Jumbo Comics, #60

Published: February 1944

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Jumbo Comics #60

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Issue Contents:
Land of the Stalking Death
1 page jungle
Characters
  • Sheena
  • Bob Reynolds
Credits
Land of the Stalking Death (1)
Story 1 12 pages jungle

"On the banks of the N'Duan River..."

Storyline

Tribesmen dress as gorillas to capture young women for the slave trade.

Characters
  • Sheena
  • Bob Reynolds
  • Tora
  • Chim (chimpanzee)
  • Ranson
Credits
Story Notes

The title is taken from the cover.

Story 2 8 pages spy

"Manila, capital of the Phillippines, lies sullen and..."

Characters
  • ZX-5
  • Ignacio Varza
  • Elena
  • Palrang
  • Baron Sado
  • Laparan
  • Aurelio
Credits
Story 3 6 pages adventure; historical

"Adventure's the wind that will fill our sails..."

Storyline

Princess Angelia enlists the aid of Hawk to protect her from her prime minister.

Characters
  • The Hawk
  • Caleb
  • Marie
  • Princess Angelia
  • Jeremy
Credits
Story 4 6 pages science fiction

"Through the ages men grit their teeth...and..."

Storyline

Stuart and the Haywards travel back in time to Italy during the 14th century.

Characters
  • Stuart Taylor
  • Laura Hayward
  • Dr. Hayward
  • Casanova
  • John Byron
  • Paoli
Story Notes

Signs of Hicks, Blum, and perhaps Saul Rosen and others, but it's mostly a shop job.

Story 5 6 pages animal; western-frontier

"Jim's not havin' much luck with that wild..."

Storyline

A dog stricken with rabies infects a horse; Rick, along with others, goes in search of the rabid horse to prevent it from infecting others.

Characters
  • Jim
  • Midnight (horse)
  • Helen
  • Rick
  • Nellie (horse)
Credits
Story Notes

Other pencillers at work on women and horses.

Story 6 6 pages detective-mystery

"Look, Creep! There's Louie Cappozi...he just got..."

Characters
  • Inspector Dayton
  • Creep
  • Louie Cappozi
  • Mr. Simmons
  • Lora Dawson
  • Charles Marston
Credits
Story 7 0 pages
Credits
  • Script: editor
Story Notes

On the bottom of page 5 of Inspector Dayton.

Memo for Saturday: "Murder"
Story 8 2 pages detective-mystery

"In the sedate lounge of the exclusive University Club, two comfortable looking men reclined in..."

Characters
  • Vincent Dorgan
  • Bob Dorgan
  • Baker
Story Notes

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

Story 9 10 pages detective-mystery; horror-suspense

"The clown bowed low before Drew Murdoch and..."

Storyline

A circus trainer is killed by a tiger and Drew Murdoch investigates.

Characters
  • Tony D'Ambrosio
  • Lili
  • Drew Murdoch
  • Jorge Varez
  • Vixen (lion)
  • Hoppo
  • Rajah (tiger)
  • Silk (panther)
  • Satin (panther)
Credits