Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) comic books 1952

"Spawn of the Devil's Moon," art by Maurice Whitman; Witch doctor N'Dala convinces the Lonkalos that the white doctors have poisoned them; Kaänga protects the doctors from the Lonkalo attack and then shows the Lonkalos that the witch doctor was deceiving them. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Word is spread that while Tawn and Ogg are away, Sirdah will attack him; Wambi constructs a model tiger and places it over a tiger pit; Sirdah attacks the model and falls in the pit. Untitled story, art by Robert Webb; River pirates take Captain Henry's boat; Terry and Keeto, disguised as spirits, frighten the pirates away. "The Animal Question" text story by Clyde Beatty. Untitled story, art by Ralph Mayo; At a peace celebration, the Karongas betray the Bafwazis to Arab slavers; Camilla follows the slave caravan and frees the Bafwazis and hurries them back to their village to defend against the further attacks of the Karongas; The Bafwazis are triumphant and the Karongas install a new chief. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Orphans of the Congo," art by Maurice Whitman; Kaänga, Ann, and Zulu rescue the kidnapped parents of a pair of lost white children. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi grows bored with Tawn and Ogg and goes to play with the monkeys; He builds a kite and his pulled off his feet into a crocodile pool; His cries for help reach the ears of Tawn and Ogg who rescue him and chide him for playing with monkeys. "The Big Ghost of Simbah," art by Robert Webb; Terry exposes a plot to loot an underwater temple by white jewel thieves, using a mechanical octopus while lion cultists keep away outsiders. "Dangers in the Big Cage" text story by Clyde Beatty. Untitled story, art by Ralph Mayo; Treasure hunters kidnap the Nambuma princess and extort labor from her warriors for their radium mine; Camilla discovers this and frees the princess and leads the warriors in rebellion. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Treasure of Tembo Wanculu," art by Maurice Whitman; Treasure hunters kidnap Ann. Kaänga pursues and kills the treasure hunters and frees Ann. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; As a joke, Wambi disguises himself as a spirit and frightens Tawn and Ogg; They are angered and say they no longer trust him; Word spreads that Wambi no longer has friends and the cheetahs take advantage of the situation by engaging wanton killing. Untitled story, art by Robert Webb; Terry and the lancers go upriver to reduce the fortress of the raider Pemba-san; Terry disguises himself as Pemba-san's war chief and infiltrates her fortress, freeing her prisoners and opening the gates for the lancers. "Questions about the Big Cage" text story by Clyde Beatty. Untitled story, art by Ralph Mayo; Trader Dawson is framed for the murder of the Zembembawe price, Orano, by his partner; Camilla frees the captured Dawson and shows the tribe that the crime was committed by the partner. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Caged Beasts and Plunder-Men," art by Maurice Whitman; Renegade Feliz Garon plans to establish an outlaw kingdom in the jungle where criminals are safe; He kidnaps Ann and police captain Bell; Kaänga summons several tribes to aid him and attacks Garon's castle. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi helps a wounded lion and is attacked by a buffalo for his efforts; The lion rescues him and agrees to be his friend. "Tiger on the Loose" text story by Clyde Beatty. Untitled story, art by Robert Webb; Terry goes to village of the bird cultists to free a pair of explorers that have been captured; After freeing them, Terry learns that the pair has stolen the bird cultists sacred bird symbol; The bird cultists pursue Terry and the pair. Untitled Jungle Tales story; Trader Dawson tells a story of an aging lion in order to persuade the Bafus to accept the advice of their elders. Untitled story, art by Ralph Mayo; Madigan hopes to lure Clayton to him with promises of an albino ape in order to steal Clayton's famed diamond collection; Camilla prevents Clayton's murder and kills Madigan and his men with a hand grenade. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Untitled story, art by Maurice Whitman; Bandits prepare a poison from the black death fungus for sale in India; Kaänga stops them from leaving the jungle and destroys the fungus. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi and Ogg extract Tawn from a tiger pit. "Tiger Escape" text story by Clyde Beatty. Untitled story, art by Robert Webb; Grutz kidnaps Duval's daughter in order to force Duval to sign over his trading rights; Terry collapses the floor of the temple that Grutz is using for a headquarters and places Grutz under arrest. Untitled Jungle Tales story; A Masai and a Wanderloo debate which tribe is braver. Untitled story, art by Ralph Mayo; District policeman Lawton has Camilla's help pursuing the escaped felon, Rawley; Rawley and his men are recaptured when they attempt to raid the Baukuros' trading grounds. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Rhino Rampage," art by Maurice Whitman; A trio of criminals decided to find and loot the kingdom of the Phantom Queen; The queen sends her most trusted servant and a trained lion for help; The servant is killed but the lion takes a liking to Kaänga; Kaänga and Ann go to the kingdom and help defeat the criminals. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi sides with Leo in his feud with Sirdah and prepares a decoy in the shape of an antelope for Sirdah to attack; The decoy is filled with tree sap and while Sirdah is stuck, the leopards are free to hunt. "Tiger Rampage" text story by Clyde Beatty. Untitled story, art by Robert Webb; Terry is captured by leopard cultists but is freed by a hunter. Untitled Jungle Tales story; Trader Jim tells the story of the baboons' vengeance against an ivory hunter. Untitled story, art by Ralph Mayo; Jules Ranier, a crooked trader, hopes to get to a peace conference of native chiefs in time to stir up trouble and start a war that would drive out other traders; Camilla kidnaps him and keeps him away from the conference. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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.