Jumbo Comics

    (Fiction House, 1938-1953)
™ and © Fiction House

Jumbo Comics was one of the most important titles of comics’ Golden Age and the flagship of the Fiction House publishing enterprise, which was also responsible for Planet Comics, The Spirit, and Jungle Comics. In its first (oversized) issue alone, Jumbo introduced the world to some of the first work of comic art king Jack Kirby (”The Count of Monte Cristo,” his first professional work), master stylist Will Eisner (”Hawk of the Seas”), and Batman creator Bob Kane (”Peter Pupp”)! The star was Mort Meskin’s Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, the first significant comics heroine, who went on to star in movie serials and television during the 40s and 50s. Sheena continued to anchor the lineup through 160 issues before Jumbo switched over to science fiction and horror at the end of its run. Early issues of Jumbo Comics were printed in a 10-1/2-inch x14-1/2-inch format—large even by Golden Age standards.
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#1

September, 1938
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 Bob Kane, Jack Kirby, Mort Meskin, Will Eisner
#2

October, 1938
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 Jack Kirby
#3

November, 1938
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 Jack Kirby
#4

December, 1938
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 Jack Kirby, Lou Fine
#5

January, 1939
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#6

February, 1939
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#7

April, 1939
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#8

June, 1939
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#9 (Sheena cover)

August, 1939
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#10

October, 1939
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#11

December, 1939
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#12

February, 1940
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#13

March, 1940
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#14 (Lightning cover)

April, 1940
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#15

May, 1940
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#16

June, 1940
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#17

July, 1940
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#18

August, 1940
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#19

September, 1940
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#20

October, 1940
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#21

November, 1940
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#22

December, 1940
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#23

January, 1941
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#24

February, 1941
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#25

March, 1941
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Tom Alexander, Will Eisner, George Thatcher, Charles TansulMorgan Thomas, S.M. Iger, Willis Rensie, Teller Tayles, Curt Davis, Will Eisner
#26

April, 1941
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#27

May, 1941
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#28

June, 1941
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#29

July, 1941
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#30

August, 1941
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Curt Davis, Morgan Thomas, George Thatcher, Kledge Thomas, Willis RensieCurt Davis
#31

September, 1941
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#32

October, 1941
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#33

November, 1941
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#34

December, 1941
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#35

January, 1942
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#36

February, 1942
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#37

March, 1942
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#38

April, 1942
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#39

May, 1942
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#40

June, 1942
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#41

July, 1942
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#42

August, 1942
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#43

September, 1942
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#44

October, 1942
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#45

November, 1942
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#46

December, 1942
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#47

January, 1943
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#48

February, 1943
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#49

March, 1943
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#50

April, 1943
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#51

May, 1943
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#52

June, 1943
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#53

July, 1943
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#54

August, 1943
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#55

September, 1943
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#56

October, 1943
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#57

November, 1943
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#58

December, 1943
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Toni BlumRobert Hayward Webb, Nina Albright, Arnold L. Hicks, Alex A. Blum
#59

January, 1944
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#60

February, 1944
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#61

March, 1944
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George Thatcher, Tom AlexanderMorgan Thomas, Willis Rensie, Curt Davis, Wes Erner, Drew Murdoch
#62

April, 1944
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#63

May, 1944
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#64

June, 1944
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#65

July, 1944
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#66

August, 1944
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#67

September, 1944
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#68

October, 1944
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#69

November, 1944
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Tom AlexanderMorgan Thomas, Curt Davis, Bill Gibson, Willis Rensie, Drew Murdoch
#70

December, 1944
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#71

January, 1945
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#72

February, 1945
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#73

March, 1945
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#74

April, 1945
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#75

May, 1945
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