Jungle Comics #44 CGC 5.5 1943 3808178003
| Grade | CGC 5.5 |
| Page Quality | Light tan to off white |
| Year | 1943 |
| Publisher | Fiction House |
Slab condition: Minor side/edge crack(s)
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Description
Cover art by Ruben Moreira. "Monster of the Boiling Pool"; After N'geeso suffers a crocodile bite, Kaänga and Ann go to the country of the Baboon Men for a medicinal moss; They learn that headhunters have targeted the Baboon Men; Kaänga tricks the headhunters into running into a hot spring where many of them drown. Untitled story, pencils by Robert Webb; Simba's role as king of the jungle is challenged by a white rhinoceros. Untitled story, art by Saul Rosen; Melini uses trickery to convince the Mengos that he has magic power; Tabu does a stage trick of his own and exposes Melini. "Elephant's Graveyard!", art by Henry Kiefer; Tawn, wounded by ivory hunters, makes his way to the elephants' graveyard, followed by Wambi and Dr. Burman; Dr. Burman removes the bullet from Tawn and he makes a quick recovery. Untitled story, art by George Appel; A convict's wife, devastated by his life sentence, leads a slave revolt against Fantomah. "Lion Bait" text story. Untitled story, art by Rafael Astarita; Terry and the gang free a Free French jungle outpost from the Nazis. Untitled story, pencils by George Tuska; A con man plans a trip to Africa; on his return he planned to present an actress as the long lost daughter of Steven and Camilla Jordan Dane so that she could "inherit" the Jordan fortune; But the plot runs afoul of Camilla, who remains ignorant of her origins. 60 pgs., full color.
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