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56October 1943
$0.10

Jumbo Comics #56

Fiction House · October 1943 · on sale 1943-08-10

First appearance: Chim
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Identification plate

Series
Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series)
Issue
#56
Publication date
October 1943
Key date
1943-10-00
On-sale date
1943-08-10
Indicia publisher
Real Adventures Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Chim - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Sabre Monsters of the Aba-Zanaicover1pencils: Art Saaf; inks: Art SaafSheena Rivington, Sheena
1Sabre Monsters of the Aba-Zanzicomic story12script: W. Morgan Thomas; pencils: Bob Webb; inks: Iger ShopChim First, Bob Reynolds, Sheena Rivington, Sheena
2-comic story8script: Major Thorpe; pencils: Bob Webb; inks: Arnold Hicks, Al Feldstein, Iger ShopMadame Terror (villain, introduction, death); Baron Thoja (villain, introduction, death); Adm. Moki (villain, introduction); the Japanese (villain); Kyoto (introduction, death); Kyoto's lover (introduction)
3-comic story6pencils: Bob Webb, John Cassone; inks: Iger ShopCaleb; Jeremy; Cap'n Tiger (a woman, introduction); The Claw (villain, introduction, death)
4-comic story6script: Curt Davis; pencils: Alex Blum; inks: Lee Ames, Arnold Hicks, Iger ShopLaura; Dr. Hayward; Pizarro (introduction); Linca (introduction); Cuzco (villain, introduction, death)
5-comic story6pencils: Alex Blum; inks: Iger ShopRick; Helen
6-comic story6script: George Thatcher; pencils: Nina Albright, Arnold Hicks; inks: Chu F. Hing, Iger ShopCreep; Micky Masters (villain, introduction); Dolly LaVarre (villain, introduction); Blackie (villain, introduction); their gang (villain, introduction)
7Attu Incidenttext story2script: Tom Alexander
8-comic story10script: Drew Murdoch; pencils: Alex Blum; inks: Iger ShopAlvin Butler (villain, introduction, death); Hodge Williams (villain, introduction, death); Josh Butler (a ghost, death in flashback, introduction), Miss Barlow (introduction); Millie Potter (introduction): Mr. Potter (introduction, death)

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CollectionYear
Ghosts and Girls of Fiction House
ISBN 978-1631404047
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Sources

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