(October 1947)

Fiction House, 1938 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1947-08-13
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Real Adventures Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Fiction House Magazines
Editing
Jack Byrne (credited as J. F. Byrne) (managing editor); Claude Lapham (credited as Claude E. Lapham) (editor); S. M. Iger (credited) (art director)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 1, Part 2, Nos. 1&2, Periodicals, 1946-1947.

Valley of Eternal Sleep! (Table of Contents)

Sheena / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
jungle
Characters
Sheena
Reprints
Keywords
crocodiles; dugout canoes; leopards

Valley of Eternal Sleep (Table of Contents: 1)

Sheena / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Webb
Inks
Bob Webb
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Chief Obu Tonga...dead!
Genre
jungle
Characters
Sheena; Bascom (first appearance; villain; death); Cole (first appearance; villain; death); Obu Tonga (first appearance; death); N'Sula (first appearance)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

title from cover.

[The Pirates of Rum Cay] (Table of Contents: 2)

Hawk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Webb (signed as R. H. Webb)
Inks
Bob Webb (signed as R. H. Webb)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A prize cargo, captain.
Genre
historical
Characters
Hawk; Hope Tilden (first appearance); Jonathan Tilden (first appearance); Cap'n Lear (first appearance; villain; death)

[Coffee, Tea, or Murder?] (Table of Contents: 3)

ZX-5 / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Kamen
Inks
Jack Kamen
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You must admit that the holes in the soles of my shoes had to be pretty large to make the king of the keyhole trade in his pride for a bum deal as bodyguard... but such was the case, as...
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Tallulah (first appearance; villain); Jud (first appearnce; villain); their gang (first appearance; villains); Brady (first appearance; death)

The Scepter of Shaz (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Wanu
Letters
typeset

Genre
fantasy-supernatural

[Masquerade Mayhem] (Table of Contents: 5)

Sky Girl / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Gibson (credited)
Pencils
Matt Baker
Inks
Matt Baker
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Po' Ginge... she tries so desperately to to get engaged, but so far she can't even get engaged for an evening's merriment...
Genre
aviation
Characters
Sky Girl [Ginger Maguire]; Lota Moola (first appearance); Edgar (first appearance)
Reprints

[An Afternoon With Daniel Boone] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Curt Davis (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kamen
Inks
Jack Kamen
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Spring springs into Summer and Summer simmers into Fall.
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Stuart Taylor; Daniel Boone (first appearance); Cherokee Indians

The Luck of the Irish (Table of Contents: 7)

Ghost Gallery / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Kamen
Inks
Jack Kamen
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Patricia O'Sullivan (first appearance; villain); Mr. O'Sullivan (first appearance); George Rogers (first appearance); Regina O'Sullivan (first appearance; a ghost); Sam (first appearance; a ghost); Chris (first appearance; a ghost)
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Valley of Eternal Sleep!
    Sheena
  2. 1. Valley of Eternal Sleep
    Sheena
  3. 2. [The Pirates of Rum Cay]
    Hawk
  4. 3. [Coffee, Tea, or Murder?]
    ZX-5
  5. 4. The Scepter of Shaz
  6. 5. [Masquerade Mayhem]
    Sky Girl
  7. 6. [An Afternoon With Daniel Boone]
    Stuart Taylor
  8. 7. The Luck of the Irish
    Ghost Gallery
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Daniel Martinez
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky