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Publisher: Fiction House

Title: Jumbo Comics
Issue: 20
Page Count: 68
Publish Date: October 1940
Volume: 1
Contributors: Editor: Malcolm Reiss (Editor); Will Eisner (Art Director); S. M. Iger (Feature Editor)

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Story Title: Spoilers of the Wild - cover
Features:Sheena
Pages:1
Pencils:John Celardo
Inks:John Celardo
Letters:typeset
Genre:jungle
Characters:Sheena


Story Title: Spoilers of the Wild - comic story
Features:Sheena
Pages:10
Pencils:Bob Powell [as Powell] (signed)
Inks:Bob Powell [as Powell] (signed)
Genre:jungle
Characters:Sheena; Bob Reynolds; Keela; Rogo (an ape)
Synopsis:Sheena and Bob set off to explore the territory beyond the Grandanga mountain range, where no white man has apparently been before. They discover a tribe of gorillas seemingly led by a white woman named Keela, who is able to best a gorilla in combat. They teach her to speak English, and she falls for Bob, much to Sheena's annoyance. Eventually the two women fight in hand-to-hand combat, and Keela falls into an active volcano. When the volcano erupts Sheena and Bob retreat towards their own land.


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Features:Peter Pupp
Pages:3
Pencils:Bob Kane
Inks:Bob Kane
Genre:adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; science fiction
Characters:Peter Pupp; Tinymite; Buddah [a genie]
Synopsis:Peter and Tinymite's rocket lands on the Moon. In a cave they encounter a huge dragon, which they bypass, and climbing some stairs reach a door guarded by a giant man wielding a scimitar. As he attacks them Peter rubs his magic ring, from which his genie Buddah emerges and saves them. Beyond the door they find an old man strapped to a dias while a device with dozens of knives descend towards him. They rescue him, but a mysterious figure appears menacingly before them.
Reprinted:Pages 2 and 3 are from Jumbo Comics #3, while page 3 is from Jumbo Comics #4.


Story Title: Pirate Island - comic story
Features:The Hawk
Pages:8
Pencils:John Celardo
Inks:John Celardo
Genre:historical
Characters:The Hawk; Pasha Ahib; Sarita; Caleb; Jeremy; Sagua
Synopsis:The Hawk has retired from roaming the high seas, but has become bored of farming life. He and Sagua visit the nearest town and learn that pirates are raiding nearby settlements by bombarding them from the sea, setting fire to them and then looting. The Hawk decides to pursue them and once again mans his ship. They eventually spot the pirate ship, only to find that captain and crew are all female. The Hawk and his men capture the ship and the captain hurls herself to her death.


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Features:Lightning
Pages:8
Pencils:Charles Wotjkoski
Genre:superhero
Characters:Lightning [Fred Larkin]; Dr. Tol; Rogan; Slug


Story Title: Visitor from Space - text story
Pages:2
Pencils:Bob Powell [as W. Morgan Thomas] (signed) (2 spot illustrations)
Inks:Bob Powell [as W. Morgan Thomas] (signed)
Letters:Typeset
Genre:science fiction
Characters:Dicky McGuire


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Features:Stuart Taylor
Pages:8
Genre:science fiction
Characters:V: Gegin (I, D), Limpy (I); cover title, "Treasure of the Ancient Mandarin", has NOTHING to do with this story so it is not used


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Features:Bobby
Pages:1
Pencils:S. M. Iger (signed)
Inks:S. M. Iger (signed)
Genre:humor
Characters:Bobby; Mr. De Flicker; Smudge (a street urchin)


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Features:ZX-5 Spies In Action
Pages:8
Pencils:Charles A. Winter
Inks:Charles A. Winter
Genre:spy
Characters:The Baron


Story Title: wordless pantomime strip - comic story
Features:Uncle Otto
Pages:1
Pencils:Will Eisner [as Heck] (signed)
Inks:Will Eisner [as Heck] (signed)
Genre:humor
Characters:Uncle Otto


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Features:Wilton of the West
Pages:8
Pencils:Charles Sultan
Inks:Charles Sultan
Genre:western-frontier
Characters:Sheriff Parker; Bobby Jones; Mrs. Jones; Crazy Mike


Story Title: The Case of the Crooked Dagger - comic story
Features:Inspector Dayton
Pages:7
Pencils:Frank Schwarz ?
Inks:Frank Schwarz ?
Genre:detective-mystery
Characters:Miss Belton; Doc Black


View this comic at comics.org. Data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution license.

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