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Issue Details

Issue #2
Published October 1938
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Malcolm Reiss
Notes B & W; oversized

Cover Details

Notes B & W; oversized

5 page Peter Pupp story "The Moon Shot: Part 2"

Characters Peter Pupp; The Weather Man; Merkin (first appearance); Buddah the Genie (first appearance); The Cloud Men [Zeke (first appearance; villain); Zeke, Jr. (first appearance; villain)]

5 page Hawks of the Seas story "Vendetta With Merrystone: Part 2"

Characters V: Merrystone
Genre period
Script Will Eisner [as Willis B. Rensie]
Pencils Will Eisner
Inks Will Eisner
Notes Reformatted from original form, which was published overseas, and reprinted -- re-translated into English -- in Will Eisner's Hawks of the Seas (Kitchen Sink Press, Inc., 1986 series) #1
Reprinted Reprints pages 46-50 of the Eisner-Iger sydicated "Hawks of the Seas" Sunday strip - full size, without color

2 page Jest Laffs story

Genre Humor

1 page Heroes of Sport filler

4 page Count of Monte Cristo story "Part 2"

5 page Spencer Steel story "The Man Who Lived Twice: Part 2"

Characters Lucky Lucifer (villain)

2 page Bobby story "Bobby In Hollywood: Part 2"

1 page Modern Planes and Model Building story "Attack!!"

1 page Uncle Otto story

Genre Humor

4 page Diary of Dr. Heyward story "The Experiment of Kromo: Part 2"

Characters V: Kromo; I: Mr. Eternity
Reprinted in Complete Jack Kirby (Pure Imagination, 1997 series) #1

4 page Sheena story "The Origin of Sheena: Part 2"

Characters Sheena (origin continued); Prof. Van Dyke; the witch doctor; Cardweel Rivington (first appearance; death; flashback; Sheena's father); Bat Morgan (first appearance; villain)

4 page Wilton of the West story "Bart Lugar's Cutthroats: Part 2"

Characters V: Bart Lugar (D)
Reprinted in Complete Jack Kirby (Pure Imagination, 1997 series) #1

2 page text story "Red Fang"

Characters lead character named Johnny Storm
Letters Typeset

1 page Pee Wee story

Genre Humor

1 page Gilda Gay story

Genre Humor

3 page Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy story "A Letter of Introduction"

Pencils Bob Powell?
Inks Bob Powell?
Notes adaptation of Universal movie

4 page Adventures of Tom Sherrill story "Chapter 6: A Rescue and a Plot; Ch. 7: Love and a Story; Ch. 8: Bitter-Sweet"

4 page Hunchback of Notre Dame story "Sanctuary (Part 2)"

3 page Inspector Dayton story "The Ace of Spades Gang: Part 2"

Characters Ace of Spades Gang (villains)

1 page Jumboners Starring Jumbo Jim story "An Adding Machine"

1 page Puzzle Phun activity

5 page ZX-5 Spies In Action story "The Transovanian War: Part 2"