Issue Details

Issue	#13
Published	March 1940
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Malcolm Reiss (Editor); William E. Eisner (Art Director); S. M. Iger (Feature Editor)

Cover Details - "The Thundering Herds"

Characters	Sheena; Bob
Genre	Jungle
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner

11 page Sheena story The Thundering Herds ["You gave us a start - Who are you?"]

Characters	Bob; Chief Kaklonga
Genre	jungle
Script	? [as W. Morgan Thomas]
Pencils	Bob Powell
Inks	Bob Powell
Notes	title is taken from cover blurb. Strip is signed by Powell on last panel.

2 page Peter Pupp story "Shortbread, Peter and Tinymite have joined the chiefs..."

Characters	Fooy-On-Yu; Shortbred; Tinymite
Genre	humor
Script	? [as Golleh]
Pencils	Dick Briefer?
Inks	Dick Briefer?
Notes	Actually a rather interesting and accomplished artist - especially obvious on page 2. "Golleh" is "Hello G" backwards or "Golly" spelled phonetically - mean anything?

14 page The Hawk story The Treasure of Skull Isle ["After many months of voyaging, the Hawk's ship..."]

Characters	Caleb; Jeremy; Fluth; Dr. Snyde (D); Maria Montilla; Sagua; Mr. Ready
Genre	period
Script	? [as Willis B. Rensie]
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Notes	title taken from the cover

5 page Spencer Steel story "Sure, an' I stopped one that time, eh, Steel?"

Characters	Mack; Eli Beggs; Susan Stammers [Beggs]; Ed Barney
Genre	detective
Script	? [as Dennis Colebrook]
Pencils	George Tuska; ?
Inks	George Tuska; ?
Notes	Tuska is evident is some panels, but the overall feel is of a different artist.

Half page Bobby story "Mr. Batt, my Aunt Mamie gave me a..."

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

1 page Ken Hammond text story "The Tunnel of Terror"

Characters	Basuta; Nikki-Tikki; Dick Walsh; Monnga; Kuri
Genre	jungle
Script	Lin Davies
Letters	Typeset
Notes	story stops before climax. Rest of page is Statement of Ownership. Editor: Malcolm Reiss. Managing Editor: T.T. Scott. Owners: Real Adventures Publishing Co. and J.G. Scott. 9/28/39

7 page Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural story "In the magnificent laboratory, which is their own, ..."

Characters	Laura; Ronald of Glen
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Curt Davis]
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Lou Fine

6 page ZX-5 Spies In Action story "The days go by quickly, as ZX-5 slowly..."

Characters	Manya Massal; Vladek; Taddeuz; General Miaha; Captain Vybral
Genre	spy
Script	? [as Major Thorpe]
Pencils	Vernon Henkel
Inks	Bob Powell?; ?
Notes	The "Powell-Henkel" artist, but more Henkel - except on the women.

6 page Wilton of the West story "Wilton and Snorty are 'loping across the eastern..."

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

Half page Bullseye Bannon filler "The Case of the Diamond Death: Case #1 File-A Clue 1"

Characters	Bullseye Bannon
Genre	detective
Pencils	Bob Powell
Inks	Bob Powell
Notes	First appearance of Bullseye Bannon is on the inside front cover of this issue.

5 page Inspector Dayton story "Completing the Igor Brudd case, Inspector Dayton takes..."

Characters	Wini Damien; Gil Hickey; Carlo Ibneza;
Genre	detective
Script	? [as George Thatcher]
Pencils	Witmer Williams?; Bob Powell?; Arthur Peddy?
Inks	Witmer Williams?; Bob Powell?; Arthur Peddy?
Notes	Many hands. These "shop jobs" would be much more understandable if these were reprints. Were strips other than "Hawks of the Seas" reprinted from overseas syndicated material?

4 page The Count of Monte Cristo story "A new face graces the luxurious home of...

Characters	Haydee [the daughter of Ali Pasha]; Jocopo; Danglars; Madame Mondego; Count de Morcerf [Ferdinand Mondego]
Genre	period
Pencils	Lou Fine [as Jack Cortez]
Inks	Lou Fine [as Jack Cortez]