Magic Comics

    (David McKay, 1939-1949)
™ and ©1948 King Features Syndicate

Throughout the 1940s, readers could enjoy a month’s worth of Sunday comics pages of some of the best and most popular King Features newspaper strips thanks to Magic Comics. Features included Blondie by Chic Young, Mandrake the Magician by Lee Falk and Phil Davis, the astonishing storytelling of Roy Crane’s Buz Sawyer, Secret Agent X-9 (originally by Alex Raymond and Dashiell Hammett, later by Robert Storm), Thimble Theatres starring Popeye, and the illustrated adventures of the Lone Ranger. All were taken directly from the Sunday newspaper pages, which generally offered a higher standard of art and storytelling than comic books of the time. And in four-section chunks, readers could follow continuing stories more easily.
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  • 1
    #1
    Aug 1939
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    1st appearance of Mandrake the Magician; 1st appearance of Secret Agent X-9
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    #2
    Sep 1939
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    #3
    Oct 1939
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    #4
    Nov 1939
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    #5
    Dec 1939
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    #6
    Jan 1940
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    #7
    Feb 1940
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    #8
    Mar 1940
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    #9
    Apr 1940
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    #10
    May 1940
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    #11
    Jun 1940
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    #12
    Jul 1940
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    #13
    Aug 1940
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    #14
    Sep 1940
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    #15
    Oct 1940
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    #16
    Nov 1940
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    #17
    Dec 1940
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    #18
    Jan 1941
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    #19
    Feb 1941
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    #20
    Mar 1941
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    #21
    Apr 1941
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    #22
    May 1941
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    #23
    Jun 1941
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    #24
    Jul 1941
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    #25
    Blondie/Dagwood covers begin
    Aug 1941
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    #26
    Sep 1941
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    #27
    Oct 1941
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    W: Lee Falk, Fran Striker, Robert Storm, Carl Anderson, Chic Young, Clayton Knight  ·  A: Phil Davis, Robert Storm, Carl Anderson, Chic Young, Clayton Knight
    Reprints Blondie comic strip ca. 1940; Reprints Mandrake the Magician comic strip (Sundays) ca. 1940; Reprints Thimble Theater Starring Popeye comic strip (Sundays) ca. 1939; Reprints Tippie and Cap Stubbs comic strip; 64 pages
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    #28
    Nov 1941
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    #29
    Dec 1941
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    #30
    Jan 1942
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    #31
    Feb 1942
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    #32
    Mar 1942
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    #33
    Apr 1942
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    #34
    May 1942
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    #35
    Jun 1942
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    #36
    Patriotic/flag cover by Edgar Franklin Wittmack
    Jul 1942
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    #37
    Aug 1942
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    #38
    Sep 1942
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    #39
    Oct 1942
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    #40
    Nov 1942
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    #41
    Dec 1942
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    #42
    Jan 1943
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    #43
    Feb 1943
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    #44
    Mar 1943
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    #45
    Apr 1943
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    #46
    May 1943
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    #47
    Jun 1943
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    #48
    Jul 1943
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    #49
    Aug 1943
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    #50
    Sep 1943
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    W: Chic Young, Lee Falk, Edwina Dumm, Carl Anderson, Fran Striker, Bob Dunn, Les Forgrave, Joe Musial, Feg Murray, Robert Storm, E.C. Segar, Clayton Knight, Frank Miller, H.H. Knerr  ·  A: Chic Young, Phil Davis, Edwina Dumm, Carl Anderson, Charles Flanders, Bob Dunn, William Prince, Joe Musial, Feg Murray, Mel Graff, E.C. Segar, Clayton Knight, Frank Miller, H.H. Knerr
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    #51
    Oct 1943
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    #52
    Nov 1943
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    #53
    Dec 1943
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    #54
    Jan 1944
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    #55
    Feb 1944
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    W: Phil Davis, Chic Young, Carl Anderson, Fran Striker, Dave Breger, Feg Murray, Clayton Knight, Robert Storm, Bob Dunn, H.H. Knerr  ·  A: Lee Falk, Chic Young, Carl Anderson, Fran Striker, Dave Breger, Feg Murray, Joe Musial, Mel Graff, Bob Dunn, H.H. Knerr, Clayton Knight
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    #56
    Mar 1944
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    #57
    Apr 1944
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    #58
    May 1944
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    W: Clayton Knight, Joe Musial, Fran Striker, Feg Murray, Robert Storm, Bob Dunn, Dave Breger, Frank Miller, H.H. Knerr, Chic Young, Edwina Dumm  ·  A: Joe Musial, Charles Flanders, Feg Murray, Mel Graff, Bob Dunn, Carl Anderson, Dave Breger, Frank Miller, H.H. Knerr, Chic Young, Edwina Dumm
    Barney Baxter; Blondie; Dingle-Hoofer und his Dog; Henry; Jan and Aloysius; Lone Ranger; Mandrake the Magician; Popeye; Private Breger; Secret Agent X-9; Story of Lieutenant John C. Morgan, Congressional Medal of Honor recipient; Tippie and Cap Stubbs
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    #59
    Jun 1944
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    #60
    Jul 1944
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    #61
    Aug 1944
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    #62
    Sep 1944
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    #63
    Oct 1944
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    #64
    Nov 1944
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    #65
    Dec 1944
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    #66
    Jan 1945
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    #67
    Feb 1945
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    #68
    Mar 1945
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    #69
    Apr 1945
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    A: Chic Young, Joe Musial, Roy Crane
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    #70
    May 1945
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    #71
    Jun 1945
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    #72
    Jul 1945
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    #73
    Aug 1945
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    #74
    Sep 1945
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    #75
    Oct 1945
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    #76
    Nov 1945
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    A: Chic Young, Joe Musial, Roy Crane
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    #77
    Dec 1945
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    #78
    Jan 1946
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    #79
    Feb 1946
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    #80
    Mar 1946
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    #81
    Apr 1946
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    A: Chic Young, Joe Musial, Roy Crane
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    #82
    May 1946
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    #83
    Jun 1946
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    #84
    Jul 1946
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    #85
    Aug 1946
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    #86
    Sep 1946
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    W: Fran Striker  ·  A: Joe Musial, Roy Crane
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    #87
    Oct 1946
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    #88
    Nov 1946
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    #89
    Dec 1946
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    A: Chic Young, Joe Musial, Roy Crane
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    #90
    Jan 1947
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    #91
    Feb 1947
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    #92
    Mar 1947
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    #93
    Apr 1947
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    #94
    May 1947
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    #95
    Jun 1947
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    #96
    Jul 1947
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    #97
    Aug 1947
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    #98
    Sep 1947
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    #99
    Oct 1947
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    #100
    Nov 1947
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