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Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) 19 FR 1.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Piece-fill. Tape on interior cover, pages, and under staples.

Cover art by Dan Zolnerowich. Untitled story; Kaänga persuades Hatulangi to call of his jungle raids if Kaänga can bring him the Sacred Skull; After he has done so, he must also rescue Ann from a gorilla. Untitled story; The Red Panther battles a leopard-killing gorilla. Untitled story, art by Joe Doolin; Tabu rescues a safari seeking the Temple of the Green Buddha from cannibals. Untitled story; Camilla and her Vikings encounter a hostile black tribe during their explorations of the lost empire's lake. "Temple of Black Death" text story. Untitled Captain Terry Thunder story; During a siege of the fort by Arabs, a mutiny by one of Terry's men is planned. Untitled story, art by Al Walker; Simba protects a prospector and his daughter (who has befriended Simba's cub) from murderous thieves. Untitled story, pencils by Henry Kiefer; Wambi helps restore an exiled chief to his village and foils a plan to stir up a jungle war. Untitled story; The witch doctor Guluba shrinks Fantomah and her new pet, Fury, to the size of mice. Fury protects Fantomah until she can break the spell. Untitled story, art by Seymour Reit; A pair of natives, seeking a white man to capture, forcing the police to release their chief's son, meet their match in Roy and his new outboard motor. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Kaanga (1949 Fiction House) 8 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Label #4667334007

Cover art by Maurice Whitman. Untitled story, pencils by Robert Webb; Borungu witch doctor, B'fonga, schemes with treasure hunters to steal the Bufungus' sacred idol. Kaänga exposes Borungu and restores the idol to the tribe. "When the Earth was Young" non-fiction African Wild Life story, art by Fran Hopper. Untitled story, pencils by Robert Webb; During their annual war games, the L'dongu sub-chief frames the Bathongas with the crime of attempting to kill during the games; Kaänga exposes D'burra's plot and restores peace between the tribes. "Jackal Justice" text story by Frank Riddell. Untitled story, pencils by Robert Webb; Crooked trader Sanchez ambushes the B'kutas' gift for the commissioner of trained elephants; Kaänga defeats Sanchez's force and captures Sanchez for punishment by the commissioner. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tarzan (1972 DC) 209 VF+ 8.5

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Final 52-page giant; Tarzan origin continues in "A Mate for the Ape-Man" (script and art by Joe Kubert); John Carter of Mars in "The Tharks" (art by Murphy Anderson; adapted from the novel "A Princess of Mars"); "A Fight for Life" Tarzan text story with illustrations by Hal Foster (reprinted from a newspaper Sunday strip, January 10, 1932); two-page "Tarzan of the Movies" feature with photos of a few of the actors who have played the character on film--Gordon Griffith, Elmo Lincoln, Frank Merril, Johnny Weissmuller, and Buster Crabbe. Letters to the editor from comics artist Jim Steranko and Erb-Dom editor Camille Cazedessus Jr. Kubert cover. Cover price $0.25.

Tarzan (1972 DC) 235 CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4421423006

100-page giant. New story: Tarzan in "The Magic Herb" (script and art by Joe Kubert). Reprints: Congo Bill in "The Mail-Order Hunter" (art by John Smalle); Detective Chimp in "Bobo's New York Adventure" (script by John Broome, art by Carmine Infantino); "I Shoot With a Camera"; and Tarzan in "The Mahagga" (art by Russ Manning). Johnny Weissmuller publicity photo as Tarzan from 1932. One-page article, "Maureen O'Sullivan: The Most Famous Jane of All" by Allan Asherman. Kubert cover. Cover price $0.60.

Tarzan (1977 Marvel) 2 CGC 8.5 SS Stan Lee/Thomas

Paper: White

Signed by Stan Lee on 5/28/17 & Roy Thomas on 6/17/17.

Label #0319261003

"The Road to Opar!" Jane reveals to Jules Frecoult (who is really Albert Werper) Tarzan's origin and tells him how they met, fell in love, and married. Also includes: "Tarzan's Jungle Drums" and "Language of the Great Apes." Script by Roy Thomas, art and cover by John Buscema. Cover price $0.30.