(1952)

Magazine Enterprises, 1952 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1952-12-04
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Magazine Enterprises
Brand
Magazine Enterprises ME
Editing
Raymond C. Krank

Issue Notes

Also known as A-1 (Magazine Enterprises, 1944 series) #73
On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1952 Periodicals, page 2.

The Dragon Devil (Table of Contents)

Thun'da / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Powell
Inks
Bob Powell
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure; jungle
Characters
Thun'da [Roger Drum]; Pha
Reprints
Keywords
fish monsters

The Axe of Death! (Table of Contents: 1)

Thun'da / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Powell (signed as POWELL)
Inks
Bob Powell (signed as POWELL)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
For untold centuries the axe lay...
Genre
adventure; jungle
Characters
Thun'da [Roger Drum]; Pha; Basuli
Synopsis
An ancient axe seems to carry a curse, but Thun'da shows that the haft actually contains a poisoned needle.
Reprints
Keywords
axes; Basuli (African tribe); Kabala (lost city); poisons; scimitars; slavers; stereotyping of African natives; stereotyping of Arabs

The Dragon Devil! (Table of Contents: 2)

Thun'da / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Powell
Inks
Bob Powell
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The incredible monster that dwells beneath the waters...
Genre
adventure; jungle
Characters
Thun'da [Roger Drum]; Pha; fishmen; Dwyala
Synopsis
The fishmen of Sharda kidnap Pha and Thun'da rescues her and kills their god, the dinosaur they worship as a devil-dragon.
Reprints
Keywords
dinosaurs; Dogoti (African village); Mombeela River; Sharda (lost Atlantean city); slavery

The Terror of the Witch Doctor! (Table of Contents: 3)

Thun'da / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Powell (signed as POWELL)
Inks
Bob Powell (signed as POWELL)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
His eyes could see through the veil of time...
Genre
adventure; jungle
Characters
Thun'da [Roger Drum]; Mumf'ooka; Kuviroo; Habbibbi
Synopsis
Witch doctor Mumfooka issues prophecies of death and then arranges the events to prove his powers.
Reprints
Keywords
Bahindi (African tribe); prognostication; stereotyping of African natives; witch doctors

The Man Who Served Death! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Powell (signed as POWELL)
Inks
Bob Powell (signed as POWELL)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Deep in the misty stretches of the Dawn World...
Genre
adventure; jungle
Characters
"Bull" Mullins; Cave Girl; Nikki (monkey); Druthga (mammoth); Alan Perkins; Midnight (leopard)
Synopsis
A gold hunter comes to the Dawn Lands and begins bullying humans and animals alike.
Reprints
Keywords
Dawn Lands
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Dragon Devil
    Thun'da
  2. 1. The Axe of Death!
    Thun'da
  3. 2. The Dragon Devil!
    Thun'da
  4. 3. The Terror of the Witch Doctor!
    Thun'da
  5. 4. The Man Who Served Death!
    Cave Girl
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Keith Chandler
  • Pat Conolly
  • Kenneth English
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Jim Walls