(December 1938)

Fiction House, 1938 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Real Adventures Publishing Co. Inc.
Editing
Malcolm Reiss (credited) (editor); Will Eisner (credited as William E. Eisner) (art director); S. M. Iger (credited) (features editor)

Issue Notes

B & W; oversized
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
S. M. Iger ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Reprints
Keywords
stereotyping of African-Americans; Thanksgiving; turkeys

[Bobby in Hollywood: Part 4] (Table of Contents: 1)

Bobby / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Cut
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

from Wags (UK) 1937 series

[The Law of the Bat: Part 2] (Table of Contents: 2)

Inspector Dayton / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Will Eisner ? (credited as Geo. Thatcher)
Pencils
Will Eisner ? (credited as Geo. Thatcher)
Inks
Will Eisner ? (credited as Geo. Thatcher)
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; detective-mystery
Characters
Inspector Dayton; Patch; Col. Case (villain)

Indexer Notes

from Wags (UK) 64-65?

[The Origin of the Hawk] (Table of Contents: 3)

Hawks of the Seas / The Hawk / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Will Eisner (credited as Willis B. Rensie)
Pencils
Will Eisner
Inks
Will Eisner
Letters
?

Genre
historical; adventure
Characters
The Hawk (origin,fb); Madeline (flashback; the Hawk's ex-fiancee); Madeline's Brother (Villain, Intro, Death, flashback)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

reprinted -- re-translated into English -- in Will Eisner's Hawks of the Seas (Kitchen Sink Press, Inc., 1986 series) #1

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

Uncle Otto / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Will Eisner (signed as Carl Heck)
Pencils
Will Eisner (signed as Carl Heck)
Inks
Will Eisner (signed as Carl Heck)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hm-m drunk again!
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Universal Phoenix Syndicate. Second one is dated 7/19/37

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

Stars on Parade / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
? [as Lora Lane]
Pencils
Bernard Baily ?
Inks
Bernard Baily ?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Army Man Lewis Stone
Genre
non-fiction; biography

The Hughes Racer (Table of Contents: 6)

Modern Planes and Model Building / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Les Marshall (credited)
Pencils
Les Marshall (credited)
Inks
Les Marshall (credited)
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; aviation

Indexer Notes

plane used by Howard Hughes. From Wags (UK) #31?

[The Moon Shot: Part 4] (Table of Contents: 7)

Peter Pupp / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Kane (credited)
Pencils
Bob Kane (credited)
Inks
Bob Kane (credited)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the last installment, Peter is trapped by a huge, native guard, who is about to behead Peter, with his sword.
Genre
adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Peter Pupp; Buddah the Genie; Zula (first appearance; villain); Prof. Botts (first appearance); Prof. Botts' daughter (first appearance)
Reprints

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

Heroes of Sport / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Tom Swift (credited) (house name)
Pencils
Will Eisner (signed as Erwin)
Inks
Will Eisner (signed as Erwin)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Joe Jaramillo
Genre
non-fiction; sports

Indexer Notes

Second one dated 9/20/37. Universal Phoenix Syndicate

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

News Facts / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
? [as George]
Pencils
? [as George]
Inks
? [as George]
Letters
? [as George]

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Broome, West Australia.
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Universal Phoenix Features

Complete These Letters for a Well-Known Nursery Rhyme (Table of Contents: 10)

Puzzle Phun / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Don DeConn
Pencils
Don DeConn
Inks
Don DeConn
Letters
Don DeConn

Reprints

[Part 4] (Table of Contents: 11)

Count of Monte Cristo / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Alexandre Dumas (credited) (original story); ? (adaptation)
Pencils
Lou Fine (credited as Jack Cortez)
Inks
Lou Fine (credited as Jack Cortez)
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Edmond Dantes; Napoleon Bonaparte
Reprints

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pee Wee, you know that fountain pen you traded for my turtle?
Genre
humor; children

Indexer Notes

Universal Phoenix Features. 7/12/37 and 5/31/37

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

Gilda Gay / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Edwin Loughlin (signed)
Inks
Edwin Loughlin (signed)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Couldn't I teach you to love me, Gilda?
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Universal Phoenix Features

Jumbo Jim's Prize Party (Table of Contents: 14)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
S. M. Iger (signed as Betty Marion)
Pencils
S. M. Iger (signed as Betty Marion)
Inks
S. M. Iger (signed as Betty Marion)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

This page is a contest page. To enter, dialog is filled into the incomplete 4-panel strip at the bottom of the page, which is signed by Betty Marion.

[The Origin of Sheena: Part 4] (Table of Contents: 15)

Sheena / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
W. Morgan Thomas (credited) (house name)
Pencils
Mort Meskin (signed)
Inks
Mort Meskin (signed)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sheena! Come back!
Genre
jungle
Characters
Sheena [Sheena Rivington]; Prof. Van Dyke; the witch doctor; Bat Morgan (villain; death)
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Jest Laffs / cartoon / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Bob Kane (credited as Robert Kane)
Pencils
Bob Kane (credited as Robert Kane)
Inks
Bob Kane (credited as Robert Kane)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sorry, but you'll have to use the back entrance!
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Universal Phoenix Features

[Dogs Like Archaeology] (Table of Contents: 17)

Uncle Otto / comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Will Eisner (signed as Carl Heck)
Pencils
Will Eisner (signed as Carl Heck)
Inks
Will Eisner (signed as Carl Heck)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
Otto's dogs are interested in his book about archaeology.

