Jumbo Comics #2 [Price variant]

[The Moon Shot: Part 2] (Table of Contents: 1)

Peter Pupp / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Kane (credited, signed)

Pencils

Bob Kane (credited, signed)

Inks

Bob Kane (credited, signed)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Tee hee, you see, chums.

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Peter Pupp; Tiny; The Weather Man; Merkin (first appearance); Buddah the Genie (first appearance); The Cloud Men [Zeke (first appearance; villain); Zeke, Jr. (first appearance; villain)]

Reprints

• from Wags [UK] (Editors Press Service, 1937 series) #27 (July 2, 1937), #28 (July 9, 1937), #30 (23 July 1937)
• in Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #19 (September 1940)

Indexer Notes

Strips numbered 11-15.

[Vendetta With Merrystone: Part 2] (Table of Contents: 2)

Hawks of the Seas / The Hawk / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Will Eisner (credited as Willis Rensie) (signed as Rensie)

Pencils

Will Eisner (credited as Willis Rensie) (signed as Rensie)

Inks

Will Eisner (credited as Willis Rensie) (signed as Rensie)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Disregarding the pleas of his colonel...

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

The Hawk; Merrystone (villain); Fluth

Reprints

• from Wags [UK] (Editors Press Service, 1937 series) #62, #64 (May 20, 1938), #65 (May 27, 1938)
• Reprints pages 46-50 of the Eisner-Iger sydicated "Hawks of the Seas" Sunday strip - full size, without color

Indexer Notes

Reprinted -- re-translated into English -- in Will Eisner's Hawks of the Seas (Kitchen Sink Press, Inc., 1986 series) #1

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

Jest Laffs / cartoon / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

Bob Kane (credited)

Pencils

Bob Kane (credited)

Inks

Bob Kane (credited)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Who the heck says we're contented!

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Indexer Notes

Universal Phoenix Syndicate material.

Three unrelated gag panels.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Phil-Os-Sappies / cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

Bob Kane

Pencils

Bob Kane

Inks

Bob Kane

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

They say exercise will kill all germs...

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

Universal Phoenix Syndicate material.

Three unrelated gag panels.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Heroes of Sport / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Tom Swift (house name); Will Eisner (signed as Erwin)

Pencils

Will Eisner (signed as Erwin)

Inks

Will Eisner (signed as Erwin)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The manly art of self defense...

Genre

non-fiction; sports

Characters

Barney Oldfield; Mrs. Oliver Grinell; Felix Carvajal

Indexer Notes

Universal Phoenix Syndicate material. Dated 6-21-37, 6-7-37 and 5-31-37. Other strip isn't dated.

[Part 2] (Table of Contents: 6)

The Count of Monte Cristo / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited as Jack Curtiss) (signed as Jack Curtiss)

Inks

Jack Kirby (credited as Jack Curtiss) (signed as Jack Curtiss)

Letters

Jack Kirby (credited as Jack Curtiss) (signed as Jack Curtiss)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In the drawing room...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Edmond Dantes; Villefort; Danglars; Fernard Mondego

Synopsis

Dantes is arrested on trumped up charges.

Reprints

• from Wags [UK] (Editors Press Service, 1937 series) #68 (June 17, 1938)

Indexer Notes

Letters credit identified by Greg Theakston and later Harry Mendryk on the Jack Kirby Museum web page http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby/archives/2369, 31 October 2008 (retrieved 15 December 2014).

Inker credit by Craig Delich.

[The Man Who Lived Twice: Part 2] (Table of Contents: 7)

Spencer Steel / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Edwin Loughlin (credited as Dennis Colebrook) (signed as Colebrook)

Pencils

Edwin Loughlin (credited as Dennis Colebrook) (signed as Colebrook)

Inks

Edwin Loughlin (credited as Dennis Colebrook) (signed as Colebrook)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

So that's why you brought me here...

Genre

drama

Characters

Spencer Steel; "Lucky" Lucifer (villain); Doctor Blitzen; "Gardenia" Green

Reprints

• from Wags [UK] (Editors Press Service, 1937 series) #71, #72 (July 15, 1938)

Indexer Notes

Strips numbered 34-38.

