Issue Details

Issue	#85
Published	January 1947
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	J. F. Byrne (Managing Editor); John C. Mitchell (Editor)

Cover Details - "Brides for the Man-Apes"

Genre

jungle

10 page Kaänga story Brides For the Man-Apes ["Spawned by hatred and tortured by greed, the..."]

Characters	Roho (introduction, villain, death); N'Gula (introduction, villain); N'Tito (introduction, villain, death)
Synopsis	N'Tito is an ape with a human brain.
Genre	jungle
Script	? [as Frank Riddell]
Pencils	John Celardo (signed)
Inks	John Celardo (signed)
Notes	The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

6 page Simba, King of Beasts story "Beneath the waving grasses of jungle veldt...where..."

Characters	A man (introduction); a woman (introduction); their son (introduction)
Genre	jungle
Script	? [as Ed Hunt]
Pencils	August Froehlich (signed)
Inks	August Froehlich (signed)

6 page Captain Terry Thunder story "Tortured words ripped from the lips of a..."

Characters	Ali Khan (introduction, villain); Damasca (introduction)
Genre	adventure
Script	? [as Pierre La Rue]
Pencils	Bob Lubbers (signed)
Inks	Bob Lubbers (signed)

4 page Men of Adventure text story "No. 1: Cecil Rhodes"

Characters	Cecil Rhodes
Synopsis	Cecil Rhodes biography.
Genre	fact
Pencils	George Evans
Inks	George Evans
Letters	typeset
Notes	Illustrated text story.

6 page Wambi, The Jungle Boy story "Greed--the lust for money--filled their evil..."

Characters	Carol (introduction, villain, death); Martin (introduction, villain, death)
Genre	jungle
Script	? [as Roy L. Smith]
Pencils	Alex Blum; John Forte?
Inks	Jack Kamen?

2 page Jungle Lore story "Jungle Traps"

Genre	jungle
Pencils	Mike Peppe?
Inks	Mike Peppe?

6 page Tabu story "Deep in the steaming brush, where death is..."

Characters	Sikulu (introduction, villain, death); Paula (introduction); Paula's father (introduction); N'Mzani (introduction); N'Mzani's daughter (introduction)
Genre	jungle
Script	? [as Mack]
Pencils	Howard Larsen
Inks	Howard Larsen

8 page Camilla story "The age-old smoky pearls foretold - deep in the..."

Characters	Cronin (introduction, villain, death); Lewis (introduction, villain, death); Trader Tom (introduction); Kaaru (introduction, death); Naga (introduction)
Genre	jungle
Script	? [as Victor Ibsen]
Pencils	Fran Hopper
Inks	Fran Hopper; Maurice Whitman?
Notes	Cronin is named for comics editor Ed Cronin. (JV - how does anyone know this?)