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Zoot Comics #7

Fox · Series began 1946 · June 1947

first appearance of Rulah

WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

  • Rulah (Jane Dodge / Joan Grayson, Fox jungle heroine) — first appearance and origin

Dates

Cover date
June 1947
On sale
April 4, 1947
Pages
36

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Jack Kameninks: Jack Kamen

Stories

  • Unsung Sports Heroes · 1 pages

    Tribute to football players who aren't stars but contribute to their teams' success. Pictured are Ed Houck (Brown), Barney Poole (Army), Francis de Pavw (Northwestern), Jim Coppinger (Arizona), and Leon Schultz (Southern Methodist).

  • The Origin of Rulah · 12 pages

    American aviatrix Jane Dodge crashes her plane in the jungle. Constructing a costume out of giraffe hide and parachute cords, she goes in search of people. Jane observes Nurla, claiming to be the Moon Goddess, deceiving the inhabitants of Towla Village into helping her steal sacred pearls from a neighboring village. Jane intervenes and prevents bloodshed between the two villages. The people of Towla have Jane fight a leopard to prove her worthiness, then designate her Rulah, their "jungle goddess."

  • Janie Runs For Mayor · 2 pages
  • Girl Trouble! · Harry · 6 pages
  • Untitled · 10 pages

    Joan's editor gives her a bracelet containing a miniature movie camera and sends her out to find a story. After several flops, Jane becomes the "100,000,000th" visitor to the library and wins a rare edition of "Treasure Island." She tosses the book in the trash but two criminals show up to steal it, because it contains clues to the location of a stolen payroll. Joan foils the crooks and recovers the loot.

Characters

RulahJane DodgeJoan Mason

Reprinted in

My Little Margie (1954)

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