Issue Details

Issue	#21
Published	November 1940
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Malcolm Reiss (Editor); William E. Eisner (Art Director); S. M. Iger (Feature Editor)

Cover Details - "Prey of the Giant Vultures"

Genre	jungle
Pencils	Dan Zolnerowich
Inks	Dan Zolnerowich

10 page Sheena story Prey of the Giant Vultures ["In the territory just north of Mount Kenya..."]

Characters	Bob; Kishni; Professor Pete Woods; Chief M'Rugu; Chim; N'Gagi
Genre	jungle
Script	? [as W. Morgan Thomas]
Pencils	Bob Powell
Inks	Bob Powell

3 page Peter Pupp story "Peter and Tinymite are helping an old scientist..."

Characters	Tinymite; Zula; Professor Botts; Budah
Genre	humor
Script	? [as Golleh]
Pencils	Bob Kane
Inks	Bob Kane
Reprinted	from Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #4

7 page The Hawk story "Down the waterfront stroll the Hawk, Jeremy, and..."

Characters	Jeremy; Fluth; Black Andrew Dirk
Genre	period
Script	? [as Willis Rensie]
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner; shop
Notes	This is the beginning of the "mock-Eisner" period of The Hawk. From here on, all of the "Eisner" touches are actually swipes or stats from earlier episodes used by Iger to maintain the Eisner "look and feel" since Eisner had moved on to The Spirit and Quality Comics. The "inker" could be Webb or Heames or just about anyone at the Iger Shop.
Reprinted	any art attributed to Will Eisner in this story is reprinted, although used in a new context.

8 page Lightning story "At the order of a great European dictator, ..."

Characters	General Von Gore; General Larkin; President Varla; Rorez Varla; Miguel Guardia
Genre	super hero
Script	? [as Teller Tayles]
Pencils	Charles Wotjkoski
Inks	Art Pinajian?; Maurice Gutwirth?

2 page text story "Jungle Pup"

Characters	Dirk Hardy; Bonbo-bongo
Genre	jungle
Letters	Typeset

1 page Bobby filler "I'm sick of seeing that guy Bobby around..."

Genre	humor
Script	S. M. Iger
Pencils	S. M. Iger
Inks	S. M. Iger
Reprinted	from Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #6

1 page Uncle Otto filler "[wordless pantomime strip]; A Bone of Contention"

Genre	gags
Script	Will Eisner [as Heck]
Pencils	Will Eisner [as Heck]
Inks	Will Eisner [as Heck]
Notes	Two strips on one page, one wordless, one titled.

8 page Stuart Taylor story "In an effort to help the victims of..."

Characters	Dr. Hayward; Laura; Tsing; Sun Chu
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Curt Davis]
Pencils	Frank Frollo?

2 page Nick and Nack filler "Come on drop 'em sigars, and fight like..."

Characters	Riley; Mr. Hasbeen
Genre	humor
Script	George Hamilton [as Geo. Hamilton]
Pencils	George Hamilton [as Geo. Hamilton]
Inks	George Hamilton [as Geo. Hamilton]
Notes	This is a very Jacquet-like strip and seems quite out of place at Fiction House.

8 page ZX-5 Spies In Action story "During the silence of night, ominous shadows of..."

Genre	spy
Script	? [as Major Thorpe]
Notes	Shop work, possibly some Charles Sultan, George Appel, or Jack Alderman involvement.

8 page Wilton of the West story "Trapped by a band of cattle rustlers, Wiley..."

Characters	Snorty; General Montcalm; Slim; Lucas
Genre	western
Script	? [as George Sande]
Pencils	Charles Sultan
Inks	Charles Sultan
Notes	house by-line is now "George" instead of "Fred" Sande.

5 page Inspector Dayton story "The fifthe column! A group of saboteurs, spies..."

Characters	Bruno Kuhnk; Spike; Clancy
Genre	spy
Script	? [as George Thatcher]
Pencils	Arthur Peddy
Inks	Arthur Peddy