Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) comic books 1940

Cover art by Lou Fine. "Prey of the Slavers," art by Alex Blum (as Alex Boon); Kaänga rescues Ann from the slaver, Blacton, and tells her how he came to live in the jungle. Untitled story, art by Taylor Martin; The White Panther is dispatched by his father to help Dr. White recover curative gems and to protect the Whites from Zaroff, an unethical competitor. "The Slave Raiders," script and art by Fletcher Hanks (as Henry Fletcher); In return for rescuing a witch doctor, Tabu is given a "six sense" and amazing powers which he uses to combat evil and injustice in the jungle. "Queen of the Lost Empire," art by C. A. Winter; Explorer Jon Dale discovers a lost city in the jungle, ruled by Queen Camilla; Daily human sacrifices are necessary for Camilla and her people to retain their immortality. Untitled story; Terry and his lancers are assigned to a fort, deep in the jungle, and are charged with interrupting the slave trade. Untitled story; Gunrunners sell guns to the natives in Wambi's jungle, which they then use to steal gold from local prospectors; Wambi reports the crimes to the local constabulary who defeat the natives. Untitled story; Cog bails out petty criminals Buck, Rex, and Slim to use as overseers of his safari; Cog drives the natives too hard and they rebel. Untitled story; Aging Simba saves the life of his rival, Slita and then barely manages to prevent being usurped by the younger Slita; Simba concedes his pride Slita and departs. Untitled story; Safari guide Buck Barton infiltrates a leopard cult to rescue his client. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Will Eisner. "Terror of the Bush." script by Red Bradey, art by Ken Jackson; Ann is kidnapped by the mad scientist, Dr. Wratt, who controls a group of man-apes through hypnotism; Kaänga rescues her and Dr. Wratt is killed by his man-apes during Kaänga and Ann's escape. Untitled story, art by Arthur Peddy; The Red Panther rescues a missionary and his daughter from their captor, the witch doctor Tortug. Untitled story, art by R. L. Golden; The criminal Sanders kills an explorer for his map to the elephants' graveyard; Tabu leads the explorer's son to the graveyard where Tabu extracts revenge against the criminal. Untitled story, art C. A. Winter; Stanley, an ivory hunter, is captured by Camilla's guards; She asks him to join her and command her forces; when he refuses, she threatens to kill him with flexodium rays. Untitled story, art by Rafael Astarita; A group of French Foreign Legionnaires mutinies during an attack by Arabs and Terry must overcome both groups of adversaries. Untitled story, script by Roy L. Smith, art by Henry Kiefer (as Dekerosett); A slaver persuades a village to attack the local British garrison, believing that if the garrison can be destroyed, the slave trade will become easier. "The Revolt of the Black Continent," script by Courtney Thompson; Dawambo unites all the savage tribes of central Africa in revolt against the European powers; John Abbot, a movie producer, takes his star, Joan Sarret, to Africa to shoot footage of the rebellion. Untitled story, art by William Allison; Simba rescues a naturalist and his son from a water buffalo attack. Untitled story, script and art by Fletcher Hanks (as Barclay Flagg); Fantomah stops two ivory hunters from raiding the elephants' graveyard by using their own greed against them. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Charles Sultan. "Crocodiles of Death River," art by Ken Jackson; Kaänga overthrows a fraudulent witch doctor. Untitled story; The Red Panther prevents the sacrifice of a white miner to a native god. Untitled story, art by R. L. Golden (as Robert Lewis); A group of white criminals take over a village in Tabu's jungle to use as a haven from the law; Tabu kills them and restores the villagers' freedom. Untitled story, art by C. A. Winter; Exploring the ruins of Camilla's city, Jon and Ruth are taken captive by Camilla's men; Camilla again asks Jon to marry her; When he refuses, Camilla has Ruth thrown in a magic pool that ages her prematurely. "The Crawling Death" text story by Pete Wentworth. Untitled story, script by Pierre La Rue, art by Rafael Astarita; Terry and his men subdue a murderous, renegade tribe. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer (as Roy L. Smith); Ogg and Tawn rescue Wambi and Tarro when they are captured by hunters seeking animals for a circus. Untitled story, script by Courtney Thomason; Roy helps his friends the Wasangoras protect their cattle from raiders. Untitled story, art by William M. Allison; Simba temporarily adopts a lost child who then saves the pride from huntersp; Simba reunites the boy with his father and saves the father's safari from a rhinoceros. Untitled story, script and art by Fletcher Hanks (as Barclay Flagg); Fantomah prevents the looting of a sacred jungle city by transforming the looters into hideous insect men and ordering them to return to civilization. