Jungle Comics
#163
(Summer 1954)
Fiction House,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Glen-Kel Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
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Fiction House Magazines
- Editing
- J. F. Byrne (Managing editor)(credited); Jerry Iger (Art Director)(credited)
Issue Notes
Last issue.
Jackals at the Kill
Kaänga / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Kaänga; Ann Mason; leopard cultists
- Reprints
-
in Jungle Comics (Superior, 1951 series) #163 ([circa Summer 1954])
-
- Keywords
- elephants; leopard cults; leopards; torture
Indexer Notes
The title of the Kaänga story appears on the cover, but the illustration has nothing to do with the story.
Art credits by Craig Delich.
The Big Six of the comics!
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for 6 Fiction House titles, with cover reproductions
A Warrior Must Die!
Kaänga / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Kaänga; Ann Mason; Dr. Squire; Manawamis (African tribe); Ipoto; Tom Saxon; Marge Fowler; Sam Fowler; Alimba; Barney; Rangoza
- Synopsis
- Saxon, guide for the scientist Fowler, kills Fowler in order to lay claim to the treasure discovered in an archaeological dig. Saxon manages to kidnap Ann in an effort to force Kaänga to let him leave the jungle. Kaänga overcomes Saxon and frees Ann.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- bondage; lions; medicine; red plague; rope bridges; soporific drugs; the Dragon's Lair; treasure chests; warthogs; whips; Yale Research Society
Indexer Notes
Kaänga next appears in Kaänga (Fiction House, 1949 series) #20.
[no title indexed]
Camilla / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The pygmy tribe had been betrayed -- their juju stolen...
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Camilla; T'ali; B'gunti
- Synopsis
- Treasure hunters steal a sacred elephant, hoping that it will lead them to a valuable jewel.
- Reprints
-
from Jungle Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #61 (January 1945) -
in All Star Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #10 (1961)
-
- Keywords
- blow guns; elephant worship; elephants; gorillas; howdahs; jewels; lions; pygmies; stereotyping of African natives; torture; witch doctors
[no title indexed]
Tiger Girl / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The trouble began at Henrig's plantation with livestock killed by poison water...
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Tiger Girl; Abdola; Toghra (tiger); Benton Tyburn; Mrs. Tyburn; Benzali (tiger); Kiboko-zaan; Bonnie Tyburn; Henrig; Frank Tyburn
- Synopsis
- Henrig rouses the natives against white settlers. Tiger Girl defeats him and orders the natives to return to their villages.
- Reprints
- in All Star Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #10 (1961)
-
in Diamond Adventure Comic (Atlas Publishing, 1960 series) #18 (February 1962)
-
- Keywords
- disguises; lions; mandrills
Indexer Notes
Last appearance.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Jackals at the Kill
Kaänga -
1.
The Big Six of the comics!
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2.
A Warrior Must Die!
Kaänga -
3.
Ambush At Dawn
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4.
["The pygmy tribe had been betrayed -- their juju stolen..."]
Camilla -
5.
["The trouble began at Henrig's plantation with livestock killed by poison water..."]
Tiger Girl
This issue was modified by, among others
- Craig Delich
- Donald Dale Milne
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
- Len Wolinsky
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