Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) comic books 1944

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Cover art by Joe Doolin. "Lair of the King-Serpent"; A pair of wanted murderers come to Kaänga's jungle, thinking themselves out of the reach of the law. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; The remaining two tiglons kill lone villagers when they can find them, until Simba puts an end to their predation. Untitled story, art by Saul Rosen; An entomologist and his daughter are captured by natives who believe that the whites are working great magic by putting bugs in bottles; Tabu rescues them. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; In the midst of a drought, a village refuses to give Wambi food for his jungle friends; Later, that same tribe asks Wambi for help when they are attacked by neighbors and Wambi complies. "The Blood Trail" text story. Untitled story, art by George Appel; Ghazia, lusting after Fantomah's throne disguises the spotted men as mummies and sets them on the city of Khefra. Fantomah calls on the ancient gods of Egypt to turn the Spotted Men into real mummies and they crumble into dust as Ghazia flees the city. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; While Terry attempts to work out a peace treaty with the Hookahs, Andy helps the sheik's daughter run away. Untitled story, art by George Tuska; Camilla rescues a little girl, orphaned and taken by bizarre little men to be their goddess. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Doolin. "Juggernaut of the Bush," art by Jim Mooney; In order to win a horse race, Dorga, chief of the Katuas, steals a white woman's horse and kidnaps Ann to ride it. Untitled story; A pair of Arabs enter Simba's jungle, looking for the elephants' graveyard; They shoot and wound a mother elephant and then track her to the graveyard. "The Terror of the Talking Pool," inks by Ruben Moreira; A tribe's witch doctor convinces their queen that she has the power of prophecy; He uses her prediction of death to extort gifts from the people, which he appropriates Tabu exposes him and he is hanged by the tribe. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Hunters looking for a tiger for their circus capture Rajah; Wambi then offers to trade the white men the cruel tiger, Manto, for Rajah. "Bush Law" text story. Untitled story, art by George Appel; Laän drugs court physician Shep-hut so that he falls into a death-like sleep; Laän hopes to be appointed to the vacant post so that he will close enough to Fantomah to assassinate her and assume her throne. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; The son of an Arab sheik is kidnapped and must be rescued by Terry and Andy. Untitled story, art by George Tuska; Camilla is washed down a river to a land where dinosaurs have survived to the present day; Also present are a tribe with artificial wings and packs of dingos. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Joe Doolin. "The Golden Lion of Genghis Khan," art by Jim Mooney; Seeking radium for medical purposes, Gordon enters the Khafu country with Kaänga, Ann, and N'geeso; The queen of the Khafus captures Ann and plans to kill her by exposing her to radium, but Kaänga comes to Ann's rescue and the queen suffers the fate she had planned for Ann. Untitled story; During a native lion hunt, Simba's cub is killed; In the village, the old chief dies and the witch doctor Dwando assumes his place. Cover pencils by Ruben Moreira; Tabu comes across a conquistador who has been drinking from a fountain of youth for hundreds of years; However, he is overdue for a drink so he and Tabu hurry through the jungle and barely make it in time to save the Don's life. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; A brain-damaged British flyer kidnaps the daughter of scientists who are visiting Wambi's jungle to collect snake venom; Wambi and his jungle friends rescue the girl and the scientists agree to treat the flyer. "Elephant Code" text story. Untitled story, art by George Appel; An old friend of Fantomah's father leads her to a treasure cached by her father in her youth. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; Ben Aouli kidnaps the sheik's daughter and Terry and Andy ride to her rescue. "The Golden Death," art by George Tuska; The B'jutis' witch doctor gives tribal treasures to white treasure hunters and blames the boy, N'gat; Camilla captures the thieves and clears N'gat's name. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Feast for The River Devils," art by Jim Mooney; Murderous con men lead a pair of archaeologists to the Khufu Temple where they plan to kill them; Kaänga, Ann, and N'geeso rescue the archaeologists and the con men are killed in the fight. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; A forest fire threatens the lives of all the jungle animals; Simba rescues an orphaned leopard kitten and then battle crocodiles to enable the animals to cross the river to safety. