(May 1940)
Fiction House,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- Every month
- On-sale Date
- 1940-03-14
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Glen Kel Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
-
Fiction House Magazines
- Editing
- Malcolm Reiss (Editor); William E. Eisner (Art Director); S. M. Iger (Feature Editor)
Issue Notes
On sale date from the publication date found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, 1940, Number 2. Second class permit. Copyright number 449460.
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[no title indexed]
Kaänga / comic story / 10 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Once again, the arch enemy of Kaänga strikes.
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Kaänga; Sam Broot (villain); Ann Mason; Cheeba (leopard)
- Synopsis
- Ann and Cheeba help Kaänga escape after he is captured by Broot. Kaänga then uses the animals of the jungle to chase away Broot's army.
- Keywords
- kepis; stereotyping of African natives; swimsuits
Indexer Notes
Sam Broot is miscolored as a Caucasian.
[no title indexed]
The Red Panther / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Deep in the jungle stands a group of giant ant hills, home of the poisonous red ants --
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- The Red Panther; The Ant Woman (introduction, villain, death)
- Synopsis
- After the Red Panther rescues a safari from poisonous ants, the Ant Woman vows revenge on the Panther and the safari leaders. However, their capture, the Panther turns the tables on the Ant Woman and she is killed by her own ants.
- Keywords
- anthills; ants; bondage; stereotyping of African natives
Indexer Notes
The previous indexer doubts that this is Peddy's artwork.
[no title indexed]
Tabu, Wizard of the Jungle / comic story / 7.75 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The screams of a caged leopard resounds throughout the jungle,... [sic]
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Tabu; The Zsingos (African tribe)(introduction, villains, death); Jibus (African tribe)
- Synopsis
- The leopard cultist Zsingos kidnap the children of the Jibus to sacrifice to their gods. The children are rescued by Tabu after he uses his own magic to overcome the magic traps set for him by the Zsingos.
- Keywords
- baboons; bondage; caves; human sacrifice; kidnapping; leopard cults; lions; skeletons; stereotyping of African natives; tiglons
Strange Case of Ezra Ark: Case 3: File 1: Clue 2
comic story / 0.25 page
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Ark
- Synopsis
- In this installment of the Fiction House serialized mystery of the month, Ark's nephew threatens to kill him.
[no title indexed]
Camilla / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Restoring the eternal fountain of youth, Camilla rules her lost empire in pefect peace and harmony...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Camilla; Lief Thorgson (introduction, villain, death); Count Knuten (introduction, villain); Count Knuten's cousin (introduction, villain)
- Synopsis
- Camilla thwarts the Viking king Lief Thorgson through superior magic. After Thorgson's death at Camilla's hand, his men agree to follow her.
- Keywords
- bondage; chariots; human sacrifice; riding zebras; torture; Vikings
[no title indexed]
Captain Terry Thunder / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The masked arrows, a band of thieving natives attack Captain Thunder's fort...
- Genre
- adventure; jungle
- Characters
- Captain Terry Thunder; The Masked Arrows (introduction, villains, death); Astbis (African tribes)
- Synopsis
- The Masked Arrows capture the fort and Terry must get assistance from the local tribes to re-take it.
- Keywords
- idols; stereotyping of African natives
[no title indexed]
Wambi, The Jungle Boy / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We'll find plenty of tuskers in there...
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Wambi; Wolf Lawsen (introduction, villain, death); Raga (crocodile); Nostro (hippopotomus); Ogg (ape); Tawn (elephant); Bimi (badger)
- Synopsis
- Wambi and his animal friends rescue a herd of elephants from an ivory hunter and then destroy him and his steamboat with his own dynamite.
- Keywords
- dynamite; ivory hunting; stereotyping of African natives
[no title indexed]
Roy Lance / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Angered savage tribes, whipped to fierce action by the cruelty of African slavers...
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Roy Lance; Kubuttis (African tribe)
- Synopsis
- Roy helps members of the Kubutti escape from slavers.
- Keywords
- Belgian Congo; poisoned darts; safaris; slavers; stereotyping of African natives
[no title indexed]
Simba, King of the Beasts / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Simba approaches the water hole to slake his thirst.
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Simba; John Mason; Dick Mason
- Synopsis
- Unscrupulous hunters poison the water hole and take the Masons captive. Simba rescues the Masons, who then detoxify the water hole.
- Keywords
- poision; water buffalo; water holes
[no title indexed]
Fantomah / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Fletcher Hanks [as Barclay Flagg] (signed)
- Pencils
- Fletcher Hanks [as Barclay Flagg] (signed)
- Inks
- Fletcher Hanks [as Barclay Flagg] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Fletcher Hanks
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fantomah, propelling herself on powerfully developed thought waves; glides swiftly over the silent jungle.
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Fantomah; Mundoor (introduction, villain)
- Synopsis
- Discovering the eggs of giant reptiles on a fallen asteroid, Mundoor raises the reptiles in an attempt to take over the world. Fantomah uses her astounding powers to break Mundoor's hypnotic control over the reptiles and sends Mundoor, the reptiles, and the asteroid into deep space.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- astronomical observatories; hypnosis; meteorites; Simbora (Middle Eastern city); skeletons; super vitamin plants
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Jungle Roars / cartoon / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You're lucky -- my doctor says I can only eat lean meat!
- Genre
- humor
- Keywords
- cannibals; stereotyping of African natives
Indexer Notes
1 panel cartoon
[no title indexed]
Jungle Roar / cartoon / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This parrots from the jungle, he can do everything but talk
- Genre
- humor
- Keywords
- parrots; pet stores
Indexer Notes
1 panel cartoon
A Jungle Tale
Prof. Dunk / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Professor Dunk
- Synopsis
- A monkey with a magnifying glass puts the professor on the hot seat.
- Keywords
- magnifying glasses; monkeys
Indexer Notes
mime strip
Tony Rose doubts the art is Eisner's but can see the resemblance between the signature and Eisner's traditional signature.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Empire of the Ape Men
Kaänga -
1.
["$50.00 given away free"]
-
2.
["Once again, the arch enemy of Kaänga strikes."]
Kaänga -
3.
["Deep in the jungle stands a group of giant ant hills, home of the poisonous red ants --"]
The Red Panther -
4.
["The screams of a caged leopard resounds throughout the jungle,... [sic]"]
Tabu, Wizard of the Jungle -
5.
Strange Case of Ezra Ark: Case 3: File 1: Clue 2
-
6.
["Restoring the eternal fountain of youth, Camilla rules her lost empire in pefect peace and harmony..."]
Camilla -
7.
Death of the Laughing Terror
-
8.
["The masked arrows, a band of thieving natives attack Captain Thunder's fort..."]
Captain Terry Thunder -
9.
["We'll find plenty of tuskers in there..."]
Wambi, The Jungle Boy -
10.
["Angered savage tribes, whipped to fierce action by the cruelty of African slavers..."]
Roy Lance -
11.
["Simba approaches the water hole to slake his thirst."]
Simba, King of the Beasts -
12.
["Fantomah, propelling herself on powerfully developed thought waves; glides swiftly over the silent jungle."]
Fantomah -
13.
["You're lucky -- my doctor says I can only eat lean meat!"]
Jungle Roars -
14.
["This parrots from the jungle, he can do everything but talk"]
Jungle Roar -
15.
A Jungle Tale
Prof. Dunk -
16.
["Have you read these magazines?"]
-
17.
["Money and big prizes"]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Gregory Fischer
- Michael Hoskin
- Lou Mazzella
- Donald Dale Milne
- Tony R. Rose
- Patrick Shaughnessy
- Jim Van Dore
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