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111May 1948
$0.10

Jumbo Comics #111

Fiction House · May 1948

First appearance: Mr. Legree
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Identification plate

Series
Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series)
Issue
#111
Publication date
May 1948
Key date
1948-05-00
Indicia publisher
Real Adventures Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Mr. Legree - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Beware the Witch-Man's Brewcover1Sheena Rivington, Sheena
1The Kraal of the Deadcomic story10script: W. Morgan Thomas; pencils: Bob Webb; inks: Bob WebbBob Reynolds, Sheena Rivington, Sheena
2The Convict Cargocomic story8pencils: Jack Kamen; inks: Jack KamenCaptain Hawk; Velvet; Caleb; Jeremy; Doctor Jeff Winston; Fluth; Cap'n Ben Burke
3Lord of the Sea: Horatio Nelsontext article2.75pencils: ? (5 spot illustrations); inks: ? (5 spot illustrations); letters: typesetLord Horatio Nelson
4The Blackmail of Celeste Faradaycomic story6pencils: Jack Kamen; inks: Jack Kamenzx-5; Celeste Faraday; Enoch Barnaby
5-comic story6script: Bill Gibson; pencils: Matt Baker; inks: Matt BakerMr. Legree First, Ginger Maguire, Sky Girl
6C/O Jumboletters page1letters: typeset
7The Lucifer Loan Companycomic story6script: Curt Davis; pencils: Jack Kamen, John Forte; inks: John ForteStuart Taylor; Laura Hayward; Doc Hayward; Lucifer; Dr. Faustus; Margeurite
8The Ghost of Marcia Leedscomic story8script: Drew Murdoch; pencils: Jack Kamen; inks: John ForteDrew Murdoch; Hattie; Bill Leeds (a ghost); Cecil; Marcia Leeds (death, a ghost); Jennie (a maid, death, a ghost); Miriam

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Good Girl Art Quarterly #[4]1991On eBay ›
Big Girl Adventures #12001On eBay ›
Outrageous Good Girl Art2012On eBay ›
Jumbo Comics: Volume 19
ISBN 978-1981369690		2017On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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