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Issue Details

Issue #12
Published February 1940
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Malcolm Reiss (Editor); William E. Eisner (Art Director); S. M. Iger (Feature Editor)

Cover Details - "Buccaneer Vengeance"

Characters The Hawk
Genre period
Pencils Will Eisner
Inks Will Eisner

11 page Sheena story The Captive Tigress ["Under a broiling sun, the small village..."]

Characters Pasha Kamur; Abu Cred; Sheena; Chim; Beda; Bob; Karen
Genre jungle
Script ? [as W. Morgan Thomas]
Pencils Bob Powell
Inks Bob Powell
Notes story title is from cover

2 page Peter Pupp story "A posse searches for Peter and Tinymite after..."

Characters Peter Pupp; Tinymite; Shortbred
Genre children
Pencils Dick Briefer?
Notes Briefer's a wild guess, but Hunchback is finished and he was probably doing SOMETHING.

12 page The Hawk story Buccaneer Vengeance ["War brews on Mantilla Isle...in a little..."]

Characters The Hawk; Jeremy; Rocco; Jose Mantilla; Tonda [called Tito later on]; Maria Mantilla; Caleb; Sagua
Genre period
Script ? [as Willis B. Rensie]
Pencils Will Eisner
Inks Will Eisner
Notes title is from the cover

7 page Wilton of the West story "While riding the range, Wilton finds an old..."

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

2 page Ken Hammond text story "Thunder God"

Characters Ken Hammond; Dick Walsh, the Leopard Man; Basuta; Nikki-Tikki
Genre jungle
Script Lin Davies
Pencils Bob Powell
Inks Bob Powell
Notes previous page has "Winners of the October-November '39 Jumbo Comics Contest."

6 page Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural story "Inventors of a machine that can transmit a..."

Characters Scarpo; Queen Lenore; the devil
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Curt Davis]
Pencils Lou Fine
Inks Lou Fine

6 page ZX-5 Spies In Action story "Learning of a revolt in the north, ZX-5..."

Characters Mr. Heil; Yum Ling [daughter of Genghis Khan]
Genre spy
Script ? [as Major Thorpe]
Pencils Bob Powell?
Inks Vern Henkel?
Notes "Powell-Henkel" - same as in #11. Bob Powell and others, possibly Henkel or Frollo.

7 page Spencer Steel story "Terror Grips City As Voters Are Beaten Up"

Characters Joe the Dip; Slugger; Hunky Joe; Mack; Bull Gordon
Genre detective
Script ? [as Dennis Colebrook]
Pencils ? [shop work]; George Tuska?; Klaus Nordling?
Notes If Dennis Colebrook (or Colbrook) is a real person, there is every reason to believe that he is NOT the person doing this strip at this time. Perhaps some Tuska involvement?

6 page Inspector Dayton story "Death visits the Harmon family, and Dayton reports..."

Characters Sgt. McGee; Igor Brudd; Ronald Harmon; Big Joe
Genre detective
Script ? [as George Thatcher]
Pencils Bob Powell?
Inks Vern Henkel?
Notes Another questionable ID, probably a shop job with traces of others, too. Hames sees definite Powell and possible Beorge Brenner involvement.

4 page Count of Monte Cristo story "One fine morning, the carriage of Madame Villefort...."

Characters Madame Villefort; Monsieur Villefort; Fouché; Baron Danglars; Haydee [daughter of Ali Pasha]
Genre period
Pencils Lou Fine [as Jack Cortez]
Inks Lou Fine [as Jack Cortez]