Tuesday, January 15, 2019
The Hearst Sunday Newspaper Magazine Cover Indexes Part 6: The Cover Series of Longer Stories (thru 1929)
Our next series of magazine covers is indexed starting in July 1926, premiering with the very long Gloria - The American Girl series by Penrhyn Stanlaws.
While no subsequent cover series would rival Gloria in length, my search for an identity of this syndicate offering leads me to call it the 'long stories' series. The syndicate was originally King Features Syndicate, but changed to International Feature Service in early 1929 for some reason. This change happened in the middle of a story, so I don't think there's any chance that I somehow conflated two separate series.
If you look back at part 5 of this index series, you'll think that today's series is merely a continuation of the so-called 'romantic cover series', since the dates mesh perfectly. However, I do have samples in my collection of Gloria - The American Girl running earlier than this (back to 1925), so I think I have just not been successful in tracking this series back to its true origin. I have found the early Gloria series running in the San Francisco Call, which is not, as far as I know, available online yet.
One addditonal note; if my inventory doesn't lie, there seems to have been an earlier series of Nell Brinkley's Pretty Polly - I show one from January 1927 somewhere in my collection. Or I mistyped?
We'll cover this series through the end of 1929 today, and pick up the balance of the series tomorrow. I tracked this series through the end of today's post in the Minneapolis Tribune.
| Date | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 7/25/26 | Gloria - The American Girl | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 8/1/26 | Gloria - The American Girl | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 8/8/26 | Gloria - The American Girl | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 8/15/26 | Gloria - The American Girl | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 8/22/26 | Gloria - The American Girl | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 8/29/26 | Gloria - The American Girl | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 9/5/26 | Gloria - The American Girl | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 9/12/26 | Gloria - The American Girl | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 9/19/26 | Gloria - The American Girl | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 9/26/26 | Gloria - The American Girl | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 10/3/26 | Gloria - The American Girl | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 10/10/26 | Gloria - The American Girl | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 10/17/26 | Gloria - The American Girl | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 10/24/26 | Gloria - The American Girl | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 10/31/26 | Gloria - The American Girl | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 11/7/26 | Gloria - The American Girl | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 11/14/26 | Gloria - The American Girl | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 11/21/26 | Gloria - The American Girl | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 11/28/26 | Gloria - The American Girl | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 12/5/26 | Gloria - The American Girl | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 12/12/26 | Gloria - The American Girl | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 12/19/26 | Gloria - The American Girl | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 12/26/26 | Gloria - The American Girl | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 1/2/27 | Gloria - The American Girl | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 1/9/27 | Her Love Letters | Alexander Popini |
| 1/16/27 | Her Love Letters | Alexander Popini |
| 1/23/27 | Babs In Society | Virginia Huget |
