Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) comic books

Untitled story, art by Maurice Whitman; Niles and Glutz use the warriors of the Watimbis, fire hunters, to take over the post run by Trader Sanders; Instead it is a ruse to help attack the B'Shongo Temple and steal its riches. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi has to take on King Rhino and his animals in order to cross the jungle. "Escape at Midnight" text story by Clyde Beatty. Untitled story, art by Robert Webb; Kruger pays off some members of Chief Bambo's tribe to help kill Gloria and gain control of her plantation; He is tricked by Kleeto and Thunder into exposing himself and is arrested. Untitled Jungle Tales story; Moloki and Babongo share tales of their their large animal encounters that also serves as inspiration to stand up to Big Tembu. Untitled story, art by Ralph Mayo; Mason and his men capture Professor Brownley over native gold and are stopped by Camilla. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Rogue of Kopje Kull," art by Maurice Whitman; Kaänga attempts to save the lives of a pair of hunters pursuing the murderous rogue elephant, Old Thunder. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi and the animals of the jungle stop Sirdah from killing a rajah. "Terror in the Baggage Car" text story by Clyde Beatty. Untitled Jungle Tales story; Boku tells his story of training eagles. Untitled Jungle Animals story, art by August Froehlich; A male lion protects his wandering cub. Untitled story, pencils by Alex Blum, inks by Matt Baker; Tiger Girl confronts and defeats the war-mongering Masu. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Maurice Whitman. "The Wild Men of N'Gara," art by Maurice Whitman; The lake people discover that Zulu is their rightful king, however, the usurper of his throne, Zolanda kidnaps him and Ann; Kaänga raises an army and takes the lake people's fortress and sees Zulu crowned. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Haga tricks the horn and hoof tribes into going into a closed canyon where they would be easily preyed upon by the hyenas, wolves, and Sirdah; Wambi brings the elephant tribe to the rescue of the other animals. "Ethyl the Lioness text story by Clyde Beatty. "The Death-Man of Angola," art by Anthony D'Adamo; The story of Zargo, a death-man who is tricked into putting a curse on himself. Untitled Jungle Tales story; The chief of the Lokumos tells the story of acquiring a baby gorilla. Untitled story, pencils by Alex Blum, inks by Matt Baker; Tiger Girl frees the kidnapped Eurlara. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Maurice Whitman. Untitled story, art by Maurice Whitman; A series of forest fires brings Kaänga and his companions to investigate; They find the villainous white man, Benton, and his fakir, Kasmir, extorting riches from local chief, Torga; Kasmir has used magnifying glasses to spark fires and tells the Chief that they are black magic juju fires. Untitled Jungle Tales story; Trader Jim, N'Boli, and Tommy explore some jungle ruins; After fending off a leopard, Tommy finds a warrior's shield; N'Boli tells him of the importance of shields to a young warrior, and how finding one can bring good fortune. "The Animal Trainer" text story by Clyde Beatty. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi senses that the local volcano is about to erupt, and he warns his animal friends to flee; Sirdah the Tiger is skeptical and resists; The rest of the animals comply, but run into a hunting party; Sirdah accuses Wambi of leading them into an ambush. Untitled story, art by Tony D'Adamo; The god Kintu sends a warning vision to Chief Lobengola; When Arab slavers arrive, Lobengola leads them into a valley of killer elephants controlled by Kintu. Untitled story, art by Matt Baker; Beylo's golden juju statue has been stolen, and tribesman Kamo blames the Masai, yet has no proof; War will break out unless Tiger Girl can solve the mystery; Her investigation finds a white man guilty of the theft, and worse, setting the two tribes against each other. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Swamp of the Shrieking Dead," art by Maurice Whitman; Crooked trader Jorgenson kidnaps Ann in order to sell her to Arab slavers and puts Kaänga to work as a logging slave. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Tawn and Ogg caution Wambi against assisting a stranger who turns out to be a bounty hunter determined to take Wambi in for the rajah's reward; Tawn and Ogg rescue Wambi, despite his disregard for their advice. "At Home on Wheels" text story by Clyde Beatty. "Leopard Men," art by Tony D'Adamo; N'pembe's bride-to-be is murdered by Karga, a were-leopard. Untitled story; Trader Dawson explains the magic bound up in a peculiarly-shaped rhinoceros horn that a representative of the British Museum wishes to buy. Untitled story; The mysterious B'shini urges natives to attack safaris and share their loot with him; He is exposed by Tiger Girl as Trader Gregory. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Untitled story, art by Maurice Whitman; Emir Shekar is teaching his stepson how to be a ruthless ruler by watching the slaughter of slaves; Kaänga frees the slaves and takes Prince Kajumba with him; Kaänga and N'sungu build a stockade for the newly-freed slaves; Shekar attacks with his war elephants. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; A sacred white ape demands that Wambi worship him and is only prevented from hurting the boy by Tawn's timely interference; Then the ape falls into a crocodile pool and is rescued by Wambi and Tawn; The natives that worship the ape arrive and hope to kill Tawn. "Fan Mail" text story by Clyde Beatty. "The Shrunken Heads!", art by Tony D'Adamo; Jivaro headhunters lure several plantation owners to their death by promising them secret riches and then harvesting their heads. Untitled story; The Bantulis are wantonly slaughtering animals on the veldt. Jim and the bushmen put a stop to it. Untitled story; In order to loot the Masai's sacred treasure, Dawson pretends to be the prophet of the Masais' river god; Tiger Girl exposes him and he falls to his death. