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Issue Details

Issue #3
Published November 1938
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Malcolm Reiss, Editor; William E. Eisner, Art Director; S. M. Iger, Features Editor
Notes B & W; oversized (10½" x 14½")

Cover Details

Characters Joe Penner (comedian) from the RKO campus comedy movie "Mr. Doodle Kicks Off"; panels featuring: Sheena, ZX-5, and The Count of Monte Cristo; cameo panels of Pee Wee, The Hawk, Bobby, and Uncle Otto.
Genre Humor
Pencils Will Eisner
Inks Will Eisner
Notes B & W; oversized (10½" x 14½")

4 page Peter Pupp story "Peter, before continuing his long journey to the moon,"

Characters GS: Buddah the Genie
Synopsis Trip to the Moon, Part 3.
Genre adventure
Script Bob Kane (signed)
Pencils Bob Kane (signed)
Inks Bob Kane (signed)

2 page Bobby story "S'long, Bobby. See ya again-"

Characters Eddie Cantor
Synopsis Bobby In Hollywood: Part 3
Genre humor
Script S. M. Iger (signed)
Pencils S. M. Iger (signed)
Inks S. M. Iger (signed)

4 page Hawks of the Seas story "After the garrison was taken by The Hawk's...

Characters V: Merrystone, Claw Carlos (I), Sagua, Governor Lathrop
Genre period
Script Will EIsner [as Willis B. Rensie]
Pencils Will Eisner
Inks Will Eisner
Notes Reformatted from original form, which was published overseas, and reprinted -- re-translated into English -- in Will Eisner's Hawks of the Seas (Kitchen Sink Press, Inc., 1986 series) #1
Reprinted Reprints pages 51-54 of the Eisner-Iger sydicated "Hawks of the Seas" Sunday strip - full size, without color. First comic book appearance

1 page Heroes of Sport filler

Characters Jake Kilrain; Babe Ruth; Bill Tilden; Kitty Rawls, Primo Carnera
Genre sport
Script ? [as Tom Swift]
Pencils Will Eisner [as Erwin]
Inks Will Eisner [as Erwin]
Notes Four panels of a sports strip from Universal Phoenix Syndicate. The Rawls strip is dated 9/27/37.

1 page Modern 'Planes and Model Building story "The Flying Auto"

Genre models
Script Les Marshall
Pencils Les Marshall
Inks Les Marshall

1 page Uncle Otto story "Uncle Otto, meet Greta Glammer, your new leading..."

Genre Humor
Script Will Eisner
Pencils Will Eisner [as Carl Heck]
Inks Will Eisner [as Carl Heck]
Reprinted Four Universal Phoenix Features syndicate humor strip reprints: undated; 8-30-37; 5-24; 4-5-37

5 page Spencer Steel story ' "Lucky" Lucifer has miraculously escaped death with the...;

Characters Lucky Lucifer (villain)
Synopsis The Man Who Lived Twice: Part 3
Genre detective
Pencils Dennis Colebrook [signed]
Inks Dennis Colebrook [signed]

1 page text story "Revenge Ride"

Genre western
Script ? [as Hap' Casey]
Letters Typeset

1 page Pee Wee filler "Pee Wee, will you go in the next room..."

Genre Humor
Script S. M. Iger (signed)
Pencils S. M. Iger (signed)
Inks S. M. Iger (signed)
Reprinted Four Universal Phoenix Features strips. Dates are 4-19, undated, 5-24, 9-6-37

1 page Gilda Gay filler ["Dull party, isn't it?" "Why-er, yes!"

Characters Gilda Gay - The Modern Girl
Genre humor
Script Bernard Baily?
Pencils Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks Bernard Baily (signed)
Reprinted Four Universal Phoenix Features syndicate strips, dated: undated, 10-4-37, undated, 5-17.

1 page Jest Laffs filler "Pipe down, girls! Mrs. Sweeney is answering another..."

Genre Humor

4 page Hunchback of Notre Dame story "On his way to the High Court to free his..."

Synopsis Part three.
Genre adventure
Pencils Dick Briefer (signed)
Inks Dick Briefer (signed)

4 page Sheena story "Sheena has sent Bob to investigate the safari..."

Characters Bat Morgan (villain); Prof. Van Dyke
Genre jungle
Script ? [as W. Morgan Thomas]
Pencils Mort Meskin (signed)
Inks Mort Meskin (signed)
Notes Pages 20-23

4 page Joe Penner story "Mr. Doodle Kicks Off"

Notes adaptation of RKO Radio Film. Art looks very competent, a la Tom Hickey or Al McWilliams.

4 page Inspector Dayton story "The Law of the Bat (Part 1)"

Characters Col. Case (first appearance; villain)
Script S.M. Iger? [as George Thatcher]
Pencils Will Eisner?
Inks Eisner & Iger Shop [Will Eisner?]
Notes If Eisner did indeed pencil this story, he probably also inked it assisted by other shop personnel.

4 page The Diary of Dr. Heyward story "A scream of horror echoes through the rotting..."

Characters V: Kromo; GA: Mr. Eternity
Script ? [as Curt Davis]
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Jack Kirby
Notes Pages 9-12 of an extended story.
Reprinted in Complete Jack Kirby (Pure Imagination, 1997 series) #1

4 page The Count of Monte Cristo story "Well, my dear father, I have decided to blame..."

Pencils Lou Fine [as Jack Cortez]
Inks Lou Fine [as Jack Cortez]
Notes Paes 9 through 12 of an extended adaptation.

1 page Jest For Fun story "How do you expect me to write my jokes..."

Genre Humor
Script Bob Kane?
Pencils Bob Kane (signed)
Inks Bob Kane (signed)

2 page Ken Hammond text story "Jungle Boy"

Characters Ken Hammond (first appearance; origin)
Script ? [as Linton Davies]
Pencils Lou Fine (signed)
Inks Lou Fine (signed)
Letters typeset

1 page Adventures of Jumbo Jim story "Lack-a-day--- Jumbo ol' pal, I sure am a..."

Genre humor

1 page Jumbo Jim's Prize Party activity "Shhh! Don't look now, but there's a funny..."

Genre contest

3 page Adventures of Tom Sherrill story "Ch. 9: Prelude To An Attack; Ch. 10: A Timely Warning; Ch. 11: Indian Treachery"

Script Don De Conn [as Don]
Pencils Don De Conn [as Don]
Inks Don De Conn [as Don]
Letters Don De Conn [as Don]
Notes Chapters 9 through 11 of an extended story. Each page is one chapter, with an individual title.

4 page ZX-5 Spies in Action story "ZX-5, disguised as a crippled student, makes his..."

Script ? [as Major Thorpe]
Pencils Will Eisner?
Notes Pages 9 through 12 of an extended storyline.

1 page Puzzle Phun activity "Can you help these travelers who are lost..."

Genre Puzzle
Script Don De Conn (signed)
Pencils Don De Conn (signed)
Inks Don De Conn (signed)
Letters Don De Conn

1 page Stars on Parade biography (nonfictional) "Ann Sothern is an expert lacrosse player."

Genre biography
Script Toni Rossett (signed)
Pencils Bernard Baily?
Notes Four Universal Phoenix Features syndicate "daily strips". Dated: 8/30/37, undated, undated, 8/16/37

4 page Wilton of the West story "I wouldn't act so hasty, young fellow."

Characters V: The Hooded Archer (Fleetfoot; I)
Script ? [as Fred Sande]
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Jack Kirby; ?
Reprinted in Complete Jack Kirby (Pure Imagination, 1997 series) #1