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Issue Details

Issue #108
Published December 1948
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing J.F. Byrne (Managing Editor); John C. Mitchell (Editor)

Cover Details - "Merchants of Murder"

Genre jungle
Pencils John Celardo
Inks John Celardo

10 page KaƤnga story Merchants of Murder ["War and peace race side by side in..."]

Characters Martha Matthews (introduction); Herbert Matthews (introduction); Lapham (introduction, villain); Beans (introduction, villain); the Kulangi (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 innocent seed of curiosity, once planted in..."

Genre jungle
Script ? [as Ed Hunt]
Pencils Joe Doolin
Inks Joe Doolin

6 page Captain Terry Thunder story " 'Seems like only yesterday,' wrote Terry Thunder in..."

Characters Captain Terry Thunder (origin); Commissioner John Thompson (introduction, death); Claire Thompson (introduction); The Scorpion (introduction, villain, death)
Synopsis The origin of Capt. Thunder has details and takes place before Jungle Comics #1.
Genre adventure
Script ? [as Pierre La Rue]
Pencils Dan Zolnerowich
Inks Dan Zolnerowich

Half page Jungle Facts filler "The Gerenuk roams the plains of eastern Africa..."

Genre fact
Pencils Mike Peppe?
Inks Mike Peppe?

6 page Wambi, The Jungle Boy story "There is one master that all the living..."

Characters Sirdah (villain, death)
Genre jungle
Script ? [as Roy L. Smith]
Pencils Henry Kiefer (signed)
Inks Henry Kiefer (signed)

2 page text story "Diamonds of Doom"

Genre jungle
Script ? [as Victor Ibsen]
Letters typeset

6 page Tabu story "The temple of Kahzembu, the war god, yet towered..."

Characters Zara (introduction); Mobu (introduction); Kito (introduction); Kahzembu (introduction, villain)
Genre jungle
Script ? [as Mack]
Pencils Maurice Whitman (signed)
Inks Maurice Whitman (signed)

2 page Jungle Quiz filler "Tempers on the veldt are short today - strangers..."

Genre jungle; fact
Pencils Mike Peppe?
Inks Mike Peppe?

8 page Camilla story "The gold shall bring thieves and killers to..."

Characters Losako (introduction, villain, death); Barton (introduction, villain); Sammy Stone (introduction, villain); N'Kowa (introduction); Miss Barton (introduction); a female trader (introduction)
Genre jungle
Script ? [as Victor Ibsen]
Pencils Matt Baker