Issue Details

Issue	#17
Published	July 1940
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Malcolm Reiss (Editor); William E. Eisner (Art Director); S. M. Iger (Feature Editor)

Cover Details - "Cannibal Fury"

Characters	Sheena; The Lightning; The Hawk; Stuart Taylor; ZX-5
Genre	jungle
Pencils	Bob Powell [on Sheena]; Will Eisner
Inks	Bob Powell [on Sheena]; Will Eisner

10 page Sheena story Cannibal Fury ["A Masai runner, carrying a note on the..."]

Characters	V: Ali Rash (I, D), Karen, Pasha Kamur; I: N'Gagi (a gorilla), Kirk Dunston, Sybil Dunston (his sister)
Genre	jungle
Script	? [as W. Morgan Thomas]
Pencils	Bob Powell
Inks	Bob Powell
Notes	Story title is taken from cover.

2 page Peter Pupp story "Peter Pupp and his pal Tinymite are shot..."

Characters	Tinymite
Genre	humor
Script	? [as Golleh]
Pencils	Bob Kane
Inks	Bob Kane
Reprinted	from Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #1 or #2? Do you know which Henry?

8 page Lightning story "A powerful foreign power engages a ruthless gang..."

Characters	General Larkin; Joe [a saboteur]; Rattler [his boss]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Charles Wotjkoski
Inks	Charles Wotjkoski

Half page Bobby filler "My grandpa, who is 99 years, gives me..."

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

Half page Uncle Otto filler "No Smoking"

Genre	gags
Script	Will Eisner? [as Carl Heck]
Pencils	Will Eisner? [as Carl Heck]
Inks	Will Eisner? [as Carl Heck]
Notes	This is a more decorative style that I'm used to from Eisner.

2 page Ken Hammond text story "The Ape-Master"

Characters	Nikki-Tikki; Pubala; Dr. Filipe Silvera
Genre	jungle
Script	Lin Davies
Pencils	Art Saaf?
Inks	Art Saaf?
Letters	Typeset

9 page Stuart Taylor story "A quiet evening at home begins the long-sought..."

Characters	Dr. Hayward; Laura; Alexander the Great
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Curt Davis]
Pencils	Nick Cardy
Inks	Nick Cardy
Notes	Cardy ID is from HS original Index. If so, and I have no reason to doubt it, the first two pages are by a different artist. Henry suggests a resemblance to Edd Cartier.

9 page ZX-5 Spies In Action story "ZX-5 is present at Army Air Force headquarters."

Characters	Arnold Crews; Manya; Erich; Edgar Harmon; Steve Clark; A. Himmled
Genre	spy
Script	? [as Major Thorpe]
Pencils	Charles Sultan
Inks	Charles Sultan
Notes	Sultan from orig. HS Index and Hames and I agree. Lee suggests Mazoujian again and I don't see the connection with previous attributions. Henry's current guess is early Viscardi.

6 page Wilton of the West story "Across the Arizona desert, under a blazing sun..."

Characters	Snorty; Crimson Rider; city of tiny people
Genre	western
Script	? [as Fred Sande]
Pencils	George Tuska
Inks	George Tuska

7 page Inspector Dayton story "The crime smashing inspector foils the mechanical slave...'

Characters	Wini; Bob [a scientist]; Mecho [a robot]
Genre	detective
Pencils	Wojikowski
Inks	Wojikowski
Notes	Henry, Lee, and I all have ??? Hames says Wojtkoski and shop. So I'm totally confused - especially as this style is maddeningly familiar. Last page is by a different artist.

2 page Count of Monte Cristo story "Villefort and Danglars have shot each other, after..."

Characters	Villefort; Count Danglars; Fouche; Mercedes; Jocopo; Haydee
Genre	period
Pencils	Lou Fine [as Jack Cortez]
Inks	Lou Fine [as Jack Cortez]
Notes	Final episode

8 page The Hawk story "What do you make of her, Caleb?"

Characters	Caleb; Capt. Cortez; Maria; Nina Olez; Chauncy; Philip;
Genre	adventure
Script	? [as Willis B. Resnie]
Pencils	Dan Zolnerowich?; Charles Mazoujian?
Inks	Dan Zolnerowich?; Charles Mazoujian?
Notes	A shop art job, with primary work by Zolnerowich. Signs of Mazoujian and others.