(November 1947)

Fiction House, 1938 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Real Adventures Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Fiction House Magazines
Editing
Claude E. Lapham; S. M. Iger (art director)

Man-Cubs from Momba-Zu! (Table of Contents)

Sheena / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Doolin
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
jungle
Characters
Sheena; Bob Reynolds
Reprints
Keywords
African natives; hyenas; spears; stereotyping of African natives; torture

The Warrior Kids of the Zomba-Zu (Table of Contents: 1)

Sheena / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
? [as W. Morgan Thomas] (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kamen
Inks
John Forte ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
At last! The tree hut nearly finished...
Genre
jungle
Characters
Sheena; Bob Reynolds; Achmed; Bwana Brooks; Doctor Daffron

[Captain Thorn's Submarine Raiders] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
? [as Willis Rensie] (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kamen
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It works, Cap'n Thorn...
Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Captain Hawk; Velvet; Jeremey; Cap'n Thorn; Lady Elizabeth; Caleb

C/O Jumbo (Table of Contents: 3)

C/O Jumbo / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[The Murder of Moneybags Moore] (Table of Contents: 4)

ZX-5 / 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
Wonder what Moore wants with me?
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
ZX-5; Moneybags Moore; Sally Moore; Doctor Jim Craig

[Flyin' With a Lion] (Table of Contents: 5)

Sky Girl / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Bill Gibson] (credited)
Pencils
Matt Baker
Inks
Matt Baker
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
And that rat, Herb.
Genre
humor; aviation
Characters
Sky Girl [Ginge Maguire]; Freddy (a lion); Mr. Goliath; Mister Martin
Synopsis
Ginge is thinking about attending the circus in town when a lion comes into the diner. She trys to run away and hide in an airplane but the lion follows her. It turns out that she is stuck in the middle of two gangs fighting and one of the gangs use the lion's attraction to her in the fight.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Only change in the reprint is the change in the feature heading from Sky Girl to Sky Gal, the addition of a title and the printing in black and white (in Sky Gal #2).

The Fight That Failed (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Henry Lanier (credited as Henry Wysham Lanier)
Pencils
? (2 spot illustrations)
Inks
? (2 spot illustrations)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the gloomy records of polar exploration...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Lieutenant De Long

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.

[Calling Confucius] (Table of Contents: 7)

Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Curt Davis] (credited)
Pencils
Matt Baker
Inks
Matt Baker; John Forte
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What wise man said...
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Stuart Taylor; Laura Hayward; Doc Hayward; Confucius

[The Rothstein Jewels' Curse] (Table of Contents: 8)

Ghost Gallery / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Drew Murdoch] (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kamen
Inks
John Forte
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Drew Murdoch; Dick Rothstein; Miss Wright (nurse, crook); Smitty (crook); Joe (crook); Steve (crook)
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Man-Cubs from Momba-Zu!
    Sheena
  2. 1. The Warrior Kids of the Zomba-Zu
    Sheena
  3. 2. [Captain Thorn's Submarine Raiders]
    Hawks of the Seas / The Hawk
  4. 3. C/O Jumbo
    C/O Jumbo
  5. 4. [The Murder of Moneybags Moore]
    ZX-5
  6. 5. [Flyin' With a Lion]
    Sky Girl
  7. 6. The Fight That Failed
  8. 7. [Calling Confucius]
    Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural
  9. 8. [The Rothstein Jewels' Curse]
    Ghost Gallery
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Keith Chandler
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • john schutkeker
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky