Nyoka the Jungle Girl (1945 Fawcett) comic books 1952

Cover features Kay Aldridge from the movie serial Perils of Nyoka. Stories and art by John Martin and Bert Whitman. Raised in the jungle by her scientist father, Nyoka faces its dangers like no man ever could. In a three-part story, Nyoka is hired to investigate what's behind the walls of mysterious Jungle Island, from which none have returned. Parachuting onto the island in an action-girl sequence, she discovers a castle and a medieval-style society that has been cut off for hundreds of years. But when she learns that slavery still exists on the island, she decides to bring things up to date. The Secret of the Jungle Island: Ch. 1: The Legend of the Tortoise; Egbert the Explorer; Ballyhoo Barney: The Snake Scare; Ch. 2: The Leaning Volcano; Picture Puzzle; The Big Director; Animal Quiz; Ch. 3: The Stone Wall. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover features Kay Aldridge from the movie serial Perils of Nyoka. Stories and art by John Martin and Bert Whitman. Raised in the jungle by her scientist father, Nyoka faces its dangers like no man ever could. In a three-part story, Nyoka investigates mysterious Death Mountain, which bears the Rushmore-like head of the Jungle Idol. Seeking rare bird species, Nyoka goes to ask for the local tribe's consent to explore the Mountain. But it also houses tribal treasure, and fortune hunters set their sights on it. The Jungle Idol, Chapter One: Death Mountain; Egbert the Explorer; Ballyhoo Barney: The Billboard Paster!; Chapter Two: The Buried Treasure; Spoor of Death; Mrs. Newly Married; Animal Quiz; Chapter Three: The Ice-Birds; Trader Tom. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover features Kay Aldridge from the movie serial Perils of Nyoka. Stories and art by John Martin and Bert Whitman. Raised in the jungle by her scientist father, Nyoka faces its dangers like no man ever could. In a three-part story, Nyoka is hired to find General Sherwood, who seems to have gone power-mad and established his own kingdom on remote Togangi Island. The basic plot, in fact, is eerily similar to the plot of Heart of Darkness, or the classic film Apocalypse Now, which was made more than 25 years later. The Togangi Plot, Chapter I: The Mysterious Commander; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb: Stage Struck; Big Bow and Little Arrow: The Unlucky Question; Chapter II: The Strange Plantings; Web of the Witch Doctor; Chapter III: The Barbed-Wire Trap. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover features Kay Aldridge from the movie serial Perils of Nyoka. Stories and art by John Martin and Bert Whitman. Raised in the jungle by her scientist father, Nyoka faces its dangers like no man ever could. In a three-part story, a spy sets out to steal a Naval plane carrying a new kind of atomic bomb. But first he must win over the people of a tropical island. So he frames Nyoka for the murders he himself has committed. The Jungle Traitor, Chapter I: The Atom Threat; Bird Quiz; Trader Tom; Ballyhoo Barney: Relax Please!; Egbert the Explorer; Chapter II: The Drums of Doom; Jungle Mystery; Chapter III: Flaming Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover features Kay Aldridge and Clayton Moore from the movie serial Perils of Nyoka. Stories and art by John Martin and Bert Whitman. Raised in the jungle by her scientist father, Nyoka faces its dangers like no man ever could. In a three-part story, a large, Gort-like robot emerges from a flying saucer in the jungle. When Nyoka, Larry and Dr. Gordon investigate, their plane is forced down. Nyoka must escape quicksand and a swordfish attack in short order to rescue Larry and her dad. The Sky Man, Chapter I: The Man from Nowhere; Wild Life Quiz; Trader Tom; Ballyhoo Barney: I.O.U. Too Much!; Chapter II: The Jungle Quagmire; Doom Trail; Chapter III: The Deadly Ray-Gun; The Gruff Ruff . 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover features Kay Aldridge from the movie serial Perils of Nyoka. Stories and art by John Martin and Bert Whitman. Raised in the jungle by her scientist father, Nyoka faces its dangers like no man ever could. In a three-part story, a blow to the head causes a circus strongman to regress to an aggressive, caveman-like state of mind. When he runs off to the jungle, only Nyoka stands a chance of rescuing him. But first she must survive the rescue. The Wild Man of the Jungles, Chapter One: Death at the Circus!; Lure of the Congo; Trader Tom; Ballyhoo Barney: From Circus to Farm!, The Great Divo; Chapter Two: The Trail of the Broken Trees; Worried Wilma; Egbert the Explorer; Chapter Three: The Animal Trap!; Wild Life Quiz. