(May 1985)

Blackthorne, 1985 Series
 
Price
2.00 USD; 2.60 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Blackthorne Publishing Inc.
Brand
Blackthorne Publishing Incorporated
Editing
Steve Schanes (editor)

Issue Notes

Also a part of the Blackthorne 3-D Series (Blackthorne, 1985 Series), issue #1.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Sheena / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dave Stevens (signed)
Inks
Dave Stevens (signed)
Colors
?

Genre
jungle
Characters
Sheena
Keywords
parrot

Heroine in the Jungle (Table of Contents: 1)

about comics / 2 pages (report information)

Script
S. M. Iger (credited as Jerry Iger)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
So much has been said about "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle" that it's become almost impossible to separate fact from lore.
Synopsis
Feature about Sheena's creation.
Reprints

Pages
2 - 35

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Page 2 is continued on the inside back cover.

Sargasso of Lost Safaris (Table of Contents: 2)

Sheena / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
? [as W. Morgan Thomas]
Pencils
Bob Webb
Inks
Bob Webb
Colors
Ray Zone (sourced) (3-D process); Mickey Clausen; Mindwater Studios [Krystal Clausen; Frank Richard; Chuck George; Monique Winfrec] (separations, uncertain if all worked on this sequence)
Letters
Krystal Clausen

First Line of Dialogue or Text
For many moons had eager seekers come...
Genre
adventure; jungle
Characters
Sheena; Bob; Dora; Doug
Synopsis
Sheena and Bob join Dora and her group in searching for the Tarus skull.
Reprints
Keywords
crocodile; monkeys; octopus; panther; water buffalo

Indexer Notes

Title from cover of Jumbo Comics #87.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

Mein Kemp Von Der Chungle (Table of Contents: 4)

Snarzan the Ape / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Llamuz
Pencils
Llamuz ?
Inks
Llamuz ?
Colors
Ray Zone (sourced) (3-D process)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In a far corner of Junglemania sits a lonely figure, Adolph, the cave painter, taking a day off to rewrite the Ten Commandments...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; jungle
Characters
Adolph; Snarzan; Jinnie
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Congo King / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Taylor Tibett]
Pencils
Matt Baker ?
Inks
Matt Baker ?
Colors
Ray Zone (sourced) (3-D process)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
From the land of the burning god a message flashes across the skies...
Genre
adventure; jungle
Characters
Tonda; Kuta; Congo King; Krangi; Baker; Ug (ape)
Synopsis
Congo King helps rescue two government men, who are seeking a formula to make synthetic diamonds, from the Narssi.
Reprints
Keywords
apes; rhinoceros

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

Spoor of the Dancing Skeletons (Table of Contents: 7)

Sheena / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
? [as W. Morgan Thomas]
Pencils
Bob Webb
Inks
Bob Webb
Colors
Tony Alderson (3-D process); Ray Zone (sourced) (3D process)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Red carnage tainted the jungle wind...
Genre
adventure; jungle
Characters
Sheena; Bob; Hawkina (first appearance; villain; death); Blackbeard
Synopsis
Sheena and Bob rescue the K'Hama people from slavery.
Reprints
Keywords
cheetah; crocodile

Indexer Notes

Title from cover of Jumbo Comics #79.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Sheena
  2. 1. Heroine in the Jungle
  3. 2. Sargasso of Lost Safaris
    Sheena
  4. 3. ["Blackthorne Publishing, Inc. presents Sheena no. 1"]
  5. 4. Mein Kemp Von Der Chungle
    Snarzan the Ape
  6. 5. ["From the land of the burning god a message flashes across the skies..."]
    Congo King
  7. 6. ["Nobody tells a mystery/adventure story like 2-time Reuben winner Chester Gould"]
  8. 7. Spoor of the Dancing Skeletons
    Sheena
  9. 8. ["Blackthorne Publishing, Inc. proudly announces the release of Fantastic Females"]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Del Gruber
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Jim Van Dore