Released September 1938
Jumbo Comics #1
Key Issue
Synopsis
First US publication appearance of Sheena. Edited by Malcolm Reiss, Jerry Iger and Will Eisner. Stories and art by Bob Kane, Will Eisner, Jerry Iger, Donald DeConn, Lee Harris, Audrey Blum, Mort Meskin, Bernard Baily, Dick Briefer, Edwin Loughlin, and Jack Kirby. An influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. This first issue includes work by Jack Kirby (The Count of Monte Cristo, one of his first published stories), Will Eisner (Hawk of the Seas), and Batman artist Bob Kane (the funny-animal strip Peter Pupp). Peter Pupp; Hawks of the Seas; Bobby; Puzzle Phun; The Count of Monte Cristo; Spencer Steel; The Diary of Dr. Hayward; Uncle Otto; Stars On Parade; Jest Laffs; Pee Wee; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Modern Planes and Model Building; Gilda Gay; Lost in the Arctic; The Hunchback of Notre Dame; The Adventures of Tom Sherrill; ZX-5 Spies In Action; Heroes of Sport; Island of Gold; Inspector Dayton; Wilton of the West; Famous Detectives. 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 64 pages, B&W.
Synopsis
First US publication appearance of Sheena. Edited by Malcolm Reiss, Jerry Iger and Will Eisner. Stories and art by Bob Kane, Will Eisner, Jerry Iger, Donald DeConn, Lee Harris, Audrey Blum, Mort Meskin, Bernard Baily, Dick Briefer, Edwin Loughlin, and Jack Kirby. An influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. This first issue includes work by Jack Kirby (The Count of Monte Cristo, one of his first published stories), Will Eisner (Hawk of the Seas), and Batman artist Bob Kane (the funny-animal strip Peter Pupp). Peter Pupp; Hawks of the Seas; Bobby; Puzzle Phun; The Count of Monte Cristo; Spencer Steel; The Diary of Dr. Hayward; Uncle Otto; Stars On Parade; Jest Laffs; Pee Wee; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Modern Planes and Model Building; Gilda Gay; Lost in the Arctic; The Hunchback of Notre Dame; The Adventures of Tom Sherrill; ZX-5 Spies In Action; Heroes of Sport; Island of Gold; Inspector Dayton; Wilton of the West; Famous Detectives. 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 64 pages, B&W.
Key Facts
- First professionally published interior art by Jack Kirby, as Jack Curtiss
- 1st appearance of Sheena Queen of the Jungle
- First adaptation of the Count of Monte Cristo in a U.S. publication - reprinted from Wags (UK, 1938)
Details
- Series
- Jumbo Comics
- Cover Date
- September 1938
- Pages
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- UPC
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- Cover Price
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- Final Order Cutoff
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Creators
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ArtistJack Kirby
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WriterVarious Writers