Ship" ("[[The Flame Pearls Pt.5: The Ghost Ship]]"), starts in # 70-1942 and ends in # 74-1942.
| "[[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]]  ||
*"The Flame Pearls Pt.6: The Witch of Tago" ("[[The Flame Pearls Pt.6: The Witch of Tago]]"), starts in # 74-1942 and ends in # 76-1942.
|-
*"The Flame Pearls Pt.7: Land of the Giants" ("[[The Flame Pearls Pt.7: Land of the Giants]]"), starts in # 77-1942 and ends in # 81-1943.
| "[[The Evil Man]]" || [[King Comics 52|52]] ||
*"The Flame Pearls Pt.8: The Hungry Isles" ("[[The Flame Pearls Pt.8: The Hungry Isles]]"), starts in # 81-1943 and ends in # 87-1943.
|-
*"Pacifica" ("[[Pacifica]]"), starts in # 87-1943 and ends in # 94-1944.
| "[[Trial of Strenght]]" || [[King Comics 52|52]] ||
*"Mystery of the Girls with Red Hair" ("[[Mystery of the Girls with Red Hair]]"), starts in # 94-1944 and ends in # 98-1944.
|-
*"Cloud City" ("[[Cloud City]]"), starts in # 99-1944 and ends in # 107-1945.
| "[[The Cure]]" || [[King Comics 53|53]] ||
*"Gloria Golden" ("[[Gloria Golden]]"), starts in # 108-1945 and ends in # 110-1945.
|-
*"The Garden of Wuzzu" ("[[The Garden of Wuzzu]]"), starts in # 110-1945 and ends in # 114-1945.
| "[[Lothar go Fishing]]" || [[King Comics 53|53]] ||
*"The Circus Adventure" ("[[The Circus Adventure]]"), starts in # 115-1945 and ends in # 118-1946.
|-
*"The Santa Claus Pirates" ("[[The Santa Claus Pirates]]"), starts in # 118-1946 and ends in # 121-1946.
| "[[The Dishonest Merchant]]" || [[King Comics 53|53]] ||
*"Fountain of Youth" ("[[Fountain of Youth]]"), starts in # 122-1946 and ends in # 125-1946.
|-
*"Kingdom of the Wind" ("[[Kingdom of the Wind]]"), starts in # 125-1946 and ends in # 128-1946.
| "[[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]] ||
*"The Atalan Deep" ("[[The Atalan Deep]]"), starts in # 129-1947 and ends in # 133-1947.
|-
*"The Twins of Karana" ("[[The Twins of Karana]]"), starts in # 134-1947 and ends in # 138-1947.
| "[[Mandrake and Doubting Thomas]]" || [[King Comics 57|57]] ||
*"The Singing Devils" ("[[The Singing Devils]]"), starts in # 138-1947 and ends in # 142-1948.
|-
*"Roc Island" ("[[Roc Island]]"), starts in # 142-1948 and ends in # 146-1948.
| "[[Lothar's Visit to the Dentist]]" || [[King Comics 57|57]] ||
*"Kingdom of Marvel" ("[[Kingdom of Marvel]]"), starts in # 147-1948 and ends in # ?? 1949.
|-
| "[[Jam Session]]" || [[King Comics 58|58]] ||
|-
|"[[Mandrake and the Burglar]]" || [[King Comics 58|58]] ||
|-
| "[[The Music Lesson]]" || [[King Comics 58|58]] ||
|-
| "[[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]]  ||
|-
| "[[Kingdom of the Wind]]" || [[King Comics 125|125]], [[King Comics 126|126]], [[King Comics 127|127]], [[King Comics 128|128]] ||
|-
| "[[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]]" || [[King Comics 147|147]] || (first four Sunday pages only) 
|-
|}


== Mandrake covers ==
=== Mandrake stories 2/ "Best Books Inc" ===
{| {{table}}
!Title !!Issues !!Comment
|-
| "[[The Old Ones]]" || [[King Comics 156|156]] || (story entitled: "The Other Word!")
|-
| "[[Pleasant Valley]]" || [[King Comics 159|159]] || (story entitled: "The Winged Menace!") 
|-
|}


=== Mandrake covers (only one)===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:kc004.jpg
Image:kc004.jpg|[[King Comics 4|King Comics #4<br>Joseph Musial]]
</gallery>
</gallery>


After the end of the series in # 155 from 1949 there was published 4 more issues under the logo ''King Comics''. Now with a small picture of Mandrake on the cover.
The last four issues have smalls pictures of Mandrake and/or "[[The Phantom]]" on the covers :
 
<gallery>
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File:kc156.jpg
Image:kc156.jpg|[[King Comics 156|King Comics #156]]  ''(Mandrake ° The Phantom)''
File:kc157.jpg
Image:kc157.jpg|[[King Comics 157|King Comics #157]]  ''(Mandrake ° The Phantom)'' 
File:kc158.jpg
Image:kc158.jpg|King Comics #158<br>''(The Phantom)''
File:kc159.jpg
Image:kc159.jpg|[[King Comics 159|King Comics #159]]  ''(Mandrake)''
</gallery>
</gallery>  
 
 
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Latest revision as of 15:59, 15 April 2023

King Comics
King Comics 001.jpg
First issue
Country/language: Mini usa.gif USA / English
Publishing company: David McKay Company
Publishing years: 1936-1949
Issues: 159
Format: 18×36 cm, color


King Comics was published by David McKay Company from April 1936 to November-December 1949, and by "Best Books Inc" from early 1950 to February 1952.

