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CATALOG RECORD

Jungle Comics #85

Fiction House · Series began 1940 · January 1947

Dates

Cover date
January 1947
On sale
November 8, 1946
Pages
52

Editions and covers

Creators

script: Frank Riddell, Ed Hunt, Pierre La Rue, Roy L. Smith, Victor Ibsenpencils: John Celardo, August Froehlich, Bob Lubbers, George Evans, Alex Blum, Howard Larsen, Fran Hopperinks: John Celardo, August Froehlich, Bob Lubbers, George Evans, Howard Larsen, Fran Hopper

Stories

  • Brides for the Man-Apes · 10 pages

    Mad scientist Roho takes N'Tito's brain and places it in ape. He then kidnaps Ann and plans to allow the ape inhabiting N'Titi's body to kill her. Kaänga and N'Tito arrive in time to save Ann but N'Tito and Roho are both killed.

  • Untitled · 6 pages

    Simba protects a lost white child from buffalo stampede and mandrill attack until the boy's parents find him.

  • Untitled · 6 pages

    Terry rides to rescue the sultan's daughter from her kidnapper, Ali Khan. Keeeto, disguised as the Desert Whip, a notorious criminal, manages to get the better of Ali Khan and the girl is rescued.

  • No. 1: Cecil Rhodes · Men of Adventure · 4 pages

    Cecil Rhodes biography.

  • Untitled · 6 pages

    Two hunters trick Wambi into letting them record his voice while he is giving animals commands. Using the recording, they manage to capture dozens of animals with no effort. Wambi, however, comes to the rescue of his jungle friends.

  • Jungle Traps · 2 pages

    Brief descriptions of several jungle traps.

  • Tabu · 6 pages

    The witch doctor Sikulu convinces his people that white men have killed their chief. He takes the tribe to the camp of innocent scientists with the intent of murder. Tabu arrives, tells the men the truth -- that Sikulu had attempted to kill the chief -- and watches as the warriors kill Sikulu.

  • Untitled · 8 pages

    A pair of jewel thieves kidnap Trader Tom and hope to torture him into revealing the location of his cache of pearls. Camilla rescues Tom, but not before one of the thieves has been killed by a viper; Camilla dispatches his partner.

Reprinted in

Kaänga Comics (1949), Climax Adventure Comic (1962)

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