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Issue Details

Issue #83
Published November 1946
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing J. F. Byrne (Managing Editor); John C. Mitchell (Editor)

Cover Details - "Vampire Veldt"

Genre jungle
Pencils Joe Doolin
Inks Joe Doolin

10 page KaƤnga story Vampire Veldt ["A phantom killer stalked the haunted jungle trails... ']

Characters Capt. Damon (introduction, villain, death); Capt. Damon's daughters (introduction, villain, death); Trader George (introduction)
Genre jungle
Script ? [as Frank Riddell]
Pencils John Celardo (signed)
Inks John Celardo (signed); Bob Lubbers?
Notes The story title is taken from the cover blurb.
Reprinted in Ka'a'nga (Fiction House, 1949 series) #10 [much dialog modified]; in Ka'a'nga (I. W. Publishing; Super Comics, 1958 series) #8 [as modified in the reprint]

6 page Simba, King of Beasts story "Down from the jungle sky a challenge is... "

Genre jungle
Script ? [as Ed Hunt]
Pencils August Froehlich (signed)
Inks August Froehlich (signed)

7 page Captain Terry Thunder story "The Dirge of Death"

Characters Ali Abdul (introduction, villain, death)
Genre adventure
Script ? [as Pierre La Rue]
Pencils Bob Lubbers (signed)
Inks Bob Lubbers (signed)

2 page Jungle Lore story "Speed of Animals"

Genre fact
Pencils George Evans?
Inks George Evans?

6 page Wambi, The Jungle Boy story "Cease your grumbling, lazy Tawn! It is not..."

Characters M'Walo (villain)
Genre jungle
Script ? [as Roy L. Smith]
Pencils John Forte?; Alex Blum?
Inks Al Feldstein?; (Iger Shop)

2 page text story "The Vengeance of Ojibu"

Genre jungle
Script ? [as Frank Riddell]
Letters typeset

6 page Tabu story "Black magic! Cursed words that spread terror through..."

Characters Narundi (introduction, villain, death); Koli (introduction, villain); Wanculu (introduction)
Genre jungle
Script ? [as Mack]
Pencils Howard Larsen (signed)
Inks Howard Larsen (signed); ?

1 page African Wild Life filler "Africa, continent of mystery, never completely explored..."

Genre fact
Pencils Mike Peppe (signed)
Inks Mike Peppe (signed)

8 page Camilla story "Outside Camilla's hidden cavern the great gong boomed..."

Characters M'Kuba (introduction, villain, death); the Dwarf-Men (introduction, villain)
Genre jungle
Script ? [as Victor Ibsen]
Pencils Fran Hopper
Inks Fran Hopper?; ?