Jumbo Comics
#11
(December 1939-January 1940)
Fiction House,
1938 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- every other month
- On-sale Date
- 1939-10-13
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Real Adventures Publishing Co., Inc.
- Editing
- Malcolm Reiss (editor); Will Eisner [as William E. Eisner] (art director); S. M. Iger (feature editor)
Issue Notes
On sale date from the publication date found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 4. Second class periodical. Copyright number 431356.
[Land of Giant Men]
Sheena / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- ? [as W. Morgan Thomas]
- Pencils
- Bob Powell
- Inks
- Bob Powell
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Sheena; Bob Reynolds; Mr. Barker; Inez Barker; Chim
Indexer Notes
Title from last issue blurb; first line, "From the jungle's darkness into the clearing emerges..."
[no title indexed]
Peter Pupp / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Synopsis While Peter and Tinymite ran to tell...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Peter Pupp; Tinymite; Fooy on Yu;
[no title indexed]
The Hawk / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner [as Willis Rensie]
- Pencils
- Will Eisner
- Inks
- Will Eisner
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- - - It is morning, as the early mists rise...
- Genre
- historical
- Characters
- The Hawk; Jeremy; Ogly; Caprini
[no title indexed]
Bobby / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- S. M. Iger
- Pencils
- S. M. Iger
- Inks
- S. M. Iger
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My dad knows a man who says he...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Bobby
Indexer Notes
1/2 page of "Prize Winners in August-September 1939 Jumbo Comics Gag Contest" appear above "Bobby."
[no title indexed]
Spencer Steel / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ? [as Dennis Colbrook]
- Pencils
- Klaus Nordling ?
- Inks
- Klaus Nordling ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- After his suprise elopement, and short honeymoon, Spencer...
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Spencer Steel; Nora Steel; "Pixie" Panto; Inga; Phillip Danbury; Nancy Danbury; Count Georgi Puskri; Alonzo Snead
Indexer Notes
Note: "Colebrook" is spelled without the "E". Different style from #10. But it's still a shop job, and you can see some panels done by Tuska...overall feel...Klaus Nordling.
City of Treachery
Ken Hammond / text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Lin Davies
- Pencils
- Bob Powell
- Inks
- Bob Powell
- Letters
- Typeset
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Ken Hammond; Dick Walsh - the Leopard Man; Nikki-Tikki; Mongga; Kuri
[no title indexed]
Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ? [as Curt Davis]
- Pencils
- Lou Fine
- Inks
- Lou Fine
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Your daughter a captive in Moki's castle?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Stuart Taylor; Melani; Moki; Dr. Hayward; Laura
Indexer Notes
Hints of George Brenner in the art.
The War of the Green Gas
ZX-5 Spies In Action / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ? [as Major Thorpe]
- Pencils
- Bob Powell ?
- Inks
- Vern Henkel ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- spy
- Characters
- ZX-5; King Genghis; Major Hastings; General Kutani;
Indexer Notes
Same artwork as in #10 - a mixture: including Bob Powell and perhaps Witmer Williams, Frank Frollo, or Vern Henkel. Caniff swipes.
[no title indexed]
Wilton of the West / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- ? [as Fred Sande]
- Pencils
- Lou Fine
- Inks
- Lou Fine
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Out of the western hills comes Wilton to...
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Wilton; Wiley; Snorty
The Death Drum
Inspector Dayton / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ? [as George Thatcher]
- Pencils
- Bob Powell ?
- Inks
- Vern Henkel ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Inspector Dayton; Paul Goodshaw; Wini Damien; Ella Fitzhugh; Gene
Indexer Notes
Powell and/or Henkel - I can't tell, but I'm more inclined to think is might not be Powell. Other possibilities: Frollo and/or Zolnerowich.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The War of the Emerald Gas
ZX-5 -
1.
[Land of Giant Men]
Sheena -
2.
["Synopsis While Peter and Tinymite ran to tell..."]
Peter Pupp -
3.
["- - It is morning, as the early mists rise..."]
The Hawk -
4.
["My dad knows a man who says he..."]
Bobby -
5.
["After his suprise elopement, and short honeymoon, Spencer..."]
Spencer Steel -
6.
City of Treachery
Ken Hammond -
7.
["Your daughter a captive in Moki's castle?"]
Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural -
8.
The War of the Green Gas
ZX-5 Spies In Action -
9.
["Out of the western hills comes Wilton to..."]
Wilton of the West -
10.
The Death Drum
Inspector Dayton -
11.
["Early in the year 1838, an elegant carriage..."]
The Count of Monte Cristo
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