Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) comic books 1943

Cover art by Dan Zolnerowich. "Scaly Sentinel of Taboo Swamp," art by George Tuska; A gang of criminals believe that a scientist can lead them to a giant, solid gold statue; Kaänga pursues them into the Voodoo Swamp where they all learn that the idol is a living dinosaur. Untitled story, art by George Appel; An Indian rajah comes to Khefra in order to steal the ancient Black Diamonds of Kaa. Untitled story, art by Saul Rosen; Ivory hunters penetrate deep into Tabu's jungle where they encounter a tribe of mute men who kidnap Steve, the safari leader; Tabu learns that Steve had visited the tribe many years before and, after killing their king, had ordered the men's tongues cut out. "Blood Moon over Bandiagara" text story. Untitled story; Counterfeiters swindle Andy but lose their counterfeiting plates in the process. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; An unscrupulous Arab convinces a native village that a new lava formation is a god and orders them to bring him treasure. Untitled story, art by George Tuska; A rogue bull elephant makes trouble for the elephant herd before he is driven away by Simba and a monkey. Untitled story, art by Nick Cardy (as N. Viscardi); In order to prevent a leopard cult from driving a tribe off their land, Camilla must select a jungle animal to battle a leopard; She chooses a water buffalo and the buffalo is triumphant. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Dan Zolnerowich. "Duel of the Congo Destroyers," art by George Tuska; Kaanga protects a trading party from Senegalese raiders. Untitled story, art by George Appel; Sheri, an Arab, convinces a group of Ethiopians that she is the rightful queen of Khefra and they aid her in an effort to overthrow Fantomah. Untitled story, art by Saul Rosen; Ben Hamid's Arabs kidnap a girl in order to trade her to cannibals for platinum; Tabu comes to her rescue. "Witch Doctor's Juju Trap" text story. Untitled story, pencils by Robert Webb; Terry and Andy are captured in Alexandria by Nazi agents; They manage to escape and, with Kismet and Vincent's help, sink a German submarine. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi and his jungle friends rescue a missionary's daughter from being sacrificed by a priest seeking revenge against her father. Untitled story, art by George Tuska; Simba attempts to warn a white animal collector and his daughter of their impending betrayal by their safari. "Greed!", art by Nick Cardy (as N. Viscardi); Angered by business reversals, Sam vows to steal the sacred jewels of the Zugos; He is killed by a booby-trapped idol. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Dan Zolnerowich. "Land of Laughing Bones," art by Saul Rosen; Two criminals retrace their steps to find a sack of diamonds they cached, but they run afoul of Kaänga. Untitled story, art by George Appel; Sheri's Arabs lay siege to Kherfra. Untitled story, art by George Tuska; A hunter is indiscriminately shooting at animals and insults Tabu. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi stops a hunting safari from killing in his jungle; The safari guide steals jewels from the eyes of a sacred idol. "Claws of the Night" text story. Untitled story, art by Nick Cardy (as N. Viscardi); Simba protects four orphaned lion cubs. Untitled story, art by George Tuska; A lawyer, seeking a lost heir to a fortune, is captured by a tribe led by a white woman with the ability to drive animals mad. Untitled story; Captain Terry Thunder and the gang prevent a German attack on a British tank column. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Dan Zolnerowich. "Killer Plague," art by Saul Rosen; A white hunter has set up a rendering plant and is indiscriminately killing men and animals to feed the vat of boiling fat. Untitled story, art by Nick Cardy (as N. Viscardi); Simba kills an escaped circus ape. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; The jungle animals believe that Wambi is responsible for a forest fire that endangers them all. "The Scorpion!", art by George Appel; The cult of the scorpion god, Kata, comes to Khefra to establish a temple. Untitled story, pencils by Robert Webb; Terry receives word that a nearby outpost is being besieged by Bedouins and rides with his lancers to the rescue; However, it is a trap and Terry and his men are captured and then rescued by Andy and the gang. "The Jungle Empress" text story. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; A white woman with a trained rhinoceros steals the idol of the Zugos; Tabu recovers the statue and returns it. Untitled story; Josephine Jordan, Camilla's cousin (unknown to both Josephine and Camilla), is in the jungle with attorney Jim Rodney to try and learn the fate of Josephine's uncle, Camilla's father. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Dan Zolnerowich. "The King Ape Feeds at Dawn," art by Saul Rosen; Kaänga, Ann, Ngeeso, and his people travel to Lake Regina to fish. When they arrive, they are beset by tribe of gorilla worshipers. Untitled story, art by Nick Cardy (as N. Viscardi); A German army deserter finds his way into Simba's territory and begins to kill animals for the mad love of killing. