Jumbo Comics | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Fiction House |
Schedule | Monthly |
Format | Tabloid (issues #1-8); standard (issues #9–167) |
Genre | Adventure anthology |
Publication date | Sept. 1938–Mar. 1953 |
No. of issues | 167 |
Main character(s) | Sheena, Queen of the Jungle Inspector Dayton ZX-5, Spies in Action Ghost Gallery Sky Girl Long Bow |
Creative team | |
Written by | Ruth Roche |
Artist(s) | Jack Kirby, Bob Kane, Matt Baker, Mort Meskin, Lou Fine, Bob Powell, Mort Leav, Art Saaf, Dick Briefer, Lily Renée |
Editor(s) | Malcolm Reiss (issues #1-35), John F. "Jack" Byrne (issues #49–77), Claude E. Lapham (issues #62–162) |
Jumbo Comics was an adventure anthology comic book published by Fiction House from 1938 to 1953. Jumbo Comics was Fiction House's first comics title; the publisher had previously specialized in pulp magazines. The lead feature for Jumbo Comics' entire run was Sheena, Queen of the Jungle.
Notable creators who worked on Jumbo Comics include Jack Kirby (working under a variety of pseudonyms), Bob Kane, Matt Baker, Mort Meskin, Lou Fine, Bob Powell, Mort Leav, Art Saaf, Dick Briefer, Lily Renée, and Ruth Roche. Jerry Iger was Jumbo Comics' art director for its entire run.