Jumbo Comics, #66

Published: August 1944

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Jumbo Comics #66

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Issue Contents:
Valley of Monsters
1 page jungle
Characters
  • Sheena
  • Bob Reynolds
Credits
Story 1 1 page

"Why guess? Get the best!"

Characters
  • Sheena
  • Bob Reynolds
  • Kaänga
  • Ann Mason
Credits
Story Notes

Inside front cover. House ad for six Fiction House titles.

Valley of Monsters (1)
Story 2 12 pages jungle

"Beyond the swamps of Aro-Zan, beyond the lava..."

Storyline

Geheta must retrieve the Golden Sceptre from the Juju Temple in order to succeed his father as chief of M'Hombe Village.

Characters
  • Sheena
  • Bob Reynolds
  • Geheta
  • Doranda
Credits
Story Notes

The story title is taken from the cover.

Story 3 7 pages spy

"This is the spot, Captain! And you're sure..."

Storyline

ZX-5 investigates a mysterious water spout, which leads him to a Nazi plot to build a tunnel to England beneath the English Channel.

Characters
  • ZX-5
  • Jones
  • Nazis
Credits
Story Notes

Definitely pencils & inks by Gus Schrotter on final panel. He's not obvious elsewhere, but it's very likely that he's here.

Story 4 6 pages adventure; historical

"Well, lass...there ye stand...twixt two flags..."

Storyline

Capt. Jack pulls the Lady Scarlett into port and Velvet runs into an old acquaintance.

Characters
  • Capt. Hawk
  • Velvet
  • Jeremy
  • Caleb
  • Tartar Jack
Credits
Story 5 5 pages detective-mystery

"Come, come, inspector. This wave of robberies sweeping..."

Storyline

Inspector Dayton is directed to solve a series of robberies targeting war benefits.

Characters
  • The Creep [Napoleon]
  • Inspector Dayton
  • Gordon
  • Count Blackton [Blackie]
Credits
Story 6 0 pages

"New enlargement"

Story Notes

Ad for photo enlargement services by Dean Studios.

Strange Wings
Story 7 2 pages war

"Less than a half mile across from the Japanese supply station where constant sounds of..."

Characters
  • Bill
  • Fred
  • General Ajima
Story Notes

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

Story 8 1 page

"New strange glamour for your hair, dress, or coat"

Story Notes

Ad for glowing flowers.

Story 9 6 pages science fiction

"My feet hurt, Laura! Haven't we seen enough..."

Storyline

Stuart and the Haywards travel back in time to fifteenth century Spain.

Characters
  • Stuart Taylor
  • Laura Hayward
  • Dr. Hayward
  • Drusilla
  • Torquemada
Story Notes

Fuller puts his initials, HKF, in the lower left corner of the map on page two.

Story 10 0 pages

"Beautiful simulated birthstone ring given away"

Story Notes

Ad salesmen for Gold Crown Products, featuring rings set with birthstones given as commissions.

The Jennifer Kent Case (1)
Story 11 9 pages detective-mystery

"Confidential record from the files of Drew Murdoch."

Characters
  • Drew Murdoch
  • Franklyn
  • Jennifer Kent
  • Mrs. Busby
  • Claude
Credits
Story Notes

Very good inks. Could this be Jack Kamen or Al Feldstein who is making Blum look so good?

Story 12 1 page

"These can be yours"

Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 13 1 page

"Free! with this amazing offer red and white wig wag signal flags and authentic code instruction"

Story Notes

Back cover. Ad for the Wonderscope telescope.