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45September 1943
$0.10

Jungle Comics #45

Fiction House · September 1943 · on sale 1943-07-26

First appearance: Simba
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Identification plate

Series
Jungle Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series)
Issue
#45
Publication date
September 1943
Key date
1943-09-00
On-sale date
1943-07-26
Indicia publisher
Glen-Kel Pub. Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Bone-Grinders of B' Zambicover1pencils: Rafael Astarita; inks: Rafael AstaritaKaänga, Ann Mason
1Who is Commando Ranger?promo (ad from the publisher)1Commando Ranger
2-comic story12script: Frank Riddell; pencils: Rafael Astarita, Ruben MoreiraKaänga, Ann Mason
3Battle to the Death!comic story6script: Ed Hunt; pencils: Richard Case; inks: Ernie HartSimba First
4-comic story6pencils: Richard Case; inks: Richard CaseTabu
5-comic story10script: Roy L. Smith; pencils: Henry Kiefer; inks: Henry KieferMagoo (a macaw); Tawn (an elephant); The Rajah; Ogg; The Rajah's daughter
6-comic story5script: W. B. Hovious; pencils: George Appel; inks: George AppelFantomah
7White Man's Jujutext story2script: ? [as Bob Paige] (credited); letters: typeset
8-comic story5script: Pierre La Rue; pencils: Bob Webb; inks: Iger ShopTerry Thunder; Roy; Toomas (African tribe); Peno; Anderson the Arab; Kismet
9-comic story10script: Victor Ibsen; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim MooneyCamilla

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Series context

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Sources

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