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40April 1943
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Jungle Comics #40

Fiction House · April 1943 · on sale 1943-02-05

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Series
Jungle Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series)
Issue
#40
Publication date
April 1943
Key date
1943-04-00
On-sale date
1943-02-05
Indicia publisher
Glen Kel Pub. Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Killer Plaguecover1pencils: Dan Zolnerowich; inks: Dan ZolnerowichKaänga; Ann Mason
1Killer Plaguecomic story14script: Frank Riddell; pencils: Saul Rosen; inks: Saul RosenVarez (introduction, villain, death); Garez (introduction, villain); Zomdi (introduction, villain); Zulus (introduction, villain); Zulus (African tribe); N'geeso; Ann Mason; Kaänga
2-comic story6script: Ed Hunt; pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick CardyKagu (ape)(introduction, villain, death); Simba
3-comic story10script: Roy L. Smith; pencils: Henry Kiefer; inks: Henry KieferKuda (introduction); Wambi; Ogg; Numa (lion); Maggo (macaw); Lupa (wolf); Tawn
4The Scorpion!comic story7script: W. B. Hovious; pencils: George Appel; inks: George AppelThe Scorpion Cult of Kta (introduction, villains, death); high priest of Kta (introduction, villain, death); Fantomah; Horus; Fury
5-comic story7script: Pierre La Rue; pencils: Bob Webb; inks: Arnold HicksBedouins (villains); Terry Thunder; Anderson the Arab; Kismet; Vincent
6The Jungle Empresstext story3script: ? [as Tom O'Neill]; letters: typeset
7-comic story8pencils: Richard Case; inks: Richard CaseMagla (introduction, villain, death); The Zugos (African tribe)(introduction); Timo (rhinoceros)
8-comic story10Trader Davis; Josephine Jordan (introduction); Jim Rodney (introduction); Akkua (introduction); Silkidor (introduction, villain, death); Moko (introduction, villain, death); Camilla; Obogos (African tribe)

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