Ramar of the Jungle (1954) comic books
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Issue #1
Published 1954 by Toby Press.Stories and art by Art Peddy, Nat Johnson, and Al Gordon. Jungle adventure based on a TV series, as white doctor Tom Reynolds sets up shop in Africa and earns the name "Ramar." The series starts with a bang as Trudy is immediately captured by a giant gorilla, and the mystery deepens with the arrival of a vengeful madman. An introduction to the characters of "Ramar of the Jungle." Ramar struggles to understand how the Masai's thousand-year-old stone idol has seemingly come to life. Jungle Mystery; Ramar of the Jungle; The Puma; Sleep of Forever; The Curse of the Voodoo Idol. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #2
Published Sep 1955 by Toby Press.$22.00
View scan- Coloring on back cover.
$26.00
View scan$10.00
View scan- Restored (see item notes)
- RESTORATION. Moderate color touch. 1" Cumulative spine split.
Stories and art by Mike Sekowsky, Mike Peppe, and John Belfi. Jungle adventure based on a TV series, as white doctor Tom Reynolds sets up shop in Africa and earns the name "Ramar;" Charlton takes over publishing with this issue. Stranded in Kenya, Ramar and pals face the Mau Mau, real-life guerrilla fighters of the era. A profile of the cowboys of Brazil's Marajo Island. A deadly red fungus threatens to wipe out a tribal village, unless Ramar can figure out how to stop it. First issue with the Comics Code seal on the cover. Egbert the Explorer; Oasis of Fear; Tropical Topics; The Red Death!; The African Elephant; The Cowboy and the Cayman!; Bear Trap Blues; The South American Cowboy!; Garo and the Curse of the God Rama; Did You Know This About Them?; Kitty Kat Kavalcade. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #3
Published Jan 1955 by Toby Press.Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Jon D'Agostino, Bill Molno, Marc Swayze and Howard Boughner. Jungle adventure based on a TV series, as white doctor Tom Reynolds sets up shop in Africa and earns the name "Ramar." Ramar tracks poachers into the deadly Green Doom, towering stands of razor-grass that no man has ever crossed through unscathed. Voodoo dolls perplex Ramar, a man of science, but they seem to work on those who believe. Deep-sea divers discover a sunken treasure ship and dare to retrieve its fortunes. Trader Tom; The Tyranny of Hama; The Witch Doctor's Dolls; Egbert the Explorer; Prisoner in Charge; Green Doom; Deep Treasure; Ballyhoo Barney: Which Twin Is the Phony; Quiz. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #4
Published 1955 by Toby Press.Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Bill Molno, Sal Trapani and Howard Boughner. Jungle adventure based on a TV series, as white doctor Tom Reynolds sets up shop in Africa and earns the name "Ramar." Ramar tries to protect a primitive tribe that stands in the path of a modern-day war in the Congo.Yet another rogue witch doctor impersonates his tribe's idol to turn them against the white invaders. Ramar tries to prevent a foolhardy nature photographer from getting himself killed by the jungle. Trader Tom; Guerilla Chief; Danger from a Doll; Egbert the Explorer; Iron-Hearted; Movies in the Jungle; The Gunless Hunter; Jungle Road; The Seat of the Truth; Quiz. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #5
Published Sep 1956 by Toby Press.$22.00
View scan$19.00
View scan- 1/2" cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Centerfold detached at one staple.
$16.50
View scanCover by Maurice Whitman. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Jon D'Agostino, Bill Molno, Sal Trapani and Maurice Whitman. Jungle adventure based on a TV series, as white doctor Tom Reynolds sets up shop in Africa and earns the name "Ramar." Ramar seeks the mysterious tribe of Little Dancing People deep in the jungle - or is it just an incredible jungle hoax by the Mau Mau guerrilla army? In a remote, primitive jungle region, Ramar encounters those who live in the shadow of the Temple of Dragons. Mary, a white woman raised in the jungle by a native tribe after her parents' murder, thinks all white men are evil, and that includes Ramar. Plus a note from Alfred Fago, the Executive Editor of Charlton, attesting to the "good taste" and so forth of Code-approved comics. The Jungle People; The Little Dancing People!; Fear of the Flame; Elephant Enemies; Temple of Dragons; It's a Fact That...; Maneater; Booty; The Little Folk of Africa. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
