Issue Details

Issue	#19
Published	September 1940
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Malcolm Reiss (Editor); William E. Eisner (Art Director); S. M. Iger (Feature Editor)
Notes	Other than Sheena and the ape, the art here is very crude.

Cover Details - "Warriors of the Bush"

Genre	jungle
Pencils	Bob Powell [Sheena figure only]; ?
Inks	Bob Powell [Sheena figure only]; ?
Notes	Other than Sheena and the ape, the art here is very crude.

10 page Sheena story Warriors of the Bush ["By force and treachery, king Kwaba, ruler of..."]

Characters	Ikwaba; Bob; Chim; Rene and Michel (two French soldiers)
Genre	jungle
Script	? [as W. Morgan Thomas]
Pencils	Bob Powell
Inks	Bob Powell
Notes	Title is from the cover.

3 page Peter Pupp story "In the last installment, Peter made a new..."

Characters	Tinymite
Genre	humor
Script	? [as Golleh]
Pencils	Bob Kane (signed)
Inks	Bob Kane (signed)
Notes	Signed on last panel.
Reprinted	from Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #2; from Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #3

8 page The Hawk story "The swashbuckling outlaw of the waves, daring Robin..."

Characters	Caleb; Fluth; Jeremy; Sagua; George Washington
Genre	period
Script	? [as Willis Rensie]
Pencils	John Celardo
Inks	John Celardo

8 page Lightning story "In the home of General Larkin, Fred Larkin..."

Characters	General Larkin; Frank Larkin; Paul LeRat
Genre	super hero
Script	? [as Teller Tayles]
Pencils	Charles Wotjkoski
Inks	shop?
Notes	Suggestions of Witmer Williams and Maurice Gutwirth in places.

2 page text story "Hands of Death"

Genre	horror
Script	? [as Tom Alexander]
Letters	Typeset

Half page Bobby filler "I want a cake of soap, please."

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

Half page Uncle Otto filler "Hey, Uncle Otto, your secretary is here."

Genre	gags
Script	Will Eisner [as Heck]
Pencils	Will Eisner [as Heck]
Inks	Will Eisner [as Heck]

8 page Stuart Taylor story "Stuart Taylor trails the thief of the time..."

Characters	Dr. Hayward; Laura Hayward; Rogro
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Curt Davis]
Pencils	Nick Viscardi
Inks	Nick Viscardi
Notes	Celardo is probably involved on some pages.

1 page Jumbo Laffs filler "Miss Pokerface-take a letter!"

Genre	gags
Script	? [as I. M. Leffin]
Pencils	Bob Kane?
Inks	Bob Kane?

8 page ZX-5 Spies In Action story 'ZX-5 is assigned to apprehend a man known..."

Characters	Manya; The High Lama [ZX-5 in disguise]; Ghoro
Genre	spy
Script	? [as Major Thorpe]
Pencils	E. J. Smalle?
Inks	E. J. Smalle?
Notes	While not known to have work at Iger/Eisner, this bears many EJS traits. Possible some Charles Sultan input.

8 page Wilton of the West story "Once again, the redman breaks faith with his..."

Characters	Black Hawk; Colonel Sharp; Lieutenant Burke; Snorty
Genre	western
Script	? [as Fred Sande]
Pencils	Charles Sultan
Inks	Charles Sultan

7 page Inspector Dayton story "Into New York harbor steams the 'Beggars' Yacht..."

Characters	Boss Goring; Johnny Brown; Wini Damian;
Genre	detective
Script	? [as George Thatcher]
Pencils	Nick Viscardi
Inks	Nick Viscardi; ?