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108December 1948
$0.10

Jungle Comics #108

Fiction House · December 1948

First appearance: LosakoFirst appearance: Chief N'Kowa
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Identification plate

Series
Jungle Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series)
Issue
#108
Publication date
December 1948
Key date
1948-12-00
Indicia publisher
Glen-Kel Pub. Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Losako - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Chief N'Kowa - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Merchants of Murdercover1pencils: John Celardo; inks: John CelardoKaänga; Ann Mason
1Merchants of Murdercomic story10script: Frank Riddell; pencils: John Celardo; inks: John CelardoMartha Matthews (introduction); Herbert Matthews (introduction); Lapham (introduction, villain); Beans (introduction, villain); Kulangis (African tribe)(introduction, villains); Kaänga; Ann Mason: N'geeso
2-comic story6script: Ed Hunt; pencils: Joe Doolin; inks: Joe DoolinSimba; Jubor (wild dog)
3-comic story6script: Pierre La Rue; pencils: Dan Zolnerowich; inks: Dan ZolnerowichTerry Thunder (origin); Commissioner John Thompson (introduction, death); Claire Thompson (introduction); The Scorpion (introduction, villain, death)
4Jungle Factscomic story0.67pencils: Mike Peppe; inks: Mike Peppe
5-comic story6script: Roy L. Smith; pencils: Henry Kiefer; inks: Henry KieferSirdah (villain); Wambi; Tawn Ogg; Mocar (monkey); Pyra (parrot)
6Diamonds of Doomtext story2script: Victor Ibsen
7-comic story5.5pencils: Maurice Whitman; inks: Maurice WhitmanZara (introduction); Mobu (introduction); Kito (introduction); Kahzembu (introduction, villain); Tabu; Kito
8Jungle Quizactivity2pencils: Mike Peppe; inks: Mike Peppe
9-comic story8script: Victor Ibsen; pencils: Matt Baker; inks: Matt BakerCamilla, Fang, Losako First, Chief N'Kowa First

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Series context

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Sources

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