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| Bob Powell is credited as the artist on 'Camilla'.
Now, "Powell went to work for the Eisner-Iger studios in the late 1930s. He worked for many companies through this studio, like Fiction House (Jumbo Comics), ......."
https:www.lambiek.net/artists/p/powell_bob.htm
This may well be his work, but it has little of his characteristics so I have my doubts. Then again we have Nick Cardy, Fletcher Hanks, Charles Sultan and Henry Kiefer here and they all look much of a muchness. Obviously very early work for all of them.
The Captain Terry Thunder ends with a three panel passionate kissing scene followed by an ad for Fireworks?!! somebody's little joke? |
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| Publication | June 1940 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Every month |
| Notes | Tony Rose believes that the cover has been heavily re-touched by Eisner but that at the very least, the Kaänga figure was penciled by someone else. |
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| Cover | Tigress of the Deep Jungle Swamp |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Kaänga |
| Notes | Tony Rose believes that the cover has been heavily re-touched by Eisner but that at the very least, the Kaänga figure was penciled by someone else. |
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| Synopsis | An in-house promotional advertisement for twelve Fiction House back issues for $0.25 and 4 coupons from Fiction House comics. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | inside front cover |
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| Synopsis | Anitra rescues Kaänga from yet another attack by Sam Broot and his men, but when Kaänga refuses to become her king, she prepares to sacrifice him. Ann and Cheba arrive and prevent the execution and Anitra allows Kaänga to go free because of his love for Ann. Later, however, Anitra dispatches her men to kidnap Ann and feed her to the crocodiles. Kaänga manages to rescue Ann at the last second and once again delivers a pasting to Sam Broot. |
| Credits | Script:? [as Red Bradey] |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Kaänga; Sam Broot (villain); Anitra (introduction); Kula; Ann Mason; Cheba (leopard) |
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| Synopsis | Despite the Panther's warnings, a botanist pursues collecting a black orchid. He is followed by a gang of thugs who want to sell the flower. The plant is located and one of the thugs touches it and dies. The other thugs flee and the botanist extends his gratitude to the Panther for his warning. |
| Featuring | The Red Panther |
| Credits | Script:? [as Taylor Martin] |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: The Red Panther; Dr. Grayson (introduction); Dr. Grayson's daughter (introduction); Sneed |
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| Synopsis | The deaf hunchback, Caredodo, is persuaded by Count Knuten to assassinate Camilla. Caredodo follows her to the salt mines where she is attempting to discover the reason for the failure of salt deliveries. Camilla saves Caredodo's life during a cave in, however, both are captured by the monkey creatures who have killed the miners. Camilla's army arrives and during the battle with the monkey creatures, Cardodo kills Knuten and flees. |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Camilla; Count Knuten (villain, death); Caredodo (introduction); Gerald; Arndt |
| Notes | The depiction of Caredodo is an homage to Charles Laughton's portrayal of the hunchback, Quasimodo, in the 1939 film, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." |
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| Synopsis | Roy escorts immunologist Jill March into the jungle to eradicate sleeping sickness. They are captured and imprisoned in a village where the governor is using white slaves to manufacture illegal firearms. The governor and his mean are defeated when they are overcome with sleeping sickness and only Roy and Jill can save them. |
| Featuring | Roy Lance |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Roy Lance; Gov. Malraux (introduction, villain); Jill March (introduction) |
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| Text Story | The White Slave (2 pages) |
| Credits | Script:? [as Bob Clark] | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Ran-Tog [formerly Ron-Tog] |
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| Synopsis | Eating strange jungle berries transforms a man, raised in the jungle by a python, into the Jungle Demon whose goal is to strip the jungle of all its diamonds and emeralds. Fantomah cure him of his berry-induced madness and take him and his foster parent, Powerhouse, to a remote plateau where that can live together in peace. |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: The Jungle Demon (introduction, villain); Powerhouse (python) |
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| Synopsis | Golox, leader of the apes, decides that Simba has ruled the jungle too long. Golox confronts Simba and they begin to battle as a film crew arrives. During the confusion, Golox makes off with Gloria, the crew's actress. Simba pursues Golox and kills him, rescuing Gloria. |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Simba; Golox (introduction, villain, death)(ape); Gloria |
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| Synopsis | Gloria, a general's daughter visits the fort and is taken captive by Arabs. Terry rides to her rescue. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Captain Terry Thunder; Gloria Frazier (introduction) |
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| Synopsis | A one panel advertisement for the Acme Fireworks Corporation in River Grove, Illinois. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Final panel of final page of the Terry Thunder story. |
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| Synopsis | A white boy, designated as the heir to the previous village leader, has his position usurped by Batau, who rules as a tyrant. Tabu restores the boy to the leadership position and the villagers burn Batau at the stake. |
| Credits | Script:? [as Robert Lewis] |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Tabu; Batau (introduction, villain, death); Loula; Mbono; Waluri |
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| Synopsis | A collection of miscellaneous trivia related to Africa. |
| Featuring | Jungle Facts |
| Credits | Script:? [as Leo Lyons] |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Jungle |
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| Synopsis | Wambi's animal friends help a village of pygmies recover their homes after they are driven out by a neighboring tribe. |
| Featuring | Wambi, the Jungle Boy |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Wambi; Ogg (ape); Tawn (elephant); Erp (baboon); Tara (lioness); Circa (eagle) |
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| Synopsis | An in-house promotional advertisement for the Fiction House titles Fight Comics, Jumbo Comics, and Planet Comics. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | inside back cover |
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| Synopsis | An advertisement for the Remington Noiseless Deluxe Portable Typewriter from Remington Rand, Incorporated. Purchasers of the typewriter may also buy a desk for one dollar. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | back cover |
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