(May 1948)

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)

Beware the Witch-Man's Brew (Table of Contents)

Sheena / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
jungle
Characters
Sheena
Reprints
Keywords
African natives; bondage; lions

The Kraal of the Dead (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
But, Sheena, do you think...
Genre
jungle
Characters
Sheena; Bob Reynolds; Chief J'Runo; Doctor Fosdick; Bill Fosdick; Bart (crook); Kroll (crook)

[The Convict Cargo] (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
Jack Kamen
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now th' Lady Scarlett becomes a convict ship.
Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Captain Hawk; Velvet; Caleb; Jeremy; Doctor Jeff Winston; Fluth; Cap'n Ben Burke

Indexer Notes

Script and art were previously credited to Will Eisner, who had departed the strip nearly a decade earlier.

Lord of the Sea: Horatio Nelson (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 2.75 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (5 spot illustrations)
Inks
? (5 spot illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
If one had to name a single man...
Genre
history
Characters
Lord Horatio Nelson

[The Blackmail of Celeste Faraday] (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
Did the girl contact you yet...
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
zx-5; Celeste Faraday; Enoch Barnaby

[no title indexed] (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
Raw courage was plentiful in these dear dim days...
Genre
humor; aviation
Characters
Sky Girl [Ginger Maguire]; Percy Poindexter; Steinbeck; Mr. Legree; Randolph Roberts
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[The Lucifer Loan Company] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
After those bill collectors got through with me...
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Stuart Taylor; Laura Hayward; Doc Hayward; Lucifer; Dr. Faustus; Margeurite

Indexer Notes

Curt Davis (a house name) was previously credited with pencils.

[The Ghost of Marcia Leeds] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I knew our scheme was in danger...
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Drew Murdoch; Hattie; Bill Leeds (a ghost); Cecil; Marcia Leeds (death, a ghost); Jennie (a maid, death, a ghost); Miriam
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Beware the Witch-Man's Brew
    Sheena
  2. 1. The Kraal of the Dead
    Sheena
  3. 2. [The Convict Cargo]
    Hawks of the Seas / The Hawk
  4. 3. Lord of the Sea: Horatio Nelson
  5. 4. [The Blackmail of Celeste Faraday]
    ZX-5
  6. 5. ["Raw courage was plentiful in these dear dim days..."]
    Sky Girl
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    C/O Jumbo
  8. 7. [The Lucifer Loan Company]
    Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural
  9. 8. [The Ghost of Marcia Leeds]
    Ghost Gallery
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Keith Chandler
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore
  • David Welsh
  • Len Wolinsky