(April 1950)

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)

Catacombs of the Jackal-Men (Table of Contents)

Sheena / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
jungle
Characters
Sheena
Keywords
leopards; pith helmets

Catacombs of the Jackal-Men (Table of Contents: 1)

Sheena / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It is written in legend...
Genre
jungle
Characters
Sheena; Bob Reynolds; Chief Zambi (first appearance; villain); El Akim (first appearance; villain; death); Dr. Moreley (first appearance); Ali Bey Hassan (first appearance); Marsha (first appearance); John (first appearance)

Indexer Notes

title from cover

Warden Killed! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It woin't work, boys.
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Three ghosts (first appearance); Warden McKinna (first appearance; death); Dorothy McKinna (first appearance); Sam (first appearance; villain; death); Pete (first appearance; villain; death); Jake LaRossi (first appearance; villain; death)

[The Freedom Train] (Table of Contents: 3)

Stuart Taylor / comic story / 5.75 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Curt Davis] (credited)
Pencils
John Forte
Inks
John Forte
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Whew - we finally made it, Laura!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Stuart Taylor; Laura Hayward; Doc Hayward; Roger Stanton (first appearance); Jeremiah (first appearance); Benjamin Franklin (first appearance); Boxford and the British (first appearance; villains)

Indexer Notes

Keith Chandler : Art was previously credited to Jack Kamen, but this looks like solo John Forte.

The Most Famous of All Escapes (Conclusion) (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
John Arthur Williams (credited as John Williams)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
On the 24th of December...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Schell; Schroder; Major Quaad

[The Ersatz Island] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mouse to Lion!
Genre
spy
Characters
ZX-5; Communists (villains)

[Bertha Steel, the Hypnotist Pirate] (Table of Contents: 6)

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
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I but asked the lass...
Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Captain Hawk; Velvet; Caleb; Jeremy; Bertha Steel (first appearance; villain); Black Ben (first appearance; villain); Fat John (first appearance; villain)
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Catacombs of the Jackal-Men
    Sheena
  2. 1. Catacombs of the Jackal-Men
    Sheena
  3. 2. Warden Killed!
    Ghost Gallery
  4. 3. [The Freedom Train]
    Stuart Taylor
  5. 4. The Most Famous of All Escapes (Conclusion)
  6. 5. [The Ersatz Island]
    ZX-5
  7. 6. [Bertha Steel, the Hypnotist Pirate]
    Hawks of the Seas / The Hawk
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Keith Chandler
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky