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Jumbo Comics , #56

Published: October 1943

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Sabre Monsters of the Aba-Zanai

Story Featuring Sheena

Characters
Other
Credits
Story Notes

Cover art credits from Steve Saaf (September 2, 2006).

Sabre Monsters of the Aba-Zanzi

Story Featuring Sheena

"A fear-crazed lioness started it--a renegade gun-bearer..."

Characters
Other
Credits
Story Notes

The story title is taken from the cover. This is probably an example of Webb drawing the females. However, it is very likely that Richard Case or another specialist is drawing the animals.

"They say Japan is a sealed empire, spy-proof..."

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Story Notes

Leav swipe on splash panel. Hints of Nina Albright. Note that Oriental lettering on sign [panel 1, page 8] clearly spells out "CLAIRE", and the lettering on the right sign of the same panel reads "SZEP". These were added by Al Feldstein, since Claire Szep was his wife-to-be. They were married about a year after this issue came out.

"Facing the lashing sea or the thunder of..."

Credits

"Stuart, Laura, and Doctor Hayward attend a jive-joint..."

Credits

"String him up, yelled the mob. A long..."

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"Coney Island, the land of thrills, chills, and..."

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Story Notes

In places the inks resemble the work of Astarita or Camy, but probably are by neither.

Attu Incident
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"Why did the ghost of a murdered moon-shiner..."

Credits
Story Notes

The Bob Hebberd feel is still maintained. The female seems to be by another hand.