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Birdmen of Konkorra Cliffs!", art by Maurice Whitman; An ancient Roman treasure is discovered near the bird men's country; Kaänga prevents it from being taken by thieves so that it can be placed in the hands of the proper authorities. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi is captured by a well-meaning couple who want to civilize him; He is rescued by Tawn and Ogg. "The Dwarf Elephant" text story. "Po-Zo-Lay" Mysteries of the Jungle story. Untitled story; Jim describes the ferocity of the Cape buffalo to an inexperienced hunter. Untitled story; Having been offended by the Nygumbars, Judson hires warriors from all over the jungle to attack the Nygumbar kraal; Tiger Girl comes to the aid of the Nygumbars and Judson's force is defeated and he is killed by Benzali. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Glory or Death!", art by Maurice Whitman; As part of a plot to get control complete control of the trading post and diamond mine that they co-owned, Bradshaw disguises himself as a spirit and persuades many warriors to join a suicide cult, promising that they will become great chiefs; Kaänga exposes the fraud and disperses Bradshaw's forces. Jungle Kings; Brief natural histories of several dangerous jungle animals. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi saves a leopard cub from Sirdah and returns it to its parents. "Conjure-Man's Kraal" starring Sheena, Iguli, Mahenga, Zandas (African tribe), Chim (chimpanzee), Rungwa, and Robert Webb. "Spoor of the Demon Ape" text story by Frank Riddell. "Pool of Peril," art by Robert Webb; Sheena exposes Inguli's tricks and kills him. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Big Game Hunters!", art by Maurice Whitman; A trio of big game hunters are slaughter drugged animals in order to capture the kill on film and enhance their reputations; Kaänga puts a stop to their hunts by stampeding Marmo's herd over them, killing them. "The Devil Dog" text story by Gus Cassell. "The Magic Tree," art by Tony D'Adamo; The queen of a vulture cult attempts to force the artists of the Bushangos to created vulture fetishes for her. Objecting that such objects were evil, the Bushangos refused; The queen placed a curse on them and then attempted to kill them, but they were protected by the eagle spirit of a magic tree. Untitled Jungle Tales story; Jim tells a story about the faithfulness of elephants. "Voodoo"; A fictionalized account of the Haiti slave rebellion of 1794. Untitled story, art by Matt Baker; Treasure hunters capture and torture Abdola, but he refuses to reveal the location of Tiger Girl's secret temple; However, the thieves drug one of her tigers and follow it as it staggers back to the temple; There they attempt to find the treasure but are killed when Tiger Girl topples the idol of Kahiva on them. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"King Fang"; Kaänga's ape friend, Koonda is taken captive by hunters; Kaänga frees him and follows him back to his band where Koodna must fight to re-establish himself as king. "The Bone Bender" Jungle Mysteries story; A man is determined to watch a secret medical treatment and pays a high price. "The Courage of Kaambi" text story by John Lindstrom. Untitled Jungle Patrol story, art by Ruben Moreira; Kip and Shadow help free Marcia from her kidnappers. Untitled Jungle Tales story; Jim gives a brief natural history of the crocodile. Untitled story, art by Maurice Whitman; Tiger Girl exposes the forbidden Bakete Society and frees a young woman accused of witchcraft. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Devil's Temple," art by Maurice Whitman; Kaänga helps a woman pursue her fiancée who has become obsessed with a lost pool of immortality. "Jungle Justice" text story by Frank Riddell. "End of the Trail" starring Kaänga, art by Maurice Whitman; Hilton finds the pool of immortality, but he is killed by a sea monster living in the pool. "The Shadow Men"; An anthropologist, an ivory hunter, and a tax collector each tell a story related to pygmies. Untitled Jungle Tales story; Jim describes the training of cheetahs. "The Enchanted Valley"; A curse is put on a safari that dares to enter the Enchanted Valley; They are attacked by what appears to be a giant python; It is, in reality, a model of a snake, manned by the natives of the Valley; Tiger Girl leads the safari out of the Valley. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Wild Boy!", art by Maurice Whitman; Greg Hartley has come to Kaänga's jungle to find his lost nephew. "Congo Justice" text story by John Starr. "The Temple of the Leopard" starring Kaänga, art by Maurice Whitman; Hurley pursues the treasure allegedly hidden by Billy's father; Billy's friend and guardian, Noguli, overcomes Hurley, and Billy is reunited with his uncle. "The Firebirds," art by Bill Benulis; A terrorist group vows to drive all whites from Africa; Their leader, Boku, is shot by a young white boy. "Jackal-Man"; Fossil hunters are thought to be prospecting valuable ores and are pursued by Hakkim Rood; Rood is killed by a dinosaur that survived in a warm pool. "The Voodoo Master!"; Tiger Girl exposes a witch doctor's curse of blindness as a trick of hypnotism. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"A Warrior Must Die!", art by Maurice Whitman; Saxon, guide for the scientist Fowler, kills Fowler in order to lay claim to the treasure discovered in an archaeological dig; Saxon manages to kidnap Ann in an effort to force Kaänga to let him leave the jungle; Kaänga overcomes Saxon and frees Ann. "Ambush At Dawn" text story by Frank Riddell. Untitled story, art by Marcia Snyder; Treasure hunters steal a sacred elephant, hoping that it will lead them to a valuable jewel. Untitled story, art by Maurice Whitman; Henrig rouses the natives against white settlers; Tiger Girl defeats him and orders the natives to return to their villages. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.