(February 1943)

Fiction House, 1938 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1942-12-17
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Real Adventures Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Fiction House Magazines
Printer
Printed in U. S. A.
Editing
Larabie Cunningham (credited) (editor); S. M. Iger (credited) (art director); Thurman Scott (credited as T. T. Scott) (business manager, president)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1943, New Series, Vol. 38, No. 1.

Red Meat for the Cat-Pack (Table of Contents)

Sheena / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Zolnerowich (signed as Zolne Rowich)
Inks
Dan Zolnerowich (signed as Zolne Rowich)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
jungle
Characters
Sheena; Bob
Reprints
Keywords
leopards; spears
Cover Thumbnail for Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #48
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Cover gallery

[Rangers Comics] (Table of Contents: 1)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover.

Boys - Girls! Solve This Puzzle (Table of Contents: 2)

Junior Sales Club 201 / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover.

Red Meat for the Cat-Pack (Table of Contents: 3)

Sheena / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
? [as W. Morgan Thomas]
Pencils
Bob Webb; ? (on Sheena figures)
Inks
Bob Webb; Ann Brewster ? (on Sheena figures)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Your kingdom is threatened, Sheena! Not by an...
Genre
jungle
Characters
Sheena; Bob; Rinbi; Prince Mobo (Introduction, Death); Chim
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
? [as Major Thorpe]
Pencils
Mort Leav
Inks
Mort Leav; Al Bryant ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
German lovers of liberty, arise! Over the forbidden...
Genre
spy
Characters
Else Zinsser; Max; Hans; Pilot Vogel; Fritz Henkel; Herr Cutte

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

Midnight / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
? [as West Erner]
Pencils
Alex Blum
Inks
Alex Blum; ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Blood spills dark and ghastly on the snow-covered...
Feature Logo
Midnight the Wild Black Stallion
Genre
animal; western-frontier
Characters
Rick; Jim Black

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

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

Script
George Thatcher
Pencils
Rafael Astarita
Inks
Rafael Astarita
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hollywood! Land of bright lights, dazzling premieres, glittering...
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
The Creep; Fenton; Ronald Blake; Joan Lawton; Chuck Lewis

Murder Clue (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Davis Parke
Pencils
Alex Blum (spots)
Inks
Alex Blum (spots)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
crime

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

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

Script
? [as Curt Davis]
Pencils
Art Peddy
Inks
Art Peddy ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Was Sinbad the Sailor really a castaway on...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Laura; Dr. Hayward; Sinbad the Sailor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Tom Dick and Harry / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Ed Maxwell]
Pencils
Alex Blum
Inks
Alex Blum; ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the flaming Sahara skies or the cold...
Genre
adventure; war

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Larabie Cunningham (credited) (editor)
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Hawks of the Seas / The Hawk / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Will Eisner
Pencils
Rafael Astarita
Inks
Rafael Astarita
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Swords clash, blood flows red and death lurks...
Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Caleb; Fluth; Jeremy; Pirate Mendez

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

Bobby / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
S. M. Iger
Pencils
Al Stahl ?
Inks
Al Stahl ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ah. A bite! It's only a small fish!
Genre
humor; children

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

The Ghost Gallery / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Drew Murdoch
Pencils
Bob Hebberd
Inks
Bob Hebberd
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hindu hands built the music box that tinkled...
Genre
detective-mystery; horror-suspense
Characters
Capt. Percy Locke; Preston Rowe; Dipsy Vogt; Gaston Duval; Ken Brown; Magsa; Mr. Graves; Sihka Dajore; Edith Ellis
Reprints
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Red Meat for the Cat-Pack
    Sheena
  2. 1. [Rangers Comics]
  3. 2. Boys - Girls! Solve This Puzzle
    Junior Sales Club 201
  4. 3. Red Meat for the Cat-Pack
    Sheena
  5. 4. ["German lovers of liberty, arise! Over the forbidden..."]
    ZX-5 Spies in Action
  6. 5. ["Blood spills dark and ghastly on the snow-covered..."]
    Midnight
  7. 6. ["Hollywood! Land of bright lights, dazzling premieres, glittering..."]
    Inspector Dayton
  8. 7. Murder Clue
  9. 8. ["Was Sinbad the Sailor really a castaway on..."]
    Stuart Taylor
  10. 9. ["In the flaming Sahara skies or the cold..."]
    Tom Dick and Harry
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
  12. 11. ["Swords clash, blood flows red and death lurks..."]
    Hawks of the Seas / The Hawk
  13. 12. ["Ah. A bite! It's only a small fish!"]
    Bobby
  14. 13. ["Hindu hands built the music box that tinkled..."]
    The Ghost Gallery
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  • Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (R.I.P.)
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