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Issue Details

Issue #24
Published December 1941
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Malcolm Reiss (Editor); Gene Fawcette (Art Director)

Cover Details - "Battle of the Beasts"

Characters Kaänga
Genre jungle
Pencils Dan Zolnerowich (signed)
Inks Dan Zolnerowich (signed)
Letters typeset

8 page Kaänga story Battle of the Beasts ["A horrible new destructive force invades the peaceful..."]

Characters Kaänga; The Nazis (villain); The Muballis (introduction, death)
Genre jungle
Script ? [as Frank Riddell]
Pencils Dan Zolnerowich
Notes The story title is taken from the cover blurb. Half of last story page is taken up by advertisement for the introduction of the patriotic hero, Captain Fight, in Fight Comics. Art by Rudy Palais.

6 page Roy Lance story "Into the gloom and mire and treachery of..."

Characters Roy Lance; Mike (introduction); Bonga (introduction); The Osakis (villain, introduction, death)
Genre jungle
Script ? [as Courtney Thomasen] (sic)
Pencils Seymour Reit
Inks Seymour Reit

7 page Tabu, Wizard of the Jungle story "The Zombie Witch"

Characters Tabu; Celie (introduction, villain)
Genre jungle
Script ? [as "Mack"]
Pencils George Carl Wilhelms
Inks George Carl Wilhelms

5 page Fantomah story "Deep in the jungle, Fantomah talks to her..."

Characters Fantomah; Ken (guest); Hal (villain, introduction, turned into ape); Steve (villain, introduction, turned into ape)
Genre jungle
Script ? [as W.B. Hovious]
Notes Half of last story page occupied by an ad for Rangers Comics #2.

1 page Jungle Jingles filler "The bushbuck commonly is called the harnessed antelope..."

Genre fact

2 page text story "The Valley of the Kings"

Genre jungle
Script Toni Blum? [as Bob Anthony]
Letters typeset

7 page Captain Terry Thunder story "Sissies! Can't you take it? Let's go for..."

Characters Captain Terry Thunder; Ali Ben (villain, introduction); Abdul (villain, introduction)
Genre adventure
Script ? [as Pierre La Rue]
Pencils Al Stahl?
Inks Al Stahl?

6 page Simba story "Brenda Lloyd, with Tipandu, wise old Moori native..."

Characters Simba; Tipandu (introduction); Brenda Lloyd (introduction); A tribe of giants (introduction, villain)
Genre jungle
Script ? [as Ed Hunt]
Pencils Al Walker
Inks Al Walker

6 page Camilla story "Sigurd the Pirate"

Characters Camilla; Sigurd (introduction, villain, death); Eric (introduction, villain); Olaf (introduction, villain); other pirates (introduction, villain); Eric (guest)
Genre jungle
Pencils Frank Schwarz?
Inks Frank Schwarz?

8 page Wambi, The Jungle Boy story "Wambi, mysterious child of the jungle, lives in its..."

Characters Wambi; Captain Ford (introduction); Matu (introduction); Demaras (introduction); Worumba (introduction, villain)
Genre jungle
Script ? [as Roy L. Smith]
Pencils Henry Kiefer
Inks Henry Kiefer

6 page The Red Panther story "Evil work is being done in the jungle..."

Characters The Red Panther; Luala (introduction); the Ubandas and their chief (introduction); Mike (introduction, villain); Mike's partner (introduction, villain); Arab slavers (introduction, villain)
Genre jungle
Script ? [as J.J. King]
Pencils Al Gabriele
Inks Al Gabriele