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Jumbo Comics, #25

Published: March 1941

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Jumbo Comics #25

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Issue Contents:
Bait for the Beast
1 page jungle
Characters
  • Sheena
Credits
Story Notes

Cardy initials this cover twice: once lower center above the water and once lower right in leaf. They both sort of look like stylized Xs. NV = Nick Viscardi, his given name.

Bait for the Beast (1)
Story 1 12 pages jungle

"Whosoever would defile this sacred temple by entering..."

Characters
  • Sheena
  • Bob Reynolds
  • Chim
  • Jeff Spalding (introduction, Death)
  • Ahn Kamin (villain, Introduction, Death)
  • Karnak (Introduction, Death
  • a mummy)
Credits
Story Notes

Title is taken from cover blurb. Signature in foliage of final panel.

Story 2 1 page humor; children

"S'long, Bobby, see ya again."

Characters
  • Bobby
  • Bobby's mother
  • Teeny
  • Mr. De Flicker
Credits
Story 3 10 pages adventure; historical

"Up from the Ivory Coast sails The Hawk's ship..."

Characters
  • The Hawk
  • Sagua
  • Caleb
  • Duke Don Miguel Braganta
  • Manuelo
Credits
Story Notes

Per Mort Leav, Art Saaf was given old Eisner material and assigned to re-write, re-compose, and fill in the gaps to create "new" Eisner Hawk stories (Robin Snyder's The Comics).

Story 4 6 pages superhero

"Fred Larkin and his dad, General Larkin, go aloft..."

Characters
  • Lightning [Fred Larkin]
  • General Larkin
  • unnamed helium saboteurs/thiefs
Credits
Story Notes

Artwork reminiscent of a weak Al Bryant.

The Warrior's Shoes
Story 5 2 pages war

"The silver shoes of Su Lee..."

Characters
  • Su Lee
  • Hu Lang Lee (villain)
Credits
Story 6 2 pages anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Last month, Peter and his companions reached the castle..."

Characters
  • Peter Pupp
  • Zula's robot
  • King Riffraff
  • Zula
Credits
Reprint Notes

Cannibalized from the story in Jumbo Comics #7.

Story 7 7 pages science fiction

"Once more a legion of hate encompasses Europe. . ."

Characters
  • Stuart Taylor
  • Dr. Hayward
  • Countess Irana Nada of Bohemia
  • Johan [her fiancé]
  • Napoleon
  • The Duke of Wellington
Credits
Story 8 1 page humor; children

"Pee Wee, your pop's lookin' for ya!"

Characters
  • Pee Wee Myers
  • his father
  • Beany
Credits
Story 9 0 pages humor
Characters
  • Uncle Otto
Credits
  • Script:
  • Pencils:
  • Inks:
Story 10 8 pages spy

"Success or failure in war depends on a..."

Characters
  • ZX-5
  • Mayor Jan Petrov (death)
Credits
Story Notes

Notice the extensive depiction of shadows...

Story 11 6 pages adventure; animal

"Over the Wyoming Badlands, the snow lies deep..."

Characters
  • Rick [the Forest Ranger's son] (First Appearance)
  • Midnight [a colt] (First Appearance)
Credits
Story 12 6 pages detective-mystery

"The bright lights of the night club district..."

Characters
  • Inspector Dayton
  • Officer Odell
  • Officer Casey
Credits
Story 13 5 pages war

"Tom Devlin, Dick Swenson and Harry Carson, three American war buddies..."

Characters
  • Tom Devlin, Dick Swenson
  • Harry Carson
  • Alice Wiggins
  • Mable Wiggins
  • Joan Wiggins
  • Bob Wiggins
Credits