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Skulls for the Altar of Doom!

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Joe Doolin

Inker(s): Joe Doolin

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Kaänga

Character(s): Kaänga; Ann Mason

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Pages: 1

Skulls for the Altar of Doom!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Frank Riddell] (credited)

Penciller(s): John Celardo [as Celardo] (signed)

Inker(s): John Celardo [as Celardo] (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Kaänga

Character(s): Kaänga; N'tiga; Ann Mason; Riggan; N'logas (African tribe); Natu; Slade; N'geeso; Marmo (elephant)

Synopsis: Treasure hunters Riggan and Slade want to capture Ann to offer her to a tribe of white women for sacrifice to their god. To this end, Slade disguises himself as a witch doctor and lures Ann away from the N'logas' village. Kaänga and N'geeso follow and rescue Ann

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Pages: 9.8

Notes: The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

first line: "A grisly claw encircled Kaänga's domain."

The bottom fifth of the final page is taken up by an advertisement.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Ed Hunt]

Penciller(s): August Froehlich [as A.M. Froehlich] (signed)

Inker(s): August Froehlich [as A.M. Froehlich] (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Simba, King of Beasts

Character(s): Simba; Mrs. Simba; Simba Jr

First Line: The time has come to instruct the young cub in the secrets of the veldt...

Synopsis: Mrs. Simba, responding to the cries of a water buffalo being killed by Cape dogs, is believed by the buffalo herd to be the killer herself. Simba searches for clues to her innocence and is given a bit of dog fur from the scene of the crime by a mole. Simba uses that to prove to the buffalo the identity of the real killers and the buffalos track down the dogs and kill them.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Froehlich signs on the final page.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): George Evans

Inker(s): George Evans

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: informational

Feature(s): Jungle Lore

First Line: Practically invisible, the large Australian spider webs easily...

Synopsis: Trivia regarding the uses of various spiders, insects, and lizards of the jungles.

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Pages: 2

Notes: Saltarella disagrees with the George Evans credit, saying specifically that the second page doesn't look like his work. Instead he suggests that this is Mike Peppe pencils and inks. (December 2013).

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Pierre La Rue]

Penciller(s): Charles Sultan

Inker(s): Charles Sultan

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Captain Terry Thunder

Character(s): