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Issue Details

Issue #3
Published March 1940
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Malcolm Reiss (Editor); William E. Eisner (Art Director); S. M. Iger (Feature Editor)
Notes Käanga's name on the cover has no dots above either 'a'.

Cover Details - "Crocodiles Of Death River"

Genre jungle
Pencils Charles Sultan
Inks Charles Sultan
Letters typeset
Notes Käanga's name on the cover has no dots above either 'a'.

10 page Kaänga story The Crocodiles of Death River ["After escaping from the island, Kaanga and Ann..."]

Characters Sam Broot (introduction, villain); Mobu (introduction)
Genre jungle
Pencils Ken Jackson (signed)
Inks Ken Jackson (signed)
Notes The story title is taken from the cover blurb. Kaänga is now spelled with the dots over the second 'a'.

6 page The Red Panther story "The Red Panther has the instinct and sharpened..."

Characters Randall (introduction); Randall's daughter (introduction); a witch doctor (introduction, villain)
Genre jungle
Script ? [as Taylor Martin]
Pencils Arthur Peddy?
Inks Arthur Peddy?

6 page Tabu, Wizard of the Jungle story "Tabu is a world-renowned figure, by virtue of..."

Characters Blackwall (introduction, villain, death); Snake-Eye (introduction)
Genre jungle
Pencils R. L. Golden [as Robert Lewis]
Inks R. L. Golden [as Robert Lewis]

Half page story "The Case of the Diamond Death: Case 1: File-A: Clue Two"

Genre mystery
Pencils Bob Powell?
Inks Bob Powell?

6 page Camilla story "The beautiful queen Camilla, ruler of an empire..."

Characters Jon Dale (introduction); Ruth (introduction); Camilla (villain)
Genre science fiction
Script ?
Pencils C. A. Winter [as CAW]
Inks C. A. Winter [as CAW]
Notes Camilla is still a villainess.

2 page text story "The Crawling Death"

Genre jungle
Script ? [as Pete Wentworth]
Letters typeset

7 page Captain Terry Thunder story "Nice Work! Captain of an African outpost and..."

Characters Ben Salub (introduction, villain, death)
Genre jungle
Script ? [as Pierre La Rue]
Pencils Rafael Astarita
Inks Rafael Astarita

7 page Wambi, The Jungle Boy story "To the jungle home of Wambi, young friend..."

Characters Buck Larsen (introduction, villain)
Genre jungle
Pencils Henry Kiefer
Inks Henry Kiefer

6 page Roy Lance story "Roy Lance, famous African explorer, visits the peace-loving..."

Genre jungle
Script ? [as Courtney Thomason]

5 page Simba, King of the Beasts story "Although Simba is now livng a quiet life..."

Characters a boy (introduction); boy's father (introduction)
Genre jungle
Pencils William M. Allison
Inks William M. Allison
Notes One half of final page is devoted to an advertisement.

7 page Fantomah story "Fantomah, the most marvelous woman ever known, has..."

Characters two hunters (villains, turned into insect-men)
Genre jungle
Script ? [as Barclay Flagg]
Pencils Henry Fletcher
Inks Henry Fletcher