Jumbo Comics, #34

Published: December 1941

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Jumbo Comics #34

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Issue Contents:
Claws of the Devil-Cat
1 page jungle
Characters
  • Sheena
  • Bob Reynolds
Claws of the Devil-Cat (1)
Story 1 12 pages jungle

"The dreaded scourge of dry timberlands...fire...sweeps..."

Characters
  • Sheena
  • Bob Reynolds
  • M'Bongo
  • Kurt Doon
  • Kalli
  • Chim (a chimpanzee)
  • W'Abu
Story Notes

The title is taken from the cover.

Story 2 6 pages science fiction

"The gaslight days are back...when men wore..."

Characters
  • Stuart Taylor
  • Laura Hayward
  • Steve Brodie
  • Jim Casey
Credits
Story 3 1 page humor; children

"To be or not to be, that is..."

Characters
  • Bobby
  • Bobby's mother
  • Bobby's friend Tex
Credits
Story 4 6 pages western-frontier

"Fearlessly, the great wild horse of the western..."

Characters
  • Midnight (a black stallion)
  • Rick
  • Mal Villers
  • Sad Sam Hendricks
  • Joe
  • El Tigre
Credits
Story 5 8 pages superhero

"Streaking against saboteurs goes the one-man blitz, Lightning..."

Characters
  • Lightning [Fred Larkin]
  • Major Larkin
  • the three Jones sisters
Credits
Revenge Rides the Range
Story 6 2 pages western-frontier

"Larry Ford narrowed hi seyes..."

Characters
  • Larry Ford
  • Nick Jarburn
  • Steve Farrell
  • Joe Doran
Story Notes

The author pseudonym is a pun on explorers Lewis and Clark.

Story 7 7 pages detective-mystery

"Into the ice of a northern winter goes..."

Characters
  • Inspector Dayton
Credits
Story 8 1 page humor

"Wait! Spud and Chink will be here next..."

Credits
Story Notes

Probably reprints, as Kane was firmly ensconced on Batman by this time. Four unrelated gag panels.

Story 9 8 pages spy

"ZX-5, ace undercover agent, has received a mysterious..."

Characters
  • ZX-5
Credits
Story Notes

Inker's name is the name of the boat in the story. Ink style is lighter than earlier issues that were probably by Al Bryant.

Story 10 6 pages war

"Ace American trio of the R.A.F., Tom..."

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

Note that "Tansul" is an anagram of "Sultan".

Story 11 1 page humor; children

"Pee Wee, will you go in the next..."

Characters
  • Pee Wee
  • Pee Wee's father
Credits
No Dogs or Pets Allowed (1)
Story 12 1 page humor
Characters
  • Uncle Otto
Credits
Story Notes

Probably a reprint.

Story 13 6 pages historical

"In a distant spot of the southern sea..."

Characters
  • The Hawk
  • Jeremy Clogg
  • Caleb
  • Sir Percival Stuart Leicester
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).