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"Hey! Lemme off this contrapshun!"
Characters
- Sheena
- the Hawk
- Spencer Steel
- Doctor Hayward
Credits
- Pencils: Will Eisner
- Inks: Will Eisner
"Bobby, you'd better hurry - it's time for you..."
Characters
- Bobby
- Mr. Von Snitzel
- Mr. De Flicker
- Laurel & Hardy (Cameo)
- Marx Brothers (Cameo)
- Bert Wheeler (Cameo)
- Edward G. Robinson (Cameo)
- Charlie McCarthy (Cameo)
- Edgar Bergen (Cameo)
Credits
- Script: S. M. Iger
- Pencils: S. M. Iger
- Inks: S. M. Iger
Story Notes
from Wags (UK) 1937 series
"Tony, you've got to tell me who beat..."
Characters
- Inspector Dayton
- Anderson Case
- Tony
Credits
- Pencils:
- Inks:
Story Notes
Different artwork than was in Jumbo #1 under George Thatcher by-line. Strips numbered 7-8.
Treasure of the Dead [Part 1]
"In an isolated corner of Inagua..."
Characters
- The Hawk
- Governor Lathrop
- Captain Clogg
- Jeremy
- Doctor Snyde
Reprint Notes
Reprints pages 59-62 of the Eisner-Iger syndicated "Hawks of the Seas"
Story Notes
Reprinted -- re-translated into English -- in Will Eisner's Hawks of the Seas (Kitchen Sink Press, Inc., 1986 series) #1
Characters
- Uncle Otto
Credits
- Script: Ralf Heinrich
- Pencils: Ralf Heinrich
- Inks: Ralf Heinrich
"Errol Flynn, while rehearsing a boxing sequence for..."
Characters
- Errol Flynn
- Spanky MacFarland
- Bill Robinson
- George Raft
- Richard Dix
- Frank Morgan
- Wallace Beery
- William Powell
Credits
- Script: Stephen Thompson
- Pencils: Stephen Thompson
- Inks: Stephen Thompson
Story Notes
Audrey Blum Bossert is more commonly known as Toni Blum.
The Army Pursuit
Featuring Modern Planes and Model Building
"Irving Jaffee is a native New Yorker..."
Characters
- Irving Jaffee
- Simon Byrne
- Deaf Jem Burke
Story Notes
Although the second strip, dated 8-16-37, is signed ERWIN, supposedly an Eisner pen name, it is WAY too crude to be even the earliest Eisner IMHO. Universal Phoenix Features.
"London, England. On a recent visit here, Robert..."
Characters
- Robert Taylor
- Ken Carper
- John Swope
Story Notes
Universal Phoenix Features
Featuring Puzzle Phun
"Complete the faces of Cinderella, her sisters, and..."
Credits
- Script:
- Pencils:
- Inks:
Story Notes
Strip number 19.
"For a hundred glorious days, the armies of..."
Characters
- Edmond Dantes
- Abbe Faria
Credits
- Pencils:
- Inks:
- Script: Man of Action
"Tommy, how did ya get so many freckles?"
Characters
- Pee Wee
- Tommy
Credits
- Script: S. M. Iger
- Pencils: S. M. Iger
- Inks: S. M. Iger
Story Notes
10-18-37 and 11-22-37. Universal Phoenix Syndicate.
"Ah, there's Gilda!"
Characters
- Gilda Gay
- Monty
- Mr. Gay (Gilda's father)
Credits
- Script: Bernard Baily
- Pencils: Bernard Baily
- Inks: Bernard Baily
Story Notes
Universal Phoenix Features strips from 1937, the second being 8-24, the first illegible.
"Gee whiz! Just when the tenth chapter of..."
Characters
- Bobby
- Mr. Von Snitzel
- Bobby's mother
Credits
- Script: S. M. Iger
- Pencils: S. M. Iger
- Inks: S. M. Iger
Story Notes
from Wags (UK) 1937 series.
"There is grave trouble in the Latonga tribe..."
Characters
- Sheena
- Bob Reynolds
- natives
Credits
- Script:
- Pencils: Mort Meskin (uncertain)
- Inks: Mort Meskin (uncertain)
Story Notes
The first page is numbered 27.
"Shall I tuck you in?"
Credits
- Script: Kevin Freeman
- Pencils: Kevin Freeman
- Inks: Kevin Freeman
Story Notes
Three unrelated gag panels.
Characters
- Uncle Otto
Credits
- Script: Ralf Heinrich
- Pencils: Ralf Heinrich
- Inks: Ralf Heinrich
Story Notes
Universal Phoenix Features strip dated 5-16-37.
Chapter 14: A Water Attack
"Returning to their camp..."
Characters
- Tom Sherrill
- Sneerface
- Jim
Credits
- Script: Don De Conn
- Pencils: Don De Conn
- Inks: Don De Conn
"Clopin, king of the Paris underworld, suddenly halts..."
Characters
- Quasimodo
- Clopin
- Esmeralda
- Jehan
- Gringoire
Credits
- Pencils: Dick Briefer
- Inks: Dick Briefer
- Script: Andy Clarke
Story Notes
Universal Phoenix Features Syndicate strips numbered 19-21, [22]
"Upon ZX-5's timely information, the Chesterlian troops move..."
Storyline
ZX-5 is recognized while trying to escape back to Chesterland.
Characters
- ZX-5
- Spy X
Credits
- Script:
- Pencils:
Story Notes
Universal Phoenix Features Syndicate strips numbered 16-18.
Slave Safari
"Gee, Spence was to meet me here in..."
Characters
- Spencer Steel
- Doaks
- Fence Andrews
- Mouthpiece Moffitt
Credits
- Pencils: Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
- Inks: Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
"Yes gentlemen, before you is a man posessing..."
Characters
- Stuart Taylor
- Dr. Hayward
- Lora Hayward
- Ali Pasha
Credits
- Pencils: William Harms
- Inks: William Harms
Story Notes
from Wags (UK) 1937 series 80?-83?. Keith Chandler : the number 85 is found on the fourth page, which may refer to a Wags issue. Universal Phoenix Features Syndicate strips numbered 17-20.
"Hmn. That Indian is out cold. I'll get our horses."
Characters
- Wiley Wilton
- Miss Marcia
- Geoffrey
Credits
- Pencils: Brett Feschuk
- Inks: Brett Feschuk
Story Notes
Universal Phoenix Features Syndicate strips 17-20.
Featuring Jumbo Jim's Prize Party