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Tigress of the Deep Jungle Swamp

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): ?; Will Eisner ? (see notes)

Inker(s): ?; Will Eisner ? (see notes)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Kaänga

Character(s): Kaänga

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Pages: 1

Notes: Tony Rose believes that the cover has been heavily re-touched by Eisner but that at the very least, the Kaänga figure was penciled by someone else.

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Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

First Line: Don't miss this sensational offer!

Synopsis: An in-house promotional advertisement for twelve Fiction House back issues for $0.25 and 4 coupons from Fiction House comics.

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Pages: 1

Notes: inside front cover

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ? [as Red Bradey]

Penciller(s): George Tuska

Inker(s): George Tuska

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Kaänga

Character(s): Kaänga; Sam Broot (villain); Anitra (introduction); Kula; Ann Mason; Cheba (leopard)

First Line: Trapped in the treacherous swamps by two of the cruelest forces of the jungle, ...

Synopsis: Anitra rescues Kaänga from yet another attack by Sam Broot and his men, but when Kaänga refuses to become her king, she prepares to sacrifice him. Ann and Cheba arrive and prevent the execution and Anitra allows Kaänga to go free because of his love for Ann. Later, however, Anitra dispatches her men to kidnap Ann and feed her to the crocodiles. Kaänga manages to rescue Ann at the last second and once again delivers a pasting to Sam Broot.

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Pages: 10

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Taylor Martin]

Penciller(s): Arthur Peddy

Inker(s): Arthur Peddy

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): The Red Panther

Character(s): The Red Panther; Dr. Grayson (introduction); Dr. Grayson's daughter (introduction); Sneed

First Line: The black orchid! Scientists have searched in vain for this exotic flower.

Synopsis: Despite the Panther's warnings, a botanist pursues collecting a black orchid. He is followed by a gang of thugs who want to sell the flower. The plant is located and one of the thugs touches it and dies. The other thugs flee and the botanist extends his gratitude to the Panther for his warning.

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Pages: 5

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bob Powell (signed)

Inker(s): Bob Powell (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: science fiction

Feature(s): Camilla

Character(s): Camilla; Count Knuten (villain, death); Caredodo (introduction); Gerald; Arndt

First Line: The lost empire, dependent on its salt supply from the nearby mines...

Synopsis: The deaf hunchback, Caredodo, is persuaded by Count Knuten to assassinate Camilla. Caredodo follows her to the salt mines where she is attempting to discover the reason for the failure of salt deliveries. Camilla saves Caredodo's life during a cave in, however, both are captured by the monkey creatures who have killed the miners. Camilla's army arrives and during the battle with the monkey creatures, Cardodo kills Knuten and flees.

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Pages: 6

Notes: The depiction of Caredodo is an homage to Charles Laughton's portrayal of the hunchback, Quasimodo, in the 1939 film, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame."

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ? [as Courtney Thomason]

Penciller(s): Nick Cardy ?

Inker(s): Nick Cardy ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Roy Lance

Character(s): Roy Lance; Gov. Malraux (introduction, villain); Jill March (introduction)

First Line: A lost white race, enslaved in a hidden African jungle village!

Synopsis: Roy escorts immunologist Jill March into the jungle to eradicate sleeping sickness. They are captured and imprisoned in a village where the governor is using white slaves to manufacture illegal firearms. The governor and his mean are defeated when they are overcome with sleeping sickness and only Roy and Jill can save them.

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Pages: 6

The White Slave

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Bob Clark]

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Character(s): Ran-Tog [formerly Ron-Tog]

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Pages: 2

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Fletcher Hanks [as Barclay Flagg] (signed)

Penciller(s): Fletcher Hanks [as Barclay Flagg] (signed)

Inker(s): Fletcher Hanks [as Barclay Flagg] (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Fletcher Hanks

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle, occult

Feature(s): Fantomah

Character(s): Fantomah; The Jungle Demon (introduction, villain); Powerhouse (python)

First Line: She had always watched the growth of a certain white boy, now grown to manhood...

Synopsis: Eating strange jungle berries transforms a man, raised in the jungle by a python, into the Jungle Demon whose goal is to strip the jungle of all its diamonds and emeralds. Fantomah cure him of his berry-induced madness and take him and his foster parent, Powerhouse, to a remote plateau where that can live together in peace.

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You Shall Die by Your Own Evil Creation! #[nn] published June 2009
as Phantom of the Tree-Tops [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 6

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): William M. Allison

Inker(s): William M. Allison

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Simba, King of the Beasts

Character(s): Simba; Golox (introduction, villain, death)(ape); Gloria

First Line: Simba, walking along a jungle trail, hears a commotion and turns aside.

Synopsis: Golox, leader of the apes, decides that Simba has ruled the jungle too long. Golox confronts Simba and they begin to battle as a film crew arrives. During the confusion, Golox makes off with Gloria, the crew's actress. Simba pursues Golox and kills him, rescuing Gloria.

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Pages: 5

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bill Bossert ?

Inker(s): Bill Bossert ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Captain Terry Thunder of the Congo Lancers

Character(s): Captain Terry Thunder; Gloria Frazier (introduction)

First Line: Men, we're going to have company! A woman!

Synopsis: Gloria, a general's daughter visits the fort and is taken captive by Arabs. Terry rides to her rescue.

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Pages: 6.92

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

First Line: Fireworks for the 4th of July

Synopsis: A one panel advertisement for the Acme Fireworks Corporation in River Grove, Illinois.

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Pages: 0.08

Notes: Final panel of final page of the Terry Thunder story.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Robert Lewis]

Penciller(s): Charles Sultan

Inker(s): Charles Sultan

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Tabu, Wizard of the Jungle

Character(s): Tabu; Batau (introduction, villain, death); Loula; Mbono; Waluri

First Line: The savage Mbuti tribe performs the weird ceremony of crowning their new chief...

Synopsis: A white boy, designated as the heir to the previous village leader, has his position usurped by Batau, who rules as a tyrant. Tabu restores the boy to the leadership position and the villagers burn Batau at the stake.

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Pages: 8

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ? [as Leo Lyons]

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: informational

Feature(s): Jungle Facts

First Line: Mapowi, strongest native of the Kenya colonies of Africa...

Synopsis: A collection of miscellaneous trivia related to Africa.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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

Penciller(s): Henry Kiefer

Inker(s): Henry Kiefer

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Wambi, The Jungle Boy

Character(s): Wambi; Ogg (ape); Tawn (elephant); Erp (baboon); Tara (lioness); Circa (eagle)

First Line: Wambi visits his friends, the pygmies, as they celebrate their feast of plenty.

Synopsis: Wambi's animal friends help a village of pygmies recover their homes after they are driven out by a neighboring tribe.

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Pages: 7

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Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

First Line: if you want quality comic magazines -- look for the bull's-eye when you buy!

Synopsis: An in-house promotional advertisement for the Fiction House titles Fight Comics, Jumbo Comics, and Planet Comics.

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

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First Line: This beautiful desk for only $1.00

Synopsis: An advertisement for the Remington Noiseless Deluxe Portable Typewriter from Remington Rand, Incorporated. Purchasers of the typewriter may also buy a desk for one dollar.

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Notes: back cover