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23January 1941
$0.10

Jumbo Comics #23

Fiction House · January 1941 · on sale 1940-11-12

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Series
Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series)
Issue
#23
Publication date
January 1941
Key date
1941-01-00
On-sale date
1940-11-12
Indicia publisher
Real Adventures Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Swamp of the Green Terrorcover1pencils: Dan Zolnerowich; inks: Dan ZolnerowichSheena; Bob Reynolds
1Swamp of the Green Terrorcomic story12script: W. Morgan Thomas; pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob PowellSheena; Bob Reynolds; Queen Nada; Chim; Buta
2-comic story2pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob KanePeter Pupp; Tinymite; Zula; Professor Watt A. Dogg
3-comic story9script: Willis Rensie; pencils: Willis Rensie, Art Saaf; inks: Willis Rensie, Art SaafThe Hawk; Fluth; Claw Carlos; Count Richelle; Princess Helena; Murdock
4-comic story6pencils: Charles Nicholas Wojtkoski; inks: Charles Nicholas Wojtkoski, Art PinajianLightning [Fred Larkin]; General Larkin
5-comic story1script: S. M. Iger; pencils: S. M. Iger; inks: S. M. IgerBobby; Mr. Von Snitzel; Bobby's mother
6-comic story0.33script: S. M. Iger; pencils: S. M. Iger; inks: S. M. IgerPee Wee Myers; his father
7-comic story0.67script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will EisnerUncle Otto; unnamed drunkard
8-comic story7script: Curt Davis; pencils: Lou Fine, Eisner & Iger Shop; inks: Eisner & Iger ShopStuart Taylor; Ali Pasha; Dr. Hayward; The Great Khan
9Murder By Telephonetext story2script: Tom Alexander; pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick CardySylvia; Victor
10-comic story5pencils: Charles Quinlan Sr.; inks: Charles Quinlan Sr.ZX-5; Jim Carson; Mike the "Mac"; Mary Lynn; Johnny the "Newsy"
11-comic story7pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineWiley Wilton; Mark Johnson; Amy Dolson; Pete Dolson; Sagawan
12In Chinatowncomic story6script: George Thatcher; pencils: George Thatcher; inks: George ThatcherInspector Dayton; Wini; Oriental villain called only "The Master"
13-comic story5pencils: Charles Sultan; inks: Charles SultanTom Devlin; Dick Swenson; Harry Carson; Lord Angus McGregor; Jock
14-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

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