Issue Details

Issue	#63
Published	May 1944
Cover Price	$0.10
Pages	52
Editing	?

Cover Details - "The Dwarf-Makers"

Genre	jungle
Pencils	Art Saaf
Inks	Art Saaf

12 page Sheena story The Dwarf-Makers ["Bob! What's that you're making?"]

Genre	jungle
Script	? [as W. Morgan Thomas]
Pencils	Robert Webb?; ? (shop)
Inks	? (shop)
Notes	The story title is taken from the cover. Webb is fairly evident on the first two pages but the art quickly fades into generic shop.

6 page ZX-5 Spies In Action story "Night in a German coastal town."

Characters	Villain: Grunner; Hilda Grunner (Introduction for both); Nazis
Genre	spies
Script	? [as Major Thorpe]
Pencils	Arnold Hicks; Alex Blum
Inks	Arnold Hicks?; ? (shop)
Notes	Alex Blum seems to do touch-ups in a few places, but Hicks is the main artist.

6 page The Hawk story "Many a base and evil sight finds cover..."

Characters	Villain: Mrs. Flogg (Introduction)
Genre	period
Script	? [as Willis Rensie]
Pencils	Robert Webb?; ? (shop)
Inks	Ann Brewster?; ? (shop)
Notes	This is only superficially Webb. Probably generic Iger shop imitating him.

5 page Stuart Taylor story "The time travelers probe the legend of England's..."

Characters	Introduction: Boadicea. Villain: Paulinus (Introduction); Romans
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Curt Davis]
Pencils	Homer Fleming?; ? (shop)
Inks	Arnold Hicks?; ? (shop)
Notes	I keep trying to see Webb on the pencils without any luck. Perhaps it's the less-talented inkers or perhaps these are very rushed jobs. It's also possible that he's simply not here and the shop has assumed some of these strips.

4 page Midnight The Wild Black Stallion story "Oh, it's you, Midnight old boy! So ye..."

Characters	Villain: Bart King; Bart King's partner (Introduction, Death for both). Introduction: Mr. Turner; Miss Turner
Genre	western
Script	? [as West Erner]
Pencils	Alex Blum
Inks	? (shop)

4 page Inspector Dayton and the Creep story "Yeh, inspector Dayton speaking...that you, Creep?"

Characters	Villains: Max; Max's girl (Introduction for both)
Genre	detective
Script	? [as George Thatcher]
Pencils	Alex Blum; ?
Inks	Arnold Hicks?; ? (shop)
Notes	Alex Blum reworks several of the faces, but he's not that evident in the general pencils.

2 page text story "The Merchantmen Meet a Lorelei"

Script	Toni Blum? [as Tom Alexander]
Letters	typeset

9 page The Ghost Gallery story ["Confidential Record from the files of Drew Murdoch"] The Esther Reardon case

Characters	Villain: Dr. Lamb (Introduction, Death); Esther Reardon (Introduction, Death, R (?)); Dr. Lamb's nurse (Introduction)
Genre	mystery
Script	? [as Drew Murdoch]
Pencils	Alex Blum
Inks	Alex Blum?; ? (shop)