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Issue Details

Issue #8
Published June-July 1939
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 52
Editing Malcolm Reiss (Editor); William E. Eisner (Art Director); S. M. Iger (Feature Editor)
Notes B & W; oversized. New York World's Fair Special Edition.

Cover Details

Pencils Lou Fine; Will Eisner
Inks Lou Fine; Will Eisner
Notes B & W; oversized. New York World's Fair Special Edition.

4 page Peter Pupp story "Peter Pupp has destroyed Zula's mechanical monster,..."

Characters Peter Pupp; Zula; King Riffraff; The Invisible Knight; Tinymite;
Genre humor
Script Bob Kane?
Pencils Bob Kane (signed)
Inks Bob Kane (signed)

4 page Hawks of the Seas story "In a sea battle, between the 'Spider' and..."

Characters Hawk; Caleb; Fluth; Gem Burke; Jeremy; Dr. Synde;
Genre period
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

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 Two silent strips. Rest of page is occupied by list of winners to Jumbo Jim's January & February Prize Parties.

2 page Bobby filler "Bobby, until we select another story for your..."

Characters Bobby; Mr. Deflicker; Bobby's mom, Aunt Kate; Mr. Shoyn Du; Mr. Von Snitzel
Genre gags
Script S.M. Iger
Pencils S.M. Iger
Inks S.M. Iger
Notes Two separate 'episodes'.

3 page Spencer Steel story "Steel and Dr. Blitzen are being held prisoners..."

Genre detective
Script ? [as Dennis Colebrook]
Pencils ? [as Dennis Colebrook]
Inks ? [as Dennis Colebrook]
Notes The art here is very sophisticated. Dennis Colebrook is listed in the Who's Who as a pen name for Ed Laughlin, but Laughlin SIGNS the Gilda Gay strip in this issue and we don't think it's the same artist. This artist is BETTER than Laughlin.

Half page Heroes of Sport filler "Ben Johnson - Winner of the Rodman Wanamaker Trophy!"

Characters Ben Johnson; Mega Taylor; Helene Rains; Jim Turner; Joe Louis; Kitty Rawls
Genre sports
Script ? [as Tom Swift]
Pencils Will Eisner [as Erwin]
Inks Will Eisner?

Half page News Facts filler "Dakar, Africa. A black panther has been attacking..."

Genre true
Script ? [as George]
Pencils George Thatcher?
Inks George Thatcher?
Notes Strips are signed 'George' but the various illustrations appear to be in different styles.

Half page Pee Wee filler "Frankie, my daddy joined a lodge the other..."

Characters Pee Wee
Genre gags
Script S.M. Iger
Pencils S.M. Iger (signed)
Inks S.M. Iger (signed)

Half page Gilda Gay filler "I'm through with that, Doris Williams, girl."

Characters Gilda Gay
Genre gags
Pencils Ed Laughlin (signed)
Inks Ed Laughlin (signed)

4 page The Count of Monte Cristo story "As the morning sun rises above the horizon,..."

Genre adventure
Pencils Lou Fine [as Jack Cortez]
Inks Lou Fine [as Jack Cortez]
Notes strip does not appear in issues #9 or #10.

2 page Inspector Dayton story "There, the police think that you're here..."

Genre detective
Pencils George Thatcher
Inks George Thatcher

4 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Jumbo Presents The World's Fair "

Genre fact
Notes Selected highlights of the Fair are featured including The World of Tomorrow and Frank Buck's Jungle Land.

Half page Jest Laffs filler "Dunk quick, George-the waiter isn't looking now."

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]

1 page The Adventures of Tom Sherrill filler "Why the Rabbit's Ears Are Long"

Genre children
Script Clyde Yeadon?
Pencils Clyde Yeadon [as Don]
Inks Clyde Yeadon [as Don]

4 page Hunchback of Notre Dame story "We turn back the clock to see the tragedy..."

Genre period
Pencils Dick Briefer (signed)
Inks Dick Briefer (signed)

3 page ZX-5 Spies in Action story "The castle Strausberg in Lower Chesterland..."

Genre spy
Script ? [as Major Thorpe]
Pencils Vernon Henkel?
Inks Dan Zolnerowich

2 page Ken Hammond text story "Lord of the Leopards"

Characters Ken Hammond
Genre jungle
Script ? [as Lin Davies]
Pencils Lou Fine?
Inks Lou Fine?

3 page Wilton of the West story "I appreciate your willingness to help, Ace..."

Genre western
Script ? [as Fred Sande]
Pencils Lou Fine
Inks Lou Fine

4 page Thw Diary of Dr. Hayward story "These Mongols have taken me for some kind..."

Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Curt Davis]
Pencils Lou Fine
Inks Lou Fine

4 page Sheena story "Escaping from Sandy and his men in a..."

Genre jungle
Script ? [as W. Morgan Thomas]
Pencils Bob Powell
Inks Chuck Mazoujian?