CATALOG RECORD

Jungle Comics #110

Fiction House · Series began 1940 · February 1949

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Dates

Cover date: February 1949
Pages: 52

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: John Celardo, Joe Doolin, Henry Kiefer, Dan Zolnerowich, Maurice Whitman, Matt Bakerinks: John Celardo, Henry Kiefer, Dan Zolnerowich, Maurice Whitmanscript: Frank Riddell, Ed Hunt, Roy L. Smith, Pierre La Rue, Ted Brodie-Mack, Victor Ibsen

Stories

Raid of the Fire-Fangs · 10 pages
Jewel thieves disguise themselves as the L'tongas' sacred mandrills and attempt to steal the tribe's sacred diamonds. Kaänga exposes the plot and turns the thieves over to the tribe for punishment.
Untitled · 6 pages
Zarkah, a tiger captured in India, escapes his captors in an African port and makes his way to Simba's jungle. He is killed when he challenges Simba for kingship of the jungle.
Untitled · 1 pages
Brief natural histories of several animals.
Untitled · 6 pages
Wambi suffers from amnesia after a fall and is persuaded to guide two white treasure hunters to a hidden temple. The treasure hunters begin their looting but dislodge a roof support and are killed in the ceiling collapse. Wambi recovers his memories.
Untitled · 6 pages
Treasure hunters install an artillery gun in a giant idol and attack river traffic in order to keep nosy visitors from finding their hidden platinum mine. Terry and Keeto manage to destroy the idol and arrest the treasure hunters.
The Secret of the Leopard's Lair · 2 pages
Untitled · 5.67 pages
Saraz-san gives a jewel to every family member who will make the trek to her jungle home. But each family member winds up dead. Tabu asks her to give him a gem and he goes to the Land of Mists. There he learns that the jewels belonged to the chief of the Opalis and that he was murdered by Saraz-san. He returns to her home and she agrees to turn herself over to the authorities. Tabu returns the jewels to the Opalis.
Untitled · 2 pages
Brief natural histories of several jungle birds.
Untitled · 8 pages
A white slaver, working with Arabs, comes up the scheme of disguising a woman as Camilla and having her lure villagers into a trap. This works until Camilla becomes aware of the scheme and puts a stop to it. The white slaver falls into the workings of his paddle-wheel steamer and is killed.

Reprinted in

Jungle Comics (1949), Manhunt (1951)