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Issue Details

Issue #30
Published June 1942
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Gene Fawcette (Art Director)

Cover Details - "Claws of the Black Terror"

Genre jungle
Pencils Dan Zolnerowich (signed)
Inks Dan Zolnerowich (signed)

14 page Kaänga story Claws of the Black Terror ["Kaänga faces weird mystery and terrible death when..."]

Characters Dr. Norris (introduction); a chieftain (introduction); a witch doctor (introduction, villain, death)
Genre jungle
Script ? [as Frank Riddell]
Pencils Rudy Palais
Inks Rudy Palais?; ?
Notes The story title is taken from the cover blurb. HW suggests perhaps Maxwell Elkan assists on the inks.

6 page Fantomah, Daughter of the Pharoahs story "Fantomah and her stalwart captain of the guards..."

Characters Ghazia (villain); Koba (introduction, villain, death)
Genre jungle
Script ? [as W.B. Hovious]
Pencils George Appel
Inks George Appel

10 page Wambi, The Jungle Boy story "Unknown terror stalks through the vast jungle and..."

Characters Jojo (introduction, villain, death); Jojo's master (introduction, villain, death); Linga (introduction); the Oka chief (introduction)
Genre jungle
Script ? [as Roy L. Smith]
Pencils Joe Doolin; Henry Kiefer
Inks Henry Kiefer?; ?
Notes Joe Doolin did the splash panel and perhaps pencils or layouts on much of the strip.

2 page text story "Death Songs of Malaya"

Characters Peter Scarlet
Genre jungle
Script ? [as Ted Roscoe]
Letters typeset

8 page Tabu, Wizard of the Jungle story "Africa, land of mystery: maybe men have been killed..."

Characters Nmzani (introduction); Mobu (introduction); Mobu's father (introduction, death); Bletcher (introduction, villain, death); Bletcher's two partners (introduction, villain, death)
Genre jungle
Script ? [as "Mack"]
Pencils George Carl Wilhelms
Inks George Carl Wilhelms

7 page Captain Terry Thunder story "Wow! At this rate we'll be movin' right..."

Characters Rajah Shirkel (introduction); Fatima (introduction)
Genre adventure
Script ? [as Pierre La Rue]
Pencils Al Stahl?
Inks Al Stahl?

1 page Jungle Jingles filler "The gemsbuck's big and husky..."

Genre fact
Pencils Robert Webb?

6 page Simba, King of Beasts story "A lone Akuna hunter peering from his concealment..."

Characters Boko (guest); N'Dongo (introduction, villain)
Genre jungle
Script ? [as Ed Hunt]
Pencils Pagsilang Rey Isip (signed)
Inks Pagsilang Rey Isip (signed)

10 page Camilla story "Even the mighty storm god could not cheat..."

Characters the "storm god" tribe (introduction, villain); Ben Austin (guest)
Genre jungle
Script ? [as Victor Ibsen]
Pencils Frank Frollo?
Inks Frank Frollo?; ?