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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]