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Jumbo Comics #165

Dec 1952 · Fiction House · 0.10 USD
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In "Pay-Off from a Corpse," a cunning ivory hunter sets a deadly trap using deception and tribal unrest, forcing his partner into a violent confrontation with a Zambezi village. Sheena unravels the scheme, restoring peace and ensuring justice—though not before the true mastermind is exposed. Bob Webb handles both art and inks, with W. Morgan Thomas scripting the tale of betrayal and redemption in this 1952 Jumbo Comics standout.

Contains 5 stories
Pay-Off from a Corpse
8 pp · Fantasy
Untitled Science Fiction story
4 pp · Science Fiction
Star PiratesRollo (a school teacherintro)Villain: Vasco (intro)
Operation Shutter Bug
4 pp · War
Untitled Detective-Mystery story
4 pp · Detective-Mystery
Untitled Jungle story
6 pp · Jungle
Danson (villain)IvesBoko

In this 1952 jungle tale from Jumbo Comics #165, ivory hunter Danson orchestrates a twisted ruse, hiring locals to stage his kidnapping and provoke his partner Ives into attacking a Zambezi village. Sheena uncovers the deception, mending the rift between Ives and the villagers, and ensures Danson faces justice.

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $71
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $1,986
CGC 9.0 · 6 in census $1,221*
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $852*
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $669*
CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $537*
CGC 7.0 · 2 in census $477
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CGC 6.5 · 5 in census $338
CGC 6.0 · 2 in census $324*
CGC 5.5 · 11 in census $272*
CGC 5.0 · 4 in census $242
CGC 4.5 · 4 in census $221
CGC 4.0 · 3 in census $192*
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $171*
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $151*
CGC 2.5 · 2 in census $123*
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Cast · 3 characters

Full credits

artist, inker Bob Webb

Reprints

↩ Reprints Planet Comics #44 (1946)

Reprinted in Jumbo Comics #165 (1953), Jungle Girls #13 (1993), The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics! #11 (2015)

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