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover features Kay Aldridge from the movie serial Perils of Nyoka. Stories and art by Howard Boughner and Bert Whitman. Raised in the jungle by her scientist father, Nyoka faces its dangers like no man ever could. In a three-part story, the sinister hypnotist Signoo Signatt masquerades as a doctor for a motion picture crew shooting in the jungle. In a truly strange twist, he makes everyone believe the three stars of the film have the heads of animals. The characters are portrayed through the rest of the blackmail story with the heads of a gorilla, cheetah and zebra, making for some truly bizarre comics images. Jungle Horror, Chapter I: The World's Greatest Hypnotist; Lure of the Congo; Trader Tom; Ballyhoo Barney: Bet Your Boots; Chapter II: The Twin Trunked Tree; Killer in the Kraal; Trader Tom; Chapter III: The Secret of the Trunk; Quiz. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover features Kay Aldridge from the movie serial Perils of Nyoka. Stories and art by Howard Boughner and Bert Whitman. Raised in the jungle by her scientist father, Nyoka faces its dangers like no man ever could. In a three-part story, mysterious hooded figures claim to be ghosts and demand ancestral treasures from the Pesemi tribe. Nyoka suspects these "ghosts" are nothing more than fortune hunters. But how are they making the nearby volcano cast out smoke in a ghost-shape? The Jungle Ghosts, Chapter One: The Unknown Danger; Double Check; Trader Tom; Ballyhoo Barney: Monkey Shines; Chapter Two: The Volcano Peril; Jungle of Hate; Trader Tom; Chapter Three: The Death Trap! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover features Kay Aldridge from the movie serial Perils of Nyoka. Stories and art by Howard Boughner and Bert Whitman. Raised in the jungle by her scientist father, Nyoka faces its dangers like no man ever could. In a three-part story, the lost treasure of Captain Kidd is discovered on the Weird Isle of Drago. But the Isle is protected by a giant octopus. When Nyoka is hired as a guide to the Isle, she must contend with other treasure hunters and a series of death-traps, in addition to the super-cephalopod. Treacherous Treasure! Chapter I: The Weird Isle of Drago; Trader Tom; Ballyhoo Barney: Animal Tales!; Chapter II: The Cave of Death!; Head Start; Trader Tom; Chapter III: The Giant Octopus; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb: Stock Mad! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover features Kay Aldridge from the movie serial Perils of Nyoka. Stories and art by Howard Boughner and John Martin. Raised in the jungle by her scientist father, Nyoka faces its dangers like no man ever could. In a three-part story, the discovery of buried treasure in the jungle brings with it a murderous fortune hunter. But Nyoka's attempts to catch the killer are complicated by an earthquake. Now Nyoka and her allies are trapped on an island with the killer and a slew of terrified jungle beasts. The Criminal at Large! Chapter One, The Jungle Earthquake; Trader Tom; Ballyhoo Barney: Technical Adviser; Chapter Two: Pursuit of Death; Life Trap; Egbert the Explorer; Chapter Three, The Human Airlift; Slicker and Slacker. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover features Kay Aldridge and Clayton Moore from the movie serial Perils of Nyoka. Stories and art by Howard Boughner and John Martin. Raised in the jungle by her scientist father, Nyoka faces its dangers like no man ever could. In a three-part story, Nyoka investigates why the peaceful Tooki tribe has suddenly turned violent. But soon she suspects she's been misled by the man who claimed to be her guide. But what does that have to do with the mysterious white "jungle goddess"? The Jungle Goddess, Chapter One: The Unexplained Deaths; Trader Tom; Ballyhoo Barney: The Big Wind Meets the Draft; Chapter Two: The Tribal Pyre; Hobo Harry; Quiz; Egbert the Explorer; Stone of Doom; Chapter Three: The Dangerous Deception. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover features Kay Aldridge from the movie serial Perils of Nyoka. Stories and art by Howard Boughner and John Martin. Raised in the jungle by her scientist father, Nyoka faces its dangers like no man ever could. In a three-part story, a rockslide uncovers the ancient treasure cache of Zomboli, buried for centuries. But that inspires convict Hessian to escape from the prison known as The Black Hole of the Jungle. Nyoka's battle with him involves a James Bond-like midair struggle for a parachute after she and Hessian leap out of a crashing helicopter. The Tomb of Terror, Chapter One: The Treasure of Zomboli; Trader Tom; Ballyhoo Barney: The Goat's Tale; Chapter Two: The Black Hole of the Jungle; Forbidden Secret; Quiz; Egbert the Explorer; Stone of Doom; Chapter Three: The Treacherous Treasure; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb: The Salesmen! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.