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18August 1940
$0.10

Jumbo Comics #18

Fiction House · August 1940 · on sale 1940-07-01

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Series
Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series)
Issue
#18
Publication date
August 1940
Key date
1940-08-00
On-sale date
1940-07-01
Indicia publisher
Real Adventures Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Satan's Safaricover1pencils: Bob Powell, Charles Sultan; inks: Bob Powell, Charles SultanSheena
1Watch Your Newsstand for Wingspromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
2Satan's Safaricomic story10script: W. Morgan Thomas; pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob PowellSheena; Bob Reynolds; GS: Kirk and Sybil Dunton; V: Karen, Pasha Kamur (D), Mahmoud (I)
3The Moon Shot: Part 2comic story4script: Bob Kane; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob KanePeter Pupp; Tiny; The Weather Man; Merkin
4-comic story8script: ? [as Major Thorpe] (credited)ZX-5; Bouchy (a foreign spy; death); Omu
5-comic story8pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick CardyStuart Taylor; Dr. Hayward; Laura Rodgers [The High Priestess]; Professor Hardwell; Rameses
6-cartoon0.5script: S. M. Iger; pencils: S. M. Iger; inks: S. M. IgerBobby
7-cartoon0.5script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will EisnerUncle Otto; Joe T. Durp
8The Underground Desperadoescomic story8pencils: Charles Wojtkowski; inks: Charles WojtkowskiLightning [Fred Larkin]; General Morgan Larkin; Giblin; Grime; Ann Giblin; Ricco; Mr. Lefage
9The Witch of Allahtext story2script: ? [as Lin Davies] (credited); pencils: ? (2 spot illustrations); inks: ? (2 spot illustrations); colors: ? (2 spot illustrations); letters: typesetKen Hammond; Nikki-Tikki' Pubala
10-comic story8pencils: Charles Sultan; inks: Charles SultanWiley Wilton; Eddie; The Crimson Rider; Bud-Eye Sondiss; Al
11-comic story7pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick CardyInspector Dayton; Ah Sung; Smiley; Roque; John Damian; Wini Damian
12-comic story8pencils: Dan Zolnerowich; inks: Dan ZolnerowichThe Hawk; Hutch; Tom the cabin boy; Maria de Cordoba; Caleb; Pinez
13The Bull's-Eye on the Cover Means...promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

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