Jumbo Comics #5

(January 1939)

["Bobby, you'd better hurry, it's time for you..."] (Table of Contents)

Bobby / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

S. M. Iger

Pencils:

S. M. Iger

Inks:

S. M. Iger

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

children

Characters:

Bobby; Mr. Von Snitzel; Mr. De Flicker; Laurel & Hardy (Cameo); Marx Brothers (Cameo); Bert Wheeler (Cameo); Edward G. Robinson (Cameo); Charlie McCarthy (Cameo); Edgar Bergen (Cameo)

["Tony, you've got to tell me who beat..."] (Table of Contents)

Inspector Dayton / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? [as George Thatcher]

Inks:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Inspector Dayton; Anderson Case

Indexer Notes

Different artwork than was in Jumbo #1 under George Thatcher by-line.

Treasure of the Dead [Part 1] (Table of Contents)

Hawks of the Seas / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner [as Willis B. Rensie]

Pencils:

Will Eisner

Inks:

Will Eisner

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

the Hawk; Governor Lathrop; Captain Clogg; Jeremy; Doctor Snyde

Reprints:

• Reprints pages 59-62 of the Eisner-Iger sydicated "Hawks of the Seas" Sunday strip - full size, without color

Indexer Notes

Reformatted from original form, which was published overseas, and reprinted -- re-translated into English -- in Will Eisner's Hawks of the Seas (Kitchen Sink Press, Inc., 1986 series) #1

[pantomime gag strip] (Table of Contents)

Uncle Otto / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner [as Carl Heck]

Pencils:

Will Eisner [as Carl Heck]

Inks:

Will Eisner [as Carl Heck]

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Uncle Otto

Indexer Notes

strip is wordless.

["Errol Flynn, while rehearsing a boxing sequence for..."] (Table of Contents)

Stars on Parade / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Audrey Blum Bossert [as Lora Lane]

Pencils:

Audrey Blum Bossert [as Lora Lane]

Inks:

Audrey Blum Bossert [as Lora Lane]

Letters:

?

Content Information

Keywords:

celebrity

Indexer Notes

Audrey Blum Bossert is more commonly known as Toni Blum. Various stars appear.

The Army Pursuit (Table of Contents)

Modern Planes and Model Building / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Les Marshall]

Pencils:

? [as Les Marshall]

Inks:

? [as Les Marshall]

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

["In the last installment Peter and his friends..."] (Table of Contents)

Peter Pupp / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Kane

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Bob Kane

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Peter Pupp; Zula; Budah

Reprints:

• in Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #23 (January 1941)

["Irvin Jaffee is a native New Yorker. As..."] (Table of Contents)

Heroes of Sport / filler / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? [as Tom Swift]

Inks:

? [as Tom Swift]

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Characters:

Irving Jaffee; Simon Byrne

Indexer Notes

Although the second strip is signed ERWIN, supposedly an Eisner pen name, it is WAY too crude to be even the earliest Eisner IMHO.

["London, England. On a recent visit here, Robert..."] (Table of Contents)

News Facts / filler / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? [as George]

Inks:

? [as George]

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Characters:

Robert Taylor; others

Synopsis:

Indexer Notes

pseudo-daily-strip

["Complete the faces of Cinderella, her sisters, and..."] (Table of Contents)

Puzzle Phun / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Donald DeConn

Pencils:

Donald DeConn

Inks:

Donald DeConn

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

children

["For a hundred glorious days, the armies of..."] (Table of Contents)

The Count of Monte Cristo / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Lou Fine [as Jack Cortez]

Inks:

Lou Fine [as Jack Cortez]

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Edmond Dantes; Abbe Faria

["Tommy, how did ya get so many freckles?"] (Table of Contents)

Pee Wee / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

S. M. Iger

Pencils:

S. M. Iger

Inks:

S. M. Iger

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

children

Characters:

Pee Wee; Tommy

["Ah, there's Gilda. Hello, Gilda, say when you..."] (Table of Contents)

Gilda Gay / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bernard Baily

Pencils:

Bernard Baily

Inks:

Bernard Baily

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Gilda Gay

["Gee whiz! Just when the tenth chapter of..."] (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:

children

Characters:

Bobby

["There is grave trouble in the Latonga tribe..."] (Table of Contents)

Sheena / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner [as W. Morgan Thomas]

Pencils:

Mort Meskin ?

Inks:

Mort Meskin ?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

jungle

Characters:

Sheena; Bob Reynolds; natives

["Shall I tuck you in?"] (Table of Contents)

Jest Laffs / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Kane

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Bob Kane

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

[pantomime gag strip] (Table of Contents)

Uncle Otto / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner [as Carl Heck]

Pencils:

Will Eisner [as Carl Heck]

Inks:

Will Eisner [as Carl Heck]

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Uncle Otto

Chapter 14: A Water Attack (Table of Contents)

The Adventures of Tom Sherrill / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Donald DeConn

Pencils:

Donald DeConn

Inks:

Donald DeConn

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

children

Characters:

Tom Sherrill; Sneerface; Jim

["Clopin, king of the Paris underworld, suddenly halts..."] (Table of Contents)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Dick Briefer

Inks:

Dick Briefer

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

drama; historical

Characters:

Clopin; Esmeralda; Jehan; Gringoire

Keywords:

adaptation

Indexer Notes

adapted from novel by Victor Hugo

["Upon ZX-5's timely information, the Chesterlian troops move..."] (Table of Contents)

ZX-5 Spies In Action / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Major Thorpe]

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

spy

Characters:

ZX-5; "her highness"

Slave Safari (Table of Contents)

Ken Hammond / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Lin Davies

Pencils:

Lou Fine

Inks:

Lou Fine

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

jungle

Characters:

Ken Hammond

["Gee, Spence was to meet me here in..."] (Table of Contents)

Spencer Steel / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Dennis Colebrook

Inks:

Dennis Colebrook

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Spencer Steel; Doaks; Fence Andrews; Mouthpiece
Moffitt

["Yes gentlemen, before you is a man posessing..."] (Table of Contents)

The Diary of Dr. Hayward / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Lou Fine (Curt Davis)

Inks:

Lou Fine

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Stuart Taylor; Dr. Hayward; Lora Hayward; Ali Pasha

["Hmm. That Indian is out cold. I'll get..."] (Table of Contents)

Wilton of the West / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Lou Fine [as Fred Sande]

Inks:

Lou Fine [as Fred Sande]

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Wilton; Miss Marcia; Geoffrey

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Jumbo Jim's Prize Party / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

?