Issue Details

Issue	#49
Published	January 1944
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	60
Editing	John C. Mitchell (Editor)

Cover Details - "Lair of the King-Serpent"

Genre	jungle
Pencils	Joe Doolin
Inks	Joe Doolin
Letters	typeset

12 page Kaänga story Lair of the King-Serpent ["From a hidden lookout perch, a pygmy leader..."]

Genre	jungle
Script	? [as Frank Riddell]
Pencils	Howard Larsen?; ?
Inks	Saul Rosen?; ?
Notes	The story title is taken from the cover blurb. This is the same crude artist from issue 46 with possibly some facial touch-ups by Saul Rosen. It's possible that this is what Howard Larsen looked like very early in his career.

5 page Simba, King of Beasts story "Peace in Simba's kingdom? That's what you think..."

Genre	jungle
Script	? [as Ed Hunt]
Pencils	Richard Case
Inks	Richard Case

6 page Tabu, Wizard of the Jungle story "Cauldron, cauldron, burning bright.. smoke high in the sky..."

Genre	jungle
Script	? [as "Mac"]
Pencils	Saul Rosen
Inks	Saul Rosen

10 page Wambi, The Jungle Boy story "As Wambi swings through the trees, he sees..."

Genre	jungle
Script	? [as Roy L. Smith]
Pencils	Henry Kiefer
Inks	Henry Kiefer

story "The Blood Trail"

Genre	jungle
Script	? [as Ring Steffin]

6 page Fantomah story "Ghazia, vengeful priestess of the vulture-headed goddess..."

Genre	jungle
Script	? [as W.B. Hovious]
Pencils	George Appel
Inks	George Appel

5 page Captain Terry Thunder story "Blood hatreds erupt in a volcano of molten..."

Genre	adventure
Script	? [as Pierre La Rue]
Pencils	Richard Case
Inks	Richard Case

10 page Camilla, Queen of the Jungle Empire story "The promise was made to ease the tortured..."

Genre	jungle
Script	? [as Victor Ibsen]
Pencils	George Tuska (signed)
Inks	George Tuska (signed)