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Untitled story, script by Red Brady, art by Ken Jackson; Kaänga and Ann are captured by Broot, who forces Kaänga to labor for him as an act of humiliation; Cheba, rescues the pair and Broot and his mean are left in a tiger trap. Untitled story; The Panther prevents two lost criminals from plundering the pitchblende of a tribe in his jungle; As punishment, he rolls the men in the pitchblende and releases them. Untitled story, art by R. L. Golden; Tabu rescues a naturalist from the Bargonans, who breed lion-leopard hybrids to eat their enemies. Untitled story, art by C. A. Winter; Camilla is exiled by her people for her cruelty; She encounters Jon and Ruth and transforms Jon into an ice statue and tells Ruth that if she will help her find the fountain of youth, Jon will be restored. "Son of the Lion" text story by Bob Clark. Untitled story, art by Rafael Astarita; The Ingaras attack Fort Death and capture Terry's men; He barely escapes and makes his way to the next outpost to raise a rescue party. "Thundering Herds," art by Henry Kiefer (as Karl Kief); Tawn and Ogg are captured by Larsen who plans to use them to lure Wambi to his death; Wambi and Lupa turn the tables on Larsen and free all the captured animals. Untitled story, art by William M. Allison; During a terrific storm, two of Simba's cubs become trapped beneath a fallen tree. Simba seeks the help of an elephant to free them. Untitled story, script and art by Fletcher Hanks (as Barclay Flagg); Fantomah stops a mad scientist who has taken control of the gorillas in the jungle, using a serum to make them super-intelligent; As punishment, she allows the gorillas to rip him to pieces. Untitled story, script by Courtney Thomason; Roy rescues his safari clients from the savage Zungos. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Will Eisner. Untitled story, script by Red Bradey, art by George Tuska; Ann and Cheeba help Kaänga escape after he is captured by Broot; Kaänga then uses the animals of the jungle to chase away Broot's army. Untitled story; After the Red Panther rescues a safari from poisonous ants, the Ant Woman vows revenge on the Panther and the safari leaders. Untitled story; The leopard cultist Zsingos kidnap the children of the Jibus to sacrifice to their gods; The children are rescued by Tabu after he uses his own magic to overcome the magic traps set for him by the Zsingos. Untitled story, script by Tad Carter, pencils by Bob Powell; Camilla thwarts the Viking king Lief Thorgson through superior magic; After Thorgson's death at Camilla's hand, his men agree to follow her. "Death of the Laughing Terror" text story by Lin Davies. Untitled story, pencils by Bill Bossert; The Masked Arrows capture the fort and Terry must get assistance from the local tribes to re-take it. Untitled story, pencils by Henry Kiefer; Wambi and his animal friends rescue a herd of elephants from an ivory hunter and then destroy him and his steamboat with his own dynamite. Untitled story; Roy helps members of the Kubutti escape from slavers. Untitled story, art by William M. Allison; Unscrupulous hunters poison the water hole and take the Masons captive; Simba rescues the Masons, who then detoxify the water hole. Untitled story, script and art by Fletcher Hanks (as Barclay Flagg); Discovering the eggs of giant reptiles on a fallen asteroid, Mundoor raises the reptiles in an attempt to take over the world. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Untitled story, art by George Tuska; Anitra rescues Kaänga from yet another attack by Sam Broot and his men, but when Kaänga refuses to become her king, she prepares to sacrifice him; Ann and Cheba arrive and prevent the execution and Anitra allows Kaänga to go free because of his love for Ann. Untitled story, script by Taylor Martin, art by Arthur Peddy; Despite the Panther's warnings, a botanist pursues collecting a black orchid; He is followed by a gang of thugs who want to sell the flower; The plant is located and one of the thugs touches it and dies. Untitled story, art by Bob Powell; The deaf hunchback, Caredodo, is persuaded by Count Knuten to assassinate Camilla; Caredodo follows her to the salt mines where she is attempting to discover the reason for the failure of salt deliveries. Untitled story, script by Courtney Thomason; Roy escorts immunologist Jill March into the jungle to eradicate sleeping sickness; They are captured and imprisoned in a village where the governor is using white slaves to manufacture illegal firearms. "The White Slave" text story by Bob Clark. Untitled story, script and art by Fletcher Hanks (as Barclay Flagg); Eating strange jungle berries transforms a man, raised in the jungle by a python, into the Jungle Demon whose goal is to strip the jungle of all its diamonds and emeralds. Untitled story, art by William M. Allison; Golox, leader of the apes, decides that Simba has ruled the jungle too long. Golox confronts Simba and they begin to battle as a film crew arrives; During the confusion, Golox makes off with Gloria, the crew's actress. Untitled Captain Terry Thunder of the Congo Lancers story; Gloria, a general's daughter visits the fort and is taken captive by Arabs. Untitled story, script by Robert Lewis, art by Charles Sultan; A white boy, designated as the heir to the previous village leader, has his position usurped by Batau, who rules as a tyrant. Untitled story, script by Roy L. Smith, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi's animal friends help a village of pygmies recover their homes after they are driven out by a neighboring tribe. