Zoot Comics #12

(January 1948)

Bloodstained Fangs! (Table of Contents: 1)

Rulah / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Matt Baker ?

Inks

Matt Baker ?

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

The fury of a tiger could not compare with the evil that was directed and...

Feature Logo

Rulah Jungle Goddess

Genre

jungle

Characters

Rulah; Konrad (villain, dies); Mava (villain, dies); Taago (dies)

Synopsis

Backed by an unnamed power, Mava uses leftover World War II weapons to conquer Africa. Konrad decides he'd rather side with Rulah, so Mava has him buried up to his neck near an ant hill and honey poured on his head. Later, when Mava is trying to escape from Rulah, she trips over his skull and falls into the ant hill.

Reprints

• in Wild Women (AC, 1999 series) #1 (1999)
• in Vixens, Vamps & Vipers (Exterminating Angel Press, 2014 series) (2014)

Keywords

MG 08; V-1 flying bomb

Indexer Notes

Story starts on the inside-front cover

Bloom of Death (Table of Contents: 2)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Tom Kent

Letters

Typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

His early years, before being sent away to school, had been spent...

Genre

crime

Characters

Dane Stevens; Kurt Brandt (botanist)

Synopsis

Dr. Brandt schemes to become the owner of the plantation where he is employed. Brandt has already fed the plantation owner to a large carnivorous pitcher plant that he developed. Having forged the plantation deed, all Brandt has left to do is to feed the lone heir to his carnivorous plants and his plans will come to fruition.

Keywords

pitcher plant

The Thirsty Stone! (Table of Contents: 3)

Rulah / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Matt Baker ?

Inks

Matt Baker ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Superstition, ancient and fearful, crouches in the Congo depths...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Mildred Maxim; Tombo (native boy, Rulah's friend); Rulah; Patmos (villain, dies)

Synopsis

Mildred sets out from her Explorers Club to disprove the stories about Rulah. She falls into the hands of Patmos, who believes her sacrifice will give him power over the jungle. Luckily, Rulah knows about Patmos' obsession and intervenes.

Reprints

• in Unusual Adventures (Bell Features, 1949 series) #53 ([circa November 1949]) [first page of story used as cover]
which is reprinted
• in Roy Thomas Presents Rulah - Jungle Goddess (PS Artbooks, 2015 series) #2 (March 2015)
• in Terrors of the Jungle (Star Publications, 1953 series) #10 (September 1954)

Keywords

Biskra

Indexer Notes

Mildred's story appears in a newspaper in New York City in the next issue.

[Henry Morgan] (Table of Contents: 4)

Buccaneers / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Alvin Hollingsworth

Inks

Alvin Hollingsworth

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The most fabulous of all buccaneers, a man who killed, burned, and...

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Henry Morgan (pirate captain); King Charles II

Reprints

• in Frank Buck (Fox, 1950 series) #71 [2] (July 1950)

Keywords

Gibraltar; Panama; Puerto del Principe

Indexer Notes

Only appearance of this "Buccaneers" feature at Fox. Not to be confused with other "Buccaneers" (or "The Buccaneers") features at other publishers.

The Menaced Maidens! (Table of Contents: 5)

Rulah / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Matt Baker ?

Inks

Matt Baker ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Heartbreak and horror stalked from Cairo to Port Said...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Rulah; Bertha Prisson (employment agency owner); Schloss (her assistant); Zenob; Grosa

Synopsis

Jungle girls are captured and hired out as servants.

Reprints

• in Lurid Little Nightmare Makers (Boardman Books, 2014 series) #1 (April 2014)

Keywords

torture; white slavery

The Lion (Table of Contents: 6)

Tropical Topics / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Louis Zansky (signed)

Inks

Louis Zansky (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ten feet in length.. weighing upwards of 500 pounds.. a ferocious combatant in battle..

Genre

non-fiction; jungle

Reprints

• in Cosmo Cat (Green Publishing, 1957 series) #4 (1957)

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