Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) comic books 1955 or before

Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) 1 CBCS 1.8

Paper: Off white

Label #24-3bb5327-002

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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) 84 CGC 7.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #3796072001

Cover pencils by Joe Doolin. "Blood Spoor of the Faceless Monster," art by John Celardo; Lansing, a trader scarred by a rifle accident for which he blames Kaänga, is collecting slaves from among the pygmies for his gold mining operation; Kaänga, N'geeso, and Ann ride to the rescue of the slaves and Lansing is killed. Untitled story, art by August Froehlich; Two big game hunters bet 20,000 pounds on the outcome of a battle between Simba and a Bengal tiger; Despite being drugged, Simba defeats the tiger, which devours the poisoner. Jungle Justice; A brief description of some African legal customs. Untitled story, art by Bob Lubbers; Keeto concocts a plan to infiltrate a group of bandits and take their leader, Marsden. Animal identification quiz. Untitled story; Jewel thieves steal a sacred gem; Wambi pursues them but is not in time to prevent their death from python attack. "Seeds of Death" text story. Untitled story, art by Howard Larsen; Wahili begins to collect tribute from his fellows, invoking Tabu's name; Tabu confronts Wahili and conjurers animate skeletons to chase him into a snake pit. Jungle Lore; A brief description of some manhood rituals. Untitled story, art by Fran Hopper; A white fire priestess promises her followers immortality if they will pay her tribute and then walk into a fire-filled chamber; Camilla exposes her offer as a fraud and see the priestess burned to death in the fire. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) 98 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4085558010

Cover art by John Celardo. "Ten Tusks of Zulu Ivory," art by John Celardo; Station manager Markham spreads word that the station personnel are suffering from fever and the natives give it a wide berth, enabling Markham to steal ten tusks of ivory; When Lindstrom, the station owner arrives, Markham convinces him to sign over the local mines to him; Kaänga rescues the party that Markham had taken hostage and Markham is killed by a captive gorilla. Untitled story, art by August Froehlich; Simba is wounded by a rhinoceros that proclaims himself king of the jungle; Simba's wounds are treated by a doctor on safari; When the rhinoceros attacks Simba's family, Simba stands his ground and defeats him. Untitled story, art by Charles Sultan; Congo Lil and her men, disguised as ape cultists, raid the T'bongas and make them slaves in Lil's diamond mine; Terry leads the real ape cultists in attack on Lil and her men and Lil is killed in the battle. Jungle Quiz, art by Mike Peppe. Untitled story, Frank Doyle; After Wambi rescues an orphaned lion from a hunter's trap, the boy becomes jealous of the attention given to the cub by his jungle friends; He plays a series of practical jokes on them that almost results in his own death when he falls into the hunter's tiger trap and they don't believe his cries for help. "Lions at Large" text story. "Zazenda Ghost Goddess of Lost Souls!", art by Maurice Whitman; Tabu and the district commissioner travel by astral projection to the land of the witch Zazenda where Tabu bests her in a magic duel. Untitled story, art by Bob Lubbers; A trio of con men, hoping to extract tribute from a local tribe, use a double of Camilla to warn the tribe against dis-obeying the white men. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) 100 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4367437007

Cover art by John Celardo. "Hate Has a Thousand Claws!", art by John Celardo; Kongola, seeking revenge for the loss of his hands and the scarring of his face at the hands of Kaänga, doses Ann with mind control drugs and has her lead Kaänga to him; Tying Kaänga, he plans to have Ann behead him, but Kaänga breaks free and Kongola is devoured by leopards. Ann, however, remains in a drugged state. Untitled story, art by August Froehlich; Simba and his cub become trapped on a canoe that is bearing medical supplies for a safari; When they wash ashore, they are threatened by the safari but the cub carries the medical package which is recognized by the safari leader who then lets the lions leave. Untitled story, art by Charles Sultan; A fake lancer steals a tribal treasure map; Terry pursues him and demonstrates to the Balongas that the lancers were not guilty of betrayal. Jungle Killers, art by George Evans; A brief look at dangerous jungle animals. Untitled story, art by Frank Doyle; When Tawn and Ogg have a falling out, Wambi decides to pretend to leave the jungle in order to bring his friends back together in pursuit of him. Untitled story, art by Maurice Whitman; Trader Graw makes a deal to provide witch doctor M'pogi with rifles in exchange for the Tanakis' sacred diamonds; They frame an innocent young woman for the theft and execute her; Tabu uses his magic to make it appear that the woman has come back to life and M'pogi and Graw, in terror, leap into a crocodile pool. Denizens from Down-Under Jungle Lore, art by P. Dring. Untitled story, pencils by Matt Baker; Jewel thieves use Camilla's friendly reception at the village of the B'togis as an opportunity to get inside the walled village; They escape with the tribe's gold and Camilla and the chief's daughter as captives. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.