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| 90% sure that the artwork on The Count of Monte Cristo here is done by Lou Fine in an early debut. |
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| And there's even Jack Kirby as "Curt Davis" in The Diary of Dr. Hayward... what an issue! |
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| For those who came in late,
Willis Rensie
Spell it backwards.
Eisner & Iger Shop
https:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisner_%26_Iger |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | November 1938 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Featuring | Joe Penner |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Joe Penner (from the RKO campus comedy movie "Mr. Doodle Kicks Off"); Sheena (feature panel); ZX-5 (feature panel); The Count of Monte Cristo (feature panel); Pee Wee (cameo panel); The Hawk (cameo panel); Bobby (cameo panel); Uncle Otto (cameo panel) |
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| Synopsis | Trip to the Moon, Part 3. Peter buys a secret formula to grow hair from a barber on another planet. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Peter Pupp; Buddah the Genie; Tiny Mite |
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| Synopsis | Bobby In Hollywood: Part 3 |
| Featuring | Bobby |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Eddie Cantor; Bobby; Teeny; Mr. De Flicker |
| Notes | from Wags [UK] (Editors Press Service, 1937 series) |
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| Content | Genre: Historical | Characters: Hawks of the Seas; Merrystone (villain); Claw Carlos (intro); Sagua; Governor Lathrop |
| Notes | Reprinted -- re-translated into English -- in Will Eisner's Hawks of the Seas (Kitchen Sink Press, Inc., 1986 series) #1. |
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| Featuring | Heroes of Sport |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Sports | Characters: Jake Kilrain; Babe Ruth; Bill Tilden; Kitty Rawls, Primo Carnera |
| Notes | Four panels of a sports strip from Universal Phoenix Syndicate. The Rawls strip is dated 9/27/37. |
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| Comic Story | The Flying Auto (1 page) |
| Featuring | Modern 'Planes and Model Building |
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| Featuring | Uncle Otto |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Synopsis | The Man Who Lived Twice: Part 3 |
| Featuring | Spencer Steel |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Spencer Steele; Lucky Lucifer (villain) |
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| Text Story | Revenge Ride (1 page) |
| Credits | Script:? [as Hap' Casey] | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
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| Featuring | Pee Wee |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children |
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| Featuring | Gilda Gay |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Gilda Gay - The Modern Girl |
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| Featuring | Jest Laffs |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | Universal Phoenix Features |
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| Synopsis | Part three. |
| Featuring | Hunchback of Notre Dame |
| Content | Genre: Adventure |
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| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Sheena; Bob Reynolds; Bat Morgan (villain); Prof. Van Dyke |
| Notes | Pages 20-23 |
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| Comic Story | Mr. Doodle Kicks Off (4 pages) |
| Featuring | Joe Penner |
| Notes | adaptation of RKO Radio Film. Art looks very competent, a la Tom Hickey or Al McWilliams. |
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| Comic Story | The Law of the Bat (Part 1) (4 pages) |
| Featuring | Inspector Dayton |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Detective-mystery | Characters: Inspector Dayton; Col. Case (first appearance; villain) |
| Notes | Wags 60-63?
If Eisner did indeed pencil this story, he probably also inked it assisted by other shop personnel. |
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| Synopsis | Hayward reverses Kromo's mind transfer. |
| Featuring | The Diary of Dr. Hayward |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Dr. Hayward; Stuart Taylor; Lora Lake; Mr. Eternity; Kromo (villain) |
| Notes | Pages 9-12 of an extended story.
Letters credit identified by Greg Theakston and later Harry Mendryk on the Jack Kirby Museum web page http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby/archives/2369, 31 October 2008 (retrieved 15 December 2014). |
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| Featuring | The Count of Monte Cristo |
| Content | Characters: Edmond Dantes; Villefort; Mercedes |
| Notes | Paes 9 through 12 of an extended adaptation. |
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| Featuring | Jest For Fun |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | Universal Phoenix Syndicate |
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| Text Story | Jungle Boy (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Ken Hammond |
| Credits | Script:? [as Linton Davies] | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Ken Hammond (first appearance; origin) |
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| Featuring | Adventures of Jumbo Jim |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Featuring | Jumbo Jim's Prize Party |
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| Comic Story | Ch. 9: Prelude To An Attack; Ch. 10: A Timely Warning; Ch. 11: Indian Treachery (3 pages) |
| Featuring | Adventures of Tom Sherrill |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Historical | Characters: Cjoef Pow-wow; Bitter-Sweet; Jim Murray |
| Notes | Chapters 9 through 11 of an extended story. Each page is one chapter, with an individual title. |
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| Synopsis | ZX-5 tries to sneak into the enemy barracks but he is identified. He escapes by hijacking a plane, but the pilot ejects him by doing an immelman and tossing ZX-5 out of the open cockpit. |
| Featuring | ZX-5 Spies in Action |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Spy | Characters: ZX-5 |
| Notes | Pages 9 through 12 of an extended storyline. |
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| Featuring | Puzzle Phun |
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| Featuring | Stars on Parade |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Biography |
| Notes | Four Universal Phoenix Features syndicate "daily strips". Dated: 8/30/37, undated, undated, 8/16/37 |
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| Featuring | Wilton of the West |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Wilton; The Hooded Archer [Fleetfoot] (villain, introduction) |
| Notes | Universal Phoenix Syndicate. Letters credit identified by Greg Theakston and later Harry Mendryk on the Jack Kirby Museum web page http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby/archives/2369, 31 October 2008 (retrieved 15 December 2014).
Full inks verified by Jack Kirby Museum. |
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