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Very nice Art Saaf (?) cover. You can see the fear in the native woman's eyes, and the charging wart hog is well delineated. Great Sheena story too! |
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Publication | October 1943 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Monthly |
Notes | Cover art credits from Steve Saaf (September 2, 2006). |
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Cover | Sabre Monsters of the Aba-Zanai |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Sheena |
Notes | Cover art credits from Steve Saaf (September 2, 2006). |
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Comic Story | Sabre Monsters of the Aba-Zanzi (12 pages) |
Credits | Inks:? (shop) |
Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Bob; Chim; Ruando (villain, introduction, death); the Kulus (villain, introduction); Alicia (introduction); Gordon (introduction); Alicia and Gordon's daughter (introduction) |
Notes | The story title is taken from the cover. This is probably an example of Webb drawing the females. However, it is very likely that Richard Case or another specialist is drawing the animals. |
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Featuring | ZX-5 Spies In Action |
Credits | Inks:? (shop) |
Content | Genre: Spy | Characters: Madame Terror (villain, introduction, death); Baron Thoja (villain, introduction, death); Adm. Moki (villain, introduction); the Japanese (villain); Kyoto (introduction, death); Kyoto's lover (introduction) |
Notes | Leav swipe on splash panel. Hints of Nina Albright.
Note that Oriental lettering on sign [panel 1, page 8] clearly spells out "CLAIRE", and the lettering on the right sign of the same panel reads "SZEP". These were added by Al Feldstein, since Claire Szep was his wife-to-be. They were married about a year after this issue came out. |
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Featuring | The Hawk |
Credits | Script:? [as Willis B. Rensie] | Inks:? (shop) |
Content | Genre: Historical | Characters: Caleb; Jeremy; Cap'n Tiger (a woman, introduction); The Claw (villain, introduction, death) |
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Featuring | Stuart Taylor |
Credits | Script:? [as Curt Davis] | Inks:? (shop) |
Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Laura; Dr. Hayward; Pizarro (introduction); Linca (introduction); Cuzco (villain, introduction, death) |
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Featuring | Midnight The Wild Black Stallion |
Credits | Script:? [as West Erner] | Inks:? (shop) |
Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Rick; Helen |
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Featuring | Inspector Dayton |
Credits | Script:? [as George Thatcher] | Inks:? (shop) |
Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Creep; Micky Masters (villain, introduction); Dolly LaVarre (villain, introduction); Blackie (villain, introduction); their gang (villain, introduction) |
Notes | In places the inks resemble the work of Astarita or Camy, but probably are by neither. |
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Text Story | Attu Incident (2 pages) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: War |
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Featuring | Ghost Gallery |
Credits | Inks:? (shop) |
Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Alvin Butler (villain, introduction, death); Hodge Williams (villain, introduction, death); Josh Butler (a ghost, death in flashback, introduction), Miss Barlow (introduction); Millie Potter (introduction): Mr. Potter (introduction, death) |
Notes | The Bob Hebberd feel is still maintained. The female seems to be by another hand. |
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