King Reading Library

(King Features, 1973-1977)

The King Comics Reading Library were mostly previously published stories, re-writtten to be accessible to younger readers or readers with limited reading skills (and re-lettered with mixed case instead of all-caps).
Prepared for distribution in schools. Printed by Charlton and World Color Press, and produced by Charlton for King Comics.
Number of Issues Published: 16 (#R-01 - #R-16)
R-01 Tiger; R-02 Beetle Bailey; R-03 Blondie/Beetle Bailey; R-04 Tim Tyler’s Luck; R-05 Quincy; R-06 The Phantom/Mandrake the Magician; R-07 Popeye/The Little King; R-08 Prince Valiant/Flash Gordon; R-09 Hagar/Boner’s Ark; R-10 Red Eye/Tiger; R-11 Blondie/Hi and Lois; R-12 Popeye; R-13 Beetle Bailey/The Little King; R-14 Quincy/Hägar’s Son Hamlet; R-15 The Phantom; R-16 Flash Gordon/Mandrake the Magician

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#5

Giveaway comic; Henry; Quincy; R-05

1 copy for $12.00
#7

Giveaway comic; Popeye; R-07; The Little King

1 copy for $7.50
#8

Flash Gordon; Giveaway comic; Prince Valiant; R-08

4 copies from $1.75