[The Australian Panther]

I have to wonder if the writer is the same mystery writer (rumored to have been on drugs) who wrote the 'Kona - monarch of mystery isle' series, illustrated by Sam Glantzman and also published by Dell which is one of the craziest rides of the early 60's. You strap yourself in and hang on tight with that series. [most on CB+)

Link to the book: 1301 - Adventures in Paradise

[crashryan]

I think you're right. His name was Don Segall. He wrote a lot of comics, then went into producing TV shows of all sorts. Mark Evanier wrote an obituary tribute to Segall in his "News from ME" blog:

https://www.newsfromme.com/pov/col005/

Evanier writes mostly about Segall's TV work, but he says this about the man's comics:

I first knew Don Segall through his work in comic books: During the late-fifties/early-sixties, he cranked out hundreds of stories for them. Most were pseudonymous but you could usually spot a Segall script: They boasted a slight edge of Crazy and a wicked but Talmudic sense of justice.

I was surprised to learn that Segall was a nice guy with lots of friends and a successful career (though it had its ups and downs). From his writing I imagined a really weird borderline wacko.