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| Publication | June 1949 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Cover | Mad Jackals Hunt by Night |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Kaänga; Ann Mason |
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| Comic Story | Mad Jackals Hunt by Night (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Bokka, son of the chief of the B'halis, is working with two white treasure hunters to loot the B'halis sacred places. Kaänga, Ann, and N'geeso put an end to their depredations. Bokka later seeks revenge on Kaänga and kidnaps Ann. Kaänga frees her and feeds the treasure hunters to the crocodiles. |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Kaänga; Ann Mason; N'geeso; B'halis (African tribe): Tagar; Carlson; Pierre; Bokka; Marmo (elephant) |
| Notes | The story title is taken from the cover blurb. |
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| Synopsis | Simba prevents Briffo the Cape buffalo from chastising Simba's cubs. Later, the cubs are taken by hunters and Mrs. Simba is wounded. Her wounds drive her mad and she begins to wantonly slaughter the jungle animals. Simba frees his cubs. Briffo calls a jungle council and demands that Mrs. Simba be killed. Simba and Mrs. Simba, now recovered, appear at the council and Simba kills Briffo, re-asserting his place as king. |
| Featuring | Simba, King of Beasts |
| Content | Genre: Animal; Jungle | Characters: Simba; Briffo (Cape buffalo); Mrs. Simba |
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| Comic Story | Explorers (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Brief biographical sketches of several explorers of Africa: Mungo Park, Hugh Clapperton, Samuel Baker, John Speke, and James Bruce. |
| Featuring | Jungle Facts |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Jungle |
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| Synopsis | Snide and Cassidy, angered at being exiled from the district, kidnap Commissioner Powers and force him to sign the old B'zimba trading grounds, where they've discovered gold, over to them. Witch doctor M'bonga facilitates their plot. Terry uncovers their plan and exposes them to the Kazari tribe and takes them into custody. |
| Featuring | Captain Terry Thunder |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Terry Thunder; Commissioner Powers; Helen Powers; Snide; Monk Cassidy; M'bonga; Kazaris (African tribe); Keeto |
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| Text Story | The Flame Bird (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Jungle |
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| Synopsis | Baxter, a treasure hunter, frames Wambi for looting the Umbalis' temple. Tawn and Ogg show the chief the location of the treasure and clear Wambi's name. |
| Featuring | Wambi Jungle Boy |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Wambi; Tawn; Ogg; Umbalis (African tribe); George Baxter; Tyrgo (hawk) |
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| Synopsis | Tabu exposes a treacherous witch doctor who is then exiled by the Atongis. A professor visits Tabu while his assistant plots to steal diamonds from the Kapudis. The exiled Atongi witch doctor, Kargo, plots with the assistant to kill Tabu. Tabu uses his illusion powers and defeats the witch doctor. Both Kargo and the assistant are turned over to the authorities. |
| Featuring | Tabu |
| Credits | Script:? [as Mack] |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Tabu; Kaludis (African tribe); Professor Gregor; Marie; Azambi; Atongis (African tribe); Kargo |
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| Comic Story | Odd Names (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Trivia regarding unusual animal names. |
| Featuring | Jungle Quiz |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Jungle |
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| Synopsis | Disguised as Masais, ivory trader Becker and his men burn out and kill his rival Monroe. Monroe's son, believing the Masais to blame, steals into the village and kidnaps the chief's daughter. Camilla tracks him down and returns him to Becker's trading camp where they discover Becker's deception. |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Camilla; Zack Monroe; Masais (African tribe); Luongo; Davis; Lon Becker; Jimmy Monroe; Blacky |
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