(February 1947)

Fiction House, 1938 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1946-12-10
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Real Adventures Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Fiction House Magazines
Editing
Claude Lapham (credited as Claude E. Lapham) (editor); S. M. Iger (credited) (art director); Thurman Scott (credited as T. T. Scott) (business manager, president)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 1, Part 2, Nos. 1&2, Periodicals, 1946-1947.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Ghost Safari (Table of Contents)

Sheena / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
jungle
Characters
Sheena
Reprints
Keywords
leopards
Cover Thumbnail for Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #96
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Ghost Safari (Table of Contents: 1)

Sheena / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
? [as W. Morgan Thomas] (credited)
Pencils
Bob Webb
Inks
Bob Webb
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'll have to hustle, Sheena.
Genre
jungle
Characters
Sheena; Bob Reynolds; The "Fake Inspector" (first appearance; villain; death); Emil (first appearance; villain; death); An inspector (first appearance); M'Pauli (first appearance)

Indexer Notes

title from cover

[The Peril of Puttyface] (Table of Contents: 2)

ZX-5 Spies in Action / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Major Thorpe] (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kamen
Inks
Jack Kamen
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The war of a confidentional investigator against crime...
Feature Logo
ZX-5
Genre
crime; spy
Characters
ZX-5; Bella (first appearance; villain); Puttyface (first appearance; villain); Wally (first appearance; a city mayor)

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

Patsy Pinup / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as Wanda Graham] (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hustle into your best smile, Pasty...
Genre
humor
Characters
Patsy Pinup

[Black Blade] (Table of Contents: 4)

Hawks of the Seas / The Hawk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Willis Rensie] (credited)
Pencils
Bob Webb
Inks
Bob Webb
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gentlemen! Beggin' ye, I am!
Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Captain Hawk; Black Blade [Governor Preston] (first appearance; villain); Velvet; Caleb; Jeremy; Fluth

Sheena and the Pool of Peril (Table of Contents: 5)

Sheena / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
? [as W. Morgan Thomas] (credited)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Had it not been for Sheena's detaining hand...
Genre
jungle
Characters
Sheena; Bob Reynolds

[The Gasoline Substitute] (Table of Contents: 6)

Sky Girl / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Bill Gibson] (credited)
Pencils
Matt Baker
Inks
Matt Baker
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ours is truly the synthetic era...
Genre
humor; aviation
Characters
Sky Girl [Ginger Maguire]; Boris Takeallski (first appearance; villain)

Indexer Notes

The final third of page six is taken up with the annual statement of ownership.

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Claude Lapham (credited as Claude E. Lapham) (editor)
Letters
typeset

[Adventure In Angkor Wat] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
? [as Curt Davis] (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kamen
Inks
Jack Kamen
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Legend says the inhabitants fled within the hour...
Feature Logo
Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; science fiction
Characters
Stuart Taylor; Laura Hayward; Doc Hayward; The Khan (first appearance; villain; death)

[The Sahib's Hypnotic Murders] (Table of Contents: 9)

The Ghost Gallery / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Drew Murdoch] (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kamen
Inks
Jack Kamen; John Forte ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
At last, I'm here at Mrs. Flint's house.
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense
Characters
Drew Murdoch; The Sahib (first appearance; villain; death); Roberta Walker (first appearance; death; returns as ghost); Mrs. Flint (first appearance; death)
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Ghost Safari
    Sheena
  2. 1. Ghost Safari
    Sheena
  3. 2. [The Peril of Puttyface]
    ZX-5 Spies in Action
  4. 3. ["Hustle into your best smile, Pasty..."]
    Patsy Pinup
  5. 4. [Black Blade]
    Hawks of the Seas / The Hawk
  6. 5. Sheena and the Pool of Peril
    Sheena
  7. 6. [The Gasoline Substitute]
    Sky Girl
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
  9. 8. [Adventure In Angkor Wat]
    Stuart Taylor
  10. 9. [The Sahib's Hypnotic Murders]
    The Ghost Gallery
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