Jumbo Comics #19

(September 1940)

Warriors of the Bush (Table of Contents: 1)

Sheena / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

? [as W. Morgan Thomas] (credited)

Pencils

Bob Powell (signed as Powell)

Inks

Bob Powell (signed as Powell)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

By force and treachery, king Kwaba, ruler of...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Sheena; Ikwaba; Bob Reynolds; Chim; Rene and Michel (two French soldiers)

Indexer Notes

Title is from the cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Peter Pupp / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Golleh] (credited)

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Bob Kane (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In the last installment, Peter made a new...

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Peter Pupp; Tinymite; Merkin the Magician

Reprints

• from Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #2 (October 1938)
which is reprinted
• from Wags [UK] (Editors Press Service, 1937 series) #27 (July 2, 1937), #28 (July 9, 1937), #30 (23 July 1937)
• from Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #3 (November 1938)
which is reprinted
• from Wags [UK] (Editors Press Service, 1937 series) #32 (August 6, 1937)
• The first page is from Jumbo Comics #2, while pages 2 and 3 are from Jumbo Comics #3.

Indexer Notes

Signed on the penultimate panel of page 1.

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

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

Script

? [as Willis Rensie] (credited)

Pencils

John Celardo

Inks

John Celardo

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The swashbuckling outlaw of the waves, daring Robin...

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

The Hawk; Caleb; Fluth; Jeremy; Sagua; George Washington

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

Lightning / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Teller Tayles] (credited)

Pencils

Charles Wojtkowski

Inks

shop?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In the home of General Larkin, Fred Larkin...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lightning [Fred Larkin]; General Larkin; Frank Larkin; Paul LeRat

Indexer Notes

Suggestions of Witmer Williams and Maurice Gutwirth in places.

Hands of Death (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Tom Alexander] (credited)

Pencils

? (2 spot illustrations)

Inks

? (2 spot illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

Typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'm glad you're here.

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

none named

Indexer Notes

Written in the first person.

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

Bobby / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

S. M. Iger (signed)

Pencils

S. M. Iger (signed)

Inks

S. M. Iger (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I want a cake of soap, please.

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Bobby; unnamed storekeeper

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Uncle Otto / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Will Eisner (credited as Heck)

Pencils

Will Eisner (credited as Heck)

Inks

Will Eisner (credited as Heck)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey, Uncle Otto, your secretary is here.

Genre

humor

Characters

Uncle Otto

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Stuart Taylor / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Curt Davis] (credited)

Pencils

Nick Cardy

Inks

Nick Cardy

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Stuart Taylor trails the thief of the time...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Stuart Taylor; Dr. Hayward; Laura Hayward; Rogro

Reprints

• in Witty Comics (Irwin H. Rubin, 1945 series) #1 ([circa 1945]) [Changes from the original story mostly come down to names, colorings, and the occasional placement of some text. The only panel changed altogether is the final one, which shows a visual of the protagonists instead of a visual of the villain.]
• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #103 (2017)

Indexer Notes

John Celardo is probably involved on some pages.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Jumbo Laffs / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

? [as I. M. Leffin] (credited)

Pencils

Bob Kane ?

Inks

Bob Kane ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Miss Pokerface-take a letter!

Genre

humor

Characters

Miss Pokerface

Reprints

• in Captain Flight Comics (Four Star Publications, 1944 series) #10 (December 1945)

Indexer Notes

Four unrelated gag panels.

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

ZX-5 Spies In Action / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Major Thorpe] (credited)

Pencils

Ed Smalle ?

Inks

Ed Smalle ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

ZX-5 is assigned to apprehend a man known...

Genre

spy

Characters

Manya; The High Lama [ZX-5 in disguise]; Ghoro

Indexer Notes

While not known to have worked at the Iger/Eisner shop, this bears many Ed Smalle traits, possibly with some Charles Sultan input.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Wilton of the West / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Fred Sande] (credited)

Pencils

Charles Sultan

Inks

Charles Sultan

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Once again, the redman breaks faith with his...

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Wiley Wilton; Black Hawk; Colonel Sharp; Lieutenant Burke; Snorty

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Inspector Dayton / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

? [as George Thatcher] (credited)

Pencils

Nick Cardy

Inks

Nick Cardy; ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Into New York harbor steams the 'Beggars' Yacht...

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Inspector Dayton; Boss Goring; Johnny Brown; Wini Damian