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2October 1938
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Jumbo Comics #2

Fiction House · October 1938 · on sale 1938

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Series
Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
October 1938
Key date
1938-10-00
On-sale date
1938
Indicia publisher
Real Adventures Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0A Letter of Introductioncover1
1The Moon Shot: Part 2comic story5script: Bob Kane; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob KanePeter Pupp; Tiny; The Weather Man; Merkin (first appearance); Buddah the Genie (first appearance); The Cloud Men [Zeke (first appearance; villain); Zeke, Jr. (first appearance; villain)]
2Vendetta With Merrystone: Part 2comic story5script: Willis Rensie; pencils: Willis Rensie; inks: Willis RensieThe Hawk; Merrystone (villain); Fluth
3-cartoon0.75script: Bob Kane; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane
4Phil-Os-Sappiescartoon0.25script: Bob Kane; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane
5-comic story1script: Tom Swift, Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will EisnerBarney Oldfield; Mrs. Oliver Grinell; Felix Carvajal
6Part 2comic story4pencils: Jack Curtiss; inks: Jack Curtiss; letters: Jack CurtissEdmond Dantes; Villefort; Danglars; Fernard Mondego
7The Man Who Lived Twice: Part 2comic story5script: Dennis Colebrook; pencils: Dennis Colebrook; inks: Dennis ColebrookSpencer Steel; "Lucky" Lucifer (villain); Doctor Blitzen; "Gardenia" Green
8Bobby In Hollywood: Part 2comic story2script: S. M. Iger; pencils: S. M. Iger; inks: S. M. IgerBobby; Mister De Flicker; Miss Jones; Philip Fadeout
9Attack!!activity1script: Les Marshall; pencils: Les Marshall; inks: Les Marshall
10-comic story1script: Carl Heck; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will EisnerUncle Otto
11The Experiment of Kromo: Part 2comic story4pencils: Curt Davis; inks: Curt DavisDr. Hayward; Mr. Eternity (introduction); Kromo (villain)
12The Origin of Sheena: Part 2comic story4script: W. Morgan Thomas; pencils: Mort Meskin; inks: Mort MeskinSheena (origin continued); Prof. Van Dyke; the witch doctor; Cardweel Rivington (first appearance; death; flashback; Sheena's father); Bat Morgan (first appearance; villain)
13Bart Lugar's Cutthroats: Part 2comic story4pencils: Fred Sande; inks: Fred Sande; letters: Jack KirbyWilton; Bart Lugar (villain, death)
14Red Fangtext story2script: Linton DaviesJohnny Storm; Red Fang (police dog)
15-comic story1script: S. M. Iger; pencils: S. M. Iger; inks: S. M. IgerPee Wee
16-comic story1pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard BailyGilda; Judy
17A Letter of Introductioncomic story3pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob PowellEdgar Bergen; Charlie McCarthy; John Mannering; George Murphy
18Chapter 6: A Rescue and a Plot; Ch. 7: Love and a Story; Ch. 8: Bitter-Sweetcomic story4script: Don DeConn; pencils: Don DeConn; inks: Don DeConnTom Sherrill; Chief Pow-Wow; Bitter-Sweet.
19Sanctuary (Part 2)comic story4pencils: Richard Briefer; inks: Richard BrieferEsmeralda; Quasimodo; Jehan; Phoebus
20The Ace of Spades Gang: Part 2comic story3script: Geo. Thatcher; pencils: Geo. Thatcher; inks: Geo. ThatcherInspector Dayton; "The Ace of Spades" (villain); Ace of Spades Gang (villains); Major Scott
21An Adding Machinecomic story1script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will EisnerJumbo Jim; Professor Dillpickle
22Jumbo Jim's Prize Partyactivity1pencils: ? (spot illustration); inks: ? (spot illustration); letters: typesetJumbo Jim
23-cartoon0.75script: Bob Kane; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane
24Phil-Os-Sappiescartoon0.25script: Bob Kane; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane
25Nursery-Krazy Kivilt-Puzzleactivity1script: Don DeConn; pencils: Don DeConn; inks: Don DeConn
26Horse Thieftext story1script: ? [as Hap' Casey] (credited); pencils: ? (2 spot illustrations); inks: ? (2 spot illustrations); letters: typesetGoose-neck Trammell; Red Kennedy; Lon Sutter
27The Transovanian War: Part 2comic story4script: Major Thorpe; pencils: Major Thorpe; inks: Major ThorpeZX-5; Baron de Rolf (villain)

Printings and variants

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