Jumbo Comics, #9

Published: August-September 1939

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Jumbo Comics #9

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Issue Contents:
Mad Master of the Apes
1 page jungle
Characters
  • Sheena
  • Bob Reynolds
Credits
Story 1 10 pages jungle

"Goaded by the tales of a fantastic city..."

Characters
  • Sheena
  • Bob Reynolds
  • Agani
  • Thad Barker
  • Diki
  • Mamba
Credits
Story 2 5 pages anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Peter and Tinymite are exploring the Moon..."

Characters
  • Peter Pupp
  • Tinymite
  • Cyclone Sam
Credits
Story Notes

New storyline and different creator from the previous issue.

Story 3 10 pages adventure; historical

"Out of the misty realm of the unknown..."

Characters
  • The Hawk
  • Jeremy
  • Burke
  • Dr. Snyde
  • Gor
  • Caleb
Credits
Story Notes

Formerly Hawk of the Seas. Now reprinted from Wags (Australia). Pages are reformatted to fit the smaller size of Jumbo with many pages being made into two and a splash panel added. Reprint runs from v3#26 to v3#33.

Story 4 1 page humor; children

"Wat'cha cryin' for, little feller?"

Characters
  • Bobby
Credits
Story Notes

Universal Phoenix Features

Story 5 1 page humor; children

"Gwan! Tell your big big brother I'll knock..."

Characters
  • Pee Wee
Credits
Story Notes

Universal Phoenix Features

Story 6 7 pages adventure

"Chitland, a small town resting snugly in the..."

Characters
  • Spencer Steel
  • Joe Doaks
  • Mr. Shear
  • Kinkaid
  • Heinie Schmdt
  • Editor Hardrok
Credits
Story Notes

Reprinted from Wags (Australia)? v3#31 et seq.

Green Terror

Featuring Ken Hammond

Story 7 2 pages jungle

"Out of the dreaded domain..."

Characters
  • Ken Hammond
  • Pubala
  • Basuta
  • Dick Walsh (leopard man
  • villain)
Credits
Story 8 8 pages fantasy

"A skull?? In a twentieth century laboratory..."

Characters
  • Stuart Taylor
  • Dr. Hayward
  • Ali Pasha (villain)
  • King Manchung
  • Moki
Credits
Story Notes

formerly The Diary of Dr. Hayward

Over the Rail (1)
Story 9 1 page humor
Characters
  • Uncle Otto
Story Notes

Universal Phoenix Features

Featuring Sport Shorts

Story 10 1 page non-fiction; sports

"Willie Hoppe former world's billiard champion often shakes..."

Characters
  • Willie Hoppe
Credits
  • Pencils:
  • Inks:
Story Notes

Universal Phoenix Features

Story 11 7 pages spy

"Here's the photo of Alexi Akimo, the notorious spy..."

Characters
  • ZX-5
  • Alexi Akimo
  • Major Mannering
Story 12 1 page humor

"Sure that's an octopus, Joe - Times are so bad..."

Credits
Story Notes

Universal Phoenix Features. Four unrelated gag panels. Previous instalments were credited to Bob Kane.

The Crimson Rider
Story 13 4 pages western-frontier

"Zooming along the lonely, sun-baked highway..."

Characters
  • Wiley Wilton
  • The Crimson Rider (introduction)
  • Rand Payson (villain)
  • Salters (outlaw)
Credits
Story Notes

Universal Phoenix Features

Story 14 8 pages detective-mystery

"After many weeks of careful work, Inspector Dayton..."

Characters
  • Inspector Dayton
  • Tony Valiente (villain)
  • Anderson Case
  • Patch
  • Mr. Sung
  • Wang
  • Chen Fu
  • Tom Dawson
Credits
  • Pencils:
  • Inks:
Reprint Notes

from Wags (UK) 70? et seq

Story Notes

Artwork very crude--could be anybody. Keith Chandler : I see possible Eisner layouts beneath the inks.

Featuring Jumbo Jim's Prize Party

Story 15 1 page