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Blood Jewels of the Fire-Bird

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Joe Doolin

Inker(s): Joe Doolin

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Kaänga

Character(s): Kaänga; Ann Mason

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Pages: 1

Blood Jewels of the Fire-Bird

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Frank Riddell]

Penciller(s): John Celardo (signed)

Inker(s): John Celardo; Myron Strauss ?; Maurice Whitman ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Kaänga

Character(s): Kaänga; Ann Mason; N'geeso; Marmo (elephant); Duke; Nobi; Clint Gray; N'gola

Synopsis: Treasure hunters want to know the location of the plane wreck that brought Ann to Kaänga's jungle, believing that it contains valuable jewels. Kaänga helps raise the wreck and then insures that the treasure hunters are eaten by crocodiles. Ann declines to look at the planes passenger manifest and burns it.

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Pages: 10

Notes: The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

first line: "'Neath the surface of shimmering green, the deep domain of Kaänga's rule trembled and shivered..."

Ann's arrival in Kaänga's jungle in Jungle Comics #1 is waved away for a new version of her arrival.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Ed Hunt]

Penciller(s): August Froehlich (signed)

Inker(s): August Froehlich (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Simba, King of Beasts

Character(s): Simba

First Line: It is noon...and time for Simba's nap -- but ho!

Synopsis: Hunters are trapping elephant calves in Simba's jungle. Simba and the elephant herd put them to flight.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Froelich's signature is in the final panel.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Pierre La Rue]

Penciller(s): Bob Lubbers (signed)

Inker(s): Bob Lubbers (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Captain Terry Thunder

Character(s): Terry Thunder; Keeto; Joan McKay; Slade Carter; Bolo; Claw (cheetah);

First Line: 'Beware, beware,' the jungle winds murmured.

Synopsis: Thief Slade Carter is stealing gold from Joan's father's mine. His much abused pet cheetah turns on him, killing him, and foiling his escape with the gold.

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Pages: 7

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): George Evans

Inker(s): George Evans

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: informational

Feature(s): Jungle Lore

First Line: There are two kinds of spears...

Synopsis: A brief description of some of the weapons used by native peoples.

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Pages: 2

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Roy L. Smith]

Penciller(s): Robert Webb ?; John Forte ?

Inker(s): Al Feldstein ?; (Iger Shop)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Wambi, The Jungle Boy

Character(s): Wambi; Ogg; Tawn; M'ames (African tribe)

First Line: A blood-maddened killer roams the jungle...

Synopsis: An ape believed to be Ogg murders many villagers. The real Ogg arrives in time to save Wambi and Tawn from the killer ape.

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Pages: 6

Day of Reckoning

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Frank Riddell]

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

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Pages: 2

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Mack]

Penciller(s): Howard Larsen (signed)

Inker(s): Maurice Whitman ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Tabu

Character(s): Tabu; Kafir; N'goris (African tribe); N'mino; Koro

First Line: A jungle storm..lightning flashes...and an avalanche opens a cavern...

Synopsis: After a landslide, a tribe descended from ancient Egyptians emerge from a long-sealed cave and proceed to make slaves of the N'goris. Tabu and N'mino go to their rescue and after freeing the slaves, Tabu reseals the cave.

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Pages: 6

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Mike Peppe (signed)

Inker(s): Mike Peppe (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: informational

Feature(s): African Wild Life

First Line: The honey-guide is a tiny bird...

Synopsis: Brief natural histories of the honey guide, the ostrich, the secretary bird, the flamingo, and the vulture.

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Pages: 1

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Victor Ibsen]

Penciller(s): Fran Hopper (signed)

Inker(s): Fran Hopper (signed); Ruth Atkinson ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Camilla

Character(s): Camilla; Fang (dog); M'nabi; N'furti; Ahmed

First Line: Through the jungle the words passed until they turned into a mighty roar --

Synopsis: A woman disguised as Camilla assists slavers in taking villagers. Camilla exposes the fraud and frees the slaves and traps the slavers with fire-maddened animals.

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Pages: 8