Jumbo Comics, #65

Published: July 1944

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Jumbo Comics #65

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The Man-Eaters of Linpopo
1 page jungle
Characters
  • Sheena
Credits
The Man-Eaters of Linpopo
Story 1 12 pages jungle

"An uninvited stranger rode with Sheena on her..."

Characters
  • Bryson, Prince Viska
  • Tagor
  • Lasa
  • Sheena
  • Bob Reynolds
  • Chim (chimpanzee)
Credits
Story Notes

The title is taken from the cover.

Story 2 6 pages spy

"Somewhere in Germany the three highest military experts..."

Characters
  • Norta
  • Karl
  • two other military experts
  • Nazis
  • ZX-5
Credits
Story Notes

I think I might be seeing the beginning of Matt Baker inks here.

Story 3 6 pages adventure; historical

"Adventuress, hellcat, vixen, this lass known as Velvet..."

Storyline

Velvet attempts to free her men from capture, realizes they are stricken with the plague, and does the unthinkable; for her actions, Capt. Hawk has her join his crew.

Characters
  • Velvet
  • Jeremy
  • Capt. Hawk
  • Caleb
  • Bonzo
Credits
Story Notes

Art is crude even for Webb.

Story 4 5 pages science fiction

"Say, Stuart, did you know about this terrible..."

Storyline

Stuart and the Haywards travel back in time to Pompeii just before Mt. Vesuvius erupts.

Characters
  • Marius
  • the Pompeiians
  • a slave girl
  • Laura Hayward
  • Stuart Taylor
  • Dr. Hayward
Credits
Story 5 4 pages western-frontier

"C'mon, old boy, we're on the right track..."

Storyline

Rick, searching for bank robbers, is ambushed and left to face a hungry jaguar.

Characters
  • Rick
  • Midnight (horse)
Credits
T for Traitor
Story 6 2 pages detective-mystery

"It was one o'clock in the morning when Detective Louis' phone jangled boisterously."

Storyline

Det. Louis is summoned to the Saunders Circus to investigate a murder.

Characters
  • Det. Louis
  • Saunders
  • Una
  • Doris
Credits
Story 7 4 pages detective-mystery

"It started one night at the lonely Gordon..."

Storyline

Creep and Inspector Dayton travel to Gordon Sanatorium to learn why Creep's friend Nelson was institutionalized.

Characters
  • Dr. Gordon
  • Nelson
  • The Creep [Napoleon]
  • Inspector Dayton
  • Bert
Credits
Story Notes

Obviously Blum in the splash, but he fades away quickly.

Story 8 9 pages detective-mystery

"Mollison! I'll never forget that night he came..."

Characters
  • Cleopatra (as a ghost)
  • Avery Mollison
  • Prof. Lord
  • Hurlburt
  • Drew Murdoch
Credits
Story Notes

Clean inker. Possible this is Feldstein?