Issue: #84
Published: December 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 (10 pages) |
Blood Spoor of the Faceless Monster |
| Synopsis: |
Lansing, a trader scarred by a rifle accident for which he blames Kaänga, is collecting slaves from among the pygmies for his gold mining operation. Kaänga, N'geeso, and Ann ride to the rescue of the slaves and Lansing is killed. |
| Genre: |
Jungle |
| Characters: |
Kaänga Ann Mason Lansing [Faceless] N'geeso Marmo (elephant) |
| Comic Story (6 pages) |
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| Featuring: |
Simba, King of Beasts |
| Synopsis: |
Two big game hunters bet 20,000 pounds on the outcome of a battle between Simba and a Bengal tiger. Despite being drugged, Simba defeats the tiger, which devours the poisoner. |
| Genre: |
Animal Jungle |
| Characters: |
Simba Duprés Mitchell Mrs. Simba |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
Jungle Justice |
| Synopsis: |
A brief description of some African legal customs. |
| Genre: |
Non-fiction Jungle |
| Activity (2 pages) |
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| Featuring: |
Jungle Quiz |
| Synopsis: |
An animal identification quiz. |
| Genre: |
Non-fiction Jungle Nature |
| Comic Story (6 pages) |
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| Featuring: |
Wambi, The Jungle Boy |
| Synopsis: |
Jewel thieves steal a sacred gem. Wambi pursues them but is not in time to prevent their death from python attack. |
| Genre: |
Jungle |
| Characters: |
Wambi Tawn Malabu Jim Belle Ogg |
| Text Story (2 pages) |
Seeds of Death |
| Credits: |
Script: ? [as Frank Riddell] | Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Jungle |
| Comic Story (6 pages) |
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| Featuring: |
Tabu |
| Synopsis: |
Wahili begins to collect tribute from his fellows, invoking Tabu's name. Tabu, confronts Wahili and conjurers animate skeletons to chase him into a snake pit. |
| Credits: |
Script: ? [as Mack] |
| Genre: |
Jungle |
| Characters: |
Tabu N'wani Wahili Moardis (African Tribe) Kolu N'gala Udi |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
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| Featuring: |
Jungle Lore |
| Synopsis: |
A brief description of some manhood rituals. |
| Genre: |
Non-fiction Jungle |
| Comic Story (8 pages) |
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| Synopsis: |
A white fire priestess promises her followers immortality if they will pay her tribute and then walk into a fire-filled chamber. Camilla exposes her offer as a fraud and see the priestess burned to death in the fire. |
| Genre: |
Jungle |
| Characters: |
Camilla Mephista Fang (dog) |
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