| 1/30/27 | Babs In Society | Virginia Huget |
| 2/6/27 | Babs In Society | Virginia Huget |
| 2/13/27 | Babs In Society | Virginia Huget |
| 2/20/27 | Peggy's Progress | John Held Jr. |
| 2/27/27 | Peggy's Progress | Virginia Huget (note artist change) |
| 3/6/27 | Peggy's Progress | Virginia Huget |
| 3/13/27 | Peggy's Progress | Virginia Huget |
| 3/20/27 | Peggy's Progress | Virginia Huget |
| 3/27/27 | Peggy's Progress | Virginia Huget |
| 4/3/27 | Peggy's Progress | Virginia Huget |
| 4/10/27 | Peggy's Progress | Virginia Huget |
| 4/17/27 | Peggy's Progress | Virginia Huget |
| 4/24/27 | Peggy's Progress | Virginia Huget |
| 5/1/27 | Peggy's Progress | Virginia Huget |
| 5/8/27 | Sentimental Sally | John Held Jr. |
| 5/15/27 | Sentimental Sally | John Held Jr. |
| 5/22/27 | Sentimental Sally | John Held Jr. |
| 5/29/27 | Sentimental Sally | John Held Jr. |
| 6/5/27 | Sentimental Sally | John Held Jr. |
| 6/12/27 | Sentimental Sally | John Held Jr. |
| 6/19/27 | Sentimental Sally | John Held Jr. |
| 6/26/27 | Sentimental Sally | John Held Jr. |
| 7/3/27 | Sentimental Sally | John Held Jr. |
| 7/10/27 | Sentimental Sally | John Held Jr. |
| 7/17/27 | Sentimental Sally | John Held Jr. |
| 7/24/27 | Sentimental Sally | John Held Jr. |
| 7/31/27 | Sentimental Sally | John Held Jr. |
| 8/7/27 | Sentimental Sally | John Held Jr. |
| 8/14/27 | Sentimental Sally | John Held Jr. |
| 8/21/27 | Sentimental Sally | John Held Jr. |
| 8/28/27 | Sentimental Sally | John Held Jr. |
| 9/4/27 | Sentimental Sally | John Held Jr. |
| 9/11/27 | Sentimental Sally | John Held Jr. |
| 9/18/27 | Sentimental Sally | John Held Jr. |
| 9/25/27 | Sentimental Sally | John Held Jr. |
| 10/2/27 | Sentimental Sally | John Held Jr. |
| 10/9/27 | Sentimental Sally | John Held Jr. |
| 10/16/27 | Sentimental Sally | John Held Jr. |
| 10/23/27 | Sentimental Sally | John Held Jr. |
| 10/30/27 | Rah-Rah Rosalie | John Held Jr. |
| 11/6/27 | Rah-Rah Rosalie | John Held Jr. |
| 11/13/27 | Rah-Rah Rosalie | John Held Jr. |
| 11/20/27 | Rah-Rah Rosalie | John Held Jr. |
| 11/27/27 | Rah-Rah Rosalie | John Held Jr. |
| 12/4/27 | Rah-Rah Rosalie | John Held Jr. |
| 12/11/27 | Rah-Rah Rosalie | John Held Jr. |
| 12/18/27 | Rah-Rah Rosalie | John Held Jr. |
| 12/25/27 | Rah-Rah Rosalie | John Held Jr. |
| 1/1/28 | Rah-Rah Rosalie | John Held Jr. |
| 1/8/28 | Rah-Rah Rosalie | John Held Jr. |
| 1/15/28 | Rah-Rah Rosalie | John Held Jr. |
| 1/22/28 | Rah-Rah Rosalie | John Held Jr. |
| 1/29/28 | Rah-Rah Rosalie | John Held Jr. |
| 2/5/28 | Rah-Rah Rosalie | John Held Jr. |
| 2/12/28 | Rah-Rah Rosalie | John Held Jr. |
| 2/19/28 | Rah-Rah Rosalie | John Held Jr. |
| 2/26/28 | Rah-Rah Rosalie | John Held Jr. |
| 3/4/28 | Dimples' Day Dreams | Nell Brinkley |
| 3/11/28 | Dimples' Day Dreams | Nell Brinkley |
| 3/18/28 | Dimples' Day Dreams | Nell Brinkley |
| 3/25/28 | Dimples' Day Dreams | Nell Brinkley |
| 4/1/28 | Dimples' Day Dreams | Nell Brinkley |
| 4/8/28 | Dimples' Day Dreams | Nell Brinkley |
| 4/15/28 | Dimples' Day Dreams | Nell Brinkley |
| 4/22/28 | Dimples' Day Dreams | Nell Brinkley |
| 4/29/28 | Dimples' Day Dreams | Nell Brinkley |
| 5/6/28 | Dimples' Day Dreams | Nell Brinkley |
| 5/13/28 | Dimples' Day Dreams | Nell Brinkley |
| 5/20/28 | Dimples' Day Dreams | Nell Brinkley |
| 5/27/28 | Frivolous Flossie | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 6/3/28 | Frivolous Flossie | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 6/10/28 | Frivolous Flossie | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 6/17/28 | Frivolous Flossie | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 6/24/28 | Frivolous Flossie | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 7/1/28 | Frivolous Flossie | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 7/8/28 | Frivolous Flossie | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 7/15/28 | Frivolous Flossie | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 7/22/28 | Frivolous Flossie | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 7/29/28 | Frivolous Flossie | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 8/5/28 | Frivolous Flossie | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 8/12/28 | Frivolous Flossie | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 8/19/28 | Frivolous Flossie | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 8/26/28 | Frivolous Flossie | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 9/2/28 | Frivolous Flossie | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 9/9/28 | Frivolous Flossie | Penrhyn Stanlaws |
