Jumbo Comics
#9
(August-September 1939)
Fiction House,
1938 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- every other month
- On-sale Date
- 1939-06-26
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Real Adventures Publishing Co. Inc.
- Editing
- Malcolm Reiss; Jerry Iger (feature editor); Will Eisner (art director)
Issue Notes
Slightly wider than golden age, 8.25" x 10.25". Full color.
On sale date from the publication date found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 3. Second class permit. Copyright number 421288.
On sale date from the publication date found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 3. Second class permit. Copyright number 421288.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
-
from Wags [UK] (Editors Press Service, 1937 series) #83 (September 30, 1938)
-
[no title indexed]
Sheena / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Sheena; Bob Reynolds
- Reprints
- in Gwandanaland Comics (Gwandanaland Comics, 2016 series) #3172 - The Complete Jumbo Comics: Giant #2 ([August] 2021) [cover]
-
- Keywords
- gorillas; monsters; rifles
[no title indexed]
Sheena / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- ? [as W. Morgan Thomas] (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Powell; ?
- Inks
- Bob Powell; ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Goaded by the tales of a fantastic city...
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Sheena; Bob Reynolds; Agani; Thad Barker; Diki; Mamba
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Peter Pupp / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Peter and Tinymite are exploring the Moon...
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Peter Pupp; Tinymite; Cyclone Sam
Indexer Notes
New storyline and different creator from the previous issue.
[no title indexed]
Hawks of the Seas / The Hawk / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner (credited as Willis Rensie)
- Pencils
- Will Eisner (credited as Willis Rensie)
- Inks
- Will Eisner (credited as Willis Rensie)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Out of the misty realm of the unknown...
- Genre
- adventure; historical
- Characters
- The Hawk; Jeremy; Burke; Dr. Snyde; Gor; Caleb
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Formerly Hawk of the Seas. Now reprinted from Wags (Australia). Pages are reformatted to fit the smaller size of Jumbo with many pages being made into two and a splash panel added. Reprint runs from v3#26 to v3#33.
[no title indexed]
Bobby / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- S. M. Iger (credited, signed)
- Pencils
- S. M. Iger (credited, signed)
- Inks
- S. M. Iger (credited, signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wat'cha cryin' for, little feller?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Bobby
Indexer Notes
Universal Phoenix Features
[no title indexed]
Pee Wee / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gwan! Tell your big big brother I'll knock...
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Pee Wee
Indexer Notes
Universal Phoenix Features
[no title indexed]
Spencer Steel / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Edwin Loughlin ? (credited as Dennis Colebrook)
- Inks
- Edwin Loughlin ? (credited as Dennis Colebrook)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Chitland, a small town resting snugly in the...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Spencer Steel; Joe Doaks; Mr. Shear; Kinkaid; Heinie Schmdt; Editor Hardrok
- Keywords
- Chitland
Indexer Notes
Reprinted from Wags (Australia)? v3#31 et seq.
Green Terror
Ken Hammond / text story / 2 pages
- Script
- ? [as Lin Davies] (credited)
- Pencils
- Lou Fine (2 spot illustrations)
- Inks
- Lou Fine (2 spot illustrations)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Out of the dreaded domain...
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Ken Hammond; Pubala; Basuta; Dick Walsh (leopard man; villain)
[no title indexed]
Weird Stories of the Supernatural / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Lou Fine (under house name Curt Davis)
- Inks
- Lou Fine (under house name Curt Davis)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A skull?? In a twentieth century laboratory...
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Stuart Taylor; Dr. Hayward; Ali Pasha (villain); King Manchung; Moki
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
formerly The Diary of Dr. Hayward
[Over the Rail]
Uncle Otto / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Will Eisner (credited as Carl Heck)
- Pencils
- Will Eisner (credited as Carl Heck)
- Inks
- Will Eisner (credited as Carl Heck)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Uncle Otto
- Reprints
- in Spitfire Comics (Elliot, 1944 series) #132 (August 1944)
-
Indexer Notes
Universal Phoenix Features
[no title indexed]
Sport Shorts / cartoon / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Will Eisner (credited as Will Erwin)
- Inks
- Will Eisner (credited as Will Erwin)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Willie Hoppe former world's billiard champion often shakes...
- Genre
- non-fiction; sports
- Characters
- Willie Hoppe
Indexer Notes
Universal Phoenix Features
[no title indexed]
ZX-5 Spies In Action / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- ? [as Major Thorpe] (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan Zolnerowich
- Inks
- Dan Zolnerowich
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here's the photo of Alexi Akimo, the notorious spy...
- Genre
- spy
- Characters
- ZX-5; Alexi Akimo; Major Mannering
- Reprints
- from Wags [UK] (Editors Press Service, 1937 series) #81 (September 16, 1938), #82 (September 23, 1938)
-
[no title indexed]
Jest Laffs / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sure that's an octopus, Joe - Times are so bad...
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Universal Phoenix Features.
Four unrelated gag panels. Previous instalments were credited to Bob Kane.
The Crimson Rider
Wilton of the West / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- ? [as Fred Sande] (credited)
- Pencils
- Lou Fine (under house name Fred Sande)
- Inks
- Lou Fine (under house name Fred Sande)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Zooming along the lonely, sun-baked highway...
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Wiley Wilton; The Crimson Rider (introduction); Rand Payson (villain); Salters (outlaw)
Indexer Notes
Universal Phoenix Features
[no title indexed]
Inspector Dayton / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- George Thatcher (credited as Geo. Thatcher)
- Inks
- George Thatcher (credited as Geo. Thatcher)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- After many weeks of careful work, Inspector Dayton...
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Inspector Dayton; Tony Valiente (villain); Anderson Case; Patch; Mr. Sung; Wang; Chen Fu; Tom Dawson
- Reprints
- from Wags (UK) 70? et seq
Indexer Notes
Artwork very crude--could be anybody.
Keith Chandler : I see possible Eisner layouts beneath the inks.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Sheena -
1.
["Goaded by the tales of a fantastic city..."]
Sheena -
2.
["Peter and Tinymite are exploring the Moon..."]
Peter Pupp -
3.
["Out of the misty realm of the unknown..."]
Hawks of the Seas / The Hawk -
4.
["Wat'cha cryin' for, little feller?"]
Bobby -
5.
["Gwan! Tell your big big brother I'll knock..."]
Pee Wee -
6.
["Chitland, a small town resting snugly in the..."]
Spencer Steel -
7.
Green Terror
Ken Hammond -
8.
["A skull?? In a twentieth century laboratory..."]
Weird Stories of the Supernatural -
9.
[Over the Rail]
Uncle Otto -
10.
["Willie Hoppe former world's billiard champion often shakes..."]
Sport Shorts -
11.
["Here's the photo of Alexi Akimo, the notorious spy..."]
ZX-5 Spies In Action -
12.
["Sure that's an octopus, Joe - Times are so bad..."]
Jest Laffs -
13.
The Crimson Rider
Wilton of the West -
14.
["After many weeks of careful work, Inspector Dayton..."]
Inspector Dayton -
15.
[no title indexed]
Jumbo Jim's Prize Party
This issue was modified by, among others
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Keith Chandler
- Peter Croome
- Michael Hoskin
- Bob Hughes
- Dan Kocher
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Ramon Schenk
- Patrick Shaughnessy
- Jim Stangas
- Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (R.I.P.)
- Jim Van Dore
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