(November 1941)

Fiction House, 1938 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
every month
On-sale Date
1941-09-12
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. 4.

Stampede Tusks (Table of Contents)

Sheena / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan Zolnerowich (signed as Zolne Rowich)
Inks
Dan Zolnerowich (signed as Zolne Rowich)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
jungle
Characters
Sheena
Keywords
elephants; spears

Stampede Tusks (Table of Contents: 1)

Sheena / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Lured by the dark continent's riches, men will...
Genre
jungle
Characters
Sheena; Bob Reynolds; Chim (a chimpanzee); Ali Gorrah; Mustapha

Indexer Notes

The story title is from the cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Curt Davis] (credited)
Pencils
Sy Reit
Inks
Sy Reit
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Stuart and Laura are arguing...So far Laura...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Stuart Taylor; Dr. Hayward; Laura Haywaed; Bluebeard; Bluebeard's wives [Margot; Maria; Bertha; Bettina; Alicia; Agatha; Jemima; Josefina]

Indexer Notes

Could Aldo Rubano be a candidate for Reit's inker?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Bobby / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
S. M. Iger (signed)
Pencils
S. M. Iger (signed)
Inks
S. M. Iger (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I wish I had a little sister...it...
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Bobby

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Midnight / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Again the wonder horse rides the range, his...
Genre
western-frontier; animal
Characters
Midnight (a black stallion); Mungo Joe; Buck; Mal Villers; Helen; Rick

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Lightning / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Teller Tayles] (credited)
Pencils
Bob Webb
Inks
David Heames ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fred Larkin of the U.S. Army transforms...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Lightning [Fred Larkin]; General Larkin

The Golden Frame (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
David Roberts (credited)
Pencils
? (2 spot illustrations)
Inks
? (2 spot illustrations)
Colors
? (2 spot illustrations)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pop Hanley thought a pile-driver was at work...
Genre
crime
Characters
Pop Hanley; Ralph Dugas; Officer Tom O'Sullivan; Jaynes; Mr. Hardwicke

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Inspector Dayton / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
? [as George Thatcher] (credited)
Pencils
Art Saaf
Inks
Art Saaf
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The awful shadow of violent death blots out...
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Inspector Dayton; Larry Swale; Pedro de Karp; Dolores Rey; Sam Bradford; Taylor Kent

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Pee Wee / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
S. M. Iger (signed)
Pencils
S. M. Iger (signed)
Inks
S. M. Iger (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Watcha cryin' for, Pee Wee?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Pee Wee

Illustrated Football Annual (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

ZX-5 Spies In Action / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Major Thorpe] (credited)
Pencils
Mort Leav (signed as Leav)
Inks
Al Bryant ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The famed international agent mixes with "El Toro'...
Genre
spy
Characters
ZX-5; Emilo; Erich; Margot Deanne

Indexer Notes

Leav signs in penultimate panel.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Jumbo Laffs / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as I. M. Leffin] (credited)
Pencils
Bob Kane ?
Inks
Bob Kane ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Cripes! Tune on the radio for the correct...
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Four unrelated gag panels.

Probably reprints, as Kane seems firmly ensconced on Batman by this time.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Tom, Dick, and Harry / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Charles Tansul] (credited)
Pencils
Max Elkan
Inks
Max Elkan ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The death defying R.A.F. trio...Tom...
Genre
war
Characters
Tom Devlin; Dick Swenson; Harry Carson

Indexer Notes

The women are classic Elkan as he would draw them for years to come. Inks are more robust than usual.

Note that "Tansul" is an anagram of "Sultan".

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Hawks of the Seas / The Hawk / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Will Eisner (credited as Willis Rensie); Art Saaf
Pencils
Will Eisner (credited as Willis Rensie); Art Saaf
Inks
Will Eisner (credited as Willis Rensie); Art Saaf
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
On a tiny West Indian isle a mob...
Genre
historical; adventure
Characters
The Hawk; Jeremy Clogg; Fluth; Caleb; Captain Oliver Scudder

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
  1. 0. Stampede Tusks
    Sheena
  2. 1. Stampede Tusks
    Sheena
  3. 2. ["Stuart and Laura are arguing...So far Laura..."]
    Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural
  4. 3. ["I wish I had a little sister...it..."]
    Bobby
  5. 4. ["Again the wonder horse rides the range, his..."]
    Midnight
  6. 5. ["Fred Larkin of the U.S. Army transforms..."]
    Lightning
  7. 6. The Golden Frame
  8. 7. ["The awful shadow of violent death blots out..."]
    Inspector Dayton
  9. 8. ["Watcha cryin' for, Pee Wee?"]
    Pee Wee
  10. 9. Illustrated Football Annual
  11. 10. ["The famed international agent mixes with "El Toro'..."]
    ZX-5 Spies In Action
  12. 11. ["Cripes! Tune on the radio for the correct..."]
    Jumbo Laffs
  13. 12. ["The death defying R.A.F. trio...Tom..."]
    Tom, Dick, and Harry
  14. 13. ["On a tiny West Indian isle a mob..."]
    Hawks of the Seas / 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