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