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Issue Details

Issue #2
Published February 1940
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Malcolm Reiss (Editor); William E. Eisner (Art Director); S. M. Iger (Feature Editor)

Cover Details - "Terror Of The Bush"

Genre jungle
Pencils Will Eisner
Inks Will Eisner
Letters typeset

10 page Käanga story Terror of the Bush ["Käanga, lord of the jungle, who, due to..."]

Characters Dr. Wratt (introduction, villain, death); Dr. Wratt's man-apes (introduction, villain, death); Ann
Genre jungle
Script ? [as Red Bradey]
Pencils Ken Jackson
Inks Ken Jackson
Notes The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

6 page The Red Panther story "Deep in the jungle, a missionary and his..."

Characters Tortug (introduction, villain, death); a missionary (introduction); Joan (missionary's daughter) (introduction); formerly White Panther
Genre jungle
Script ? [as Taylor Martin]
Pencils Arthur Peddy
Inks Arthur Peddy

7 page Tabu, Wizard of the Jungle story "Tabu is endowed with a sixth and seventh..."

Characters Sanders (introduction, villain, death); Spike (introduction, villain, death)
Genre jungle
Pencils R. L. Golden (signed)
Inks R. L. Golden (signed)

8 page Camilla story "In the heart of darkest Africa, a lost..."

Characters Capt. John Stanley (introduction); Camilla
Genre science fiction
Script ?
Pencils C. A. Winter [as CAW]
Inks C. A. Winter [as CAW]
Notes Camilla said to be a descendant of Genghis Khan. Outline of story is similar to "Queen of the Lost Empire" story in Jungle Comics #1, though she dies in that story, per Anthony Durrant, August 2008.

7 page Captain Terry Thunder of the Congo Lancers story "Captain Thunder calling headquarters."

Characters Le Jacque (introduction, villain, death); Krostoff (introduction, villain, death); Hienrach (introduction, villain, death); Vasacoff (introduction, villain, death); Saunders (introduction, villain, death)
Genre adventure
Pencils Rafael Astarita
Inks Rafael Astarita

7 page Wambi, The Jungle Boy story "Wambi, mystery boy of the jungle, friend of..."

Characters Ricco (villain); Wazee (introduction, villain)
Genre jungle
Script ? [as Roy L. Smith]
Pencils Henry Kiefer
Inks Henry Kiefer? [as Dekerosett]

6 page Roy Lance story "The Revolt of the Black Continent"

Characters Roy Lance (introduction); John Abbott (introduction); Joan (introduction); Dawambo (introduction, villain)
Genre jungle
Script ? [as Courtney Thompson]

6 page Simba, King of the Beasts story "Simba, once the mighty leader of the dreaded..."

Characters John Mason (introduction); Dick Mason (introduction)
Genre jungle
Pencils William Allison
Inks William Allison

6 page Fantomah story "No white man knows where the elephant goes..."

Characters Fantomah (introduction); two ivory hunters (introduction, death)
Synopsis Fantomah stops two Ivory hunters from raiding the elephant graveyard.
Genre jungle; occult
Script Fletcher Hanks [as Barclay Flagg] (signed)
Pencils Fletcher Hanks [as Barclay Flagg] (signed)
Inks Fletcher Hanks [as Barclay Flagg] (signed)
Letters Fletcher Hanks
Notes One half of final page is occupied by an advertisement.
Reprinted in You Shall Die by Your Own Evil Creation! (Fantagraphics, 2009 series) #[nn]

Half page Cromwell-Collier Publishing Company advertisement "A Bike for You"

Synopsis Advertisement for the Cromwell-Collier Publishing Company encouraging boys to deliver magazines in exchange for prizes.
Letters typeset
Reprinted in You Shall Die by Your Own Evil Creation! (Fantagraphics, 2009 series) #[nn]