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi and his jungle friends recover a sacred treasure for the Karen-laos people. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; On an errand to invite Arab chiefs to a feast, Andy is framed for murder. Untitled story, art by Ruth Atkinson; Despite Tabu's warnings of the danger, two American scientists search for the white ape men. "Hunger Makes the Kill" text story. Untitled story, pencils by George Tuska; Three hunters meet with bad luck. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Doolin. "Slaves for Horror's Harem," art by Ruben Moreira; The Ouangas are operating a supposedly closed gold mine and, fearing interference when Kaänga leads the new colonial commissioner into their jungle, attack Kaänga and company. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; For many years a pygmy tribe has worshiped Simba and left him offerings of food; Now they are being attacked by another tribe and he comes to their defense. Untitled story, art by Ruth Atkinson; A tribe prepares to sacrifice a maiden to a water demon, but Tabu offers to slay the demon. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; A group of European refugees, building a town in Wambi's jungle, are being plagued by disappearances that they blame on the natives; Wambi proves that the natives are not to blame and proves that a crocodile is responsible. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; Terry battles a band of Arab bandits. "Blood--and Water" text story. "White Gorilla!", pencils by George Tuska; Escorting two hunters into gorilla country, Camilla encounters a jungle man living with the gorillas; The hunters agree to leave him in the jungle. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Joe Doolin. "Blood Bride of the Crocodile," art by Art Saaf; Hagua, a crocodile priestess kidnaps the maidens of the village for a blood sacrifice. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; Simba rescues an orphaned native boy from drowning in a flood. Untitled story, art by Ruth Atkinson; K'mut, angered because Tabu prevents him from killing a lioness, attempts to murder him with a booby-trapped spear. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi discovers the identity of the thief plaguing a local village. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; Terry must rescue the daughters of the river people from Arab slavers. "Cobra Death" text story. Untitled story, pencils by George Tuska; Camilla is framed for murder and is only cleared when the tribes of the region unite to find the real killer. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Doolin. "The Tree Devil," art by Art Saaf; A white trader, wary of Kaänga's influence on the natives, drugs Kaänga with a potion that will make him appear mad. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; A rogue gorilla threatens Simba's mate and cubs. Untitled story, art by Marcia Snyder; In exchange for jewelry, Mala, princess of the N'galis, arranges to give the tribe's sacred idol to white treasure hunters. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; A witch doctor uses sleight of hand to convince the tribe that their princess is filled with evil snakes; Wambi turns the tables on him and inoculates the princess with snake repelling herbs. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; Terry recaptures the escaped criminal Red Beard. "Stars in the Mud" text story. Untitled story, pencils by George Tuska; Zizi, a French criminal, lays siege to Fort LeBoyne in order to free his girlfriend, Sata, who has been condemned to die; Camilla rouses the near-by native village to lift the siege. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Doolin. "Blood Brides for the Rainmaker Raj," art by Ruben Moreira; A witch doctor travels from village to village taking two maidens from each to use as "helpers"; In reality, he is selling them as slaves; He takes Ann, and all the slaves are liberated by Kaänga. Untitled story, art by George Tuska; Simba prevents a tribe of raiders from plundering a local village. Untitled story, art by Ruth Atkinson; A white explorer is convinced that the can eat the flesh of the young and become young himself. Untiled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi and Ogg fall into a snake pit; They make their way out by using the bones of earlier victims as a ladder. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; Terry rescues a group of natives taken by slavers. "Killer Made of Carbon" text story. Untitled story, art by Marcia Snyder; Disguised as Masais, ivory trader Becker and his men burn out and kill his rival Monroe. Monroe's son, believing the Masais to blame, steals into the village and kidnaps the chief's daughter; Camilla tracks him down and returns him to Becker's trading camp where they discover Becker's deception. