Jo-Jo Comics (1945 Fox Feature) comic books 1948

All stories reprinted in Terrifying Tales (1953) #11. In order of appearance: "Jo-Jo Congo King, The Tiny Tyrants!"; "Jungle Curiosities" art by Alvin C. Hollingsworth; "Jo-Jo Congo King, Trance of Terror!"; and "Jo-Jo Congo King, Ransom for the Dead!". "Death Dance" text story reprinted in Zago Jungle Prince (1948) #4, Crimes by Women (1948) #9, Spook (1954) #28, and Strange Mysteries (1958 I.W. Reprint) #9. Indicia states "JO-JO". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $1,100.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Significant scratch(es) front or back Label #2008426001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Jack Kamen bondage cover. In order of appearance: "The Water Warriors!"; "The Cutthroat Caravan"; and "Vulture Birdmen!". "Decoy for Death" text story reprinted in Jo-Jo Comics (1945) #18, Famous Crimes (1948) #13, and Famous Crimes (1948) #51 and retitled and reprinted as "Brother of Death" in All Famous Police Cases (1952-54) #14. Indicia states "JO-JO". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $570.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #4397472005

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $299.95 or Best Offer View scans Cover and interior oxidation. Staples added (not manufacturing). Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart PR 0.5 $175.00 or Best Offer View scan Interior is complete. Full length spine split through cover and all wraps. Tape on interior cover and pages. Oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Mike'sRack

Cover by Jack Kamen. Jungle adventure in the tradition of Tarzan from Fox Feature Syndicate. Jo-Jo and Tanee are captured and tortured by the chieftain of the Valley of Jade, who is building a giant statue of himself; The Mozambii tribe attacks, in a story with a bathing scene that was somewhat risque for 1948; A mad priest demands sacrifices to his gigantic multi-armed idol. Fun gorilla-girl cover, probably by Jack Kamen. The Jade Juggernaut; The Death Moat of the Mozambii; Mask of the Swahili Terror; Eyeless Idol of Gaza. There was no issue #13. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jack Kamen. Jungle adventure in the tradition of Tarzan from Fox Feature Syndicate. The sinister Learda captures Jo-Jo and Tanee so she can transplant their brains into leopards' bodies; Female hunter and filmmaker Brette Winston competes with Tanee for Jo-Jo's affections, eventually resorting to a fight with Tanee; A British lady visiting the jungle tries to charm Jo-Jo after losing most of her clothing in a tiger attack. The Leopards of Learda; Revenge of the White Shrew; Jungle Tryst; Rocks of Revenge. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover featured in Fredric Wertham's "The Comics...Very Funny!" in "The Saturday Review of Literature", May 29, 1948. In order of appearance: "Jo-Jo Congo King, The Flaming Fiend!"; "Jo-Jo Congo King, The Death Traps of Earth!"; and "Jo-Jo Congo King, The Huntress of Dead Moon Valley!". "Stigma in Death" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Matt Baker. Cover by Jack Kamen. Jungle adventure in the tradition of Tarzan, featuring art by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker. A beautiful woman named Rana frees captured elephants as part of a revenge plot against the man who killed her father; Jo-Jo contends with beautiful redheaded warrior Zanto, her deadly all-female tribe, and the octopi that do her bidding. Upside-down bondage cover, probably by Jack Kamen. The Golden Gorilla; The Crimson Scourge; The Kingdom of Radiance. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Jack Kamen bondage cover. Art by Matt Baker. Jungle adventure in the tradition of Tarzan, featuring art by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker. An insane actor brings his madness to Jo-Jo's jungle; A deadly painter threatens the tribes of Jo-Jo's land. Yet another bondage cover, probably by Jack Kamen, this one featuring a blonde for a change of pace. The Stark-Mad Thespian; Master of the Poisoned Brush; Curse of the Witch Doctor; Rumbling Plains of Larabe. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

In order of appearance: "Jo-Jo Congo King, The Ivory Killer!" reprinted as "The Ivory Killer.." in Terrors of the Jungle (1952) #9; "Tropical Topics, Zanzibar" reprinted in Terrors of the Jungle (1952) #5; "Jo-Jo Congo King, Death Traveler!" reprinted as "Death Traveler.." in Terrors of the Jungle (1952) #6 and Jungle Adventures (1971 Skywald) #1; and "Jo-Jo Congo King, The Forsaken City!" reprinted as "Weird City.." in Blue Bolt (1949) #119 and as "Forsaken City" in Jungle Adventures (1971 Skywald) #3. "Jungle Thirst" text story reprinted from Murder Incorporated (1948 1st Series) #14. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $234.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case Label #3811827007 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

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All comic stories except "Sweet Sue" reprinted in Terrifying Tales (1953) #12. In order of appearance: "Jo-Jo Congo King, The Movie Murder!" reprinted with new splash panel as "The Image of Horror.." in Terrifying Tales (1953) #12; "Jo-Jo Congo King, Gladiators of Gore!" reprinted as "Gladiators of Gore" in Terrifying Tales (1953) #12; "Jo-Jo Congo King, Talisman Pearl!" reprinted as "Talisman Pearl" in Terrifying Tales (1953) #12; and "Sweet Sue". "For Batter or Worse" text story reprinted in Pedro (1950) #18. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $95.00 View scans 2" spine split from bottom of comic. Cover detached at both staples, two center wraps detached at one staple. Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

In order of appearance: "Jo-Jo Congo King, The Murderous Butchers of Mauri!"; "Chugwater Wyoming, How It Got It's Name"; "Jo-Jo Congo King, Death Goes to College!"; and "Jo-Jo Congo King, Nightmare of Destruction!" retitled and reprinted as "Nightmare of Destruction.." in Terrors of the Jungle (1952) #19. "An Eye for an Eye!" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $150.00 View scan Interior is complete. Near full length spine split. Heavy interior tape. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

In order of appearance: "Jo-Jo Congo King, The Double Double-Cross!"; "The Cowboy and the Cayman! Cowboy Standing on His Pony!"; "The Cowboy and the Cayman! Cowboy Lassoes Cayman in a Shrunken Pool!" reprinted in Ramar of the Jungle (1954) #2; Jo-Jo Congo King, The Meteors From Satan!"; "Our Good Neighbor...The South American Cowbow! Branding Time!" and "Our Good Neighbor...The South American Cowbow! Gaucho of the Past!" reprinted in Ramar of the Jungle (1954) #2; "Jungle-Venture!" art by Alvin C. Hollingsworth; and "Movie Mysteries" by George Gukell. "The Sheriff's Signal!" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

All comic stories reprinted in Jungle Adventures (1963 Super Comics) #17. In order of appearance: "Jo-Jo Congo King, The Fantastic Tusks of Terror!" also retitled and reprinted as "Tusks of Terror.." in Terrors of the Jungle (1952) #5; "Jo-Jo Congo King, Tanee's Trail!" also retitled and reprinted as "Terror Trail.." in Terrors of the Jungle (1952) #6; "Jo-Jo Congo King, The Idol of Many Faces!" also retitled and reprinted as "Ghostly Idol.." in Ghostly Weird Stories (1953) #120; and "Tropical Topics" also reprinted in Terrors of the Jungle (1952) #6. "Out of the Frying Pan" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.