Jumbo Comics #2

Fiction House ⋅ 1938
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Key Facts

Origin of Sheena Queen of the Jungle

Issue Details

Publisher

Fiction House

Artist

Will Eisner

Writer

Various Writers

Published

October 1938

Synopsis

Edited by Malcolm Reiss, Jerry Iger and Will Eisner. Stories and art by Bob Kane, Will Eisner, Jerry Iger, Donald DeConn, Les Marshall, Bob Powell, Mort Meskin, Bernard Baily, Dick Briefer, and Jack Kirby. An influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. The origin of Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, continued from issue #1; the story "A Letter of Introduction," featuring the famed ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his dummy, Charlie McCarthy, is likely the first published work of legendary cartoonist Bob Powell; Agent ZX-5 turns the tables on his pursuers. Cover features radio and film stars Charlie McCarthy & Edgar Bergen. Peter Pupp; Hawks of the Seas; Bobby; Puzzle Phun; The Count of Monte Cristo; Spencer Steel; The Diary of Dr. Hayward; Uncle Otto; Phil-Os-Sappies; Jest Laffs; Pee Wee; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Modern Planes and Model Building; Gilda Gay; Red Fang; The Hunchback of Notre Dame; Charlie McCarthy & Edgar Bergen; The Adventures of Tom Sherrill; ZX-5 Spies In Action; Heroes of Sport; Jumboners; Inspector Dayton; Wilton of the West; Horse Thief. 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 64 pages, B&W.

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