Issue Details

Issue	#102
Published	June 1948
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	J.F. Byrne (Managing Editor); John C. Mitchell (Editor)

Cover Details - "Queen of the Amazon Lancers"

Genre	jungle
Pencils	John Celardo (signed)
Inks	John Celardo (signed)

11 page Kaänga story Queen of the Amazon Lancers ["The Congo guards its secret paths with jealous..."]

Characters	The Amazon Lancers (introduction); Prof. Kendrick (introduction, villain, death); Johnny Clayton (introduction, villain)
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 "The raking claws of Kerchank, the great ape..."

Characters	Hissa (introduction, villain, death) (a snake); Tawkee (introduction, villain) (a vulture); Kaka (introduction) (an ape); Garra (introduction) (an ape)
Genre	jungle
Script	? [as Ed Hunt]
Pencils	August Froehlich
Inks	August Froehlich

7 page Captain Terry Thunder story "In the stifling heat of the orderly room..."

Characters	Squint Larsen (introduction, villain); Bret Chambers (introduction, villain); Doc Chambers (introduction, death); Laroc (introduction, death)
Genre	adventure
Script	? [as Pierre La Rue]
Pencils	Charles Sultan
Inks	Charles Sultan

6 page Tabu story " 'War! War!' roared M'Banshi, witch seer of the..."

Characters	Queen Zala (introduction); M'Banshi (introduction, villain, death)
Genre	jungle
Script	? [as Mack]
Pencils	Maurice Whitman (signed)
Inks	Maurice Whitman (signed)

2 page Kaänga text story "Death - and the Ghost Chief's Choice"

Genre	jungle
Script	? [as Frank Riddell]
Letters	typeset

6 page Wambi, The Jungle Boy story "The taste of forbidden fruit may be sweet..."

Characters	Rodoc (introduction) (an eagle)
Genre	jungle
Script	? [as Roy L. Smith]
Pencils	Frank Doyle (signed)
Inks	Frank Doyle (signed)

Half page Jungle Facts filler ["Hartebeest - one of the fastest beasts in Africa..."]

Genre	fact
Pencils	Mike Peppe?
Inks	Mike Peppe?

8 page Camilla story "Thy lands are cursed! Jackals shall become giants..."

Characters	Bill Grange (introduction, villain, death); Si (introduction, villain, death); N'Louga (introduction, villain, death); Bess Merrill (introduction); Kolo (introduction)
Synopsis	Bill Grange has discovered that there is Radium in the area so he decides to drive out the pygmies. He bribes the evil witch doctor N'Louga to pronounce a curse upon the land. They then lure jackals to the area with hidden meat and release a gas that causes hallucinations. This convinces everyone that the land is cursed but Camilla is convinced it was a trick. She takes Chief Kolo with her and they go after the witch doctor. The tribe follows and kills Bill Grange and the witch doctor when they attack Chief Kolo.
Genre	jungle
Script	? [as Victor Ibsen]
Pencils	Matt Baker
Reprinted	in Jungle Girls Retro Comics (AC, 1997 series) #4 [in black and white, re-titled "The Cursed Land!"]