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Issue Details

Issue #16
Published June 1940
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Malcolm Reiss (Editor); William E. Eisner (Art Director); S. M. Iger (Feature Editor)
Notes art is very much in homage to Lou Fine.

Cover Details - "The Lightning Strikes Twice"

Genre Superhero
Pencils George Tuska
Inks George Tuska
Notes art is very much in homage to Lou Fine.

10 page Sheena story "Bob, look! Kuba the buffalo is attacking that..."

Characters Bob; Memba Sasa; Corporal Rodney Gates; Chim; Sultani Modera
Genre jungle
Script ? [as W. Morgan Thomas]
Pencils Bob Powell
Inks Bob Powell

2 page Peter Pupp story "Peter Pupp and his new associte, Tinymite, are..."

Characters Tinymite; Watt A. Dogg
Genre humor
Script ? [as Golleh]
Pencils Bob Kane
Inks Bob Kane
Notes Supposedly reprinted from Jumbo Comics #1.

8 page The Hawk story "As dawn breaks over the tropical town of..."

Characters Sagua; Merrystone; Monk; Fluth
Genre period
Script Will Eisner [as Willis B. Rensie]
Pencils Will Eisner
Inks Will Eisner
Notes Much abridged reprints of pages 41-50 of the original Eisner-Iger syndicated strip, reconfigured and reworked to fit the aspect ratio of the comic book page.

8 page Lightning story "Behind the grey, grim walls of the state..."

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

Half page Bobby filler "Young man, why do you stare at me?"

Genre gags
Script S. M. Iger
Pencils S. M. Iger
Inks S. M. Iger

Half page Pee Wee filler "Pee Wee Myers won't be at school today..."

Genre gags
Script S. M. Iger
Pencils S. M. Iger
Inks S. M. Iger

2 page Ken Hammond text story "The Crocodile Death"

Characters Nikki-Tikki; Pubala
Genre jungle
Script Lin Davies
Pencils Dan Zolerowich
Inks Dan Zolerowich
Letters Typeset

7 page Stuart Taylor story "In their time-space ship, Dr. Hayward, Stuart Taylor..."

Characters Dr. Hayward; Laura; Zingala; King Molat
Genre science fiction
Script ? [as Curt Davis]
Pencils Charles Mazoujian
Inks Charles Mazoujian
Notes possibly Alex Blum on last page. Who is Courtney Thompson [listed in original index for this story]?

8 page ZX-5 Spies In Action story "Disregarding the possibility of a world conflict, and..."

Characters Josoix; Herr Gottler; Manya
Genre spy
Script ? [as Major Thorpe]
Pencils George Tuska [page 1-3]; Pierce Rice [page 4-8]
Inks George Tuska [page 1-3]; Pierce Rice [page 4-8]
Notes page 8 may be by yet another artist.

6 page Wilton of the West story "Wilton hears the report of a gun. He..."

Characters Mr. Prinz
Genre western
Script ? [as Fred Sande]
Pencils Art Pinajian?; Charles Wotjkoski?
Inks Art Pinajian?; Charles Wotjkoski?
Notes Some material "inspired" by Lou Fine.

3 page The Count of Monte Cristo story "In the grey dawn of the next day..."

Characters Mercedes; Albert; Fernand Mondego; Jocopo; Villefort; Danglars; Foché
Genre adventure
Pencils Lou Fine [as Jack Cortez]
Inks Lou Fine [as Jack Cortez]

9 page Inspector Dayton story "In the depths of China, the small province of..."

Characters Lo Sing; Wini; Dr. Sung; Mong
Genre spy
Script ? [as Goerge Thatcher]
Pencils George Tuska?
Inks Frank Frollo?; George Tuska?