Issue: #20
Published: October 1940, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 68, Editing: Malcolm Reiss (Editor); Will Eisner (Art Director); S. M. Iger (Feature Editor)
Color: Black And White (#1-8); Color (#9 Onwards) Dimensions: Tabloid:10.5 X 14 1/2 (#1-8); 8.5 X 10.5 Inches (#9); Standard Golden Age U.S. (#10 Onwards) Paper Stock: Newsprint Binding: Saddle-Stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 4.
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| Cover (1 page) |
Spoilers of the Wild |
| Featuring: |
Sheena |
| Credits: |
Pencils: John Celardo | Inks: John Celardo | Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Jungle |
| Characters: |
Sheena |
| Comic Story (10 pages) |
Spoilers of the Wild |
| Featuring: |
Sheena |
| Synopsis: |
Sheena and Bob set off to explore the territory beyond the Grandanga mountain range, where no white man has apparently been before. They discover a tribe of gorillas seemingly led by a white woman named Keela, who is able to best a gorilla in combat. They teach her to speak English, and she falls for Bob, much to Sheena's annoyance. Eventually the two women fight in hand-to-hand combat, and Keela falls into an active volcano. When the volcano erupts Sheena and Bob retreat towards their own land. |
| Credits: |
Script: ? [as W. Morgan Thomas] (credited) | Pencils: Bob Powell [as Powell] (signed) | Inks: Bob Powell [as Powell] (signed) |
| Genre: |
Jungle |
| Characters: |
Sheena Bob Reynolds Keela Rogo (an Ape) |
| Comic Story (3 pages) |
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| Featuring: |
Peter Pupp |
| Synopsis: |
Peter and Tinymite's rocket lands on the Moon. In a cave they encounter a huge dragon, which they bypass, and climbing some stairs reach a door guarded by a giant man wielding a scimitar. As he attacks them Peter rubs his magic ring, from which his genie Buddah emerges and saves them. Beyond the door they find an old man strapped to a dias while a device with dozens of knives descend towards him. They rescue him, but a mysterious figure appears menacingly before them. |
| Credits: |
Script: ? [as Golleh] (credited) | Pencils: Bob Kane | Inks: Bob Kane |
| Genre: |
Adventure Anthropomorphic-funny Animals Science Fiction |
| Characters: |
Peter Pupp Tinymite Buddah [a Genie] |
| Comic Story (8 pages) |
Pirate Island |
| Featuring: |
The Hawk |
| Synopsis: |
The Hawk has retired from roaming the high seas, but has become bored of farming life. He and Sagua visit the nearest town and learn that pirates are raiding nearby settlements by bombarding them from the sea, setting fire to them and then looting. The Hawk decides to pursue them and once again mans his ship. They eventually spot the pirate ship, only to find that captain and crew are all female. The Hawk and his men capture the ship and the captain hurls herself to her death. |
| Credits: |
Script: ? [as Willis Rensie] (credited) | Pencils: John Celardo | Inks: John Celardo |
| Genre: |
Historical |
| Characters: |
The Hawk Pasha Ahib Sarita Caleb Jeremy Sagua |
| Text Story (2 pages) |
Visitor from Space |
| Credits: |
Pencils: Bob Powell [as W. Morgan Thomas] (signed) (2 spot illustrations) | Inks: Bob Powell [as W. Morgan Thomas] (signed) | Letters: Typeset |
| Genre: |
Science Fiction |
| Characters: |
Dicky McGuire |
| Comic Story (8 pages) |
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| Featuring: |
ZX-5 Spies In Action |
| Credits: |
Script: ? [as Major Thorpe] (credited) | Pencils: Charles A. Winter | Inks: Charles A. Winter |
| Genre: |
Spy |
| Characters: |
The Baron |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
wordless pantomime strip |
| Featuring: |
Uncle Otto |
| Credits: |
Script: Will Eisner [as Heck] (signed) | Pencils: Will Eisner [as Heck] (signed) | Inks: Will Eisner [as Heck] (signed) |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Characters: |
Uncle Otto |
| Comic Story (7 pages) |
The Case of the Crooked Dagger |
| Featuring: |
Inspector Dayton |
| Credits: |
Script: ? [as George Thatcher] (credited) | Pencils: Frank Schwarz ? | Inks: Frank Schwarz ? |
| Genre: |
Detective-mystery |
| Characters: |
Miss Belton Doc Black |
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