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Issue: Jumbo Comics #13

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Publication Date: March 1940

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Issues: #13 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: 01/12/1940

Volume: 1

Pages: 68

ISBN: none

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.10 USD

Indicia Frequency:

Content Items: 13 (12 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s): Malcolm Reiss (editor); Will Eisner [as William E. Eisner] (art director); S. M. Iger (feature editor)

Notes: On sale date from the publication date found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, January-December 1940, Numbers 1-4. Second class permit. Copyright number 441776.

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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:

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1 Content Item
- [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]2

reprinted 2 times as Content Items in other Issues.

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Content Items (13 total)

The Thundering Herds

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Will Eisner

Inker(s): Will Eisner

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Sheena

Character(s): Sheena; Bob

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Pages: 1

The Thundering Herds

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

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

Penciller(s): Bob Powell

Inker(s): Bob Powell

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Sheena

Character(s): Bob; Chief Kaklonga

First Line: You gave us a start - Who are you?

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Pages: 11

Notes: title is taken from cover blurb. Strip is signed by Powell on last panel.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Golleh]

Penciller(s): Dick Briefer ?

Inker(s): Dick Briefer ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Peter Pupp

Character(s): Fooy-On-Yu; Shortbred; Tinymite

First Line: Shortbread, Peter and Tinymite have joined the chiefs...

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Pages: 2

Notes: Actually a rather interesting and accomplished artist - especially obvious on page 2. "Golleh" is "Hello G" backwards or "Golly" spelled phonetically - mean anything?

The Treasure of Skull Isle

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Will Eisner [as Willis B. Rensie]

Penciller(s): Will Eisner

Inker(s): Will Eisner

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: historical

Feature(s): The Hawk

Character(s): Caleb; Jeremy; Fluth; Dr. Snyde (Dies); Maria Montilla; Sagua; Mr. Ready

First Line: After many months of voyaging, the Hawk's ship...

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Pages: 14

Notes: Title taken from the cover. Pages 111-120 of original version published in Wags [Australia] recut, redrawn, with cut and extended panels.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Dennis Colebrook]

Penciller(s): George Tuska; ?

Inker(s): George Tuska; ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: mystery

Feature(s): Spencer Steel

Character(s): Mack; Eli Beggs; Susan Stammers [Beggs]; Ed Barney

First Line: Sure, an' I stopped one that time, eh, Steel?

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Pages: 5

Notes: Tuska is evident is some panels, but the overall feel is of a different artist.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): S. M. Iger

Penciller(s): S. M. Iger

Inker(s): S. M. Iger

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Bobby

First Line: Mr. Batt, my Aunt Mamie gave me a...

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Pages: 0.5

The Tunnel of Terror

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Lin Davies

Letterer(s): Typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Ken Hammond

Character(s): Basuta; Nikki-Tikki; Dick Walsh; Monnga; Kuri

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1.66

Notes: story stops before climax. Rest of page is Statement of Ownership. Editor: Malcolm Reiss. Managing Editor: T.T. Scott. Owners: Real Adventures Publishing Co. and J.G. Scott. 9/28/39

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Curt Davis]

Penciller(s): Lou Fine

Inker(s): Lou Fine

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: science fiction

Feature(s): Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural

Character(s): Laura; Ronald of Glen

First Line: In the magnificent laboratory, which is their own, ...

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Pages: 7

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Major Thorpe]

Penciller(s): Vernon Henkel

Inker(s): Bob Powell ?; ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: espionage

Feature(s): ZX-5 Spies In Action

Character(s): Manya Massal; Vladek; Taddeuz; General Miaha; Captain Vybral

First Line: The days go by quickly, as ZX-5 slowly...

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In Content Item: Flag

Jerry Iger's Golden Features #4 published August 1986
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]in black & white

In Content Item: Flag

Pulp Fiction #3 published January 1997
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

Notes: The "Powell-Henkel" artist, but more Henkel - except on the women.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Fred Sande]

Penciller(s): Lou Fine

Inker(s): Lou Fine; ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: western

Feature(s): Wilton of the West

Character(s): Snorty

First Line: Wilton and Snorty are 'loping across the eastern...

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Pages: 6.8

The Case of the Diamond Death: Case #1 File-A Clue 1

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bob Powell

Inker(s): Bob Powell

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: mystery

Feature(s): Bullseye Bannon

Character(s): Bullseye Bannon

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 0.2

Notes: First appearance of Bullseye Bannon is on the inside front cover of this issue.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as George Thatcher]

Penciller(s): Witmer Williams ?; Bob Powell ?; Arthur Peddy ?

Inker(s): Witmer Williams ?; Bob Powell ?; Arthur Peddy ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: mystery

Feature(s): Inspector Dayton

Character(s): Wini Damien; Gil Hickey; Carlo Ibneza;

First Line: Completing the Igor Brudd case, Inspector Dayton takes...

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 5

Notes: Many hands.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Lou Fine [as Jack Cortez]

Inker(s): Lou Fine [as Jack Cortez]

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: historical

Feature(s): The Count of Monte Cristo

Character(s): Haydee [the daughter of Ali Pasha]; Jocopo; Danglars; Madame Mondego; Count de Morcerf [Ferdinand Mondego]

First Line: A new face graces the luxurious home of...

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Pages: 4