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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