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Issue Details

Issue #23
Published January 1941
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Malcolm Reiss (Editor); William E. Eisner (Art Director); S. M. Iger (Feature Editor)

Cover Details - "Swamp of the Green Terror"

Genre jungle
Pencils Dan Zolnerowich
Inks Dan Zolnerowich

12 page Sheena story Swamp of the Green Terror ["I've never ridden an elephant as easy to..."]

Characters Bob; Queen Nada; Chim; Buta
Genre jungle
Script ? [as W. Morgan Thomas]
Pencils Bob Powell
Inks Bob Powell
Notes Title is from the cover. Signed on last panel.

2 page Peter Pupp story "In the last installment Peter and his friends..."

Characters Tinymite; Zula; Professor Watt A. Dogg
Genre humor
Script ? [as Golleh]
Pencils Bob Kane
Inks Bob Kane
Reprinted from Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #5

9 page The Hawk story "A carriage draws up before the four bell..."

Characters Fluth; Claw Carlos; Count Richelle; Princess Helena; Murdock
Genre period
Script ? [by Willis Rensie]
Pencils Will Eisner; shop
Inks Will Eisner; shop
Notes The will Eisner art here is "collaged" into a new story line with Iger Shop personnel providing extensions, costume modifications and bridging art.
Reprinted all Eisner art is reprinted from previous issues, but used in the service of a new story.

6 page Lightning story "Lightning strikes once, twice, three times to save..."

Characters General Larkin
Genre super hero
Script ? [as Teller Tayles]`
Pencils Charles Wotjkoski
Inks Art Pinajian?; Charles Wotjkoski?

2 page Bobby filler "Gee whiz! Just when the tenth chapter of..."

Characters Mr. Von Snitzel
Genre humor
Script S. M. Iger
Pencils S. M. Iger
Inks S. M. Iger
Reprinted from Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #5

7 page Stuart Taylor story "Taylor and Hayward have escaped my power,"

Characters Ali Pasha; Dr. Hayward; The Great Khan
Genre science fiction
Pencils Lou Fine; shop?
Inks shop?
Notes This has all of the signs of a collage of panels from an early Lou Fine episode, tied together with shop art.

2 page text story "Murder By Telephone"

Genre crime
Script Tom Alexander
Pencils Nick Cardy?
Inks Nick Cardy?
Letters Typeset

5 page ZX-5 Spies In Action story "Yes sir, I am Jim Carson. What can..."

Characters Mike the "Mac"; Mary Lynn; Johnny the "Newsy"
Genre spy
Script ? [as Major Thorpe]
Pencils Charles Quinlan
Inks Charles Quinlan

7 page Wilton of the West story "Galloping across the purple sage of the plains,"

Characters Mark Johnson; Amy Dolson; Pete Dolson; Sagawan
Genre western
Script ? [as Fred Sande]
Pencils Lou Fine?
Inks Lou Fine?

6 page Inspector Dayton story "Inspector Dayton is at home when an urgent..."

Characters Wini; Oriental villain called only "The Master."
Genre detective
Script ? [as George Thatcher]
Notes This feels like early "Inspector Dayton" art reused. The style is very erratic and doesn't seem to be very unified. The story lacks cohesion as well.

5 page Tom, Dick, and Harry story "Tom, Dick and Harry, American aviators who have..."

Characters Lord Angus McGregor; Jock
Genre war
Script ? [as Charles Tansul]
Pencils Charles Sultan
Inks Charles Sultan