Jumbo Comics
#61
(March 1944)
Fiction House,
1938 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 60
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1943-12-31
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Real Adventures Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
-
Fiction House Magazines
- Editing
- John F. Byrne (Editor); S. M. Iger (Art Director)
Issue Notes
The page count [60 pages] is correct. There are four sheets in the front "half" of the book that do not wrap around the rear "half."
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1944, New Series, Vol. 39, No. 1.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1944, New Series, Vol. 39, No. 1.
King-Beast of the Masai
Sheena / comic story / 12 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- All right Chim, go on ahead, we'll be...
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Sheena; Bob Reynolds; Chim (chimpanzee); Bobtail (lion); Dorna; Lotan
- Synopsis
- While hunting the lion, Bobtail, Sheena and Bob encounter Dorna who has fled from an arranged marriage.
- Reprints
-
in Sheena, Queen of the Jungle (Fiction House, 1942 series) #5 (Summer 1949) [as "The War of the Golden Apes"]
-
Indexer Notes
The story title is taken from the front cover.
[no title indexed]
ZX-5 Spies In Action / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Manila Journal. Prince Yoshiwara coming! Visit of emperor's...
- Genre
- spy
- Characters
- ZX-5; Baron Sado; Palrang; Capt. Hokku; Elena; Yoshi; Capt. Kojo; Josefa
- Keywords
- World War II
[no title indexed]
Hawks of the Seas / The Hawk / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ? [as Willis Rensie]
- Pencils
- Bob Webb; John Cassone ? ((women))
- Inks
- ? (Iger shop)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- As shining as a silver saber, turning the...
- Genre
- adventure; historical
- Characters
- Capt. Hawk; Caleb; Fluth; Beggar King
- Synopsis
- Capt. Hawk is summoned to the Isle of Forgotten Men to liberate slaves.
- Keywords
- Isle of Forgotten Men; Lady Scarlett (ship)
[no title indexed]
Stuart Taylor / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ? [as Curt Davis]
- Pencils
- Homer Fleming ?; Alex Blum ?; ? (Iger shop)
- Inks
- ? (Iger shop)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Stuart, Laura, and Doc Hayward are held up...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Stuart Taylor; Laura Hayward; Dr. Hayward; Smythe Bowles; Dolly Varr; Prince Sahrib; Abdul; Zelda
- Synopsis
- Traveling several hundred years into the past to Turkey, Stuart and the Haywards are immediately taken prisoner; Laura is auctioned off in a slave market and is later rescued along with Prince Sahrib's loved one, Zelda.
- Keywords
- time travel; Turkey
[no title indexed]
Midnight The Wild Black Stallion / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bounding waters from nowhere rage down like a...
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Midnight (horse); Bill; Nell; Jim
- Synopsis
- Midnight helps lead Bill's family away from a flood to safety.
[no title indexed]
Inspector Dayton / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ? [as George Thatcher]
- Pencils
- Arnold Hicks
- Inks
- Arnold Hicks ?; ? (Iger shop)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We're gettin" hot, Creep! Before Maxie Bloom was...
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Inspector Dayton; Creep; Flossie; Bert; Rafferty
- Synopsis
- Inspector Dayton searches for Maxie Bloom's cache of $20,000 hidden away in a picture frame; however, Dayton is not the only one searching for the hidden loot.
Strictly Unofficial
text story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bill Carey stood in the middle of an airfield in newly occupied Alpino.
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Bill Carey; Roy Lewis
- Keywords
- Alpino; Beaufighter (plane); Italy; Messerschmitts; World War II
Indexer Notes
The house name 'Tom Alexander' was used on occasion for stories by both Ruth Roche and Toni Blum.
[Johnny Roman]
The Ghost Gallery / comic story / 10 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Confidential Record from the files of Drew Murdoch...
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- John Roman; Alice; Charles; Mr. Cayne; Zella Rigetto; Coco; Drew Murdoch
- Synopsis
- Johnny Roman finds a pair of gloves that are imbued with the spirit of Mr. Cayne.
- Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
King-Beast of the Masai
Sheena -
1.
["Why guess? Get the best"]
-
2.
King-Beast of the Masai
Sheena -
3.
["Manila Journal. Prince Yoshiwara coming! Visit of emperor's..."]
ZX-5 Spies In Action -
4.
["As shining as a silver saber, turning the..."]
Hawks of the Seas / The Hawk -
5.
["Stuart, Laura, and Doc Hayward are held up..."]
Stuart Taylor -
6.
["Bounding waters from nowhere rage down like a..."]
Midnight The Wild Black Stallion -
7.
["We're gettin" hot, Creep! Before Maxie Bloom was..."]
Inspector Dayton -
8.
Strictly Unofficial
-
9.
[Johnny Roman]
The Ghost Gallery -
10.
["Boys! Here's your chance to get into action!"]
-
11.
["Outguess the weatherman"]
Swiss Weather House
This issue was modified by, among others
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Keith Chandler
- Peter Croome
- Del Gruber
- Michael Hoskin
- Mitchell Maglio
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Patrick Shaughnessy
- Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (R.I.P.)
- Jim Van Dore
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