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Jungle Comics
Date | Number: 2 | Lang: English (en)
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   By atomahawk
Fun, competently drawn jungle action, and an enormous scan. What really pushes it over the top is Fantomah: basically a knockoff of Rider Haggard's "She," with a dollop of creepy mysterioso.
  
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PublicationFebruary 1940 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: every month
 
CoverTerror of the Bush
CreditsLetters: typeset
ContentGenre: Jungle | Characters: Kaänga
 
SynopsisAn promotion offering 11 aircraft prints for 4 coupons from Fiction House comics.
CreditsLetters: typeset
Notesinside front cover
 
Comic StoryTerror of the Bush (10 pages)
SynopsisAnn is kidnapped by the mad scientist, Dr. Wratt, who controls a group of man-apes through hypnotism. Kaänga rescues her and Dr. Wratt is killed by his man-apes during Kaänga and Ann's escape.
CreditsScript:? [as Red Bradey]
ContentGenre: Jungle | Characters: Kaänga; Dr. Wratt (introduction, villain, death); Dr. Wratt's man-apes (introduction, villain, death); Ann Mason; Tampi (elephant)
NotesThe location of the diaeresis (the two dots over the "a" in "Kaänga," vary between the cover and the story. The story title is taken from the cover blurb.
 
SynopsisThe Red Panther rescues a missionary and his daughter from their captor, the witch doctor Tortug.
FeaturingThe Red Panther
CreditsScript:? [as Taylor Martin]
ContentGenre: Jungle | Characters: Tortug (introduction, villain, death); a missionary (introduction); Joan (missionary's daughter) (introduction); Red Panther
NotesIn the previous issue, the Red Panther was referred to as the White Panther.
 
SynopsisThe criminal Sanders kills an explorer for his map to the elephants' graveyard. Tabu leads the explorer's son to the graveyard where Tabu extracts revenge against the criminal.
FeaturingTabu, Wizard of the Jungle
ContentGenre: Jungle | Characters: Tabu; John Brooks; Jim Brooks; Sanders (introduction, villain, death); Spike (introduction, villain, death)
 
SynopsisStanley, an ivory hunter, is captured by Camilla's guards. She asks him to join her and command her forces; when he refuses, she threatens to kill him with flexodium rays. Stanley uses the rays to destroy Camilla's city. Camilla refuses to leave the ruins.
ContentGenre: Jungle; Science Fiction | Characters: Capt. John Stanley (introduction); Camilla; Gaba
NotesThis is a re-working of the story from the previous issue. Here, Camilla said to be a descendant of Genghis Khan instead of Vikings and survives.
 
SynopsisA group of French Foreign Legionnaires mutinies during an attack by Arabs and Terry must overcome both groups of adversaries.
FeaturingCaptain Terry Thunder of the Congo Lancers
ContentGenre: Jungle | Characters: Terry Thunder; Le Jacque (introduction, villain, death); Krostoff (introduction, villain, death); Hienrach (introduction, villain, death); Vasacoff (introduction, villain, death); Saunders (introduction, villain, death)
 
SynopsisA slaver persuades a village to attack the local British garrison, believing that if the garrison can be destroyed, the slave trade will become easier. Wambi hurries to the next, larger garrison and brings back relief forces that drive away the natives.
FeaturingWambi, The Jungle Boy
ContentGenre: Jungle | Characters: Ricco (villain); Wazee (introduction, villain); Wambi; Keeta (monkey); Tawn (elephant); Ogg (ape); Balu (leopard)
 
Comic StoryThe Revolt of the Black Continent (6 pages)
SynopsisDawambo unites all the savage tribes of central Africa in revolt against the European powers. John Abbot, a movie producer, takes his star, Joan Sarret, to Africa to shoot footage of the rebellion. Hunter Roy Lance acts as their guide. Their safari is captured by Dawambo and a combination of Lance's fists and Abbot's movie projector win them their freedom.
FeaturingRoy Lance
CreditsScript:? [as Courtney Thompson]
ContentGenre: Jungle | Characters: Roy Lance (introduction); John Abbott (introduction); Joan Sarret (introduction); Dawambo (introduction, villain)
 
SynopsisSimba rescues a naturalist and his son from a water buffalo attack.
FeaturingSimba, King of the Beasts
ContentGenre: Animal; Jungle | Characters: John Mason (introduction); Dick Mason (introduction); Simba (lion)
 
SynopsisFantomah stops two ivory hunters from raiding the elephants' graveyard by using their own greed against them.
ContentGenre: Jungle | Characters: Fantomah (introduction); two ivory hunters (introduction, death); Maula (elephant)
NotesOne half of final page is occupied by an advertisement.
 
AdvertisementA Bike for You
SynopsisAdvertisement for the Cromwell-Collier Publishing Company encouraging boys to deliver magazines in exchange for prizes.
FeaturingCromwell-Collier Publishing Company
CreditsLetters: typeset
NotesLower half of last page of the Fantomah story.
 
SynopsisAn advertisement for Johnson Smith & Co. novelties
CreditsLetters: typeset
Notesinside back cover.
 
SynopsisAn in-house promotional advertisement for Fight Comics, Planet Comics, and Jumbo Comics.
CreditsLetters: typeset
Notesback cover
 
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