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; A white diamond hunter, disguised as a witch doctor kidnaps a native boy and forces him to dive in the river for diamonds. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; The hyena frames Wambi for the murder of a deer and the jungle animals all shun Wambi for violating the jungle law. Untitled story, art by George Appel; Hedjaz the fakir attempts to undermine the people of Khefra's faith in Fantomah by destroying buildings and causing rivers to flood. "The Living Death" text story. Untitled story, pencils by Robert Webb; A group of Arab horse thieves murder an honest horse trader and make a deal with the Nazis for the horses; Terry and the lancers attack the Arabs and force them to surrender the horses to the trader's grandson. Untitled story, art by Nick Cardy (pp. 1-3), ?, (pp. 4-10); Con man Honest John convinces the Zeego men that he is their best friend as he and his confederates plan to steal the tribes diamonds. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Dan Zolnerowich and Ruben Moreira. "Master of the Moon-Beasts," art by Reed Crandall; A rhinoceros stampede leads Kaänga to a moon worshiping cult in the Mountains of the Moon; Ann is kidnapped by the white man who manipulates the natives cult; He intends to substitute her for his daughter, whom the natives believe to be the goddess, Tluva, kill her, and then revive her by replacing Ann's body with the live Taluva. Untitled story, art by Nick Cardy (as N. Viscardi); Simba saves a chief's son from drowning and then protects the village from thieving baboons. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi and his jungle friends drive a cruel prince's hunting caravan from the jungle. Untitled story, art by George Appel; Khefra claims new land and battles cannibals and pirates to keep it. "The Madman's Ape" text story. Untitled story, pencils by Robert Webb; Nazis persuade an African village to store fuel for them; Terry and the lancers capture the Germans. Untitled story, art by Art Saaf; An animal trapper named DaCosta takes the contract that has been issued on Camilla's life by those trying to steal her inheritance; He and his partner are killed when they create an animal stampede at Trader Davis's. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Ruben Moreira. "The White Shiek"; Kaänga and Ann are taken prisoner by an Arab slaver who is using his slaves to excavate an ancient Egyptian temple, hoping to find treasure. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; Simba is humiliated by a pack of hyenas and then trapped by native hunters; He escapes and drives the hyenas into a crocodile pool. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; The rajah's minister, Shahab, in an effort to curry the rajah's favor, falsely identifies Wambi as the rajah's long-lost son; The rajah's men make both Tawn and Ogg prisoners, but when Shahab plots to kill Wambi to avoid the rajah becoming too attached, the animals escape. "The Jackal Jests with Death" text story. "Weapons for Victory" public service announcement, art by Ruben Moreira; Kaänga and Ann make new spears and explain that in battle you are helpless without weapons. Untitled story, art by George Appel; Fantomah take starving hunting leopards away from their trainer and makes them her pets. Untitled story, art by Saul Rosen; Anticipating a flood, Tabu and the chief of the lake people make preparations that save the villagers. Untitled story, art by Nick Cardy (as Viscardi); A white drug lord uses African slave to farm poppies; Camilla frees the slaves and burns the farm. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Ruben Moreira. "Monster of the Boiling Pool"; After N'geeso suffers a crocodile bite, Kaänga and Ann go to the country of the Baboon Men for a medicinal moss; They learn that headhunters have targeted the Baboon Men; Kaänga tricks the headhunters into running into a hot spring where many of them drown. Untitled story, pencils by Robert Webb; Simba's role as king of the jungle is challenged by a white rhinoceros. Untitled story, art by Saul Rosen; Melini uses trickery to convince the Mengos that he has magic power; Tabu does a stage trick of his own and exposes Melini. "Elephant's Graveyard!", art by Henry Kiefer; Tawn, wounded by ivory hunters, makes his way to the elephants' graveyard, followed by Wambi and Dr. Burman; Dr. Burman removes the bullet from Tawn and he makes a quick recovery. Untitled story, art by George Appel; A convict's wife, devastated by his life sentence, leads a slave revolt against Fantomah. "Lion Bait" text story. Untitled story, art by Rafael Astarita; Terry and the gang free a Free French jungle outpost from the Nazis. Untitled story, pencils by George Tuska; A con man plans a trip to Africa; on his return he planned to present an actress as the long lost daughter of Steven and Camilla Jordan Dane so that she could "inherit" the Jordan fortune; But the plot runs afoul of Camilla, who remains ignorant of her origins. