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Issue Details

Issue #102
Published June 1948
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing J.F. Byrne (Managing Editor); John C. Mitchell (Editor)

Cover Details - "Queen of the Amazon Lancers"

Genre jungle
Pencils John Celardo (signed)
Inks John Celardo (signed)

11 page Kaänga story Queen of the Amazon Lancers ["The Congo guards its secret paths with jealous..."]

Characters The Amazon Lancers (introduction); Prof. Kendrick (introduction, villain, death); Johnny Clayton (introduction, villain)
Genre jungle
Script ? [as Frank Riddell]
Pencils John Celardo (signed)
Inks John Celardo (signed)
Notes The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

6 page Simba, King of Beasts story "The raking claws of Kerchank, the great ape..."

Characters Hissa (introduction, villain, death) (a snake); Tawkee (introduction, villain) (a vulture); Kaka (introduction) (an ape); Garra (introduction) (an ape)
Genre jungle
Script ? [as Ed Hunt]
Pencils August Froehlich
Inks August Froehlich

7 page Captain Terry Thunder story "In the stifling heat of the orderly room..."

Characters Squint Larsen (introduction, villain); Bret Chambers (introduction, villain); Doc Chambers (introduction, death); Laroc (introduction, death)
Genre adventure
Script ? [as Pierre La Rue]
Pencils Charles Sultan
Inks Charles Sultan

6 page Tabu story " 'War! War!' roared M'Banshi, witch seer of the..."

Characters Queen Zala (introduction); M'Banshi (introduction, villain, death)
Genre jungle
Script ? [as Mack]
Pencils Maurice Whitman (signed)
Inks Maurice Whitman (signed)

2 page Kaänga text story "Death - and the Ghost Chief's Choice"

Genre jungle
Script ? [as Frank Riddell]
Letters typeset

6 page Wambi, The Jungle Boy story "The taste of forbidden fruit may be sweet..."

Characters Rodoc (introduction) (an eagle)
Genre jungle
Script ? [as Roy L. Smith]
Pencils Frank Doyle (signed)
Inks Frank Doyle (signed)

Half page Jungle Facts filler ["Hartebeest - one of the fastest beasts in Africa..."]

Genre fact
Pencils Mike Peppe?
Inks Mike Peppe?

8 page Camilla story "Thy lands are cursed! Jackals shall become giants..."

Characters Bill Grange (introduction, villain, death); Si (introduction, villain, death); N'Louga (introduction, villain, death); Bess Merrill (introduction); Kolo (introduction)
Synopsis Bill Grange has discovered that there is Radium in the area so he decides to drive out the pygmies. He bribes the evil witch doctor N'Louga to pronounce a curse upon the land. They then lure jackals to the area with hidden meat and release a gas that causes hallucinations. This convinces everyone that the land is cursed but Camilla is convinced it was a trick. She takes Chief Kolo with her and they go after the witch doctor. The tribe follows and kills Bill Grange and the witch doctor when they attack Chief Kolo.
Genre jungle
Script ? [as Victor Ibsen]
Pencils Matt Baker
Reprinted in Jungle Girls Retro Comics (AC, 1997 series) #4 [in black and white, re-titled "The Cursed Land!"]