| 9/16/28 | Adventures of Patty | Jefferson Machamer |
| 9/23/28 | Adventures of Patty | Jefferson Machamer |
| 9/30/28 | Adventures of Patty | Jefferson Machamer |
| 10/7/28 | Adventures of Patty | Jefferson Machamer |
| 10/14/28 | Adventures of Patty | Jefferson Machamer |
| 10/21/28 | Adventures of Patty | Jefferson Machamer |
| 10/28/28 | Adventures of Patty | Jefferson Machamer |
| 11/4/28 | Petting Patty | Jefferson Machamer |
| 11/11/28 | Petting Patty | Jefferson Machamer |
| 11/18/28 | Pretty Polly | Nell Brinkley w:Carolyn Wells |
| 11/25/28 | Pretty Polly | Nell Brinkley w:Carolyn Wells |
| 12/2/28 | Pretty Polly | Nell Brinkley w:Carolyn Wells |
| 12/9/28 | Pretty Polly | Nell Brinkley w:Carolyn Wells |
| 12/16/28 | Pretty Polly | Nell Brinkley w:Carolyn Wells |
| 12/23/28 | Pretty Polly | Nell Brinkley w:Carolyn Wells |
| 12/30/28 | Pretty Polly | Nell Brinkley w:Carolyn Wells |
| 1/6/29 | Pretty Polly | Nell Brinkley w:Carolyn Wells |
| 1/13/29 | Pretty Polly | Nell Brinkley w:Carolyn Wells |
| 1/20/29 | Pretty Polly | Nell Brinkley w:Carolyn Wells |
| 1/27/29 | Pretty Polly | Nell Brinkley w:Carolyn Wells |
| 2/3/29 | Pretty Polly | Nell Brinkley w:Carolyn Wells |
| 2/10/29 | Pretty Polly | Nell Brinkley w:Carolyn Wells |
| 2/17/29 | Pretty Polly | Nell Brinkley w:Carolyn Wells (switch to International Features Service) |
| 2/24/29 | Pretty Polly | Nell Brinkley w:Carolyn Wells |
| 3/3/29 | Pretty Polly | Nell Brinkley w:Carolyn Wells |
| 3/10/29 | Runaway Ruth | Russell Patterson |
| 3/17/29 | Runaway Ruth | Russell Patterson |
| 3/24/29 | Runaway Ruth | Russell Patterson |
| 3/31/29 | Runaway Ruth | Russell Patterson |
| 4/7/29 | Runaway Ruth | Russell Patterson |
| 4/14/29 | Runaway Ruth | Russell Patterson |
| 4/21/29 | Runaway Ruth | Russell Patterson |
| 4/28/29 | Runaway Ruth | Russell Patterson |
| 5/5/29 | Runaway Ruth | Russell Patterson |
| 5/12/29 | Runaway Ruth | Russell Patterson |
| 5/19/29 | Runaway Ruth | Russell Patterson |
| 5/26/29 | Runaway Ruth | Russell Patterson |
| 6/2/29 | Runaway Ruth | Russell Patterson |
| 6/9/29 | Runaway Ruth | Russell Patterson |
| 6/16/29 | Runaway Ruth | Russell Patterson |
| 6/23/29 | Runaway Ruth | Russell Patterson |
| 6/30/29 | Rosalie Goes Rural | John Held Jr. |
| 7/7/29 | Rosalie Goes Rural | John Held Jr. |
| 7/14/29 | Sunny Sue | Nell Brinkley |
| 7/21/29 | Sunny Sue | Nell Brinkley |
| 7/28/29 | Sunny Sue | Nell Brinkley |
| 8/4/29 | Sunny Sue | Nell Brinkley |
| 8/11/29 | Sunny Sue | Nell Brinkley |
| 8/18/29 | Sunny Sue | Nell Brinkley |
| 8/25/29 | Sunny Sue | Nell Brinkley |
| 9/1/29 | Sunny Sue | Nell Brinkley |
| 9/8/29 | Sunny Sue | Nell Brinkley |
| 9/15/29 | Sunny Sue | Nell Brinkley |
| 9/22/29 | Sunny Sue | Nell Brinkley |
| 9/29/29 | Sunny Sue | Nell Brinkley |
| 10/6/29 | Sunny Sue | Nell Brinkley |
| 10/13/29 | Sunny Sue | Nell Brinkley |
| 10/20/29 | Sunny Sue | Nell Brinkley |
| 10/27/29 | Sunny Sue | Nell Brinkley |
| 11/3/29 | Wings of Love | Russell Patterson |
| 11/10/29 | Wings of Love | Russell Patterson |
| 11/17/29 | Wings of Love | Russell Patterson |
| 11/24/29 | Wings of Love | Russell Patterson |
| 12/1/29 | Wings of Love | Russell Patterson |
| 12/8/29 | Wings of Love | Russell Patterson |
| 12/15/29 | Wings of Love | Russell Patterson |
| 12/22/29 | Wings of Love | Russell Patterson |
| 12/29/29 | Wings of Love | Russell Patterson |
Labels: Magazine Cover Comics
