Zoot Comics #14[b]
(May 1948)

Fox, 1946 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fox Feature Syndicate Inc.
Brand
A Fox Feature Publication
Editing
Victor Fox

Issue Notes

Indicia title: ZOOT.

numbering error; 16th issue

Knave of Scarlet (Table of Contents)

Rulah / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
jungle
Characters
Rulah
Keywords
baboons; nets
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The Knave of Scarlet (Table of Contents: 1)

Rulah / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Matt Baker ?
Inks
Matt Baker ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The jungle had no storm warning for the screaming whirling sandstorm that...
Genre
jungle
Characters
Cora (villain, dies); Rulah; Tandi (dies); Scarlet Knave [Daniel] (villain, dies)
Synopsis
Cora hires a safari to take her into the desert with a map she copied from her lost husband, Daniel. They are captured by the Scarlet Knave, believed to be only a legend. The Knave is revealed to be Daniel, who kills her. Rulah kills the knave, more to avenge her friend Tandi than any of the safari.
Keywords
Sarabi Desert

Indexer Notes

Rulah refers to the Sarabi Desert. Sarabi is Swahili for mirage.

The Thirsty Tyrant of Tii (Table of Contents: 2)

Rulah / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Matt Baker ?
Inks
Matt Baker ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Flee, white goddess!
Genre
jungle
Characters
Tombo; Rulah; Commissioner; Joppa (villain, dies)
Synopsis
Rulah journeys to the river's headwaters to discover why someone is dumping dead bodies in it. Joppa, the ruler of Tii, did it to lure her there. He intends to make her his bride so he can order her people to join his.
Reprints
Keywords
leopards; mulla wine; snakes

Death's Grim Reflection (Table of Contents: 3)

Rulah / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Matt Baker ?
Inks
Matt Baker ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The prophet alone knew the future, and his forecast was...
Genre
jungle
Characters
Jack O'Neil; Rulah; Lano (dies); Jackalle (villain, dies); the Prophet (villain, dies)
Synopsis
A fortune-teller is murdered in New York City. Before he dies, he tells American intelligence agent O'Neil about the foreign agents that stole his medallion and gives him a map. Jackalle and the Prophet have been terrorizing the village with fake prophecies of death, but with the medallion he sees that Jackalle will some day kill him. They fight and kill each other. Jack promises to return, and Rulah tells him the jungle isn't always so exciting.
Reprints
Keywords
Jinto (a leopard); Tantra (a tiger)
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Knave of Scarlet
    Rulah
  2. 1. The Knave of Scarlet
    Rulah
  3. 2. The Thirsty Tyrant of Tii
    Rulah
  4. 3. Death's Grim Reflection
    Rulah
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  • Darci
  • Del Gruber
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky
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