Jumbo Comics — Fiction House
Issue: #1
Last valuation update: 2026-09-29
Jack Kirby used the pseudonyms Jack Curtiss and Curt Davis in the Count of Monte Cristo and The Diary of Dr. Hayward respectively. Sheena, the most popular of the jungle queen, made her debut in the first comic book from pulp magazine publisher fiction house. The issue also featured work by Will Eisner, Bob Kane and Mort Meskin.
First appearances: The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Gilda Gay, Inspector Dayton, Dr. Hayward, Sheena, Edmond Dantes, Agent ZX-5, Peter Pupp, Fay Wray, Bob Reynolds, Professor Van Dyke, Tom Sherrill, Esmeralda, Uncle Otto, The Hawk, Spencer Steel, Phoebus de Chateaupers, Claude Frollo, Pee Wee, Wilton of the West, Bobby
Creators: Bob Kane, Bernard Baily, Jack Kirby, Will Eisner, Don DeConn, Dick Briefer, Mort Meskin, Malcolm Reiss, Jerry Iger
Characters: The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Gilda Gay, Inspector Dayton, Dr. Hayward, Sheena, Edmond Dantes, Agent ZX-5, Peter Pupp, Fay Wray, Bob Reynolds, Professor Van Dyke, Tom Sherrill, Esmeralda, Uncle Otto, The Hawk, Spencer Steel, Phoebus de Chateaupers, Claude Frollo, Pee Wee, Wilton of the West, Bobby