Jumbo Comics #44

Fiction House's Jumbo Comics #44 from October 1942 puts Sheena, Queen of the Jungle front and center in a gripping cover by Dan Zolnerowich — she's locked in fierce, close-quarters combat with a massive, snarling gorilla straining against its chain, her leopard-print outfit and raised arm conveying fearless defiance. In the background, a smaller scene hints at even more jungle peril, while the banner promises stories including Sheena's own "Blood-Cult of N'Douma," ZX-5 Spies in Action, and Drew Murdoch in "The Ghost Gallery." For a dime in 1942, this issue delivered a bold package of action, adventure, and mystery that fully lived up to the magazine's proud tagline: "The Most of the Best.