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bob Powell. "Live Sacrifice," script by Red Bradey, art by George Tuska; Kaänga guides an explorer to a lost valley inhabited by descendants of ancient Romans and cannibalistic monkey me. Untitled story, art by Arthur Peddy; The Red Panther restores a deposed chief to his position in his village. Untitled story, script by Ted Carter, art by Bob Powell; Camilla and Caredodo brave the Cave of Sighs, the entrance to the supernatural underworld; Captured by Satan, Camilla carves a crosses that repulses the monster; The Angel of Faith rescues them and rewards Caredodo by transforming him from an ugly hunchback into a tall, handsome knight. Camilla dubs him "Sir Champion" and makes him her prime minister. Untitled story, script by Courtney Thomason, art by Nick Cardy; Joe Manners captures his explorer brother and plans to murder him to secure his inheritance; Roy attempts to rescue the explorer and only succeeds with the assistance of a tribe of giant gorillas. "The Claw of Simba" text story. Untitled story, script and art by Fletcher Hanks (as Barclay Flagg); A group of criminals enslave a village in Fantomah's jungle in order to use them as labor in a diamond mine; Fantomah frees the slaves and takes the four criminals to the Secret Pit of Jungle Horrors. Untitled story, art by William M. Allison; A wounded Simba makes friends with a wounded white girl, lost from her safari; Simba escorts her back to her father where they discover that the father is being tortured by criminals looking for his stash of gold. Untitled story, script by Pierre La Rue, art by Bill Bossert; Gloria is tricked into a treasure hunt by an Arab merchant who then kidnaps her; Terry rescues her and his two men that he ordered to accompany her on her hunt. Untitled story, script by Robert Lewis, art by Charles Sultan; To prevent the destruction of a village, Tabu imprisons a wind spirit. Untitled story, script by Roy L. Smith, pencils by Henry Kiefer; The provincial governor's daughter is kindapped and held for ransom, but she is rescued by Wambi and his jungle friends. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bob Powell. "Safari into Shadowland," script by Red Bradey, art by George Tuska; Criminals drive out the workers of a diamond mine and bring in their own natives to work the mine; Kaänga, together with a group of black-maned lions, restores the mine to its rightful owners. Untitled story, script by Taylor Martin, art by Arthur Peddy; After a savage tribe wipes out a group of missionaries, the Panther sees to it that they are punished by a flood that leaves their leader dead. Untitled story, script by Robert Lewis, art by Charles Sultan; A group of scientists are stricken with a plague after they open an ancient Egyptian tomb in the jungle; Tabu goes to a lost ancient Egyptian outpost for a cure. Untitled story, script by Ted Carter, art by Bob Powell; With the aid of a band of gorillas, Camilla and her army repulse an attack by a medieval Asian army. "The Dark Horde" text story by Bob Clark. Untitled story, script by Pierre La Rue, art by Bill Bossert; Yak-ho and his savage tribe attack the peaceful Kadahs; Terry uses a stick of chewing gum as a bribe to stop the attacks, but later must exorcise the evil spirit of the gum with a piece of jewelry. Untitled story, script by Roy L. Smith, art by Henry Kiefer; The Ingas, weakened by disease, are attacked by the Kurgas. Wambi goes to the military outpost to get both military and medical assistance. Untitled story, script by Courtney Thomason, art by Nick Cardy; Roy helps a diamond mine owner find his mine with the aid of the thieves who stole the map to the mine. Untitled story, art by William M. Allison; Simba rescues the pilot of a crashed airplane who is looking for his kidnapped fiancé; With the help of Simba and some apes, he frees the girl and captures the kidnappers. Untitled story, script and art by Fletcher Hanks (as Barclay Flagg); When Mr. X steals a mystical headpiece that causes a boiling mud-pit to overflow into the jungle, he is confronted by Fantomah who transforms him into a mud being and condemns him to live underground forever. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Nick Cardy. "Captive of the Voodoo Master," script by Red Bradey, art by George Tuska; Suffering from amnesia, Kaänga becomes King Tongo's chief warrior and assists in the capture of a group of monks and Ann; Ann's voice restores Kaänga's memory and he frees the captives and ensures Tonga's death at the hands of his pet elephant. Untitled story, script by Taylor Martin, art by Arthur Peddy; A mad scientist develops a process for granting humans super-human strength at the cost of their minds; The Panther forces the scientist to reverse the process. Untitled story, art by Bob Powell; Sir Champions saves the city from a herd of stampeding elephants who had been set on the city by Arab slavers. "Jungle Justice"; Roy Lance puts a stop to the brutal treatment by a jungle rubber company of their native employees. "Burnt Alive" text story, art by George Tuska. Untitled story, script and art by Fletcher Hanks (as Barclay Flagg); Mark Lord captures 50,000 giant royal panthers to use in his plan to destroy civilization by losing them on the streets of New York. Untitled story, art by William M. Allison; Simba assists a pair of missionaries in disposing of a white gang of slavers. Untitled story, script by Pierre La Rue, art by Bill Bossert; Captain Terry Thunder of the Congo Lancers must retake his fort after it is captured by Arabs led by a treacherous soldier. Untitled story, script by Robert Lewis, art by Charles Sultan; Tabu dispatches some unscrupulous diamond miners by hurling them off a cliff to their death. Untitled story, script by Roy L. Smith, art by Henry Kiefer; Zittler, planning on stealing native land, hypnotizes Wambi and passes him off to one group of natives as a god. