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CATALOG RECORD

Jungle Comics #79

Fiction House · Series began 1940 · July 1946

Dates

Cover date
July 1946
On sale
May 6, 1946
Pages
52

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Joe Doolin, Howard Larsen, August Froehlich, Iger Shop, Richard Case, John Celardo, Fran Hopperinks: Joe Doolin, Howard Larsen, August Froehlich, Iger Shop, Richard Case, John Celardo, Fran Hopperscript: Frank Riddell, Ed Hunt, Roy L. Smith, Pierre La Rue, Victor Ibsen

Stories

  • Death Has a Thousand Fangs · 11 pages

    Lance and Nora, brother and sister thieves, attempt to steal the idol of N'geeso's tribe. During the fight, Kaänga inadvertently kills Lance; Nora vows revenge. Nora kidnaps Ann and then disguises herself as Ann in order to lure Kaänga to her camp. While confronting Kaänga, Nora accidentally fires a pistol near his face, blinding him. Even blind, Kaänga manages to free Ann and kill Nora.

  • Untitled · 6 pages

    Simba, Junior, is a disobedient cub. Simba must save him from a gorilla, crocodiles, and a hunting safari.

  • The Fuzzy-Wuzzies · 2 pages

    A description of the culture and customs of the Hadendoas of Sudan.

  • Untitled · 6 pages

    After Ogg is accused of stealing the villagers supplies, Wambi discovers that the true thief is Satanic, the tiger.

  • Untitled · 6 pages

    Tabu visits his dying mentor, N'moli who tells him, at last, that Tabu was the son of explorers who were killed by a hippopotamus and that toddler, Tabu, was rescued by N'moli. N'moli gives Tabu a cape, with many magical herbs in the lining and dies.

  • Jungle Justice · 2 pages
  • Untitled · 7 pages

    A pair of thieves trick Terry into believing they are a father and daughter, seeking a human/ape hybrid. The real Dr. Barth arrives at the outpost after the impostors leave, explaining that he was in the jungle looking for an associate named Snyder, lost there since the end of the war. Terry and Keeto catch up to the impostors after they have captured Snyder, who they are hoping will lead them to a gold mine. Snyder's mind has snapped and he believes himself to be an ape. His ape friends come to rescue him, killing the impostors. Terry and Barth elect to leave Snyder with his ape friends.

  • Untitled · 8 pages

    Mogo, a wanted criminal, convinces the Byandros that they need to work to eliminate both Camilla and the colonial commissioner. Several attempts are made on their lives but each is foiled by Camilla. Ultimately, Camilla damages a dam above the village and wipes out the Byandros and Mogo.

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