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Rafael Astarita. Untitled story; The Baroness, the white ruler of a band of native outlaws is dying from drug use. Cairo Joe, her partner devises a scheme to replace her with Ann and make the natives think that their goddess has risen from the dead. Kaänga manages to rescue Ann and the outlaws kill the white leaders. Battle to the Death!"; Simba's kingship is challenged by a mad bull from the natives' herd. Untitled story, pencils by Richard Case; A witch doctor schemes to rule his tribe, first murdering the chief and then attempting to murder the chief's son and daughter-in-law; Tabu exposes him as a fraud. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; A rajah decides to build a dam to make his sandalwood logs easier to transport; The lake being formed floods Wambi's jungle. Wambi and his jungle friends pull down the dam. Untitled story, art by George Appel; Fantomah challenges the visiting king of Ar to a chariot race, playing directly into his plans to murder her and assume her crown as well as his own; Fury comes to her rescue, leading to the king's death as his horse runs wild. "White Man's Juju" text story. Untitled story, pencils by Robert Webb; A renegade leader stirs up trouble by kidnapping a local chief's daughter; Terry rides to her rescue. Untitled story, art by Jim Mooney; Nazi agents are hiding treasures pilfered from all over Europe in the African jungle. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Rafael Astarita. "Blood Raiders of the Tree-Trail"; Con artists "salt" Juju Mountain with diamonds, setting off a series of bloody tribal wars. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; Simba rescues Tiku from a crocodile and then battle the elephant, M'Glo, for the kingship of the jungle. Untitled story, art by Saul Rosen; Tabu exposes an ambitious witch doctor as a fraud. "Murder!", art by Henry Kiefer; Seeking revenge for her husband's imprisonment, little Ronald's nurse tries to murder him and make it look like an accident; Wambi rescues the boy and the woman is killed by a water buffalo. Untitled story, art by George Appel; Khefran inventor, Raa, with Fantomah's blessing, takes his failed invention, artificial wings, to the besieging Vixan army. "Juju Medicine" text story. Untitled story, pencils by Robert Webb and Arnold Hicks; Native chief Kaan, hoping that his daughter never marries so that he has no rivals for his kingship, has rigged an idle to give off poison vapors, and every suitor is required to approach the idol. Untitled story, art by George Tuska; Camilla is drugged by a witch doctor and sold to an Arab slaver. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Rafael Astarita. "Monster of the Moon Pool" starring Kaänga, art by Jim Mooney; Muranda, a white woman, leads a tribe of natives in collecting very expensive cobra venom; Muranda, fearing interference in her business, captures Ann and attempts to execute her via hippopotamus. Untitled Simba story, art by Richard Case; A tiger is brought to Africa as part of an experiment to breed lion-tiger hybrids: tiglons; Oneof the tiglo cubs escapes and, when grown to adulthood, challenges Simba for the kingship of the jungle. Untitled story; Terry helps determine that the "ghost" haunting an Arab fortress is a hermit looking for treasure. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; White hunters capture all of Wambi's jungle friends, save Bruno the bear; Wambi and Bruno rescue them by tricking the hunters into thinking that their partners are dishonest. Untitled story, art by George Appel; Fantomah and Horus investigate an oasis where travelers are being robbed. "Curse of the Juju Diamond" text story. Untitled story; A tribe, ruled by a white Snake Queen, robs prospectors of their gems until they rob a friend of Tabu's. "The Jungle Is Haunted!", art by George Tuska; A girl is sacrificed to a crocodile pool by a village; Later, her ghost begins to haunt them. Camilla determines that the girls was rescued by Blab, a man who lives with baboons. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Art Saaf. Untitled story, art by Jim Mooney; Sali, a former slave of an Arab sheik, lures young Zombali men into the jungle where they fight each other--to the death--for her favors; After Kaänga proves that she is not a vampire, the chief kills her in revenge for the death of his son. Untitled story, pencils by Richard Case; Old witch doctor Bakru is cast out of his village when he becomes ill with fever; Simba nurses him back to health and returns with him to his village and stands with him as he reclaims his office. Untitled story, art by Saul Rosen; Tabu helps a village plagued by a shapeshifting leopard-woman. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Haga the hyena tricks the monkeys into stranding Wambi in a hut in the middle of the lake. "Jungle Code" text story. Untitled story, art by George Appel; antomah and Horus explore a cave system and discover a hidden world where prehistoric creatures have survived to today. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; Terry rescues the women of Isaah from slavers. Untitled story, art by George Tuska; The story of Camilla's parents, her birth, and their deaths. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.