Jungle Comics #31 Values

Publisher: Fiction House, 1942

About Jungle Comics #31

Dan Zolnerowich skull cover featuring Kaänga. Nick Cardy and Henry Kiefer art.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: Land of Shrunken Skulls

Characters: Kaänga; Ann Mason

Pencils: Dan Zolnerowich (signed)

Inks: Dan Zolnerowich (signed)

Letters: typeset

STORY DETAILS

(9 Stories)

Title: Land of Shrunken Skulls

Characters: Sinya (introduction, villain); Ubuji (introduction, villain); a witch doctor (introduction, villain, death); Kaänga; Ann Mason; Ngeeso; Mr. Auker; Dwolo; Caesar (leopard); Leo (leopard); Topaz (leopard)

Synopsis: Kaänga and Ann must rescue Ngeeso from a tribe of headhunters, led by a white woman with trained leopards.

Pages: 14.000

Script: ? [as Frank Riddell]

Pencils: Dan Zolnerowich ?; ?

Inks: Dan Zolnerowich ?; ?

Notes: The story title is taken from the cover blurb. first line: "With the fury of a savage beast, the white lord of the jungle struggles against mysterious and deadly foes..." It's likely that there is actually very little real Zolnerowich art here. This has all the earmarks of a pastiche with swipes and tracings pieced together from earlier Zolnerowich strips.

Title: Spoils for the Congo Amazons

Characters: Jebba (introduction, villain); Fantomah; Horus; Mazaans (white African tribe); Fury (leopard)

Synopsis: Fantomah defeats the leader of the Mazaans in single combat.

Pages: 6.000

Script: ? [as W. B. Hovious]

Pencils: George Appel

Inks: George Appel ?; ?

Characters: a governor (introduction, villain, death); Julie Sands (introduction); Swalis (African tribe); Mobuttos (African tribe)

Synopsis: A corrupt governor attempts to start a war between two jungle tribes in order to make their land available for lease.

Pages: 8.000

Script: ? [as "Mack"]

Pencils: George Carl Wilhelms

Inks: George Carl Wilhelms

Characters: Abdul Hadda (introduction, villain); Terry Thunder; Anderson the Arab; Kismet; Vincent

Synopsis: Andy develops an anti-aircraft weapon but in its demonstration, manages to insult Abdul Hadda, local Arab leader. The Arabs attack the fort and take Terry captive, leaving his rescue for the rest of the gang with the new weapon.

Pages: 7.000

Script: ? [as Pierre La Rue]

Pencils: Al Stahl (signed)

Inks: Al Stahl (signed)

Characters: Captain Stark (introduction); Kali (introduction, villain); Wambi; Babu (baboon); Tawn; Ogg; Hupis (African tribe); Maggo (parrot); Lia (lion); Bo (wild dog)

Synopsis: After secretly looting the Temple of Jamu, witch doctor Kali exhorts his tribe to drive white men from the jungle.

Pages: 10.000

Script: ? [as Roy L. Smith]

Pencils: Henry Kiefer

Inks: Henry Kiefer

Characters: Boko; Hassan (introduction, villain, death); N'Dongo (villain); Simba; Akunas (African tribe)

Synopsis: N'Dongo tells Hassan of his theory that Boko is the lost Yoruban prince. Hassan attempts to capture the boy but is driven away by Simba.

Pages: 6.000

Script: ? [as Ed Hunt]

Pencils: Al Walker

Inks: Al Walker

Characters: Jake (introduction, villain, death); the Black Cobra Tribe (introduction, villains); Ben Austin; Camilla; Black Cobra priest

Synopsis: Camilla and Ben help the Black Cobra tribe protect their treasure from renegades.

Pages: 10.000

Script: ? [as Victor Ibsen]

Pencils: Nick Cardy [as N. Viscardi] (signed)

Inks: Nick Cardy [as N. Viscardi] (signed)

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	NG	PG	CVR	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	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	9
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	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	0	0	0
CGCxJSA	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	0	0	0
Restored	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	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	9

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