Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) 79
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Issue #79
Published Jul 1946 by Fiction House.$32.00
- INCOMPLETE. Piece missing, interrupts art or story.
$150.00
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Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Other items consigned by Bud Plant
Cover art by Joe Doolin. "Death Has a Thousand Fangs," art by Howard Larsen; Lance and Nora, brother and sister thieves, attempt to steal the idol of N'geeso's tribe. During the fight, Kaänga inadvertently kills Lance; Nora vows revenge; Nora kidnaps Ann and then disguises herself as Ann in order to lure Kaänga to her camp; While confronting Kaänga, Nora accidentally fires a pistol near his face, blinding him. Untitled story, art by August Froehlich; Simba Junior is a disobedient cub; Simba must save him from a gorilla, crocodiles, and a hunting safari. Jungle Facts filler. Untitled story; After Ogg is accused of stealing the villagers supplies, Wambi discovers that the true thief is Satanic, the tiger. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; Tabu visits his dying mentor, N'moli who tells him, at last, that Tabu was the son of explorers who were killed by a hippopotamus and that toddler, Tabu, was rescued by N'moli; N'moli gives Tabu a cape, with many magical herbs in the lining and dies. "Jungle Justice" text story. Untitled story, art by John Celardo; A pair of thieves trick Terry into believing they are a father and daughter, seeking a human/ape hybrid; The real Dr. Barth arrives at the outpost after the impostors leave, explaining that he was in the jungle looking for an associate named Snyder, lost there since the end of the war; Terry and Keeto catch up to the impostors after they have captured Snyder, who they are hoping will lead them to a gold mine. Untitled story, art by Fran Hopper; Mogo, a wanted criminal, convinces the Byandros that they need to work to eliminate both Camilla and the colonial commission; Several attempts are made on their lives but each is foiled by Camilla. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.