[Bobby In Hollywood: Part 2] (Table of Contents: 8)

Bobby / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

S. M. Iger (signed)

Pencils

S. M. Iger (signed)

Inks

S. M. Iger (signed)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

No hick is gonna muscle in...

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Bobby; Mister De Flicker; Miss Jones; Philip Fadeout

Indexer Notes

Universal Phoenix Features Syndicate.

Attack!! (Table of Contents: 9)

Modern Planes and Model Building / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Les Marshall

Pencils

Les Marshall

Inks

Les Marshall

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; aviation

Reprints

• from Wags [UK] (Editors Press Service, 1937 series) #32 (August 6, 1937)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Uncle Otto / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Will Eisner (credited as Carl Heck) (signed as Heck!)

Pencils

Will Eisner (signed as Carl Heck)

Inks

Will Eisner (signed as Carl Heck)

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Uncle Otto

Indexer Notes

Universal Phoenix Features. One strip is dated 8-3-37. The other three are not dated.

[The Experiment of Kromo: Part 2] (Table of Contents: 11)

The Diary of Dr. Hayward / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Kirby (under house name Curt Davis) (signed as Davis)

Inks

Jack Kirby (under house name Curt Davis) (signed as Davis)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dr. Hayward helplessly watches...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Dr. Hayward; Mr. Eternity (introduction); Kromo (villain)

Reprints

• from Wags [UK] (Editors Press Service, 1937 series) #68 (June 17, 1938)
• in Pulp Fiction (A List Comics, 1997 series) #2 (Summer 1997)
• in The Complete Jack Kirby (Pure Imagination, 1997 series) #1 - 1917-1940 (1997)

Indexer Notes

Letters credit identified by Greg Theakston and later Harry Mendryk on the Jack Kirby Museum web page http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby/archives/2369, 31 October 2008 (retrieved 15 December 2014).

Strips numbered 5-8.

[The Origin of Sheena: Part 2] (Table of Contents: 12)

Sheena / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

? [as W. Morgan Thomas] (credited)

Pencils

Mort Meskin (signed as Meskin)

Inks

Mort Meskin (signed as Meskin)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The witch doctor is telling the strange story...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Sheena (origin continued); Prof. Van Dyke; the witch doctor; Cardweel Rivington (first appearance; death; flashback; Sheena's father); Bat Morgan (first appearance; villain)

Reprints

• from Wags [UK] (Editors Press Service, 1937 series) #62, #64 (May 20, 1938), #68 (June 17, 1938)
• in Out of the Shadows (Fantagraphics, 2012 series) (June 2012) [first page only]

Indexer Notes

Strips numbered 16-19.

[Bart Lugar's Cutthroats: Part 2] (Table of Contents: 13)

Wilton of the West / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Fred Sande] (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (under house name Fred Sande)

Inks

Jack Kirby (under house name Fred Sande)

Letters

Jack Kirby (pages 3 and 4); ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Bart Lugar's gang...

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Wilton; Bart Lugar (villain, death)

Reprints

• in The Complete Jack Kirby (Pure Imagination, 1997 series) #1 - 1917-1940 (1997)

Indexer Notes

Letters credit identified by Greg Theakston and later Harry Mendryk on the Jack Kirby Museum web page http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby/archives/2369, 31 October 2008 (retrieved 15 December 2014).

Inker credit by Jack Kirby Museum. Episodes 5-8.

Red Fang (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Linton Davies (credited)

Pencils

? (2 spot illustrations)

Inks

? (2 spot illustrations)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In the center of the treasure map...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Johnny Storm' Red Fang (police dog)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Pee Wee / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

S. M. Iger (credited, signed)

Pencils

S. M. Iger (credited, signed)

Inks

S. M. Iger (credited, signed)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gosh, here comes Lazy Lenny down the street...

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Pee Wee

Reprints

• in Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #27 (May 1941)

Indexer Notes

Four Universal Phoenix Syndicate strips dated 10-4-37, 8-23-37. Two with no date.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Gilda Gay - The Modern Girl / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bernard Baily (signed)

Inks

Bernard Baily

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Johnny doesn't love me any more.

Genre

humor

Characters

Gilda; Judy

Indexer Notes

Four Universal Phoenix Syndicate strips dated 12-6-37, 11/-2-37. Two with no date.

