(Spring 1942)

Fiction House, 1942 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1941-12-12
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Real Adventures Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Fiction House Magazines
Editing
S. M. Iger (art director)

Issue Notes

On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1942 Periodicals, page 111.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Sheena / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan Zolnerowich (signed as Zolne Rowich)
Inks
Dan Zolnerowich (signed as Zolne Rowich)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
jungle
Characters
Sheena
Reprints
Keywords
lion
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Wambi, Jungle Boy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Blood Hunger (Table of Contents: 2)

Sheena / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
W. Morgan Thomas (credited) (house name)
Pencils
Bob Webb
Inks
Bob Webb
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The jungle queen defies the ancient law of an eye for an eye, a tooth...
Genre
jungle
Characters
Irene Du Foure (villain, introduction); Chief Lobu (villain, introduction); Wongus (native tribesmen, villains, introduction); Gaston Malais (villain, introduction, death); Sheena; M'Gani; Bob Reynolds; Chim (chimpanzee)
Synopsis
Craving excitement, Irene and her friends decide to go on a safari to Africa. In Africa, Irene is taken captive by the Wongu tribe; in exchange for her freedom, Irene offers to capture Sheena for Chief Lobu of the Wongu.
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Indexer Notes

title from cover

[Vengeance of the Talu Chief] (Table of Contents: 3)

Sheena / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
W. Morgan Thomas (credited) (house name)
Pencils
Bob Webb
Inks
Bob Webb
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Love and hate clash in the jungle.
Genre
jungle
Characters
Chief Anu (villain, introduction, death); Dhoma (introduction); Sheena; Bob Reynolds; Chim (chimpanzee); Talu tribesmen
Synopsis
The Talu tribesmen seek revenge against Sheena for the death of Chief Anu's son.
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White Man's Grave (Table of Contents: 4)

Sheena / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Webb
Inks
Bob Webb
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Africa... the dark continent.. is an open book to Sheena...
Characters
Sheena; Bob Reynolds
Synopsis
Short narrative describing the various hazards Africa poses for white adventurers.
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Indexer Notes

featurette

[The Forbidden Diamond Mine] (Table of Contents: 5)

Sheena / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
W. Morgan Thomas (credited) (house name)
Pencils
Bob Webb
Inks
Bob Webb
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boom boom boom! Voodoo drums beat...
Genre
jungle
Characters
Omongu (villain, introduction); Dracket (villain, introduction); Boris Radchek (villain, introduction, death); Sheena; M'Gai; Bob Reynolds; Chim (chimpanzee)
Synopsis
Dracket and Radchek seek the "Forbidden Diamond Mine."
Reprints
Keywords
diamond mine; laughing water seed

Leopard Men (Table of Contents: 6)

Sheena / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Webb
Inks
Bob Webb
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Our natives hold no men or beasts in greater terror than they do the Leopard Men.
Characters
Sheena; Bob Reynolds
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Indexer Notes

featurette

Slaves for the Sultan (Table of Contents: 7)

Sheena / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
W. Morgan Thomas (credited) (house name)
Pencils
Bob Webb
Inks
Bob Webb
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The evil clutch of slavery reaches into the heart of Sheena's peaceful forest...
Genre
jungle
Characters
Bayley (villain, introduction); three slavers (villain, introduction); a Sultan (villain, introduction); Sheena; Bob Reynolds; Chim (chimpanzee); Shebang warriors; Lt. Jack Martin
Synopsis
Slavery has returned to the Congo and Sheena fights the slavers to keep her people free.
Reprints
Keywords
Bundo (village)

Indexer Notes

title from cover

The Cheetah (Table of Contents: 8)

Sheena / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Webb
Inks
Bob Webb
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yes, Sheena. One of the greatest thrills of my life...
Characters
Sheena; Bob Reynolds; Maharajah
Synopsis
Bob Reynolds tells Sheena about using cheetahs for hunting.
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Indexer Notes

featurette

[The Pygmies and the Pasha] (Table of Contents: 9)

Sheena / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
W. Morgan Thomas (credited) (house name)
Pencils
Bob Webb
Inks
Bob Webb
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The deadly mysterious poison of Pygmy tribes spreads terror and...
Genre
jungle
Characters
Pasha Ahmud (villain, introduction); Sheena; Bob Reynolds
Synopsis
Pasha Ahmud steals the poison manufactured by a tribe of Pygmies.
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Jungle Justice (Table of Contents: 10)

Sheena / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob White (credited)
Inks
Bob White (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look, Sheena! That Egyptian vulture soars around...
Genre
nature
Characters
Sheena; Bob Reynolds
Synopsis
Sheena and Bob watch a vulture kill a snake who had tried to eat one of her eggs.
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Indexer Notes

featurette
"Bob White" may well be a pseudonym. He is NOT the Bob White (born 1928) who worked for Archie Comics from 1952 into the 1970's.

Voodoo-Trap of the Snake Goddess (Table of Contents: 11)

Sheena / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
W. Morgan Thomas (credited) (house name)
Pencils
Bob Webb
Inks
Bob Webb
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A mysterious foe roams Sheena's jungle, spreading terror before...
Genre
jungle
Characters
Lai (villain, introduction, death); witch doctor (villain, introduction); Sheena; Bob Reynolds; M'Bulu; Chim (chimpanzee)
Synopsis
Sheena and Bob confront Lai, the snake goddess, whose forces have been killing tribesmen.
Reprints
Keywords
Mountains of the Moon

Indexer Notes

title from cover

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Rangers of Freedom Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Sheena
  2. 1. ["Now at your newsstands!"]
    Wambi, Jungle Boy
  3. 2. Blood Hunger
    Sheena
  4. 3. [Vengeance of the Talu Chief]
    Sheena
  5. 4. White Man's Grave
    Sheena
  6. 5. [The Forbidden Diamond Mine]
    Sheena
  7. 6. Leopard Men
    Sheena
  8. 7. Slaves for the Sultan
    Sheena
  9. 8. The Cheetah
    Sheena
  10. 9. [The Pygmies and the Pasha]
    Sheena
  11. 10. Jungle Justice
    Sheena
  12. 11. Voodoo-Trap of the Snake Goddess
    Sheena
  13. 12. ["Why guess? Get the best"]
  14. 13. ["It's on the stands now"]
    Rangers of Freedom Comics
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