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Dan Zolnerowich. "Lair of the Renegade Killer," script by Red Bradey, art by George Tuska; Kaänga rescues a kidnapping victim from the same slaver who sold Kaänga into captivity many years before. Untitled story, script by Taylor Martin, art by Arthur Peddy; The Panther and Toni fly Toni's stratoplane to Mercury, where the Panther defeats the giant bats that were plaguing the Mercurians. Untitled story, script by Robert Lewis; Hunters, using poison gas and electrified water holes, slaughter the animals in Tabu's jungle; Tabu retaliates by conjuring up the ghosts of the dead animals. "Fight To the Finish," script by Robert Lewis, art by Henry Kiefer; A black panther has been killing Wambi's jungle friends; A jungle council is called and the other animals persuade the panther to live with them in peace and to be a useful jungle citizen. "Jitterbug in the Jungle" text story by Toni Blum (as Toni Boone). Untitled story; Camilla is kidnapped by the Carthonians and Sir Champion quickly constructs a fleet to rescue her; In the course of the rescue, the deposed Carthonian king, Chrisa, is restored to his throne. Untitled story, script by Courtney Thomason; Roy is in command of the earth's space defenses against alien invaders; He discovers that water poisons the invaders and defeats them. Untitled story, script and art by Fletcher Hanks (as Barclay Flagg); A mad scientist creates "flaming claws" with which he attacks the jungle people and animals; Fantomah turns the claws against the scientist, who dies of fright. Untitled story, art by William M. Allison; Mogah the gorillas challenges Simba for the kingship of the jungle, only to be humiliated when a forest fire threatens all the jungle. Untitled story; Terry Thunder, disguised as a muezzin, helps the deposed Anderson recover his throne. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Dan Zolnerowich. Untitled story, script by Red Brady, art by George Tuska; To escape from Ann's fortune-hunting cousins, Kaänga and Ann hide in a valley populated by prehistoric monsters. Untitled story, script by Taylor Martin, art by Arthur Peddy; The Panther helps a young woman from her father, a jungle-mad hermit. Untitled story; Camilla is kidnapped by the sorcerer Thoth; Warlock, the city's wise man, sends Champion with a magic sword and shield to rescue her. Untitled story; Roy seeks the power of Sheshonk, father-in-law of the biblical Solomon. "When the Drums Stopped" text story. Untitled story, script by Fletcher Hanks (as Barclay Flagg); When the ancient Egyptian mummy and scientist, Arco, uses his "Scarlet Shadow" to blind the jungle natives, he is punished by Fantomah. Untitled story; Simba saves an elephant herd from ivory hunters. Untitled Captain Terry Thunder story; Terry and Anderson recover the stolen statue of Kismet. Untitled story, art by Charles Sultan; Tabu and group of explorers are thrown into a prehistoric world through a whirlpool; There they meet the beautiful Nela and, with her assistance, escape their fishmen captors. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi and George, a photographer, use motion picture footage of a tiger to rescue George's wife from being sacrificed to a flamingo god. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Dan Zolnerowich. "The Devil's Death-Trap," art by George Tuska; Gangsters from American attempt to take over Kaänga's jungle. Untitled story, pencils by Arthur Peddy; The Panther rescues a party of scientists from a native tribe and then leads them to diamonds so that they can afford to carry on their scientific research. Untitled story; Camilla and Champion are shrunken to insect size by a mad scientist. Untitled story; Roy helps stops a cattle raiding tribe from plundering the herds of a peaceful village. "Violent Death" text story. Untitled story, script and art by Fletcher Hanks (as Barclay Flagg); A European army plans to use bases in Africa and South America to destroy democracy; Fantomah gives African lions the power of flight to destroy the European airborne assault in South American. Untitled story, art by Witmer Williams; Simba helps rescue a couple taken hostage by the savage chieftain, Wuga Moro. Untitled story, art by Bill Bossert; Terry outwits a group of Arabs determined to destroy an oil pipeline. Untitled story, art by Charles Sultan; Tabu liberates a group of slaves working in a mine for the evil Baron Logh. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi prevents a Nazi-planned tribal war. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.