Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) comic books

Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) 1 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1156872001

Cover art by Lou Fine. "Prey of the Slavers," art by Alex Blum (as Alex Boon); Kaänga rescues Ann from the slaver, Blacton, and tells her how he came to live in the jungle. Untitled story, art by Taylor Martin; The White Panther is dispatched by his father to help Dr. White recover curative gems and to protect the Whites from Zaroff, an unethical competitor. "The Slave Raiders," script and art by Fletcher Hanks (as Henry Fletcher); In return for rescuing a witch doctor, Tabu is given a "six sense" and amazing powers which he uses to combat evil and injustice in the jungle. "Queen of the Lost Empire," art by C. A. Winter; Explorer Jon Dale discovers a lost city in the jungle, ruled by Queen Camilla; Daily human sacrifices are necessary for Camilla and her people to retain their immortality. Untitled story; Terry and his lancers are assigned to a fort, deep in the jungle, and are charged with interrupting the slave trade. Untitled story; Gunrunners sell guns to the natives in Wambi's jungle, which they then use to steal gold from local prospectors; Wambi reports the crimes to the local constabulary who defeat the natives. Untitled story; Cog bails out petty criminals Buck, Rex, and Slim to use as overseers of his safari; Cog drives the natives too hard and they rebel. Untitled story; Aging Simba saves the life of his rival, Slita and then barely manages to prevent being usurped by the younger Slita; Simba concedes his pride Slita and departs. Untitled story; Safari guide Buck Barton infiltrates a leopard cult to rescue his client. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) 6 PR 0.5

Interior is complete. Brittle. Full length spine split with tape, interior pages splitting.

Untitled story, art by George Tuska; Anitra rescues Kaänga from yet another attack by Sam Broot and his men, but when Kaänga refuses to become her king, she prepares to sacrifice him; Ann and Cheba arrive and prevent the execution and Anitra allows Kaänga to go free because of his love for Ann. Untitled story, script by Taylor Martin, art by Arthur Peddy; Despite the Panther's warnings, a botanist pursues collecting a black orchid; He is followed by a gang of thugs who want to sell the flower; The plant is located and one of the thugs touches it and dies. Untitled story, art by Bob Powell; The deaf hunchback, Caredodo, is persuaded by Count Knuten to assassinate Camilla; Caredodo follows her to the salt mines where she is attempting to discover the reason for the failure of salt deliveries. Untitled story, script by Courtney Thomason; Roy escorts immunologist Jill March into the jungle to eradicate sleeping sickness; They are captured and imprisoned in a village where the governor is using white slaves to manufacture illegal firearms. "The White Slave" text story by Bob Clark. Untitled story, script and art by Fletcher Hanks (as Barclay Flagg); Eating strange jungle berries transforms a man, raised in the jungle by a python, into the Jungle Demon whose goal is to strip the jungle of all its diamonds and emeralds. Untitled story, art by William M. Allison; Golox, leader of the apes, decides that Simba has ruled the jungle too long. Golox confronts Simba and they begin to battle as a film crew arrives; During the confusion, Golox makes off with Gloria, the crew's actress. Untitled Captain Terry Thunder of the Congo Lancers story; Gloria, a general's daughter visits the fort and is taken captive by Arabs. Untitled story, script by Robert Lewis, art by Charles Sultan; A white boy, designated as the heir to the previous village leader, has his position usurped by Batau, who rules as a tyrant. Untitled story, script by Roy L. Smith, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi's animal friends help a village of pygmies recover their homes after they are driven out by a neighboring tribe. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) 42 CGC 5.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4051669003

Cover art by Dan Zolnerowich and Ruben Moreira. "Master of the Moon-Beasts," art by Reed Crandall; A rhinoceros stampede leads Kaänga to a moon worshiping cult in the Mountains of the Moon; Ann is kidnapped by the white man who manipulates the natives cult; He intends to substitute her for his daughter, whom the natives believe to be the goddess, Tluva, kill her, and then revive her by replacing Ann's body with the live Taluva. Untitled story, art by Nick Cardy (as N. Viscardi); Simba saves a chief's son from drowning and then protects the village from thieving baboons. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi and his jungle friends drive a cruel prince's hunting caravan from the jungle. Untitled story, art by George Appel; Khefra claims new land and battles cannibals and pirates to keep it. "The Madman's Ape" text story. Untitled story, pencils by Robert Webb; Nazis persuade an African village to store fuel for them; Terry and the lancers capture the Germans. Untitled story, art by Art Saaf; An animal trapper named DaCosta takes the contract that has been issued on Camilla's life by those trying to steal her inheritance; He and his partner are killed when they create an animal stampede at Trader Davis's. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) 89 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1260472005

Cover art by Joe Doolin. "Blood-Moon Over the Whispering Veldt," art by John Celardo; In an effort to photograph an annual gorilla mating ritual, Prof. Lynne and his daughter visit Kaänga's jungle; Their safari guide, Cass, schemes to create faked footage and to murder the Lynnes. Untitled story, art by August Froehlich; While Simba is attempting to teach Simba Jr the laws of the jungle, they are captured by trappers; Simba Jr is released as too small to sell. A brief natural history of the gorilla, art by Mike Pepper. Untitled story, art by Charles Sultan; Terry is taken captive by his old foe Ali Bey, who is also attempting to secure the Baänji, a priceless elephant idol; Keeto schemes to rescue Terry through a double cross on a Trojan horse ploy. "Listen to the Madman's Drum" text story. Untitled story; A jungle priestess murders her chief and frames Wambi for the crime; Word spreads even to the jungle animals of Wambi's alleged crime; Wambi is captured by the tribe and is put trial by dunking. A brief natural history of the Cape buffalo, also known as the black buffalo, art by Frank Doyle. Untitled story, art by Howard Larsen; Tabu attacks a band of slavers and releases their captives. Untitled story, art by Fran Hopper; Camilla goes to the rescues of the Wasais, who have been taken by the bird tribe. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) 144 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4707747002

Cover art by Maurice Whitman. "Quest of the Dragon's Claw," art by Maurice Whitman; Kaänga, disguised, enters the kingship contest of the Bafwasendes in the place of the wounded Nyika; Despite the interference of the witch doctor, Nyika recovers in time to complete the contest on his own. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi frees a Cape buffalo from a tangled mass of vines; Later, Sirdah attempts to kill Wambi; He is stopped by the grateful Cape buffalo who learns of Wambi's plight from a macaw. Untitled story; Captain Terry Thunder and the lancer go upriver to deal with the murderous Barotes and their priestess. "The Big Top Battles a Storm" text story by Clyde Beatty. Untitled story, art by Ralph Mayo; In an effort to loot a lost Egyptian temple, Reagan a safari guide, hypnotizes a scientist into believing that she is an ancient Egyptian queen; Camilla rescues the scientist and kills the guide. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.