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Jumbo Comics, #59

Published: January 1944

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Jumbo Comics #59

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Issue Contents:
Kraal of Shrunken Heads
1 page jungle
Characters
  • Sheena
  • Bob Reynolds
Credits
Kraal of Shrunken Heads (1)
Story 1 12 pages jungle

"The moon shone palely on a strangely silenced..."

Characters
  • Sheena
  • Bob Reynolds
  • Luando
Credits
Story Notes

The title is taken from the cover.

Story 2 8 pages spy

"In captured Manila Harbor six crippled Jap battleships..."

Characters
  • ZX-5
  • Nomura
  • Baron Sado
  • Capt. Payne
  • Palrang
Credits
Story Notes

Possibly John Cassone is drawing the women.

Story 3 6 pages adventure; historical

"By the great horn spoon, what manner of..."

Characters
  • Jeremy
  • The Hawk
  • Lyla
  • Sir Blake
Credits
Story 4 6 pages science fiction

"Stuart, Laura, and Doctor Hayward get ready for..."

Storyline

Stuart and the Haywards travel back in time to Salem during the witchcraft scare.

Characters
  • Stuart Taylor
  • Laura Hayward
  • Dr. Hayward
  • Capt. Smythe
  • Papa Snodgrass
  • Charity Crabtree
  • Yvette Smythe
  • Prudence Snodgrass
Credits
Story Notes

Hints of Art Peddy, Arnold Hicks, even Lee Ames, but only Ames is strong enough to suggest as penciller.

Story 5 6 pages western-frontier

"Flat Top Mesa, a blinding snowstorm..."

Storyline

Helen is tossed off of her horse, Nellie, and is rescued by Midnight from wolves and from freezing.

Characters
  • Midnight (horse)
  • Nellie (horse)
  • Helen Benson
  • Bart
  • Rick
Credits
Story 6 6 pages detective-mystery

"Inspector Dayton! Lansing, the notorious killer will be..."

Storyline

Laverne kills the governor because he refused to commute Lansing's sentence.

Characters
  • Inspector Dayton
  • Lansing
  • Governor Mason
  • Silverman
  • Laverne Marrymore
  • Mrs. Mason
  • Creep
Credits
Story Notes

Indications of Nina Albright and, in places, Alex Blum.

Speaking of Africa...
Story 7 2 pages war

"Ronnie and Chuck huddled together in a shallow foxhole in the middle of the vast northern desert."

Characters
  • Chuck
  • Ronnie
Story Notes

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

Story 8 10 pages detective-mystery

"It was midnight outside the proud old mansion..."

Characters
  • Sue
  • Ruth
  • Jim
  • Mr. Mason
  • Meg
  • Drew Murdoch
  • Tommy
Credits