| Additional Information |
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| Publication | December 1939-January 1940 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: every other month |
| Notes | Appears to be a science fiction cover and has nothing to do with the ZX-5 story inside. |
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| Cover | The War of the Emerald Gas |
| Featuring | ZX-5 |
| Content | Genre: Spy |
| Notes | Appears to be a science fiction cover and has nothing to do with the ZX-5 story inside. |
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| Comic Story | Land of Giant Men (10 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Sheena; Bob Reynolds; Mr. Barker; Inez Barker; Chim |
| Notes | Title from last issue blurb. |
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| Featuring | Peter Pupp |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Peter Pupp; Tinymite; Fooy on Yu; |
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| Featuring | The Hawk |
| Content | Genre: Historical | Characters: The Hawk; Jeremy; Ogly; Caprini |
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| Featuring | Bobby |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Bobby |
| Notes | 1/2 page of "Prize Winners in August-September 1939 Jumbo Comics Gag Contest" appear above "Bobby." |
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| Featuring | Spencer Steel |
| Credits | Script:? [as Dennis Colbrook] |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Spencer Steel; Nora Steel; "Pixie" Panto; Inga; Phillip Danbury; Nancy Danbury; Count Georgi Puskri; Alonzo Snead |
| Notes | Note: "Colebrook" is spelled without the "E". Different style from #10. But it's still a shop job, and you can see some panels done by Tuska...overall feel...Klaus Nordling. |
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| Text Story | City of Treachery (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Ken Hammond |
| Credits | Script: Lin Davies | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Ken Hammond; Dick Walsh - the Leopard Man; Nikki-Tikki; Mongga; Kuri |
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| Featuring | Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural |
| Credits | Script:? [as Curt Davis] |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Stuart Taylor; Melani; Moki; Dr. Hayward; Laura |
| Notes | Hints of George Brenner in the art. |
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| Comic Story | The War of the Green Gas (6 pages) |
| Featuring | ZX-5 Spies In Action |
| Content | Genre: Spy | Characters: ZX-5; King Genghis; Major Hastings; General Kutani; |
| Notes | Same artwork as in #10 - a mixture: including Bob Powell and perhaps Witmer Williams, Frank Frollo, or Vern Henkel. Caniff swipes. |
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| Featuring | Wilton of the West |
| Credits | Script:? [as Fred Sande] |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Wilton; Wiley; Snorty |
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| Comic Story | The Death Drum (6 pages) |
| Featuring | Inspector Dayton |
| Credits | Script:? [as George Thatcher] |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Inspector Dayton; Paul Goodshaw; Wini Damien; Ella Fitzhugh; Gene |
| Notes | Powell and/or Henkel - I can't tell, but I'm more inclined to think is might not be Powell. Other possibilities: Frollo and/or Zolnerowich. |
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| Featuring | The Count of Monte Cristo |
| Credits | Script:? [as Jack Cortez] |
| Content | Genre: Historical | Characters: Vampa; Albert de Morcerf; Jocopo; Count of Monte Cristo |
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