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Land That Time Forgot," art by Ruben Moreira; A plane crash strands a trio of explorers on the rim of an ancient volcano. Kaänga and Ann come to offer assistance and they are all attacked by the Ka-winas, an ancient tribe determined to keep their home inside the volcano a secret; Kaänga uses the explorers' dynamite to ignite the volcano and destroy the Ka-winas and then he pushes the plane off the rim to glide to the jungle below. Untitled story; Taj's father is taken by bandits; Taj is freed by Singh after she saves his life from a cobra; Taj is then protected by elephants until she and the elephants can free her father. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; Ngador, a black-maned lion, challenges Simba for the kingship of the jungle and is killed in his duel with Simba. Untitled story, art by Howard Larsen; Terry discovers that the juju the swamp men use to terrorize their neighbors is an old cannon and destroys it. "Killers Make Good Eating" text story. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Drought drives the Demara tribe to rebellion. Untitled story, art by Howard Larsen; Camilla frees a pair of white settlers from the Wasaganis, who are being led by a white criminal. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Doolin. "Dwellers of the Mist," art by Ruben Moreira; Kaänga, Lance, and Helen's father fly the plane into the Valley of Mist where they find the city of Carthina, a lost Carthaginian outpost; Here they help restore the emperor to his thrown after a coup by his daughter Portia. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Exiled witch doctor, Kraagi, uses music to command the animals of the jungle to attack his village; Wambi uses a flute to counter the witch doctor. "Forbidden Valley," art by Ruth Atkinson; Tabu ventures into the Forbidden Valley in order to find plants to counter crocodile venom and must battle the lizard-men known as dragotyrs. "Death Beats the Drums" text story. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; Simba is captured by hunters but saves them from a rogue elephant and is allowed to go free. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; A jungle siren lures unwary travelers to a slaver, but Terry breaks up the ring. Untitled story, art by Marcia Snyder; The colonial militia prevents the taking of a town by the Wa-kisis, and Camilla rescues a pair of white children kept captive by the tribe. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Doolin. Untitled story, art by Marcia Snyder; Kaänga is tricked by the leader of a band of pearl thieves into freeing two of her accomplices from the lake dwellers. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi's friend, Lari, is expelled from his tribe because he will not participate in a ritual devised by the witch doctor Gwanda, in which an elephant is tortured to death; Wambi helps him return to his village and exposes the witch doctor as a coward. Untitled story, art by Howard Larsen; A witch resurrects the body of the recently dead chief Ma Wali and sends him on a murderous rampage through the village. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; During a drought, Simba drinks all the contents of a small pool of water in order to have the strength to defeat the rhinoceros that has claimed a larger pool. "The Tribes from Nowhere" text story. "The Antelope"; Brief natural histories of the waterbuck, the white tailed gnu, the klipspringer, the red fronted gazelle, the sable antelope, Grant's antelope, the beisa oryx, and the kudu. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; Terry rescues the kidnapped daughter of a sultan. Untitled Camilla, Queen of the Jungle Empire story, art by Marcia Snyder; Trader Swartz's nephew, von Weil, plots to murder him in order to inherit his trading station. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Doolin. "Bush-Devil's Spoor," art by Ruben Moreira; Mora the apeman kidnaps Ann in order for her to be his mate; Kaänga and N'geeso track them and rescue Ann. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi frees Ogg and other jungle animals captured by disreputable hunters. Untitled story, art by Howard Larsen; The T'luka tribe comes to claim Tabu's jungle; He uses his magic to frighten them and then turns the hair of the chief's daughter into snakes. "Jungle Monarch" text story, art by Richard Case. Untitled story, art by George Tuska; A witch doctor poisons the water of the Dwanda village in order to drive the tribe away so a neighboring tribe can take their land. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; The Sultan Rij is hypnotized into appearing mad by his daughter-in-law, who plans to usurp his throne. Untitled story, art by Marcia Snyder; Two treasure hunters hope to extract the location of a gold mine from a hermit friendly with lions. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.