Chapter 12: A Way Out; Chapter 13: A Repeated Attack (Table of Contents: 18)

Adventures of Tom Sherrill / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Don DeConn
Pencils
Don DeConn
Inks
Don DeConn
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

[Part 4] (Table of Contents: 19)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Victor Hugo (credited) (original story); ? (adaptation)
Pencils
Dick Briefer (signed)
Inks
Dick Briefer (signed)
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; drama
Reprints

[The Transovanian War: Part 4] (Table of Contents: 20)

ZX-5 Spies in Action / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Mort Leav (credited as Major Thorpe)
Pencils
Mort Leav (credited as Major Thorpe)
Inks
Mort Leav (credited as Major Thorpe)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The enraged pilot, angry at missing an attempt to kill ZX-5, attempts to shoot him as he floats down with a parachute -
Genre
spy
Characters
ZX-5
Synopsis
ZX-5 excapes death and then immediately gets himself in trouble again.
Reprints

The Lost City (Table of Contents: 21)

Ken Hammond / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Lin Davies
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure

[The Man Who Lived Twice: Part 4] (Table of Contents: 22)

Spencer Steel / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Edwin Loughlin (credited as Dennis Colebrook)
Pencils
Edwin Loughlin (credited as Dennis Colebrook)
Inks
Edwin Loughlin (credited as Dennis Colebrook)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
At last Spencer Steel has clues to the baffling Jonson case.
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Spencer Steele; Lucky Lucifer (villain); Doaks
Reprints

[The Experiment of Kromo: Part 4] (Table of Contents: 23)

Diary of Dr. Hayward / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lou Fine (under house name Curt Davis)
Inks
Lou Fine (under house name Curt Davis)
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Dr. Hayward; Mr. Eternity; Kromo (villain; death); Stuart Taylor; Lora

Indexer Notes

from Wags (UK) 1937 series #76?-77?

[The Experiment of Ali Pasha: Part 1] (Table of Contents: 24)

Diary of Dr. Hayward / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lou Fine (under house name Curt Davis)
Inks
Lou Fine (under house name Curt Davis)
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Dr. Hayward; Ali Ben Pasha (first appearance; villain); Stuart Taylor; Lora
Synopsis
Ali Ben Pasha has discovered the secret of invisibility.

Indexer Notes

from Wags (UK) 1937 series #78?-79?

[The Hooded Archer: Part 2] (Table of Contents: 25)

Wilton of the West / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lou Fine (under house name Fred Sande)
Inks
Lou Fine (under house name Fred Sande)
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Wiley Wilton; Henry Fleetfoot (villain); Geoffrey; Marcia
Synopsis
Wilton rescues Geoffrey and Marcia from a bandit.

Indexer Notes

Universal Phoenix Features

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. [Bobby in Hollywood: Part 4]
    Bobby
  3. 2. [The Law of the Bat: Part 2]
    Inspector Dayton
  4. 3. [The Origin of the Hawk]
    Hawks of the Seas / The Hawk
  5. 4. ["Hm-m drunk again!"]
    Uncle Otto
  6. 5. ["Army Man Lewis Stone"]
    Stars on Parade
  7. 6. The Hughes Racer
    Modern Planes and Model Building
  8. 7. [The Moon Shot: Part 4]
    Peter Pupp
  9. 8. ["Joe Jaramillo"]
    Heroes of Sport
  10. 9. ["Broome, West Australia."]
    News Facts
  11. 10. Complete These Letters for a Well-Known Nursery Rhyme
    Puzzle Phun
  12. 11. [Part 4]
    Count of Monte Cristo
  13. 12. ["Pee Wee, you know that fountain pen you traded for my turtle?"]
    Pee Wee
  14. 13. ["Couldn't I teach you to love me, Gilda?"]
    Gilda Gay
  15. 14. Jumbo Jim's Prize Party
  16. 15. [The Origin of Sheena: Part 4]
    Sheena
  17. 16. ["Sorry, but you'll have to use the back entrance!"]
    Jest Laffs
  18. 17. [Dogs Like Archaeology]
    Uncle Otto
  19. 18. Chapter 12: A Way Out; Chapter 13: A Repeated Attack
    Adventures of Tom Sherrill
  20. 19. [Part 4]
    The Hunchback of Notre Dame
  21. 20. [The Transovanian War: Part 4]
    ZX-5 Spies in Action
  22. 21. The Lost City
    Ken Hammond
  23. 22. [The Man Who Lived Twice: Part 4]
    Spencer Steel
  24. 23. [The Experiment of Kromo: Part 4]
    Diary of Dr. Hayward
  25. 24. [The Experiment of Ali Pasha: Part 1]
    Diary of Dr. Hayward
  26. 25. [The Hooded Archer: Part 2]
    Wilton of the West
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Doc DC
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Bob Hughes
  • Daniel Martinez
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Van Dore