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| Nice art by Harry Anderson. Comparing them with the opening chapters I think the last couple of chapters were inked by someone else...or else Anderson was rushing the job. |
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| I am curious whether anyone here would know if this is an actual adaptation (perhaps condensed) of the Republic serial JUNGLE GIRL, or of the serial THE PERILS OF NYOKA. Or is it just an original story based on the same character from the serials? I looked at the chapter titles of both those serials, and they don't seem to match the chapter titles in this comic, but I don't know whether that's just because they were condensing 2 or 3 chapters of the serial into one chapter of the comic book story. |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | [November] 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 |
| Notes | Originally credited to Clem Weisbecker, but the faces, and hands with short inklines that don't go all the way down between the fingers are sure signs of Anderson. He also drew the mouth with two lines that don't meet at the middle. Anderson is credited on Nyoka by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, while Weisbecker is not. The signed Anderson story "Mr. Scarlet and Pinky" in Wow Comics #34 has the same faces and hands as here. Weisbecker has much heavier inking and more black, and other faces. Compare with Weisbecker's signed story in Black Hood #9. |
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| Cover | Perils of Nyoka |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Dr. Larry Grayson |
| Notes | Originally credited to Clem Weisbecker, but the faces, and hands with short inklines that don't go all the way down between the fingers are sure signs of Anderson. He also drew the mouth with two lines that don't meet at the middle. Anderson is credited on Nyoka by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, while Weisbecker is not. The signed Anderson story "Mr. Scarlet and Pinky" in Wow Comics #34 has the same faces and hands as here. Weisbecker has much heavier inking and more black, and other faces. Compare with Weisbecker's signed story in Black Hood #9. |
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| Foreword/Afterword | Jungle Girl, or the "Perils of Nyoka" (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Jungle |
| Notes | Contents page.
Art notes as for the cover. |
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| Comic Story | Perils of Nyoka, Chapter I: Doom in the Desert (11 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Dr. Larry Grayson (introduction); Professor Campbell (introduction); Vultura (villain, introduction); Count Torrini (villain, introduction); Satan (an ape, villain, introduction); Hippocrates (in flashback, introduction) |
| Notes | Adapted from the 1942 Republic movie serial, "Perils of Nyoka", starring Kay Aldridge as Nyoka Gordon.
Art notes as for the cover. |
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| Comic Story | Perils of Nyoka, Chapter II: Valley of Sacrifice (10 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Dr. Larry Grayson; Henry Gordon (Nyoka's father, introduction, unnamed); Vultura (villain); Satan (an ape, villain) |
| Notes | Art notes as for the cover. |
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| Comic Story | Perils of Nyoka, Chapter III: Vultura's Vengeance (12 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Dr. Larry Grayson; Henry Gordon (Nyoka's father, identified); Vultura (villain); Count Torrini (villain); Satan (an ape, villain) |
| Notes | Art notes as for the cover. |
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| Comic Story | Perils of Nyoka, Chapter IV: Treasure of Terror! (7 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Dr. Larry Grayson; Henry Gordon (Nyoka's father); Dr. Campbell; Vultura (villain); Count Torrini (villain); Satan (an ape, villain) |
| Notes | Art notes as for the cover. |
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| Comic Story | Perils of Nyoka, Chapter V: The Finger of Fate (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Dr. Larry Grayson; Henry Gordon (Nyoka's father); Lhoba; Vultura (villain); Ahmed (villain) |
| Notes | Art notes as for the cover. |
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| Comic Story | Perils of Nyoka, Chapter VI: Climax of Conquest (5 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Dr. Larry Grayson; Henry Gordon (Nyoka's father); Dr. Campbell; Vultura (villain, death); Satan (an ape, villain, death) |
| Notes | Nyoka's next appearance in Master Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #50 (May 1944).
Art notes as for the cover. |
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| Text Story | The Three Legionnaires (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Lt. Timothy Dolan; Gregor Petrakovich; Juan Almeria |
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| Comic Story | Marvel Glue (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Teen | Characters: Harry (introduction, Willie's cousin, not yet named); General McFuttle (introduction, not yet named); Amelia McFuttle (introduction, the General's wife, first name only); Officer Maloney |
| Notes | First appearance of Willie Wynn. |
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| Comic Story | Moustache Art (1 page) |
| Synopsis | The Mad Artist draws mustaches everywhere. |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | This feature debuted here and in Master Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #32 (November 4, 1942) on the same day.
No dialogue. |
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