Jumbo Comics, #54

Published: August 1943

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Jumbo Comics #54

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Issue Contents:
Congo Kill!
1 page jungle
Characters
  • Sheena
  • Bob Reynolds
Congo Kill! (1)
Story 1 12 pages jungle

"Beyond the pinnacles of the painted cliffs..."

Characters
  • Sheena
  • Bob Reynolds
  • Chim (chimpanzee)
  • Queen Thara-an
  • Ashor
  • Ganvar
  • Manji
Credits
Story Notes

The story title is taken from the cover.

Story 2 8 pages spy

"Off the dark coast of Italy... We'll have..."

Characters
  • La Martinique
  • Benito Mussolini
  • Don Venardi
  • ZX-5
  • Nazis
Story Notes

Some effort is made early on to mimic Mort Leav, but it is soon abandoned. Signs of Blum and Webb probably indicate shop mimics. Albright seems to be the most obvious contributor.

Story 3 6 pages adventure; historical

"Devil-infested are the waters that wash the..."

Characters
  • The Hawk
  • The Slasher
  • Fluth
  • Jeremy
  • Caleb
Credits
Story Notes

Here, also, Webb indications are probably the result of shop mimics. A great appreciator of ships, it's likely that Webb drew these or that they were lifted from those he'd rendered in earlier episodes.

Story 4 6 pages science fiction

"Space is breached and time rolled back by..."

Characters
  • Stuart Taylor
  • Laura
  • Dr. Hayward
  • Nero
  • Stuart Taylor
Credits
Story 5 6 pages western-frontier

"The black market! This is the latest menace..."

Characters
  • Rick
  • Helen
  • Hank
  • Bart
Credits
Story Notes

Very awkward pencils with wildly disproportioned figures and horse - one more indication that it is unlikely that Blum was drawing the horses. He usually had shop specialists assist on his animal art.

Story 6 6 pages detective-mystery

"From a grim prison cell, the scheming..."

Characters
  • Inspector Dayton
  • Gardenia Clay
  • Joe Daly
  • Creep
Credits
Shrouds of Ice
Story 7 2 pages horror-suspense

"Fields stood on a quiet corner in the darkness."

Characters
  • Fields
  • Roberts
Story Notes

The house name 'Tom Alexander' was used on occasion for stories by both Ruth Roche and Toni Blum.

Story 8 10 pages detective-mystery

"Gloria and Dale...song and dance team...follow..."

Characters
  • Gloria
  • Dale
  • Poirett
  • Dixon
  • Captain Voorhis
  • Mrs. Poirett
Credits
Story Notes

The inkers are still attempting to mimic Bob Hebberd. A shop artist [Cassone or ?] is drawing the girl.