Issue Details

Issue	#16
Published	June 1940
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Malcolm Reiss (Editor); William E. Eisner (Art Director); S. M. Iger (Feature Editor)
Notes	art is very much in homage to Lou Fine.

Cover Details - "The Lightning Strikes Twice"

Genre	Superhero
Pencils	George Tuska
Inks	George Tuska
Notes	art is very much in homage to Lou Fine.

10 page Sheena story "Bob, look! Kuba the buffalo is attacking that..."

Characters	Bob; Memba Sasa; Corporal Rodney Gates; Chim; Sultani Modera
Genre	jungle
Script	? [as W. Morgan Thomas]
Pencils	Bob Powell
Inks	Bob Powell

2 page Peter Pupp story "Peter Pupp and his new associte, Tinymite, are..."

Characters	Tinymite; Watt A. Dogg
Genre	humor
Script	? [as Golleh]
Pencils	Bob Kane
Inks	Bob Kane
Notes	Supposedly reprinted from Jumbo Comics #1.

8 page The Hawk story "As dawn breaks over the tropical town of..."

Characters	Sagua; Merrystone; Monk; Fluth
Genre	period
Script	Will Eisner [as Willis B. Rensie]
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
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.

8 page Lightning story "Behind the grey, grim walls of the state..."

Characters	General Larkin; Sledge
Genre	super hero
Script	? [as Teller Tayles]
Pencils	Charles Wotjkoski
Inks	Charles Wotjkoski

Half page Bobby filler "Young man, why do you stare at me?"

Genre	gags
Script	S. M. Iger
Pencils	S. M. Iger
Inks	S. M. Iger

Half page Pee Wee filler "Pee Wee Myers won't be at school today..."

Genre	gags
Script	S. M. Iger
Pencils	S. M. Iger
Inks	S. M. Iger

2 page Ken Hammond text story "The Crocodile Death"

Characters	Nikki-Tikki; Pubala
Genre	jungle
Script	Lin Davies
Pencils	Dan Zolerowich
Inks	Dan Zolerowich
Letters	Typeset

7 page Stuart Taylor story "In their time-space ship, Dr. Hayward, Stuart Taylor..."

Characters	Dr. Hayward; Laura; Zingala; King Molat
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Curt Davis]
Pencils	Charles Mazoujian
Inks	Charles Mazoujian
Notes	possibly Alex Blum on last page. Who is Courtney Thompson [listed in original index for this story]?

8 page ZX-5 Spies In Action story "Disregarding the possibility of a world conflict, and..."

Characters	Josoix; Herr Gottler; Manya
Genre	spy
Script	? [as Major Thorpe]
Pencils	George Tuska [page 1-3]; Pierce Rice [page 4-8]
Inks	George Tuska [page 1-3]; Pierce Rice [page 4-8]
Notes	page 8 may be by yet another artist.

6 page Wilton of the West story "Wilton hears the report of a gun. He..."

Characters	Mr. Prinz
Genre	western
Script	? [as Fred Sande]
Pencils	Art Pinajian?; Charles Wotjkoski?
Inks	Art Pinajian?; Charles Wotjkoski?
Notes	Some material "inspired" by Lou Fine.

3 page The Count of Monte Cristo story "In the grey dawn of the next day..."

Characters	Mercedes; Albert; Fernand Mondego; Jocopo; Villefort; Danglars; Foché
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Lou Fine [as Jack Cortez]
Inks	Lou Fine [as Jack Cortez]

9 page Inspector Dayton story "In the depths of China, the small province of..."

Characters	Lo Sing; Wini; Dr. Sung; Mong
Genre	spy
Script	? [as Goerge Thatcher]
Pencils	George Tuska?
Inks	Frank Frollo?; George Tuska?