King Comics

King Comics, a short-lived comic book imprint of King Features Syndicate, was an attempt by King Features to publish comics of its own characters, rather than through other publishers.

The line ran for approximately a year-and-a-half, with its series cover-dated from August 1966 to December 1967. A few titles were picked up from Gold Key Comics. Some stories created for King were later published in the continuation of certain titles by Charlton Comics.

History
During 1966-67, King attempted to sell its own comics. They were distributed on newsstands in 1966. In 1967, their comics were distributed in "King Paks," which contained 3 titles for 29 cents. The King Paks contained either adventure titles (Phantom, Mandrake, and Flash Gordon) or humor titles (Blondie, Popeye, and Beetle Bailey).

Titles

 * Beetle Bailey #54-65 (Aug. 1966 - Dec. 1967), continued from Gold Key, continued by Charlton with #67 (#66 sold overseas only by King)
 * Blondie Comics #164-175 (Aug. 1966 - Dec. 1967), continued from Harvey Comics, continued by Charlton
 * Flash Gordon #1-11 (Sept. 1966 - Dec. 1967), continued by Charlton
 * Jungle Jim #5 (Dec. 67), reprinted Dell Comics' issue #5, continued by Charlton using Dell's numbering
 * Mandrake the Magician #1-10 (Sept. 1966 - Nov. 1967)
 * The Phantom #18-28 (Sept. 1966 - Dec. 1967), continued from Gold Key, continued by Charlton
 * Popeye #81-92 (Sept. 1966 - Nov. 1967), continued from Gold Key, continued by Charlton