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| This is the first issue where Sheena is the star of the cover. She appeared in the background on the cover of issue #9, but here she is the center of the composition. |
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| Publication | March 1940 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: every month |
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| Cover | The Thundering Herds |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Sheena; Bob Reynolds |
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| Comic Story | The Thundering Herds (11 pages) |
| Credits | Script:? [as W. Morgan Thomas] (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Sheena; Bob Reynolds; Chief Kaklonga; Mr. John |
| Notes | title is taken from cover blurb. Strip is signed by Powell on last panel. |
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| Credits | Script:? [as Golleh] (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Fooy-On-Yu; Shortbred; Tinymite |
| Notes | Actually a rather interesting and accomplished artist - especially obvious on page 2. "Golleh" is "Hello G" backwards or "Golly" spelled phonetically - mean anything? |
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| Comic Story | The Treasure of Skull Isle (14 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Historical | Characters: The Hawk; Caleb; Jeremy; Fluth; Dr. Snyde (death); Maria Montilla; Sagua; Mr. Ready |
| Notes | Title taken from the cover. Pages 111-120 of original version published in Wags (Australia) recut, redrawn, with cut and extended panels. |
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| Credits | Script:? [as Dennis Colebrook] (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Spencer Steel; Mack; Eli Beggs; Susan Stammers [Beggs]; Ed Barney |
| Notes | Tuska is evident is some panels, but the overall feel is of a different artist. |
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| Featuring | Bobby |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Bobby; Mr. Batt |
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| Text Story | The Tunnel of Terror (1.66 pages) |
| Featuring | Ken Hammond |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Ken Hammond; Basuta; Nikki-Tikki; Dick Walsh; Monnga; Kuri |
| Notes | The story stops before its climax. Rest of page is Statement of Ownership. Editor: Malcolm Reiss. Managing Editor: T.T. Scott. Owners: Real Adventures Publishing Co. and J.G. Scott. 9/28/39 |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Credits | Script:? [as Curt Davis] (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Stuart Taylor; Laura; Ronald of Glen |
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| Credits | Script:? [as Major Thorpe] (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Spy | Characters: ZX-5; Manya Massal; Vladek; Taddeuz; General Miaha; Captain Vybral |
| Notes | The "Powell-Henkel" artist, but more Henkel - except on the women. |
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| Credits | Script:? [as Fred Sande] (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Wiley Wilton; Snorty; Kid |
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| Comic Story | The Case of the Diamond Death: Case #1 File-A Clue 1 |
| Featuring | Bullseye Bannon |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Bullseye Bannon; Tom Peerce; Joe; Mr. Barth |
| Notes | First appearance of Bullseye Bannon is on the inside front cover of this issue. |
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| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Inspector Dayton; Wini Damien; Gil Hickey; Carlo Ibneza; Patch; Bobbie |
| Notes | Many hands contributing to the artwork. |
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| Credits | Script:? (adaption) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Drama; Historical | Characters: Edmond Dantes [The Count of Monte Cristo]; Haydee [the daughter of Ali Pasha]; Jocopo; Danglars; Madame Mondego; Count de Morcerf [Ferdinand Mondego] |
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| Notes | Reproduction of covers of March issues of Jungle, Fight and Planet Comics, on sale during February 1940. Overall monthly on-sale dates given as Jumbo, 1st, Jungle, 5th, Fight, 10th, and Planet, 15th. |
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