1974 Comic Strips: A Summary

Source*: Curtis, Dal. Rex Morgan, MD. 12 - 24 Aug 1974, Publishers-Hall Syndicate (Chicago, IL). 
*p. 515-516 on disk from King Features Syndicate.


All comic strips are posted online by special permission of King Features Syndicate, Inc.

• January 1 - August 11: MISSING
• August 12 - 19: Wade Norton & his daughter, Janie... and a proposal
• We start in the middle of a story with: "Having told June that he knows about Janie's phone call to her, Wade Norton than asks a question."
• Oddly enough, we start this story with another proposal for June! Guess Kenny Baron didn't make the cuts!
• August 17 - 24: Ben Salvo & his young wife
• Ben Salvo, 28 years older than his wife, passes away, leaving a mysterious letter to Rex
• Seems like his wife is messing around with another man... tsk tsk
• The story is cut short due to missing strips
• August 25 - December 31: MISSING

1973 Comic Strips: A Summary

Source*: Curtis, Dal. Rex Morgan, MD. 1 Jan - 2 Jun 1973, Publishers-Hall Syndicate (Chicago, IL). 
*p. 493-514 on disk from King Features Syndicate.


All comic strips are posted online by special permission of King Features Syndicate, Inc.

• September 25, 1972 - June 2, 1973: Kenny Baron & the proposal
  • We start in the middle of a story with: "Unable to immediately diagnose Kenny Baron's loss of vision in one eye, Dr. Rex Morgan arranges to hospitalize the internationally known golfer!"
  • Kenny's manager, Rafe Jasper, wants his hospitalization to be kept a secret to prevent losing sponsorship money
  • Rex suspects MS

  

  Rex Morgan, MD - October 2, 1972    © King Features Syndicate

  

  Rex Morgan, MD - October 25, 1972    © King Features Syndicate

  

  Rex Morgan, MD - November 9, 1972    © King Features Syndicate

  • While June goes out with Kenny, Rex rushes Melissa to the coronary care unit
  • Kenny is discharged and immediately heads to NY with Rafe for endorsement meetings - Rex encouraged him to take it easy, but not change course too much
  • A special Christmas strip, below:

  

  Rex Morgan, MD - December 25, 1972    © King Features Syndicate

  • When June goes to NY to visit Ken, he offends a potential investor, and trips several times over his feet
  • Kenny's balance gets worse, and he's unable to shoot promotional commercials for $$
  • After his sponsors cancel him, Kenny makes a scene at the bar and is arrested
  • When Kenny proposes (via a ring left in her room, told they'd discuss over breakfast), Rex leaves work for the day
  • When she says yes, he's back on his game!
  • Story is cut short!!! Rex was just about to voice his concerns about June marrying Kenny...   hopefully the next story will fill in the blanks...
  • June 3 - December 31: MISSING