| Additional Information |
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| Publication | March 1940 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Every month |
| Notes | Cover possibly intended for PLANET COMICS |
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| Credits | Pencils: Will Eisner | Inks: Will Eisner |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction |
| Notes | Cover possibly intended for PLANET COMICS |
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| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) |
| Content | Characters: Bull's-Eye Bannon |
| Notes | Inside front cover. Advertisement by Fiction House to solve a case that will be presented with four separate clues which will be individually found in the February 1940 issues of Jumbo Comics, Jungle Comics, Fight Comics and Planet Comics. |
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| Featuring | Shark Brodie |
| Credits | Script: Will Eisner | Pencils: George Tuska [as George Aksut] (signed) | Inks: George Tuska [as George Aksut] (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Shark Brodie; Ford Kennedy (Intro); Matey (Intro); Boss Bullard and his gang (Villains, Intro, Dies) |
| Notes | Previous indexer listed script as by Eisner. We can't corroborate.
Aksut is Tuska backwards. |
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| Synopsis | Story now set in 1998. |
| Featuring | The Spy Fighter |
| Credits | Script: Will Eisner? | Pencils: Leonard Frank (signed) | Inks: Leonard Frank (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Saber [Spy Fighter]; A gang of traitors (Villain, Intro) |
| Notes | Previous indexer assigned script to Eisner. We are unable to corroborate. |
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| Comic Story | The Life of Tony Galento (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | A biography of major fights and important life events in Tony Galento's life. |
| Featuring | Tony Galento |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Biography; Sports | Characters: Tony Galento; Jim Frain; Elmer Flynn; Henry Breitenkamp; Tommy Blare; Babe Farmer; Joe Jacobs; Gene Mickens; Mary Graso; Lou Nova |
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| Featuring | Kayo Kirby |
| Credits | Script:? [as Chuck Walker] | Pencils: Dan Zolnerowich? |
| Content | Genre: Sports | Characters: Kayo Kirby [Red Kirby]; The Kid (Intro); Bendelli (Villain, Intro); Slam Deman (Villain, Intro); Bob Benton (Villain, Intro) |
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| Comic Story | The Case of the Diamond Death: Case 1, File-A: Clue No. 3 |
| Credits | Pencils: Bob Powell | Inks: Bob Powell |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Joe Dugan; Joe Bonse; Peerce's ex-wife; Bull's-Eye Bannon |
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| Comic Story | The Graveyard of Forgotten Ships (8 pages) |
| Featuring | Kinks Mason |
| Credits | Script:? [as Steve Broder] | Pencils: Steve Broder (signed) | Inks: Steve Broder (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Kinks Mason; Amphibians (Villain, Intro) |
| Notes | The story title is taken from the cover blurb. |
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| Text Article | Fight Tips For Students (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | The training routine of a boxer named Kid McCoy is detailed. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Sports | Characters: Kid McCoy; Tom O'Rourke; Dick Cook; Steve O'Donnell; Frank Bosworth |
| Notes | Story includes two panels of art. |
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| Synopsis | After stopping a group of thieves Big Red is made Mr. Farr's partner. |
| Featuring | Big Red McLane |
| Credits | Script: Fletcher Hanks | Pencils: Fletcher Hanks | Inks: Fletcher Hanks | Letters: Fletcher Hanks |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Big Red McLane; Mr. Farr (Intro) |
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| Featuring | Oran of the Jungle |
| Credits | Script:? [as Hugh Bartlett] | Pencils: August Froehlich? | Inks: Edd Ashe? |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Oran; The Malengas (Villain, Intro); Two crooks (Villain, Intro) |
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| Featuring | Rip Regan the Power-Man |
| Credits | Script: Herman Bolstein [as Herm Bolstein] (signed) | Pencils: John Celardo (signed) | Inks: John Celardo (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Rip Regan (the Power-Man) (Intro, Origin); Dr. Austin (Intro); Punchy Bogart (Intro); The Skull (Villain, Intro) |
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| Featuring | Strut Warren |
| Credits | Script: Klaus Nordling [as Ed Norris] | Pencils: Klaus Nordling | Inks: Klaus Nordling |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Cpl. Strut Warren; A mad scientist (Villain, Intro, Death) |
| Notes | Previous indexer assigned script to Nordling. We cannot corraborate. |
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| Featuring | Slug-Nutty Sam |
| Credits | Script: Fred Schwab [as Fred Ricks] | Pencils: Fred Schwab [as Fred Ricks] | Inks: Fred Schwab [as Fred Ricks] |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Slug-Nutty Sam [formerly Slap-Happy Sam] |
| Notes | Previous indexer assigned script to Schwab. We are unable to corraborate. |
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| Featuring | Chip Collins |
| Credits | Script:? [as Ted Torrence] | Pencils: Charles Sultan | Inks: Leo Morey? |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Chip Collins; The Japanese (Villains) |
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