Jumbo Comics #v2#11 [35]
(January 1942)

Fiction House, 1938 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
every month
On-sale Date
1941-11-17
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Real Adventures Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Fiction House Magazines
Editing
Malcolm Reiss (credited) (editor); S. M. Iger (credited) (art director); Thurman Scott (credited as T. T. Scott) (business manager); J. G. Scott (publisher)

Issue Notes

The issue number is listed as Vol. 2, No. 11 on both the cover and indicia. "#35" does not appear anywhere in the issue.
Below the indicia it says the next issue is #12

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 1.

Hostage of the Devil Apes (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
typeset
Genre
jungle
Characters
Sheena; Bob Reynolds
Reprints
Keywords
apes; spears
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[Hostage of the Devil Apes] (Table of Contents: 1)

Sheena / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
W. Morgan Thomas (credited) (house name)
Pencils
Bob Webb
Inks
Bob Webb; Bob Powell ? (Sheena's face)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Into the jungle's secret depths come many strange...
Genre
adventure; jungle
Characters
Sheena; Bob Reynolds; Chim; Dhari; Bwana Ludwig; Doc Johnson; Wassel

Indexer Notes

The title is taken from the cover.

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

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

Script
Curt Davis (credited) (byline)
Pencils
Sy Reit
Inks
Sy Reit; Aldo Rubano ? (see notes)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Spooks ride abroad, goblins leap from dark shadows...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Stuart Taylor; Laura; Doctor Hayward; Ichabod Crane; Katrina Van Dam; Brom Bones;

Indexer Notes

Aldo Rubano's involvement is only speculative.

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

Bobby / cartoon / 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
Ah! At last I got a good look...
Genre
humor
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
Once the prize black stallion of a great...
Feature Logo
Midnight the Black Stallion
Genre
animal; western-frontier
Characters
Rick; Luke Scroggs

[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
Unknown to his father, the General, Private Fred...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Lightning [Fred Larkin]; General Larkin; Colonel Graham

Vulture Island (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script
David Roberts (credited)
Pencils
Art Saaf (two spot illustrations)
Inks
Art Saaf (two spot illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
adventure
Characters
Jim Bartell

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

1/3 of the second page of the text story is devoted to the Ownership Statement: Owner is J. G. Scott; Business Manager is T. T. Scott; 461 8th Ave. NYC.

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

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 shadow of prison bars falls upon a...
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Inspector Dayton; Officer Hegan; Suzy; Rod Mullins

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Uncle Otto / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Will Eisner (signed as Heck!)
Pencils
Will Eisner (signed as Heck!)
Inks
Will Eisner (signed as Heck!)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hooray for Uncle Otto - Touchdown
Genre
humor
Characters
Uncle Otto
Reprints
  • from ?

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

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

Script
Mort Leav (credited as Major Thorpe)
Pencils
Mort Leav (credited as Major Thorpe)
Inks
Mort Leav (credited as Major Thorpe)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The mysterious counter-espionage agent, ZX-5, displays his...
Genre
adventure; spy
Characters
ZX-5; Craig; Fraulein Muller; Wilhelm

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

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

Script
? [as Charles Tansul] (credited)
Pencils
Alex Blum
Inks
Alex Blum
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Heroic trio of the fearless R.A.F., Tom...
Genre
adventure; war
Characters
Tom Devlin; Dick Swenson; Harry Carson; Kapitan Wilhelm; Heinz

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

Pee Wee / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
S. M. Iger (credited)
Pencils
S. M. Iger (credited)
Inks
S. M. Iger (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
'Wow!' 'Now, now, son, what seems to be...'
Genre
humor
Characters
Pee Wee Myers; his father

[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) (see notes); Iger Shop (see notes)
Inks
Will Eisner (credited as Willis Rensie) (see notes); Iger Shop (see notes)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A ghost ship sails a haunted sea...and...
Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
The Hawk; Jeremy; Fluth; Caleb; Captain Hosea Podbody

Indexer Notes

A new storyline is illustrated with old Eisner art collaged together by Iger Shop personnel.

The Eisner art is reprinted from prior episodes of The Hawks of the Seas in Jumbo Comics (1938 series) #s 1-16.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Hostage of the Devil Apes
    Sheena
  2. 1. [Hostage of the Devil Apes]
    Sheena
  3. 2. ["Spooks ride abroad, goblins leap from dark shadows..."]
    Stuart Taylor
  4. 3. ["Ah! At last I got a good look..."]
    Bobby
  5. 4. ["Once the prize black stallion of a great..."]
    Midnight
  6. 5. ["Unknown to his father, the General, Private Fred..."]
    Lightning
  7. 6. Vulture Island
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
  9. 8. ["The shadow of prison bars falls upon a..."]
    Inspector Dayton
  10. 9. ["Hooray for Uncle Otto - Touchdown"]
    Uncle Otto
  11. 10. ["The mysterious counter-espionage agent, ZX-5, displays his..."]
    ZX-5 Spies in Action
  12. 11. ["Heroic trio of the fearless R.A.F., Tom..."]
    Tom Dick and Harry
  13. 12. ["'Wow!' 'Now, now, son, what seems to be...'"]
    Pee Wee
  14. 13. ["A ghost ship sails a haunted sea...and..."]
    Hawks of the Seas / The Hawk
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Keith Chandler
  • Peter Croome
  • Del Gruber
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Patrick Shaughnessy
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky
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