Jumbo Comics, #32

Published: October 1941

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Jumbo Comics #32

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Issue Contents:
Captives of the Gorilla-Men
1 page jungle
Characters
  • Sheena
  • Bob Reynolds
Captives of the Gorilla-Men
Story 1 12 pages jungle

"Ghostly rumors of a tribe who worships at..."

Characters
  • Sheena
  • Bob Reynolds
  • Chim (a chimpanzee)
  • Blawa
Story Notes

The story title is from the cover.

Story 2 6 pages science fiction

"In days of old knights were bold..."

Characters
  • Stuart Taylor
  • Don Quixote
  • Sancho Panza
  • Dactor Hayward
  • Dulcinea
Credits
Story 3 1 page humor; children

"My girl says as a detective I'm a..."

Characters
  • Bobby
  • Ted
Credits
Story 4 6 pages western-frontier

"Again the black stallion's galloping hoofs beat the..."

Characters
  • Midnight (a black stallion)
  • Helen
  • Scarface
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Story 5 8 pages superhero

"Fred Larkin, U.S. Army, is Lightning, dreaded..."

Characters
  • Lightning [Fred Larkin]
  • General Larkin
  • Herr Commander Schloss
Credits
Revenge in the First Degree
Story 6 2 pages crime

"Snake Ellis had waited months"

Characters
  • Snake Ellis
  • Tim O'Donnell
  • Bobby O'Donnell
Credits
Story 7 7 pages detective-mystery

"The inspector goes to sea and hooks a..."

Characters
  • Inspector Dayton
  • Fred Wills
  • Alfred Moore
  • Riker
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Story 8 1 page humor

"Murphy's building a penthouse where he can spend..."

Credits
Reprint Notes

from earlier issues of Jumbo Comics (1938 series). Three unrelated gag panels.

Story 9 8 pages spy

"Under the conqueror's boot is a seething, restless..."

Characters
  • ZX-5
  • General Hersch
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Story 10 1 page humor; children

"And, Fido, that would be doin' my good..."

Characters
  • Pee Wee
  • Mr. Black
Credits
Brushes Soap Hair Tonic Razor Blades (1)
Story 11 1 page humor
Characters
  • Uncle Otto
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Story 12 6 pages war

"Tom Devlin and Dick Swenson, American aces in..."

Characters
  • Tom Devlin
  • Dick Swenson
  • Harry Carson
Credits
Story Notes

Now, THIS resembles Maxwell Elkan and even has the Crandall-esque poses seen at Quality at the same time. The inks are more robust here, though. Note that "Tansul" is an anagram of "Sultan".

Story 13 6 pages adventure; historical

"The mysterious disappearance of valuable cargo ships has..."

Characters
  • The Hawk
  • Sir Lionele Henville
  • Fluth
  • Mam'selle Sari
  • Jeremy Clogg
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).