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Issue Details

Issue #5
Published January 1939
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing Editor: Malcolm Reiss; Jerry Iger (feature editor); William E. Eisner (art director)
Notes oversized, l0.5" x l4.5". Full color cover, black and white interior

Cover Details

Characters Sheena; the Hawk; Spencer Steel; Doctor Hayward
Pencils Will Eisner
Inks Will Eisner

2 page Bobby filler "Bobby, you'd better hurry, it's time for you..."

Characters Bobby; Mr. Von Snitzel; Mr. De Flicker; Laurel & Hardy (Cameo); Marx Brothers (Cameo); Bert Wheeler (Cameo); Edward G. Robinson (Cameo); Charlie McCarthy (Cameo); Edgar Bergen (Cameo)
Genre children
Script S. M. Iger
Pencils S. M. Iger
Inks S. M. Iger

2 page Inspector Dayton story "Tony, you've got to tell me who beat..."

Characters Inspector Dayton; Anderson Case
Genre detective
Pencils ? [as George Thatcher]
Notes Different artwork than was in Jumbo #1 under George Thatcher by-line.

4 page Hawks of the Seas story "Treasure of the Dead [Part 1]"

Characters the Hawk; Governor Lathrop; Captain Clogg; Jeremy; Doctor Snyde
Genre adventure
Script Will Eisner [as Willis B. Rensie]
Pencils Will Eisner
Inks Will Eisner
Notes Reformatted from original form, which was published overseas, and reprinted -- re-translated into English -- in Will Eisner's Hawks of the Seas (Kitchen Sink Press, Inc., 1986 series) #1
Reprinted Reprints pages 59-62 of the Eisner-Iger sydicated "Hawks of the Seas" Sunday strip - full size, without color

Half page Uncle Otto filler "pantomime gag strip"

Characters Uncle Otto
Genre gags
Script Will Eisner [as Carl Heck]
Pencils Will Eisner [as Carl Heck]
Inks Will Eisner [as Carl Heck]
Notes strip is wordless.

Half page Stars on Parade filler "Errol Flynn, while rehearsing a boxing sequence for..."

Genre celebrity
Script Audrey Blum Bossert [as Lora Lane]
Pencils Audrey Blum Bossert [as Lora Lane]
Inks Audrey Blum Bossert [as Lora Lane]
Notes Audrey Blum Bossert is more commonly known as Toni Blum. Various stars appear.

1 page Modern Planes and Model Building filler "The Army Pursuit"

Genre fact
Script ? [as Les Marshall]
Pencils ? [as Les Marshall]
Inks ? [as Les Marshall]

4 page Peter Pupp story "In the last installment Peter and his friends..."

Characters Peter Pupp; Zula; Budah
Genre funny animals
Script Bob Kane
Pencils Bob Kane
Inks Bob Kane

Half page Heroes of Sport filler "Irvin Jaffee is a native New Yorker. As..."

Characters Irving Jaffee; Simon Byrne
Genre fact
Pencils ? [as Tom Swift]
Inks ? [as Tom Swift]
Notes Although the second strip is signed ERWIN, supposedly an Eisner pen name, it is WAY too crude to be even the earliest Eisner IMHO.

Half page News Facts filler "London, England. On a recent visit here, Robert..."

Characters Robert Taylor; others
Genre fact
Pencils ? [as George]
Inks ? [as George]
Notes pseudo-daily-strip

1 page Puzzle Phun filler "Complete the faces of Cinderella, her sisters, and..."

Genre children
Script Donald DeConn
Pencils Donald DeConn
Inks Donald DeConn

4 page The Count of Monte Cristo story "For a hundred glorious days, the armies of..."

Characters Edmond Dantes; Abbe Faria
Genre adventure
Pencils Lou Fine [as Jack Cortez]
Inks Lou Fine [as Jack Cortez]

Half page Pee Wee filler "Tommy, how did ya get so many freckles?"

Characters Pee Wee; Tommy
Genre children
Script S. M. Iger
Pencils S. M. Iger
Inks S. M. Iger

Half page Gilda Gay filler "Ah, there's Gilda. Hello, Gilda, say when you..."

Characters Gilda Gay
Genre gags
Script Bernard Baily
Pencils Bernard Baily
Inks Bernard Baily

1 page Bobby filler "Gee whiz! Just when the tenth chapter of..."

Characters Bobby
Genre children
Script S. M. Iger
Pencils S. M. Iger
Inks S. M. Iger

3 page Sheena story "There is grave trouble in the Latonga tribe..."

Characters Sheena; Bob Reynolds; natives
Genre jungle
Script Will Eisner [as W. Morgan Thomas]
Pencils Mort Meskin ?
Inks Mort Meskin ?

Half page Jest Laffs filler "Shall I tuck you in?"

Genre gags
Script Bob Kane
Pencils Bob Kane
Inks Bob Kane

Half page Uncle Otto filler "pantomime gag strip"

Characters Uncle Otto
Genre gags
Script Will Eisner [as Carl Heck]
Pencils Will Eisner [as Carl Heck]
Inks Will Eisner [as Carl Heck]

2 page The Adventures of Tom Sherrill story "Chapter 14: A Water Attack"

Characters Tom Sherrill; Sneerface; Jim
Genre children
Script Donald DeConn
Pencils Donald DeConn
Inks Donald DeConn

4 page The Hunchback of Notre Dame story "Clopin, king of the Paris underworld, suddenly halts..."

Characters Clopin; Esmeralda; Jehan; Gringoire
Genre drama; period; adaptation
Pencils Dick Briefer
Inks Dick Briefer
Notes adapted from novel by Victor Hugo

3 page ZX-5 Spies In Action story "Upon ZX-5's timely information, the Chesterlian troops move..."

Characters ZX-5; "her highness"
Genre spy
Script ? [as Major Thorpe]

2 page Ken Hammond text story "Slave Safari"

Characters Ken Hammond
Genre jungle
Script Lin Davies
Pencils Lou Fine
Inks Lou Fine

3 page Spencer Steel story "Gee, Spence was to meet me here in..."

Characters Spencer Steel; Doaks; Fence Andrews; Mouthpiece Moffitt
Genre adventure
Pencils Dennis Colebrook
Inks Dennis Colebrook

4 page The Diary of Dr. Hayward story "Yes gentlemen, before you is a man posessing..."

Characters Stuart Taylor; Dr. Hayward; Lora Hayward; Ali Pasha
Genre adventure
Pencils Lou Fine (Curt Davis)
Inks Lou Fine

4 page Wilton of the West story "Hmm. That Indian is out cold. I'll get..."

Characters Wilton; Miss Marcia; Geoffrey
Genre western
Pencils Lou Fine [as Fred Sande]
Inks Lou Fine [as Fred Sande]

1 page Jumbo Jim's Prize Party filler