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The Devil of the Congo
The Devil of the Congo (1)
"An annual ceremonial visit of good will to..."
Characters
- Sheena
- Bob Reynolds
- Chim
- Commissioner Fletcher
- Mrs. Fletcher
- Great Black Father
Credits
- Pencils: Julien Hippolyte
- Inks: Julien Hippolyte
Story Notes
Story title is taken from the cover. Is Bob Powell still doing the Sheena figures? Keith Chandler agrees with this suggestion - the inking, at least.
"Do ya like rain drops, Stub?"
Characters
- Bobby
- Stub
Credits
- Script: S. M. Iger
- Pencils: S. M. Iger
- Inks: S. M. Iger
"Midnight, captured as a colt by the ranger's..."
Characters
- Midnight (a black stallion)
- Red Beard
- Cisco Kid [Rick in disguise]
Credits
- Pencils: Julien Hippolyte
- Inks: Julien Hippolyte
"Army air corps planes crash mysteriously...the Texas..."
Characters
- Lightning [Fred Larkin]
- General Larkin
Credits
- Inks: (uncertain)
Story Notes
Same artist as last issue. Slight indications of Elkan here, but this artist is more sophisticated than LATER signed Elkan at Quality (Samar) and there's a humorous aspect to this that is not present in known early Elkan.
Vulture Bait
"Rex Griffin stumbled up the dusty trail..."
Characters
- Rex Griffin
- Tommy
Sale $4.50 (1)
Characters
- Uncle Otto
Credits
- Script: Will Eisner
- Pencils: Will Eisner
- Inks: Will Eisner
"Gee! You shoulda seen Spec juggle four balls..."
Characters
- Pee Wee Myers
- Frankie
Credits
- Script: Marguerite Abouet
- Pencils: Marguerite Abouet
- Inks: Marguerite Abouet
"Tom, Dick and Harry...American buddies, fly for..."
Characters
- Tom Devlin
- Dick Swenson
- Harry Carson
Credits
- Inks: (uncertain)
Story Notes
Same artist as previously seen on Lightning, perhaps with help from Rudy Palais on last page. Hames sees Maxwell Elkan here, but likely to be only on inks. Note that "Tansul" is an anagram of "Sultan".
"The tiny island of Cay Verde in the..."
Characters
- The Hawk
- Caleb
- Fluth
- Duke Don Rafiello Castagna (villain)
- Fat Tom (introduction)
- Corgo (introduction)
- Marguerite Cortes (introduction)
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).