History

King Comics reprinted Sunday pages of "Mandrake the Magician" from # 1 to 147. After the end of the series (in # 155, November-December 1949)(*), four more issues (numbering #156 to 159) (*) were published quaterly - but in fact very irregularly as they are from Spring 1950 to February 1952 - by "Best Books Inc.", located in Meriden, Connecticut, this time under the emblem "Standard Comics" as appearing on covers. This last mark was linked to the "King Features Syndicate" comic publications. Since 1948, "Best Books" was specialized in the pursuit of some material previously edited under another label. ==Note (*): the issues #148 to #155 as well as #157 and 158 don't contain any Mandrake stories. .

Issue overview

Mandrake stories 1/ "David McKay Company"

Title Issues Comment
"Land of the Fakirs" 1, 2
"Land of the Little People" 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
"The Circus People" 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
"Chamber into the X Dimension" 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
"Prince Paulo the Tyrant" 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
"The Treasure Hunt" 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34
"The Lunar Trip" 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40
"Mandrake and Lothar at the Carnival" 41, 42
"The Haunted Range" 42, 43, 44
"The Fisherman" 44
"Afternoon with Lothar" 44
"The Annoying" 45
"The Flying Pass By" 45
"The Clairvoyant" 45
"City of Gold" 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52
"The Evil Man" 52
"Trial of Strenght" 52
"The Cure" 53
"Lothar go Fishing" 53
"The Dishonest Merchant" 53
"The Ghost Bear of Glass Mountain" 53, 54, 55, 56, 57
"Mandrake and Doubting Thomas" 57
"Lothar's Visit to the Dentist" 57
"Jam Session" 58
"Mandrake and the Burglar" 58
"The Music Lesson" 58
"The Theatre Mysteries" 59, 60, 61
"The Flame Pearls Pt.1: Attempted Assassination" 61, 62, 63
"The Flame Pearls Pt.2: Magnetic Island" 63, 64, 65
"The Flame Pearls Pt.3: The Three Cows" 65, 66, 67
"The Swordfish" 67
"The Flame Pearls Pt.4: The Amazons" 67, 68, 69, 70
"The Flame Pearls Pt.5: The Ghost Ship" 70, 71, 72, 73, 74
"The Flame Pearls Pt.6: The Witch of Tago" 74, 75, 76
"The Flame Pearls Pt.7: Land of the Giants" 77, 78, 79, 80, 81
"The Flame Pearls Pt.8: The Hungry Isles" 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87
"Pacifica" 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94
"Mystery of the Girls with Red Hair" 94, 95, 96, 97, 98
"Cloud City" 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107
"Gloria Golden" 108, 109, 110
"The Garden of Wuzzu" 110, 111, 112, 113, 114
"The Circus Adventure" 115, 116, 117, 118
"The Santa Claus Pirates" 118, 119, 120, 121
"Fountain of Youth" 122, 123, 124, 125
"Kingdom of the Wind" 125, 126, 127, 128
"The Atalan Deep" 129, 130, 131, 132, 133
"The Twins of Karana" 134, 135, 136, 137, 138
"The Singing Devils" 138, 139, 140, 141, 142
"Roc Island" 142, 143, 144, 145, 146
"Kingdom of Marvel" 147 (first four Sunday pages only)

Mandrake stories 2/ "Best Books Inc"

Title Issues Comment
"The Old Ones" 156 (story entitled: "The Other Word!")
"Pleasant Valley" 159 (story entitled: "The Winged Menace!")

Mandrake covers (only one)

The last four issues have smalls pictures of Mandrake and/or "The Phantom" on the covers :



Mini usa.gif Mandrake publications in the USA Mini usa.gif
Series

Mandrake the Magician • The Official Mandrake the Magician • The Official Mandrake • The Official Mandrake Monthly • The Official Mandrake Sundays • Mandrake the Magician • Legacy of Mandrake the Magician

One-shots

The Official Mandrake Annual • The Official Mandrake King Size • The Official Mandrake Limited • Mandrake the Ultimate

Anthologies

Better Little Books • Classic Comics & Crosswords • Comics Revue • Feature Book • Four Color Comics • Golden/Vintage Funnies • The Golden Age of the Comics • Giant Comic Album • Harvey Comics Hits • King Comics • Magic Comics • The Menomonee Falls Gazette • The Missing Years • Storyline Strips • Strip Adventure • Tempo Books

As back-up title

Flash Gordon • The Phantom • Prince Valiant Monthly

Publishers

Avon Publications • David McKay Publications • Dynamite Entertainment • Harvey Comics • Hermes Press • JAL Publications • King Comics • King Features Syndicate • Manuscript Press • Marvel Comics • Moonstone Books • Nostalgia Press • Pacific Comics Club • Pioneer Books • Trader Publications • Whitman Publishing • Hermes Press •

Mandrake publications by country
Europe

Austria • Belgium • Bulgaria • Croatia • Denmark • Finland • France • Germany • Greece • Iceland • Italy • Ireland • Netherlands • Norway • Poland • Portugal • Serbia • Slovenia • Spain • Sweden • Turkey • United Kingdom • Yugoslavia

Americas

Argentina • Bahamas • Brazil • Canada • Chile • Colombia • Costa Rica • Cuba • Dominican Republic • Guatemala • Jamaica • Mexico • Panama • El Salvador • Uruguay • USA • Venezuela

Other

Angola • Australia • French Polynesia • Hong Kong • India • Indonesia • Israel • Lebanon • Malaysia • New Zealand • Papua New Guinea • Philippines • Singapore • South Africa • UAE

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