Issue: #79
Published: July 1946, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 52, Editing:
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: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 1, Part 2, Nos. 1&2, Periodicals, 1946-1947.
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| Comic Story (11 pages) |
Death Has a Thousand Fangs |
| Synopsis: |
Lance and Nora, brother and sister thieves, attempt to steal the idol of N'geeso's tribe. During the fight, Kaänga inadvertently kills Lance; Nora vows revenge. Nora kidnaps Ann and then disguises herself as Ann in order to lure Kaänga to her camp. While confronting Kaänga, Nora accidentally fires a pistol near his face, blinding him. Even blind, Kaänga manages to free Ann and kill Nora. |
| Genre: |
Jungle |
| Characters: |
Kaänga Ann Mason N'geeso Nora Moto Lance Marmo (elephant) |
| Comic Story (6 pages) |
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| Featuring: |
Simba, King of Beasts |
| Synopsis: |
Simba, Junior, is a disobedient cub. Simba must save him from a gorilla, crocodiles, and a hunting safari. |
| Genre: |
Animal Jungle |
| Characters: |
Simba Simba, Junior |
| Comic Story (2 pages) |
The Fuzzy-Wuzzies |
| Featuring: |
Jungle Facts |
| Synopsis: |
A description of the culture and customs of the Hadendoas of Sudan. |
| Genre: |
Non-fiction Jungle |
| Comic Story (6 pages) |
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| Featuring: |
Tabu |
| Synopsis: |
Tabu visits his dying mentor, N'moli who tells him, at last, that Tabu was the son of explorers who were killed by a hippopotamus and that toddler, Tabu, was rescued by N'moli. N'moli gives Tabu a cape, with many magical herbs in the lining and dies. |
| Credits: |
Script: ? [as Mack] |
| Genre: |
Jungle |
| Characters: |
Tabu Bokolu N'moli |
| Text Story (2 pages) |
Jungle Justice |
| Credits: |
Script: ? [as Frank Riddell] | Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Jungle |
| Comic Story (7 pages) |
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| Featuring: |
Captain Terry Thunder |
| Synopsis: |
A pair of thieves trick Terry into believing they are a father and daughter, seeking a human/ape hybrid. The real Dr. Barth arrives at the outpost after the impostors leave, explaining that he was in the jungle looking for an associate named Snyder, lost there since the end of the war. Terry and Keeto catch up to the impostors after they have captured Snyder, who they are hoping will lead them to a gold mine. Snyder's mind has snapped and he believes himself to be an ape. His ape friends come to rescue him, killing the impostors. Terry and Barth elect to leave Snyder with his ape friends. |
| Genre: |
Adventure |
| Characters: |
Terry Thunder Laura Barth Doctor Barth Keeto Snyder |
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