A Letter of Introduction (Table of Contents: 17)

Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Powell ?

Inks

Bob Powell ?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It is New Year's Eve in New York City...

Genre

humor

Characters

Edgar Bergen; Charlie McCarthy; John Mannering; George Murphy

Indexer Notes

adaptation of Universal movie

Chapter 6: A Rescue and a Plot; Ch. 7: Love and a Story; Ch. 8: Bitter-Sweet (Table of Contents: 18)

Adventures of Tom Sherrill / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Don DeConn (credited as don) (signed as de conn)

Pencils

Don DeConn (credited as don) (signed as de conn)

Inks

Don DeConn (credited as don) (signed as de conn)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Chief Pow-Wow has decreed...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Tom Sherrill; Chief Pow-Wow; Bitter-Sweet.

Reprints

• from Wags [UK] (Editors Press Service, 1937 series) #21 (May 21, 1937), #24 (June 11, 1937)

Indexer Notes

Strips numbered 5-8.

Sanctuary (Part 2) (Table of Contents: 19)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dick Briefer (credited as Richard Briefer) (signed as Briefer)

Inks

Dick Briefer (credited as Richard Briefer) (signed as Briefer)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Esmerelda, accused of stabbing her lover...

Genre

adventure; drama

Characters

Esmeralda; Quasimodo; Jehan; Phoebus

Reprints

• from Wags [UK] (Editors Press Service, 1937 series) #22, #24 (June 11, 1937)

Indexer Notes

Strips numbered 6-9.

[The Ace of Spades Gang: Part 2] (Table of Contents: 20)

Inspector Dayton / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

George Thatcher (credited as Geo. Thatcher)

Pencils

George Thatcher (credited as Geo. Thatcher)

Inks

George Thatcher (credited as Geo. Thatcher)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

With Inspector Dayton hot on the trail...

Genre

crime

Characters

Inspector Dayton; "The Ace of Spades" (villain); Ace of Spades Gang (villains); Major Scott

Reprints

• from Wags 56?-59? (1937 series)

Indexer Notes

Strips numbered 5-7.

[An Adding Machine] (Table of Contents: 21)

Jumboners starring Jumbo Jim / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Will Eisner (signed as Erwin)

Pencils

Will Eisner (signed as Erwin)

Inks

Will Eisner (signed as Erwin)

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Jumbo Jim; Professor Dillpickle

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Jumbo Jim's Prize Party / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

? (spot illustration)

Inks

? (spot illustration)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Jumbo Jim

Synopsis

Contest info

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

Jest Laffs / cartoon / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

Bob Kane

Pencils

Bob Kane

Inks

Bob Kane

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'm sorry, madame, but I'll have to...

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

Universal Phoenix Syndicate material.

Three unrelated gag panels.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

Phil-Os-Sappies / cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

Bob Kane

Pencils

Bob Kane

Inks

Bob Kane

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The man who made a million in spaghetti...

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

Universal Phoenix Syndicate material.

Three unrelated gag panels.

Nursery-Krazy Kivilt-Puzzle (Table of Contents: 25)

Puzzle Phun / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Don DeConn (signed as de conn)

Pencils

Don DeConn (signed as de conn)

Inks

Don DeConn (signed as de conn)

Letters

?

Reprints

• from Wags [UK] (Editors Press Service, 1937 series) #36 (November 11, 1937)

Indexer Notes

Strip number 20.

Horse Thief (Table of Contents: 26)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

? [as Hap' Casey] (credited)

Pencils

? (2 spot illustrations)

Inks

? (2 spot illustrations)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Standing by the chuck wagon...

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Goose-neck Trammell; Red Kennedy; Lon Sutter

[The Transovanian War: Part 2] (Table of Contents: 27)

ZX-5 Spies In Action / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Will Eisner (credited as Major Thorpe)

Pencils

Will Eisner (credited as Major Thorpe)

Inks

Will Eisner (credited as Major Thorpe)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

ZX-5 is headed for the Transovanian border...

Genre

spy

Characters

ZX-5; Baron de Rolf (villain)

Synopsis

ZX-5 doubles back and captures his pursuers and then uses them to get over the border.

Reprints

• from Wags [UK] (Editors Press Service, 1937 series) #54

Indexer Notes

Strips numbered 5-8.