Jungle Tales (1954 Atlas) comic books 1954

Cover art by Joe Maneely. "Rampage!", script by Don Rico, pencils by Art Peddy; Movie stunt woman Jane Hastings elects to stay in the Congo at the end of filming a movie; She is given the name "Jann" by the natives. "Fire Spirit," script by Don Rico, art by Ogden Whitney; Waku makes an oath of pacifism to his dying father, necessitating that he not participate in the ritual to determine the new king of the Bantus; The kingship is awarded to Mabu, who promptly beings to use the Bantu warriors to enrich himself; Lalei, Waku's girlfriend, pretends to be the spirit of Waku's father and releases him from his oath. "Strange Valley" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "The Challenge of the Pit!", script by Don Rico, art by Jack Katz; The lioness Nami has a litter of cubs and their father, Nuba, is determined to train them to be strong and independent. "The Fangs of the Big Cat!", art by Sid Greene; Cliff must rescue a amateur hunter from a man-eating tiger. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Carl Burgos. "Jungle Fever!", script by Don Rico, pencils by Jay Scott Pike; Jann goes deep into the swampland to get the rare red orchid for Pat Mahoney to photograph; Unfortunately, the smell of this orchid causes a fever in Jann's jungle friends so she has to go even deeper into the swampland to find the rare black orchid which can cure the fever; She finds it but has to fight off dinosaurs and a living wall of thorns to get it. "Valley of the Dead!", script by Don Rico, art by Fred Kida; Hoda, the Bantus' witchdoctor, conjures up zombies to kill Waku so that Hoda can become chief. "Fatal Return" text story. "The Outcast!", script by Don Rico, art by George Tuska; A white leopard kitten is abandoned by its mother who fears that the father will reject it; When the white leopard has grown to adulthood, he encounters his family, who accept him. "The Head-Hunters!", script by Don Rico, art by Joe Maneely; Cliff looks for a giant spider and finds it being worshiped by a native tribe. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.