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Scanned from a coverless (same scans as before, but in more detail) with fc+bc from HAG, and ifc/ibc from Rolster / Brainiac's fiche. A bhcomics scan! |
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Issue: #6
Published: June 1940, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 68, Editing: Malcolm Reiss (editor); Will Eisner [as William E. Eisner] (art director); S. M. Iger (feature editor)
Color: Color Cover; Black And White Interior Dimensions: Early Issues Standard Golden Age U.S.; Later Issues Standard Silver Age U.S. Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-Stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: On sale date from the publication date found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, 1940, Number 2. Second class permit. Copyright number 451777.
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Cover (1 page) |
Tigress of the Deep Jungle Swamp |
Featuring: |
Kaänga |
Credits: |
Pencils: ?; Will Eisner ? (see notes) | Inks: ?; Will Eisner ? (see notes) | Letters: typeset |
Genre: |
Jungle |
Characters: |
Kaänga |
Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page) |
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Synopsis: |
An in-house promotional advertisement for twelve Fiction House back issues for $0.25 and 4 coupons from Fiction House comics. |
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Letters: typeset |
Comic Story (10 pages) |
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Featuring: |
Kaänga |
Synopsis: |
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. Later, however, Anitra dispatches her men to kidnap Ann and feed her to the crocodiles. Kaänga manages to rescue Ann at the last second and once again delivers a pasting to Sam Broot. |
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Script: ? [as Red Bradey] | Pencils: George Tuska | Inks: George Tuska |
Genre: |
Jungle |
Characters: |
Kaänga Sam Broot (villain) Anitra (introduction) Kula Ann Mason Cheba (leopard) |
Comic Story (5 pages) |
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Featuring: |
The Red Panther |
Synopsis: |
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. The other thugs flee and the botanist extends his gratitude to the Panther for his warning. |
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Script: ? [as Taylor Martin] | Pencils: Arthur Peddy | Inks: Arthur Peddy |
Genre: |
Jungle |
Characters: |
The Red Panther Dr. Grayson (introduction) Dr. Grayson's Daughter (introduction) Sneed |
Comic Story (6 pages) |
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Featuring: |
Camilla |
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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. Camilla saves Caredodo's life during a cave in, however, both are captured by the monkey creatures who have killed the miners. Camilla's army arrives and during the battle with the monkey creatures, Cardodo kills Knuten and flees. |
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Pencils: Bob Powell (signed) | Inks: Bob Powell (signed) |
Genre: |
Science Fiction |
Characters: |
Camilla Count Knuten (villain, Death) Caredodo (introduction) Gerald Arndt |
Comic Story (6 pages) |
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Featuring: |
Roy Lance |
Synopsis: |
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 governor and his mean are defeated when they are overcome with sleeping sickness and only Roy and Jill can save them. |
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Script: ? [as Courtney Thomason] | Pencils: Nick Cardy ? | Inks: Nick Cardy ? |
Genre: |
Jungle |
Characters: |
Roy Lance Gov. Malraux (introduction, Villain) Jill March (introduction) |
Comic Story (6 pages) |
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Fantomah |
Synopsis: |
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. Fantomah cure him of his berry-induced madness and take him and his foster parent, Powerhouse, to a remote plateau where that can live together in peace. |
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Script: Fletcher Hanks [as Barclay Flagg] (signed) | Pencils: Fletcher Hanks [as Barclay Flagg] (signed) | Inks: Fletcher Hanks [as Barclay Flagg] (signed) | Letters: Fletcher Hanks |
Genre: |
Jungle |
Characters: |
Fantomah The Jungle Demon (introduction, Villain) Powerhouse (python) |
Comic Story (5 pages) |
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Featuring: |
Simba, King of the Beasts |
Synopsis: |
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. Simba pursues Golox and kills him, rescuing Gloria. |
Credits: |
Pencils: William M. Allison | Inks: William M. Allison |
Genre: |
Jungle |
Characters: |
Simba Golox (introduction, Villain, Death)(ape) Gloria |
Comic Story (7 pages) |
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Featuring: |
Captain Terry Thunder of the Congo Lancers |
Synopsis: |
Gloria, a general's daughter visits the fort and is taken captive by Arabs. Terry rides to her rescue. |
Credits: |
Pencils: Bill Bossert ? | Inks: Bill Bossert ? |
Genre: |
Adventure |
Characters: |
Captain Terry Thunder Gloria Frazier (introduction) |
Advertisement (0 pages) |
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Synopsis: |
A one panel advertisement for the Acme Fireworks Corporation in River Grove, Illinois. |
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Letters: typeset |
Comic Story (8 pages) |
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Featuring: |
Tabu, Wizard of the Jungle |
Synopsis: |
A white boy, designated as the heir to the previous village leader, has his position usurped by Batau, who rules as a tyrant. Tabu restores the boy to the leadership position and the villagers burn Batau at the stake. |
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Script: ? [as Robert Lewis] | Pencils: Charles Sultan | Inks: Charles Sultan |
Genre: |
Jungle |
Characters: |
Tabu Batau (introduction, Villain, Death) Loula Mbono Waluri |
Comic Story (1 page) |
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Featuring: |
Jungle Facts |
Synopsis: |
A collection of miscellaneous trivia related to Africa. |
Credits: |
Script: ? [as Leo Lyons] |
Genre: |
Non-fiction Jungle |
Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page) |
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Synopsis: |
An in-house promotional advertisement for the Fiction House titles Fight Comics, Jumbo Comics, and Planet Comics. |
Credits: |
Letters: typeset |
Advertisement (1 page) |
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Synopsis: |
An advertisement for the Remington Noiseless Deluxe Portable Typewriter from Remington Rand, Incorporated. Purchasers of the typewriter may also buy a desk for one dollar. |
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Letters: typeset |
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