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81November 1945
$0.10

Jumbo Comics #81

Fiction House · November 1945 · on sale 1945-09-17

First appearance: Sky GirlFirst appearance: Ginger Maguire
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Identification plate

Series
Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series)
Issue
#81
Publication date
November 1945
Key date
1945-11-00
On-sale date
1945-09-17
Indicia publisher
Real Adventures Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Heads for King Kongo's Haremcover1Sheena; Bob Reynolds
1Sheena and the Tribe of the Inner Earthtext story2script: W. Morgan ThomasSheena; Bob Reynolds; Leta
2Heads for King Kongo's Haremcomic story10script: W. Morgan Thomas; pencils: Robert Webb; inks: Robert WebbSheena; Bob Reynolds; Bronson (villain)
3Bad Newscomic story5pencils: Robert Webb; inks: Robert WebbZX-5; Flying Officer Hoguchi; Hoguchi (his brother)
4Tattoocomic story5pencils: Robert Webb; inks: Robert WebbCapt. Hawk; Velvet; Caleb; Jeremy; Tattoo (first appearance; villain)
5Scared Stiff!comic story5script: Bill Gibson; pencils: Matt Baker; inks: Matt BakerGinger Maguire First, Sky Girl First
6Flee the Mad Furiescomic story7script: Drew Murdoch; pencils: Alex Blum, Eisner and Iger Studio; inks: Alex Blum, Eisner and Iger StudioDrew Murdoch; Leila Costigan; Rowena Costigan

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Good Girl Art Quarterly #61991On eBay ›
Ghost Comics #41952On eBay ›
Sky Gal #31994On eBay ›
The Best of the Golden Age Sheena, Queen of the Jungle #2
ISBN 978-1934692455; 193469245X		2009On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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