Jungle Comics #125 The Promise Collection Pedigree (Fiction House, 1950) CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white to white pages....

Auction amount: $780.00

Sold: Nov 29, 2021

Jungle Comics #125 Values

Publisher: Fiction House, 1950

About Jungle Comics #125

Maurice Whitman and Henry Kiefer art.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: Skulls for Sale on Dismal River

Characters: Kaänga; Ann Mason

Pencils: John Forte ?; Gus Schrotter ?

Inks: Jack Kamen ?; ? (Iger Shop)

Notes: Pencils: 1. Schrotter suggested by original indexer 2. Forte suggested by E. Josh Petrie

STORY DETAILS

(7 Stories)

Title: Skulls for Sale on Dismal River

Characters: Kaänga; Zulu; Ann Mason; Lotukos (African tribe); Claudia Morris; lion cultists; Marmo (elephant); Grimes; Nelson

Synopsis: Kaänga, Ann, and Zulu escort Claudia Morris to her trading post. When they arrive, they learn that the Lotukos have been raiding regularly. Kaänga leaves to go to the Lokuto kraal. Ann learns that the post manager's assistant has been paying the Lokutos to raid the post and destroy it. At the Lokuto kraal, Kaänga learns the truth as well and defeats the Lokuto chief in combat in order to become the tribe's leader. He then leads them back the trading post where he frees Ann and Claudia from the assistant and makes plans to turn him over to the commissioner for trial.

Pages: 14.000

Script: ? [as Frank Riddell]

Pencils: Maurice Whitman (signed)

Inks: Maurice Whitman (signed)

Reprints: Kaänga Comics (Fiction House, 1949 series) #20 (Summer 1954)

Notes: The story title is taken from the cover blurb. first line: "The time had come for Kaänga, lord of the jungle, to teach his new-found friend the forest's lore..."

Characters: Simba; Tiku (monkey); Llambas (African tribe)

Synopsis: The tigons, tiger-lion hybrids, return to Simba's jungle and kill a member of the Llamba tribe. The tribe elects to burn the jungle to destroy the tigons. Simba kills the tigons and shows their bodies to the natives. The Llambas are grateful.

Pages: 4.000

Script: ? [as Ed Hunt]

Pencils: Richard Case ?

Inks: Richard Case ?; ?

Characters: Tabu; Nako; Jake Blair

Synopsis: Tabu learns of an unscrupulous mining operation using slave labor and investigates. He finds the mine overseers about to destroy a native burial site and leads the slaves in a successful revolt.

Pages: 6.000

Script: ? [as Mack]

Pencils: Enrico Bagnoli

Inks: Enrico Bagnoli

Characters: Terry Thunder; Keeto; Eileen Summers; Ed Summers

Synopsis: Terry and Keeto find Eileen Summers, the wife of hunter Ed Summers, coming to the fort for help. She explains that her husband has been taken captive by natives for violating the Lost Temple of Gon-D'koru. Terry, Keeto, and Eileen take the helicopter to the temple. As they attempt to rescue Ed, they discover that the entire story has been a ruse to capture the helicopter and use it to haul out the temple's jewels. Terry uses a flare gun to startle the elephants being used at the temple and overcomes the Summerses in the confusion.

Pages: 5.000

Script: ? [as Pierre La Rue]

Pencils: ? (Iger Shop)

Inks: ? (Iger Shop)

Title: Wambi and the Reign of Jungle Terror

Characters: Wambi; Maggo (macaw); Tawn; Ubali; Sirdah (tiger); Ogg; Leo (leopard)

Synopsis: Chief Ubali and his people start hunting in Wambi's jungle for ivory and hides to trade. They capture Wambi, but a great storm arises and Tawn manages to free Wambi under cover of the rain. Wambi summons all the jungle animals and they attack Ubali and his people and Wambi extracts a promise from Ubali to never hunt in Wambi's jungle again.

Pages: 6.000

Script: ? [as Roy L. Smith]

Pencils: Henry Kiefer

Inks: Henry Kiefer

Characters: Camilla; Fang (dog); Hank Harmon; Jake Tumlin; Kwahilis (African tribe); Kimo; Helen Harmon; B'koa

Synopsis: Camilla is deceived into attacking an ivory caravan, slowing it down for thieves to arrive and take the ivory. On learning the truth, Camilla attacks the thieves and returns the ivory to the Harmons, who are taking it the coast to sell.

Pages: 8.000

Script: ? [as Victor Ibsen]

Pencils: Ralph Mayo (signed)

Inks: Ralph Mayo (signed)

Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license

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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	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	3	2	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	17
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	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	3	2	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	17

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