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| Pretty intense stories from this issue all around, complete with not only menacing-looking art and fights, but a few bloody stabbings as well. |
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| Publication | April 1947 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Cover | Beyond the Ju-Ju Mists |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Kaänga; Ann Mason |
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| Comic Story | Beyond the Ju-Ju Mists (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Seeking a cure for N'geeso's paralysis, Kaänga and N'geeso go to a far off valley, where they find a tribe of whites living in a style from ancient history. Kaänga inadvertently interrupts a courtship ritual and angers a giant named Gortha who makes it his purpose in life to kill Kaänga and destroy the city because of the slight given him by the city's princess. He fails when Kaänga and the now-cured N'geeso drive his war elephants to stampede, trampling Gortha. |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Princess Valla (introduction); Marc (introduction); Gortha (introduction, villain, death); Kaänga; N'geeso; Ann Mason |
| Notes | The story title is taken from the cover blurb. |
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| Synopsis | Simba searches for his lost mate and finds her in an ancient temple. He digs their way to freedom. They followed on their path by a pair of archaeologists, fleeing from their safari leader who is determined that he will share their discoveries with them. The leader falls to his death and Simba and Mrs. Simba make their way home. |
| Featuring | Simba, King of Beasts |
| Content | Genre: Animal; Jungle | Characters: Dr. Boswick (introduction, villain, death); Jim (introduction); a woman (introduction); Simba; Moki (monkey); Mrs. Simba |
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| Synopsis | Terry and Keeto ride out to help a young woman find her long overdue photographer father. They learn that the father and his assistant had discovered gold and the assistant killed the father for it. In the ensuing battle, Terry is captured, but Keeto makes everyone believe that the local volcano has become active again, using hand grenades, causing them to flee. |
| Featuring | Captain Terry Thunder |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Brent's assistant (introduction, villain, death); Marcia Brent (introduction); Mr. Brent (introduction); Terry Thunder; Keeto; Obanti; Borth (gorilla) |
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| Text Story | No. 2: James Bruce (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | James Bruce biography. |
| Featuring | Men of Adventure |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
| Notes | Illustrated text story.
Saltarella suggests Mike Peppe for pencils and inks. |
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| Synopsis | Wambi is captured by the M'Batos and tortured. A young man of the tribe frees him. Later, Wambi learns that the Salusis are about to attack the M'Batos. Because of the favor owed to the young man, Wambi and the jungle animals defeat the Salusi and prevent their raid. |
| Featuring | Wambi, The Jungle Boy |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: M'Batos (African tribe)(introduction, villains); Sasulis (African tribe)(introduction, villains); The "good" M'Bato (introduction); Sikar (elephant); Wambi; Tawn; Gar (eagle) |
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| Synopsis | The Masai priestess convinced the people that their chief is dead; unknown to them, she has merely placed him in a coma and, on reviving him from said coma, she uses drugs to place him under her control. She has the "ghost" of the chief demand that the tribe give her tribute. Tabu arrives and exposes the fraud. |
| Featuring | Tabu |
| Credits | Script:? [as Mack] |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Kora (introduction, villain, death); Mobu (introduction, villain, death); N'Goto (introduction); Tabu; Masais (African tribe) |
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| Synopsis | Explorers are seeking Lost Valley. Thief Dutch Madden is cutting off the arms of natives in an effort to get them to lead him to the valley ahead of the explorers. Camilla intervenes. |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Dutch Madden (introduction, villain, death); Steve Allen (introduction); Kay Allen (introduction); N'Toro (introduction); Kay's father (introduction, death); Bogo (introduction); Camilla; Fang (dog); B'togos (African tribe); Tolu |
| Notes | Perhaps a second inker at work here; Hames Ware suggests Maurice Whitman. |
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