(January 1940)

Fiction House, Fiction House Magazines imprint, 1940 Series
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Volume:
?
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
68
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
?
Editing:
Malcolm Reiss (Editor); William E. Eisner (Art Director); S. M. Iger (Feature Editor)
Format:
Color; Standard Golden Age US; saddle-stitched; Newsprint

The Island of Stolen Pearls (Table of Contents)

Shark Brodie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Will Eisner; Lou Fine
Inks:
Lou Fine
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
Shark Brodie

The Island of Stolen Pearls ["The toughest two-fisted adventurer in the South Seas..."] (Table of Contents)

Shark Brodie / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Will Eisner
Pencils:
George Tuska?; ?
Inks:
George Tuska?; ?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
Shark Brodie (intro); Banu (intro); Manaii (intro); Chief Koa (intro); VILLAIN: Nemo (intro; dies)

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.


True Life Story of Jack Dempsey (Table of Contents)

Jack Dempsey / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Alex Blum
Inks:
Alex Blum; ?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
fact; sports
Characters:
Jack Dempsey

["We'll moider de palooka!"] (Table of Contents)

Slaphappy Sam / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Fred Schwab [as Fred Ricks]
Pencils:
Fred Schwab [as Fred Ricks]
Inks:
Fred Schwab [as Fred Ricks]
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Characters:
Slaphappy Sam (a boxer; intro); his manager; Butch the Butcher (intro)

["The year is l997...only three nations have..."] (Table of Contents)

The Spy Fighter / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Will Eisner?
Pencils:
? [as Lee]
Inks:
? [as Lee]
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
spy
Characters:
Saber [Spy Fighter] (intro; origin); President Delano (intro); Secretary of State Cornell (intro); VILLAINS: Major Duncan (intro); Russmanians (intro)
Synopsis:
Strip set in 1997! The origin of Spy Fighter.

["That's the last fight Harden will lose in my..."] (Table of Contents)

Kayo Kirby / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Will Eisner?
Pencils:
Will Eisner?; Chuck Winter?; George Tuska?
Inks:
Dan Zolnerowich?; ? [shop]
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
sports
Characters:
Kayo Kirby [Red Kirby] (intro; origin); Chris Harden (intro); Mary Harden (intro); Patsy Fink (intro); Mauler Martin (intro); Joe Harkey (intro); VILLAINS: Carver and other gangsters (intro)

1000 Fathoms Under the Sea (Table of Contents)

Kinks Mason / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
? [as Steve Broder]
Pencils:
Steve Broder (signed)
Inks:
Steve Broder (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
Kinks Mason (intro); Proconians (intro); VILLAIN: Goors (intro)

["The Great Bend lumber company has a very valuable..."] (Table of Contents)

Big Red McLane / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Fletcher Hanks [as Chris Fletcher] (signed)
Pencils:
Fletcher Hanks [as Chris Fletcher] (signed)
Inks:
Fletcher Hanks [as Chris Fletcher] (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Fletcher Hanks

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
Big Red McLane (intro); Mr. Farlow (intro); VILLAIN: Red River Lumber Co. (intro)
Synopsis:
Big Red signs on to work for the Great Bend Lumber Co., where he is immediately put to work stopping employees of the Red River company from destroying the Great Bend operation.
Reprints:

["The great Oran! Positively the greatest strong man..."] (Table of Contents)

Oran of the Jungle / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
? [as Hugh Bartlett]
Pencils:
Ed Ashe?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
jungle
Characters:
Oran (intro; origin); Zack Temson (intro); Oran's father (intro); VILLAINS: Faro Farly (intro); Torpedo Ribula (intro)

["A vicious gang is terrorizing the whole southern..."] (Table of Contents)

Terry O'Brien / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Maurice Gutwirth (signed)
Inks:
Maurice Gutwirth (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
crime
Characters:
Terry O'Brien (intro); VILLAINS: Martin and his gang (intro)

[Stationed in war-torn China, a company of marines..."] (Table of Contents)

Strut Warren / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Klaus Nordling [as Ed Norris]
Pencils:
Klaus Nordling
Inks:
Klaus Nordling
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
war
Characters:
Cpl. Strut Warren (intro)

Indexer Notes

Previous indexer listed Nordling as Script, so we assume additional knowledge on his part.


["Steaming majestically over the calm Malay straits, the..."] (Table of Contents)

Chip Collins Sky Fighter / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
? [as Ted Torrence]
Pencils:
George Tuska
Inks:
George Tuska?; ?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
war
Characters:
Chip Collins (intro); The Skull Squadron [Jinx Jordan; others] (intro); Rodney Dawes (intro); Wendy Dawes (intro)

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Island of Stolen Pearls ["The toughest two-fisted adventurer in the South Seas..."]
    Shark Brodie
  2. 2. True Life Story of Jack Dempsey
    Jack Dempsey
  3. 3. ["We'll moider de palooka!"]
    Slaphappy Sam
  4. 4. ["The year is l997...only three nations have..."]
    The Spy Fighter
  5. 5. ["That's the last fight Harden will lose in my..."]
    Kayo Kirby
  6. 6. 1000 Fathoms Under the Sea
    Kinks Mason
  7. 7. ["The Great Bend lumber company has a very valuable..."]
    Big Red McLane
  8. 8. ["The great Oran! Positively the greatest strong man..."]
    Oran of the Jungle
  9. 9. ["A vicious gang is terrorizing the whole southern..."]
    Terry O'Brien
  10. 10. [Stationed in war-torn China, a company of marines..."]
    Strut Warren
  11. 11. ["Steaming majestically over the calm Malay straits, the..."]
    Chip Collins Sky Fighter
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