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Issue: Jumbo Comics #16

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Publication Date: June 1940

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Issues: #16 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: 04/12/1940

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 (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, 1940, Number 2. Second class permit. Copyright number 451776.

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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
- The Lightning Strikes Twice! [Illustration on Cover, Front]0

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Content Items (13 total)

The Lightning Strikes Twice!

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): George Tuska

Inker(s): George Tuska

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Lightning

Character(s): Lightning

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Action! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age: 1933-45 #[nn] published December 2011

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: art is very much in homage to Lou Fine.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

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

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Sheena

Character(s): Sheena; Bob Reynolds; Memba Sasa; Corporal Rodney Gates; Chim; Sultani Modera

First Line: Bob, look! Kuba the buffalo is attacking that...

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Pages: 10

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Golleh] (credited)

Penciller(s): Bob Kane

Inker(s): Bob Kane

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Peter Pupp

Character(s): Peter Pupp; Tinymite; Watt A. Dogg

First Line: Peter Pupp and his new associate, Tinymite, are...

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 2

Notes: Partially reprinted from Jumbo Comics #1, with panels cut and repasted, additional panels and some new dialogue added, and reduced from four pages to two. In that issue credit is given to Bob Kane.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

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

Penciller(s): Will Eisner

Inker(s): Will Eisner

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: historical

Feature(s): The Hawk

Character(s): The Hawk; Sagua; Merrystone; Monk; Fluth

First Line: As dawn breaks over the tropical town of...

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 8

Notes: Much abridged reprints of pages 41-50 of the original Eisner-Iger syndicated strip, reconfigured and reworked to fit the aspect ratio of the comic book page.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

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

Penciller(s): Charles Wotjkoski

Inker(s): Charles Wotjkoski

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Lightning

Character(s): Lightning [Fred Larkin]; General Larkin; Sledge

First Line: Behind the grey, grim walls of the state...

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 8

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Bobby

Character(s): Bobby

First Line: Young man, why do you stare at me?

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 0.5

[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): Pee Wee

Character(s): Pee Wee Myers; his teacher

First Line: Pee Wee Myers won't be at school today...

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Pages: 0.5

The Crocodile Death

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Lin Davies] (credited)

Penciller(s): Dan Zolnerowich (2 spot illustrations)

Inker(s): Dan Zolnerowich

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Ken Hammond

Character(s): Ken Hammond; Nikki-Tikki; Pubala

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Pages: 2

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

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

Penciller(s): Charles Mazoujian

Inker(s): Charles Mazoujian

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: science fiction

Feature(s): Stuart Taylor

Character(s): Dr. Hayward; Laura; Zingala; King Molat

First Line: In their time-space ship, Dr. Hayward, Stuart Taylor...

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 7

Notes: possibly Alex Blum on last page. Who is Courtney Thompson [listed in original index for this story]?

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

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

Penciller(s): George Tuska [page 1-3]; Pierce Rice [page 4-8]

Inker(s): George Tuska [page 1-3]; Pierce Rice [page 4-8]

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: espionage

Feature(s): ZX-5 Spies In Action

Character(s): Josoix; Herr Gottler; Manya

First Line: Disregarding the possibility of a world conflict, and...

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Pages: 8

Notes: page 8 may be by yet another artist.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Fred Sande] (credited)

Penciller(s): Art Pinajian?; Charles Wotjkoski?

Inker(s): Art Pinajian?; Charles Wotjkoski?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: western

Feature(s): Wilton of the West

Character(s): Mr. Prinz

First Line: Wilton hears the report of a gun. He...

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

Notes: Some material "inspired" by Lou Fine.

[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: adventure

Feature(s): The Count of Monte Cristo

Character(s): Mercedes; Albert; Fernand Mondego; Jocopo; Villefort; Danglars; Foché

First Line: In the grey dawn of the next day...

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Pages: 3

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Geo. Thatcher] (credited)

Penciller(s): George Tuska ?

Inker(s): Frank Frollo ?; George Tuska ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: espionage

Feature(s): Inspector Dayton

Character(s): Lo Sing; Wini; Dr. Sung; Mong

First Line: In the depths of China, the small province of...

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Pages: 9