Jumbo Comics
#28
(June 1941)
Fiction House,
1938 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- every month
- On-sale Date
- 1941-04-14
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Real Adventures Publishing Co., Inc.
- Brand
-
Fiction House Magazines
- Editing
- Malcolm Reiss (Editor); S. M. Iger (art director)
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 2.
The Devil of the Congo
Sheena / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan Zolnerowich (signed as Zolne Rowich)
- Inks
- Dan Zolnerowich (signed as Zolne Rowich)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Sheena
- Keywords
- crocodiles; stereotyping of African natives
The Devil of the Congo
Sheena / comic story / 12 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- An annual ceremonial visit of good will to...
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Sheena; Bob Reynolds; Chim; Commissioner Fletcher; Mrs. Fletcher; Great Black Father
Indexer Notes
Story title is taken from the cover. Is Bob Powell still doing the Sheena figures? Keith Chandler agrees with this suggestion - the inking, at least.
[no title indexed]
Stuart Taylor / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- From what dark past did civilization come? ...to...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Stuart Taylor; Dr. Hayward; Laura
[no title indexed]
Bobby / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- S. M. Iger (signed)
- Pencils
- S. M. Iger (signed)
- Inks
- S. M. Iger (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Do ya like rain drops, Stub?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Bobby; Stub
[no title indexed]
Midnight the Black Stallion / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Midnight, captured as a colt by the ranger's...
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Red Beard; Cisco Kid [Rick in disguise]
[no title indexed]
Lightning / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Army air corps planes crash mysteriously...the Texas...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lightning [Fred Larkin]; General Larkin
Indexer Notes
Same artist as last issue. Slight indications of Elkan here, but this artist is more sophisticated than LATER signed Elkan at Quality (Samar) and there's a humorous aspect to this that is not present in known early Elkan.
[no title indexed]
Inspector Dayton / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The dealer of death shuffles his pack of...
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Inspector Dayton; Dr. Sung; Squealer; Red Bruser
[no title indexed]
ZX-5 Spies In Action / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This precision anti-aircraft shell will be most valuable...
- Genre
- spy
- Characters
- ZX-5; Herr Brecker; Gretchen Brecker; Captain Bung
[Sale $4.50]
Uncle Otto / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Will Eisner (signed as Heck!)
- Pencils
- Will Eisner (signed as Heck!)
- Inks
- Will Eisner (signed as Heck!)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Uncle Otto
[no title indexed]
Pee Wee / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- S. M. Iger (credited as Jerry Iger)
- Pencils
- S. M. Iger (credited as Jerry Iger)
- Inks
- S. M. Iger (credited as Jerry Iger)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gee! You shoulda seen Spec juggle four balls...
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Pee Wee Myers; Frankie
[no title indexed]
Tom, Dick, and Harry / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tom, Dick and Harry...American buddies, fly for...
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Tom Devlin; Dick Swenson; Harry Carson
Indexer Notes
Same artist as previously seen on Lightning, perhaps with help from Rudy Palais on last page. Hames sees Maxwell Elkan here, but likely to be only on inks.
Note that "Tansul" is an anagram of "Sultan".
[no title indexed]
The Hawk / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner ? [as Willis B. Rensie] (credited); Art Saaf
- Pencils
- Will Eisner; Art Saaf
- Inks
- Will Eisner; Art Saaf
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The tiny island of Cay Verde in the...
- Genre
- historical
- Characters
- The Hawk; Caleb; Fluth; Villain: Don Rafiello Castagna; Fat Tom; Corgo (Introduction for all); Introduction: Marguerite Cortes
Indexer Notes
Per Mort Leav, Art Saaf was given old Eisner material and assigned to re-write, re-compose, and fill in the gaps to create "new" Eisner Hawk stories (Robin Snyder's The Comics).
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Devil of the Congo
Sheena -
1.
The Devil of the Congo
Sheena -
2.
["From what dark past did civilization come? ...to..."]
Stuart Taylor -
3.
["Do ya like rain drops, Stub?"]
Bobby -
4.
["Midnight, captured as a colt by the ranger's..."]
Midnight the Black Stallion -
5.
["Army air corps planes crash mysteriously...the Texas..."]
Lightning -
6.
Vulture Bait
-
7.
["The dealer of death shuffles his pack of..."]
Inspector Dayton -
8.
["This precision anti-aircraft shell will be most valuable..."]
ZX-5 Spies In Action -
9.
[Sale $4.50]
Uncle Otto -
10.
["Gee! You shoulda seen Spec juggle four balls..."]
Pee Wee -
11.
["Tom, Dick and Harry...American buddies, fly for..."]
Tom, Dick, and Harry -
12.
["The tiny island of Cay Verde in the..."]
The Hawk
This issue was modified by, among others
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Keith Chandler
- Peter Croome
- Del Gruber
- Michael Hoskin
- Tony R. Rose
- Patrick Shaughnessy
- Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (R.I.P.)
- Jim Van Dore
- Len Wolinsky
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