Issue Details

Issue	#12
Published	February 1940
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Malcolm Reiss (Editor); William E. Eisner (Art Director); S. M. Iger (Feature Editor)

Cover Details - "Buccaneer Vengeance"

Characters	The Hawk
Genre	period
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner

11 page Sheena story The Captive Tigress ["Under a broiling sun, the small village..."]

Characters	Pasha Kamur; Abu Cred; Sheena; Chim; Beda; Bob; Karen
Genre	jungle
Script	? [as W. Morgan Thomas]
Pencils	Bob Powell
Inks	Bob Powell
Notes	story title is from cover

2 page Peter Pupp story "A posse searches for Peter and Tinymite after..."

Characters	Peter Pupp; Tinymite; Shortbred
Genre	children
Pencils	Dick Briefer?
Notes	Briefer's a wild guess, but Hunchback is finished and he was probably doing SOMETHING.

12 page The Hawk story Buccaneer Vengeance ["War brews on Mantilla Isle...in a little..."]

Characters	The Hawk; Jeremy; Rocco; Jose Mantilla; Tonda [called Tito later on]; Maria Mantilla; Caleb; Sagua
Genre	period
Script	? [as Willis B. Rensie]
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Notes	title is from the cover

7 page Wilton of the West story "While riding the range, Wilton finds an old..."

Characters	Wilton; Snorty; Tokanas
Genre	western
Script	? [as Fred Sande]
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Lou Fine

2 page Ken Hammond text story "Thunder God"

Characters	Ken Hammond; Dick Walsh, the Leopard Man; Basuta; Nikki-Tikki
Genre	jungle
Script	Lin Davies
Pencils	Bob Powell
Inks	Bob Powell
Notes	previous page has "Winners of the October-November '39 Jumbo Comics Contest."

6 page Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural story "Inventors of a machine that can transmit a..."

Characters	Scarpo; Queen Lenore; the devil
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Curt Davis]
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Lou Fine

6 page ZX-5 Spies In Action story "Learning of a revolt in the north, ZX-5..."

Characters	Mr. Heil; Yum Ling [daughter of Genghis Khan]
Genre	spy
Script	? [as Major Thorpe]
Pencils	Bob Powell?
Inks	Vern Henkel?
Notes	"Powell-Henkel" - same as in #11. Bob Powell and others, possibly Henkel or Frollo.

7 page Spencer Steel story "Terror Grips City As Voters Are Beaten Up"

Characters	Joe the Dip; Slugger; Hunky Joe; Mack; Bull Gordon
Genre	detective
Script	? [as Dennis Colebrook]
Pencils	? [shop work]; George Tuska?; Klaus Nordling?
Notes	If Dennis Colebrook (or Colbrook) is a real person, there is every reason to believe that he is NOT the person doing this strip at this time. Perhaps some Tuska involvement?

6 page Inspector Dayton story "Death visits the Harmon family, and Dayton reports..."

Characters	Sgt. McGee; Igor Brudd; Ronald Harmon; Big Joe
Genre	detective
Script	? [as George Thatcher]
Pencils	Bob Powell?
Inks	Vern Henkel?
Notes	Another questionable ID, probably a shop job with traces of others, too. Hames sees definite Powell and possible Beorge Brenner involvement.

4 page Count of Monte Cristo story "One fine morning, the carriage of Madame Villefort...."

Characters	Madame Villefort; Monsieur Villefort; Fouché; Baron Danglars; Haydee [daughter of Ali Pasha]
Genre	period
Pencils	Lou Fine [as Jack Cortez]
Inks	Lou Fine [as Jack Cortez]