King Comics #42
| Cover Credits |
| Artist: Joseph Musial |
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Comic Title: King Comics #42
Publisher: David McKay
(David McKay Company)
Address: 604 South Washington Square, Philadelphia, PA
Cover Date: October 1939
On Sale Date:
August 18, 1939 Copyright Date August 18, 1939
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1941
Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Ruth Plumly Thompson
| Pages | Feature | Note |
| FC | Cover | by Musial |
| IFC | Text Feature | Editorial |
| 1 | Thimble Theatre | (No Title) |
| 2 | Thimble Theatre | (No Title) |
| 3 | Thimble Theatre | (No Title) |
| 4 | Thimble Theatre | (No Title) |
| 5 | Barney Baxter in the Air | by Frank Miller |
| 6 | Barney Baxter in the Air | by Frank Miller |
| 7 | Barney Baxter in the Air | by Frank Miller |
| 8 | Barney Baxter in the Air | by Frank Miller |
| 9 | Flash Gordon | by Alex Raymond |
| 10 | Flash Gordon | by Alex Raymond |
| 11 | Flash Gordon | by Alex Raymond |
| 12 | Flash Gordon | by Alex Raymond |
| 13 | King of the Royal Mounted | by Zane Grey |
| 14 | King of the Royal Mounted | by Zane Grey |
| 15 | King of the Royal Mounted | by Zane Grey |
| 16 | King of the Royal Mounted | by Zane Grey |
| 17 | Text Feature | "Stamps" by Eugene L. Pollock |
| 18 | Fact Feature | "Sport Features" by Burnley |
| 19 | Filler; Ad | "Dun-Dums" by Bob Dunn; David McKay Company |
| 20 | Sappo | (No Title) |
| 21 | Sappo | (No Title) |
| 22 | Fact Feature | "News in Pictures" by R.J. Scott |
| 23 | Filler | "Sis Sez" by Ruth Plumly Thompson |
| 24 | Text Story | "The Wizard of Way-Up" by Ruth Plumly Thompson |
| 25 | Text Story | |
| 26 | Bringing Up Father | by Geo McManus |
| 27 | Ted Towers Animal Master | "Bring 'em Back Alive" by Frank Buck and Ed Stevenson |
| 28 | Ted Towers Animal Master | "Bring 'em Back Alive" by Frank Buck and Ed Stevenson |
| 29 | Ted Towers Animal Master | "Bring 'em Back Alive" by Frank Buck and Ed Stevenson |
| 30 | Ted Towers Animal Master | "Bring 'em Back Alive" by Frank Buck and Ed Stevenson |
| 31 | Fact Feature | "Sport Features" by Burnley |
| 32 | Redmen; Filler | "The Venture of Black Hawk" by Jimmy Thompson; "The Redmen's Sign Language" |
| 33 | Redmen; Filler | |
| 34 | Fact Feature | "News in Pictures" by R.J. Scott |
| 35 | Brick Bradford in the Middle of the Earth | by William Ritt and Clarence Gray |
| 36 | Brick Bradford in the Middle of the Earth | by William Ritt and Clarence Gray |
| 37 | Brick Bradford in the Middle of the Earth | by William Ritt and Clarence Gray |
| 38 | Brick Bradford in the Middle of the Earth | by William Ritt and Clarence Gray |
| 39 | Henry | by Carl Anderson |
| 40 | Bringing Up Father | by Geo McManus |
| 41 | Little Annie Rooney | by Brandon Walsh and N. Afonsky |
| 42 | Little Annie Rooney | by Brandon Walsh and N. Afonsky |
| 43 | Little Annie Rooney | by Brandon Walsh and N. Afonsky |
| 44 | Little Annie Rooney | by Brandon Walsh and N. Afonsky |
| 45 | Fact Feature | "Sport Features" by Burnley |
| 46 | Activity Feature; Text Feature | "Solve a Jigglette"; "The Pet Post" |
| 47 | Henry | by Carl Anderson |
| 48 | Filler; Filler | "Hall of Fame of the Air" by Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker and Clayton Knight |
| 49 | Filler; Ad | "Hall of Fame of the Air" by Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker and Clayton Knight; Crowell Publishing Co. |
| 50 | Filler | "Sis Sez" by Ruth Plumly Thompson |
| 51 | Mandrake the Magician | by Lee Falk & Phil Davis |
| 52 | Mandrake the Magician | by Lee Falk & Phil Davis |
| 53 | Mandrake the Magician | by Lee Falk & Phil Davis |
| 54 | Mandrake the Magician | by Lee Falk & Phil Davis |
| 55 | Radio Patrol | by Eddie Sullivan and Charlie Schmidt |
| 56 | Radio Patrol | by Eddie Sullivan and Charlie Schmidt |
| 57 | Radio Patrol | by Eddie Sullivan and Charlie Schmidt |
| 58 | Radio Patrol | by Eddie Sullivan and Charlie Schmidt |
| 59 | Fact Feature | "News in Pictures" by R.J. Scott |
| 60 | Henry | by Carl Anderson |
| 61 | Filler; The Little King | "Sentinel Louie" by O. Soglow |
| 62 | Filler; The Little King | "Sentinel Louie" by O. Soglow |
| 63 | Filler; The Little King | "Sentinel Louie" by O. Soglow |
| 64 | Filler | Contest Winners |
| IBC | Ad | Johnson Smith & Co. |
| BC | Ad | Coaster Brakes |
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