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Issue: Jumbo Comics #38

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Publication Date: April 1942

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Issues: #38 of 167 Issues (168 Printings)

Title:

Variant: unnamed

Rating:

Publisher: Flag

Fiction House

Brand: Fiction House Magazines

Indicia Publisher: Real Adventures Publishing Co. Inc.

On Sale Date: 02/11/1942

Volume: none

Pages: 68

ISBN: none

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.10 USD

Indicia Frequency:

Content Items: 13 (12 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s): S. M. Iger (Art Director)

Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 2.

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: black and white (#1-8); color (#9 onwards)

Dimensions: tabloid:10.5 x 14 1/2 (#1-8); 8.5 x 10.5 inches (#9); standard Golden Age U.S. (#10 onwards)

Paper Stock: newsprint

Binding: saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: was ongoing series

Format Notes:

Reprinted In1

Some/all of Issue reprinted as a Content Item in another Issue:

Sheena, Queen of the Jungle #8 published January 1950 as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]

Reprinted From0

There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.

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Cover, Front

Original Artwork

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Title Page

Indicia on this Page

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Content Items (13 total)

Death-Trap of the River Demons

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Sheena

Character(s): Sheena; Bob Reynolds

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Death Trap of the River Demons

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as W. Morgan Thomas] (credited)

Penciller(s): Bob Webb

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Sheena

Character(s): Sheena; Bob Reynolds; Chim

First Line: Snarling, plunging beasts, surrounded by the hysterical laughter...

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 12

Notes: The story title is taken from the cover. Slick inker on main characters.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Curt Davis] (credited)

Penciller(s): Lee Ames

Inker(s): Lee Ames ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: science fiction

Feature(s): Stuart Taylor

Character(s): Stuart Taylor; Dr. Hayward; Laura; Genghis Khan; Tangut

First Line: In bold, brazen letters ancient Mongol historians recorded...

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

Notes: Still has signs of Reit, but perhaps it's just Ames doing an imitation of him to maintain artistic continuity. NOT solo Reit by any means.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Bobby

Character(s): Bobby; Spud

First Line: Bobby, I'm awfully sorry my cat scratched your...

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Alex Blum

Inker(s): Alex Blum

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: western

Feature(s): Midnight The Wild Black Stallion

Character(s): Rick; Helen

First Line: Across the wild western plains gallops a mighty...

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Teller Tayles] (credited)

Penciller(s): John Cassone; ?

Inker(s): John Cassone; Iger shop

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Lightning

Character(s): Lightning [Fred Larkin]; General Larkin; Fritz; Armstrong; Hans

First Line: No one knows that private Fred Larkin, son...

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 8

Notes: The grotesque aspects of Cassone are accentuated here, possibly due to someone like Ken Battefield - though he is supposed to be on staff at Cinema Comics at this date, so he doesn't seem to be a likely candidate.

Assignment for Jail

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Thomas Miller] (credited)

Penciller(s): ? (2 spot illustrations)

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: crime

Character(s): George Ball; Joe Manna; Shorty

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 2

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as George Thatcher] (credited)

Penciller(s): Charles A. Winter

Inker(s): Don Cameron ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: mystery

Feature(s): Inspector Dayton

Character(s): Inspector Dayton; Lois

First Line: America at war! And inspector Dayton, ace sleuth...

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 7

wordless pantomime strip

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Uncle Otto

Character(s): Uncle Otto

Reprinting

Reprint Notes: reprint from ?

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Major Thorpe] (credited)

Penciller(s): Mort Leav [as Leav] (signed)

Inker(s): Al Bryant ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: espionage

Feature(s): ZX-5 Spies In Action

Character(s): ZX-5; Colonel Jameson; Simpson; Craig [from Scotland Yard]; Mr. Kay

First Line: ZX-5 stands as a symbol of democratic strength...

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 8

Notes: Leav signs the last panel.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Charles Tansul] (credited)

Penciller(s): Alex Blum

Inker(s): Alex Blum

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: war

Feature(s): Tom, Dick, and Harry

Character(s): Tom Devlin; Dick Swenson; Harry Carson; Wandy

First Line: In England's hour of peril, the three distinguished...

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Pee Wee

Character(s): Pee Wee Myers

First Line: Boy! Dogs sure are swell pets, ain't they...

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Will Eisner ? [as Willis Rensie] (credited)

Penciller(s): Will Eisner; Iger shop

Inker(s): Will Eisner; Iger shop

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: historical

Feature(s): The Hawk

Character(s): The Hawk; Jeremy; Fluth; Caleb

First Line: Destiny maps an adventure studded trail for the...

Reprinting

Reprint Notes: All Eisner material is reprinted.

Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

Notes: Eisner art has been excerpted from earlier issues and collaged together with new panels (by Blum?) to tell a new story.