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| A knockout Reed Crandall story leads off the book. Nice early Cardy as well. |
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| Mildly shocked to see 2 nude images (page 10 of the scan)--"show-nothing" nudity and Fiction House comics were loaded with images of scantily-clad women, but still sort of surprising. |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | June 1943 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | The cover is a signed Zolnerowich image reprinted from the cover of Jungle Comics #18 with Kaänga's head redrawn by Moreira and Zolnerowich's signature removed. |
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| Cover | Master of the Moon-Beasts |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Kaänga; Ann Mason |
| Notes | The cover is a signed Zolnerowich image reprinted from the cover of Jungle Comics #18 with Kaänga's head redrawn by Moreira and Zolnerowich's signature removed. |
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| Comic Story | Master of the Moon-Beasts (14 pages) |
| Synopsis | A rhinoceros stampede leads Kaänga to a moon worshiping cult in the Mountains of the Moon. Ann is kidnapped by the white man who manipulates the natives cult. He intends to substitute her for his daughter, whom the natives believe to be the goddess, Tluva, kill her, and then revive her by replacing Ann's body with the live Taluva. Taluva is not made aware of the scheme and takes Ann's place before the execution and is killed by her father. |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Kaänga; N'geeso; Ann Mason; Adouba; Taluva; Zeti; Jaeckel |
| Notes | The story title is taken from the cover blurb.
Frank Riddell is a by-line used at Fiction House.
Traditionally the inks have been credited to Moreira, but according to Robert Barrett, Reed Crandall indicated to him that these were his own inks.
Crandall art credits confirmed in Alter Ego #129 (November, 2014) by Alberto Bacattini. |
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| Synopsis | Simba saves a chief's son from drowning and then protects the village from thieving baboons. |
| Featuring | Simba, King of Beasts |
| Content | Genre: Animal; Jungle | Characters: Simba |
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| Synopsis | Wambi and his jungle friends drive a cruel prince's hunting caravan from the jungle. |
| Featuring | Wambi, The Jungle Boy |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Wambi; Tawn; Ogg; Maya; Akmar |
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| Synopsis | Khefra claims new land and battles cannibals and pirates to keep it. |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Hakoan; Fantomah; Fury; Sheb |
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| Text Story | The Madman's Ape (2 pages) |
| Credits | Script:? [as Buck Stanley] | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Jungle |
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| Synopsis | Nazis persuade an African village to store fuel for them. Terry and the lancers capture the Germans. |
| Featuring | Captain Terry Thunder |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Terry Thunder; Raina; Anderson the Arab |
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| Synopsis | An animal trapper named DaCosta takes the contract that has been issued on Camilla's life by those trying to steal her inheritance. He and his partner are killed when they create an animal stampede at Trader Davis's. |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Camilla; Ellen DaCosta; Trader Davis; DaCosta; Zugos (African tribe); John |
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