Issue Details

Issue	#40
Published	April 1943
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	John C. Mitchell (Editor)

Cover Details - "Killer Plague"

Genre	jungle
Pencils	Dan Zolnerowich (signed)
Inks	Dan Zolnerowich (signed)

14 page Kaänga story Killer Plague ["The wanton killing of men and beasts arouses..."]

Characters	Varez (introduction, villain, death); Garez (introduction, villain); Zomdi (introduction, villain); Zulus (introduction, villain)
Genre	jungle
Script	? [as Frank Riddell]
Pencils	Saul Rosen
Inks	Saul Rosen
Notes	The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

6 page Simba, King of Beasts story "Early morning in a sleepy African border town..."

Characters	Kagu (an ape) (introduction, villain, death)
Genre	jungle
Script	? [as Ed Hunt]
Pencils	Nick Cardy [as Nick Viscardi] (signed)
Inks	Nick Cardy [as Nick Viscardi] (signed)

10 page Wambi, The Jungle Boy story "As disastrous as the ravaging of the holocaust..."

Characters	Kuda (a pilot) (introduction)
Genre	jungle
Script	? [as Roy L. Smith]
Pencils	Henry Kiefer
Inks	Henry Kiefer

7 page Fantomah, Daughter of the Pharoahs story "The Scorpion"

Characters	The Scorpion Cult of Kta (introduction, villain, death); high priest of Kta (introduction, villain, death)
Genre	jungle
Script	? [as W.B. Hovious]
Pencils	George Appel
Inks	George Appel

7 page Captain Terry Thunder story "Bedouins...Africa's craftiest, deadliest nomad tribe--strike again..."

Characters	Bedouins (villain)
Genre	adventure
Script	? [as Pierre La Rue]
Pencils	Robert Webb
Inks	Arnold Hicks?

3 page text story "The Jungle Empress"

Genre	jungle
Script	? [as Tom O'Neill]
Letters	typeset

8 page Tabu, Wizard of the Jungle story "Deep in the jungle, strange companions march silently..."

Characters	Magla (introduction, villain, death); The Zugos (introduction)
Genre	jungle
Script	? [as Mackenzie]
Pencils	Richard Case
Inks	Richard Case

10 page Camilla story "The Affair of Mr. Silkidor"

Characters	Trader Davis (guest); Josephine Jordan (introduction); Jim Jordan (introduction); Rodney (introduction); Akkua (introduction); Silkidor (introduction, villain, death); Moko (introduction, villain, death)
Genre	jungle
Pencils	Nick Cardy
Inks	Nick Cardy