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Issue Details

Issue #11
Published December 1939 - January 1940
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Malcolm Reiss (Editor); William E. Eisner (Art Director); S. M. Iger (Feature Editor)
Notes Appears to be a science fiction cover and has nothing to do with the ZX-5 story inside.

Cover Details - "The War of the Emerald Gas"

Genre spy
Pencils Lou Fine
Inks Lou Fine
Notes Appears to be a science fiction cover and has nothing to do with the ZX-5 story inside.

10 page Sheena story "From the jungle's darkness into the clearing emerges..."

Characters Sheena; Bob Reynolds; Mr. Barker; Inez Barker; Chim
Genre jungle
Script ? [as W. Morgan Thomas]
Pencils Bob Powell
Inks Bob Powell

3 page Peter Pupp story "Synopsis While Peter and Tinymite ran to tell..."

Characters Peter Pupp; Tinymite; Fooy on Yu;
Genre humor

9 page The Hawk story ["- - It is morning, as the early mists rise..."

Characters The Hawk; Jeremy; Ogly; Caprini
Genre period
Script ? [as Willis Resnie]
Pencils Will Eisner
Inks Will Eisner

Half page Bobby story "My dad knows a man who says he..."

Characters Bobby
Genre humor
Script S.M. Iger
Pencils S.M. Iger
Inks S.M. Iger
Notes 1/2 page of "Prize Winners in August-September 1939 Jumbo Comics Gag Contest" appear above "Bobby."

8 page Spencer Steel story "After his suprise elopement, and short honeymoon, Spencer..."

Characters Spencer Steel; Nora Steel; "Pixie" Panto; Inga; Phillip Danbury; Nancy Danbury; Count Georgi Puskri; Alonzo Snead
Genre detective
Script ? [as Dennis Colbrook]
Pencils Klaus Nordling?
Inks Klaus Nordling?
Notes Note: "Colebrook" is spelled without the "E". Different style from #10. But it's still a shop job, and you can see some panels done by Tuska...overall feel...Klaus Nordling.

2 page Ken Hammond text story "City of Treachery"

Characters Ken Hammond; Dick Walsh - the Leopard Man; Nikki-Tikki; Mongga; Kuri
Genre jungle
Script Lin Davies
Pencils Bob Powell
Inks Bob Powell
Letters Typeset

6 page Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural story "Your daughter a captive in Moki's castle?"

Characters Stuart Taylor; Melani; Moki; Dr. Hayward; Laura
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Curt Davis]
Pencils Lou Fine
Inks Lou Fine
Notes Hints of George Brenner in the art.

6 page ZX-5 Spies In Action story "The War of the Green Gas"

Characters ZX-5; King Genghis; Major Hastings; General Kutani;
Genre spy
Script ? [as Major Thorpe]
Pencils Bob Powell?
Inks Vern Henkel?
Notes Same artwork as in #10 - a mixture: including Bob Powell and perhaps Witmer Williams, Frank Frollo, or Vern Henkel. Caniff swipes.

9 page Wilton of the West story "Out of the western hills comes Wilton to...

Characters Wilton; Wiley; Snorty
Genre western
Script ? [as Fred Sande]
Pencils Lou Fine
Inks Lou Fine

6 page Inspector Dayton story "The Death Drum"

Characters Inspector Dayton; Paul Goodshaw; Wini Damien; Ella Fitzhugh; Gene
Genre detective
Script ? [as George Thatcher]
Pencils Bob Powell?
Inks Vern Henkel?
Notes Powell and/or Henkel - I can't tell, but I'm more inclined to think is might not be Powell. Other possibilities: Frollo and/or Zolnerowich.

4 page The Count of Monte Cristo story "Early in the year 1838, an elegant carriage..."

Characters Vampa; Albert de Morcerf; Jocopo; Count of Monte Cristo
Genre period
Script ? [as Jack Cortez]
Pencils Lou Fine
Inks Lou Fine