Jungle Comics #98 for Sale - First Appearance of Fang - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Jungle Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series)
Issue: #98
Publication date: February 1948
Key date: 1948-02-00
Indicia publisher: Glen-Kel Pub. Co. Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 52

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Kalembu - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Ten Tusks of Zulu Ivory	cover	1	pencils: John Celardo; inks: John Celardo	Kaänga; Ann Mason
1	Ten Tusks of Zulu Ivory	comic story	10	script: Frank Riddell; pencils: John Celardo; inks: John Celardo	Kaänga; Ann Mason; Koko; Markham; Lindstrom; Michael; Marmo; N'geeso
2	-	comic story	6	script: Ed Hunt; pencils: August Froehlich; inks: August Froehlich	Simba; Tarku (elephant); Dr. Groton
3	-	comic story	6	script: Pierre La Rue; pencils: Charles Sultan; inks: Charles Sultan	Terry Thunder; Keeto; T'bongas (African tribe); ape cultists; Congo Lil; Guro
4	Jungle Quiz	activity	1	pencils: Mike Peppe; inks: Mike Peppe
5	-	comic story	6	script: Roy L. Smith; pencils: Frank Doyle; inks: Frank Doyle	Wambi; Maru; Tawn; Ogg; Sirdah
6	Lions at Large	text story	2	script: Frank Riddell
7	-	comic story	0.67	pencils: Mike Peppe; inks: Mike Peppe
8	Statement of Ownership	statement of ownership	0.33	letters: typeset
9	Zazenda Ghost Goddess of Lost Souls!	comic story	6	pencils: Maurice Whitman; inks: Maurice Whitman	Zazenda; M'gombo; Tabu
10	-	comic story	8	script: Victor Ibsen; pencils: Bob Lubbers; inks: Bob Lubbers	Camilla, Fang First, Kalembu First

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Golden-Age Greats #9 ISBN 1-56225-013-2	1996	On eBay ›
Jungle Girls #8	1992	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Golden-age paper is brittle. Ask about page suppleness and check edges for chips in the photos.
Check for trimmed edges, married covers, and clipped coupons - all common on books this old.
Confirm the indicia matches this plate; many golden-age titles changed names mid-run.

Series context

‹ #9798 of 163#99 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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