Jumbo Comics #28

(June 1941)

The Devil of the Congo ["An annual ceremonial visit of good will to..."] (Table of Contents)

Sheena / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as W. Morgan Thomas]

Pencils:

Robert Webb

Inks:

Robert Webb

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

jungle

Characters:

Bob; Chim; Commissioner Fletcher; Mrs. Fletcher; Great Black Father

Indexer Notes

Story title is taken from the cover. Is Bob Powell still doing the Sheena figures?

["From what dark past did civilization come? ...to..."] (Table of Contents)

Stuart Taylor / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Curt Davis]

Pencils:

Seymour Reit

Inks:

Seymour Reit

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Dr. Hayward; Laura

["Do ya like rain drops, Stub?"] (Table of Contents)

Bobby / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

S. M. Iger

Pencils:

S. M. Iger

Inks:

S. M. Iger

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

["Midnight, captured as a colt by the ranger's..."] (Table of Contents)

Midnight the Black Stallion / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Robert Webb

Inks:

Robert Webb

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Red Beard; Cisco Kid [Rick in disguise]

["Army air corps planes crash mysteriously...the Texas..."] (Table of Contents)

Lightning / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Teller Tayles]

Pencils:

?

Inks:

Maxwell Elkan?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

General Larkin

Indexer Notes

Same artist as last issue. Slight indications of Elkan here, but this artist is more sophisticated than LATER signed Elkan at Quality (Samar) and there's a humorous aspect to this that is not present in known early Elkan.

Vulture Bait (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Marshall

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

jungle

Characters:

Rex Griffin; Tommy

["The dealer of death shuffles his pack of..."] (Table of Contents)

Inspector Dayton / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as George Thatcher]

Pencils:

Art Saaf

Inks:

Art Saaf

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Dr. Sung; Squealer; Red Bruser

["This precision anti-aircraft shell will be most valuable..."] (Table of Contents)

ZX-5 Spies In Action / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Major Thorpe]

Pencils:

Mort Leav

Inks:

Mort Leav

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

spy

Characters:

Herr Brecker; Gretchen Brecker; Captain Bung

["Gee! You shoulda seen Spec juggle four balls..."] (Table of Contents)

Pee Wee / filler / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

S. M. Iger

Pencils:

S. M. Iger

Inks:

S. M. Iger

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

[Sale $4.50] (Table of Contents)

Uncle Otto / filler / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner [as Heck]

Pencils:

Will Eisner [as Heck]

Inks:

Will Eisner [as Heck]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

["Tom, Dick and Harry...American buddies, fly for..."] (Table of Contents)

Tom, Dick, and Harry / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Charles Tansul]

Pencils:

?

Inks:

Maxwell Elkan?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war

Indexer Notes

Same artist as previously seen on Lightning, perhaps with help from Rudy Palais on last page. Hames sees Maxwell Elkan here, but likely to be only on inks.

["The tiny island of Cay Verde in the..."] (Table of Contents)

The Hawk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Willis B. Rensie]

Pencils:

Will Eisner; Art Saaf

Inks:

Will Eisner; Art Saaf

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

historical

Characters:

Caleb; Fluth; Villain: Don Rafiello Castagna; Fat Tom; Corgo (Introduction for all); Introduction: Marguerite Cortes

Indexer Notes

Per Mort Leav, Art Saaf was given old Eisner material and assigned to re-write, re-compose, and fill in the gaps to create "new" Eisner Hawk stories (Robin Snyder's The Comics).