(March 1948)

Fiction House, 1938 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Real Adventures Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Fiction House Magazines
Editing
Claude E. Lapham; S. M. Iger (art director)

The Pygmy's Hiss Is Poison! (Table of Contents)

Sheena / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
jungle
Characters
Sheena; Bob Reynolds
Reprints
Keywords
bondage; crocodiles; crocodiles cultists

The Pygmy's Hiss Is Poison (Table of Contents: 1)

Sheena / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
? [as W. Morgan Thomas] (credited)
Pencils
Bob Webb
Inks
Bob Webb
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ho! What means this?
Genre
jungle
Characters
Sheena; Bob Reynolds; B'Zani (first appearance); Zamba's daughter (first appearance; villain); Jambo (witch doctor)

Indexer Notes

title from cover

Hurricane Isle (Table of Contents: 2)

Hawks of the Seas / The Hawk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Willis Rensie] (credited)
Pencils
Bob Webb
Inks
Bob Webb
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Captain Hawk; Velvet; Caleb; Jeremy; Bloody Rufe (first appearance; villain; death); Wailuki (first appearance); Lord Kenyon (first appearance); Miss Kenyon (first appearance); a native girl (first appearance)

Night Attack (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Henry Lanier (credited as Henry Wysham Lanier)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The corsairs of Morocco...
Genre
non-fiction; history
Characters
Lieutenant James Lawrence; Midshipman James Macdonaugh; Lieutenant Stephen Decatur Jr.

[The Ghost Town Gold Grab] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
? [as Major Thorpe] (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kamen
Inks
Jack Kamen
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Havin' trouble, pardner?
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
ZX-5; Pedro; Hank; Martha; Uncle Ned; Inez (villain)

[Blood On the Typewriter, By Etaoin Shrdlu] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Honestly, folks...
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Sky Girl [Ginger Maguire]; Etaoin Shrdlu (first appearance); Baxter (first appearance); Killer (first appearance; villain); Chief (first appearance; villain)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Only change in the reprint is the change in the feature heading from Sky Girl to Sky Gal.

[Stuyvesant and the Smugglers] (Table of Contents: 6)

Stuart Taylor / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Manhatten's famous skyline!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Stuart Taylor; Laura Hayward; Doc Hayward; Peter Stuyvesant (first appearance); Mohica (first appearance); Van Dorn (first appearance; villain; death?)

[The Last Killing of Carl Von Huss] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
? [as Drew Murdoch] (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kamen
Inks
Jack Kamen
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come on, Julia.
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Adolf Hitler (villain; death); Carl Von Huss (first appearance; villain; death); Konrad (first appearance; villain); Nazis (villains); Julia McCrae (first appearance)
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Pygmy's Hiss Is Poison!
    Sheena
  2. 1. The Pygmy's Hiss Is Poison
    Sheena
  3. 2. Hurricane Isle
    Hawks of the Seas / The Hawk
  4. 3. Night Attack
  5. 4. [The Ghost Town Gold Grab]
    ZX-5
  6. 5. [Blood On the Typewriter, By Etaoin Shrdlu]
    Sky Girl
  7. 6. [Stuyvesant and the Smugglers]
    Stuart Taylor
  8. 7. [The Last Killing of Carl Von Huss]
    Ghost Gallery
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Keith Chandler
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky