Jungle Comics
#157
(April 1953)
Fiction House,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Glen-Kel Pub. Co. Inc.
- Brand
-
Fiction House Magazines
- Editing
- Jack Byrne (credited as J. F. Byrne) (managing editor); S. M. Iger (credited as Jerry Iger) (art director); Thurman Scott (credited as T. T. Scott) (business manager)
in 
The Big Six of the Comics!
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Cover reproductions of 6 Fiction House comics
The Birdmen of Konkorra Cliffs!
Kaänga / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Kaänga; Ann Mason; bird men; Kramer
- Synopsis
- An ancient Roman treasure is discovered near the bird men's country. Kaänga prevents it from being taken by thieves so that it can be placed in the hands of the proper authorities.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- ancient Rome; artificial wings; crocodiles; dogs; elephants; leopards; public address systems; saddle zebras; warthogs
[no title indexed]
Wambi / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Foolish fellow! I am going off to roam the sunny veldts...
- Feature Logo
- Wambi the Jungle Boy
- Genre
- adventure; jungle
- Characters
- Wambi; John; Mary; N'godis (African tribe); Tawn; Ogg
- Synopsis
- Wambi is captured by a well-meaning couple who want to civilize him. He is rescued by Tawn and Ogg.
- Keywords
- hippopotami; leopards
Po-Zo-Lay
Mysteries of the Jungle / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Jack; Wambatus (African tribe); Red; Karatas (African tribes)
- Reprints
- Keywords
- drought; famine; lions; penicillin
[no title indexed]
Jungle Tales / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Natives feared the black buffalo... the most dangerous game in Africa.
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Trader Jim Dawson; Tommy Fortune; Kambo; Miss Cole
- Synopsis
- Jim describes the ferocity of the Cape buffalo to an inexperienced hunter.
- Keywords
- Cape buffalo; leopards
[no title indexed]
Tiger Girl / comic story / 4.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- His name was Sir Winthrop Judson, and he was the deadliest marksman in all Africa.
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Tiger Girl; Abdola; Nygumbars (African tribe); Winthrop Judson; Barnes; Haro; Benzali (tiger)
- Synopsis
- Having been offended by the Nygumbars, Judson hires warriors from all over the jungle to attack the Nygumbar kraal. Tiger Girl comes to the aid of the Nygumbars and Judson's force is defeated and he is killed by Benzali.
- Reprints
-
from Fight Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #55 (April 1948) [Heavily re-written with 4 pages cut.]
-
- Keywords
- catapults; elephants; machine guns
Indexer Notes
Bottom one-third of the final page is the state of ownership.
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 0.33 page
- Script
- Jack Byrne (credited as J. F. Byrne) (managing editor)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Lists editor as "None."
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Kaänga -
1.
The Big Six of the Comics!
-
2.
The Birdmen of Konkorra Cliffs!
Kaänga -
3.
["Foolish fellow! I am going off to roam the sunny veldts..."]
Wambi -
4.
The Dwarf Elephant
-
5.
Po-Zo-Lay
Mysteries of the Jungle -
6.
["Natives feared the black buffalo... the most dangerous game in Africa."]
Jungle Tales -
7.
["His name was Sir Winthrop Judson, and he was the deadliest marksman in all Africa."]
Tiger Girl -
8.
[no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Donald Dale Milne
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
- Len Wolinsky
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