Jungle Comics #86 (Fiction House, 1947) CGC NM 9.4 Cream to off-white pages. Kaanga jumps to the rescue just in time to save...

Auction amount: $862.50

Sold: Jul 7, 2002

Jungle Comics #86 Values

Publisher: Fiction House, 1947

About Jungle Comics #86

John Celardo, Richard Case, August Froehlich, Howard Larsen, and Richard Webb art. Bondage cover.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: Firegems of L'hama Lost

Characters: Kaänga; Ann Mason

Pencils: Joe Doolin

Inks: Joe Doolin

STORY DETAILS

(8 Stories)

Title: Firegems of L'hama Lost

Characters: Kaänga; Ann Mason; L'homas (African tribe); Slim; N'geeso; Big Boy

Synopsis: Jewel thieves steal the L'homas' sacred jewels and kill their sacred leopard. The L'homas blame Kaänga and Ann. After a brief fight, they leave Kaänga for dead and take Ann to their village for execution; the jewel thieves accompany them. Kaänga recovers and pursues the L'homas. He rescues Ann and exposes the thieves.

Pages: 10.000

Script: ? [as Frank Riddell]

Pencils: John Celardo (signed)

Inks: John Celardo (signed)

Notes: The story title is taken from the cover blurb. first line: "The peaceful jungle trails were quiet -- too quiet..."

Characters: Simba; Tenga (leopard); Zeke; Joe

Synopsis: Simba is forced to lead a safari of gold hunters to a cave with gold dust.

Pages: 6.000

Script: ? [as Ed Hunt]

Pencils: August Froehlich (signed)

Inks: August Froehlich (signed)

Notes: Froelich's signature is in the final panel.

Characters: Terry Thunder; Keeto; Anders; Talu; Yellow Fang (leopard)

Synopsis: Using drug addled slaves, Anders is stealing sacred gems from the local idols. Terry and Keeto put an end to his plundering.

Pages: 6.670

Script: ? [as Pierre La Rue]

Pencils: Joe Doolin (p 1); Howard Larsen ? (p 2); Maurice Whitman ? (pp 3-7)

Inks: Joe Doolin ?; Maurice Whitman ?

Notes: Splash page is by Doolin, page two probably by Larsen, rest is most likely by Whitman. The rest of page seven in taken up with the Ownership Statement.

Characters: Wambi; Tawn; Cap'n Tom

Synopsis: A mad riverboat captain takes a pair of hunters and their animals captive. Wambi boards the boat and frees the hunters and the animals. The captain is killed by a tiger.

Pages: 6.000

Script: ? [as Roy L. Smith]

Pencils: Alex Blum

Inks: Jack Kamen ?; (Iger Shop) ?

Characters: Tabu; Kobali; Gwen; Jim; pygmies

Synopsis: A crocodile cult takes a pair of white hunters captive. Tabu rescues the pair and leaves the cultists to a pack of mandrills.

Pages: 6.000

Script: ? [as Mack]

Pencils: Howard Larsen

Inks: Howard Larsen

Characters: Camilla; N'golas (African tribe); Bull Taggart; Masilis (African tribe); N'targa; L'lanna

Synopsis: While investigating a pair of slavers, Camilla is taken. She challenges one of the slavers to a duel on elephant-back and kills her. She then throws the other slaver to the elephants to be trampled.

Pages: 8.000

Script: ? [as Victor Ibsen]

Pencils: Fran Hopper (signed)

Inks: Fran Hopper (signed); Nick Cardy ?

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	3	3	3	5	2	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	28
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	4	3	3	5	2	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	30

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