Jumbo Comics
#9
(August-September 1939)
Fiction House,
1938 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- every other month
- On-sale Date
- 1939-06-26
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Real Adventures Publishing Co. Inc.
- Editing
- Malcolm Reiss; Jerry Iger (feature editor); Will Eisner (art director)
Issue Notes
Slightly wider than golden age, 8.25" x 10.25". Full color.
On sale date from the publication date found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 3. Second class permit. Copyright number 421288.
On sale date from the publication date found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 3. Second class permit. Copyright number 421288.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
-
from Wags [UK] (Editors Press Service, 1937 series) #83 (September 30, 1938)
-
[no title indexed]
Sheena / comic story / 10 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Goaded by the tales of a fantastic city...
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Sheena; Bob Reynolds; Agani; Thad Barker
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Peter Pupp / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Peter and Tinymite are exploring the moon...
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Peter Pupp; Tinymite; Cyclone Sam
Indexer Notes
new story?
[no title indexed]
The Hawk / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner [as Willis Rensie]
- Pencils
- Will Eisner [as Willis Rensie]
- Inks
- Will Eisner [as Willis Rensie]
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Out of the misty realm of the unknown...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- The Hawk; Jeremy; Burke; Dr. Snyde; Gor; Caleb
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Formerly Hawk of the Seas. Now reprinted from Wags (Australia). Pages are reformatted to fit the smaller size of Jumbo with many pages being made into two and a splash panel added. Reprint runs from v3#26 to v3#33.
[no title indexed]
Bobby / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wat'cha cryin' for, little feller?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Bobby
Indexer Notes
Universal Phoenix Features
[no title indexed]
Pee Wee / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gwan! Tell your big big brother I'll knock...
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Pee Wee
Indexer Notes
Universal Phoenix Features
[no title indexed]
Spencer Steele / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Edwin Loughlin ? [as Dennis Colbrook]
- Inks
- Edwin Loughlin ? [as Dennis Colbrook]
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Chitland, a small town resting snugly in the...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Spencer Steel; Joe Doaks; Mr. Shear; Kinkaid; Heinie
Schmdt; Editor Hardrok - Keywords
- Chitland
Indexer Notes
Reprinted from Wags (Australia)? v3#31 et seq.
[no title indexed]
Weird Stories of the Supernatural / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A skull?? In a twentieth century laboratory--that...
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Stuart Taylor; Dr. Hayward; Ali Pascha; King
Mnchung; Moki - Reprints
Indexer Notes
formerly The Diary of Dr. Hayward
[Over the Rail]
Uncle Otto / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Will Eisner [as Carl Heck]
- Pencils
- Will Eisner [as Carl Heck]
- Inks
- Will Eisner [as Carl Heck]
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Uncle Otto
- Reprints
- in Spitfire Comics (Elliot, 1944 series) #132 (August 1944)
-
Indexer Notes
Universal Phoenix Features
[no title indexed]
Sport Shorts / cartoon / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Willie Hoppe former world's billiard champion often shakes...
- Genre
- non-fiction; sports
Indexer Notes
Universal Phoenix Features
[no title indexed]
ZX-5 Spies In Action / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here's the photo of Alexi Akimo, the notorious...
- Genre
- spy
- Characters
- ZX-5; Alexi Akimo; Major Mannering
- Reprints
- from Wags [UK] (Editors Press Service, 1937 series) #81 (September 16, 1938), #82 (September 23, 1938)
-
[no title indexed]
Jest Laffs / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sure that's an octopus, Joe--times are so...
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Universal Phoenix Features
The Crimson Rider
Wilton of the West / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Introduction: Crimson Rider
Indexer Notes
Universal Phoenix Features
[no title indexed]
Inspector Dayton / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- After many weeks of careful work, Inspector Dayton...
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Inspector Dayton; Anderson Case; Patch; Mr. Sung;
Wang; Chen Fu; Tom Dawson - Reprints
- from Wags (UK) 70? et seq
Indexer Notes
[artwork very crude--could be anybody]
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Sheena -
1.
["Goaded by the tales of a fantastic city..."]
Sheena -
2.
["Peter and Tinymite are exploring the moon..."]
Peter Pupp -
3.
["Out of the misty realm of the unknown..."]
The Hawk -
4.
["Wat'cha cryin' for, little feller?"]
Bobby -
5.
["Gwan! Tell your big big brother I'll knock..."]
Pee Wee -
6.
["Chitland, a small town resting snugly in the..."]
Spencer Steele -
7.
Green Terror
Ken Hammond -
8.
["A skull?? In a twentieth century laboratory--that..."]
Weird Stories of the Supernatural -
9.
[Over the Rail]
Uncle Otto -
10.
["Willie Hoppe former world's billiard champion often shakes..."]
Sport Shorts -
11.
["Here's the photo of Alexi Akimo, the notorious..."]
ZX-5 Spies In Action -
12.
["Sure that's an octopus, Joe--times are so..."]
Jest Laffs -
13.
The Crimson Rider
Wilton of the West -
14.
["After many weeks of careful work, Inspector Dayton..."]
Inspector Dayton -
15.
[no title indexed]
Jumbo Jim's Prize Party
This issue was modified by, among others
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Peter Croome
- Michael Hoskin
- Bob Hughes
- Dan Kocher
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Ramon Schenk
- Patrick Shaughnessy
- Jim Stangas
- Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (R.I.P.)
- Jim Van Dore
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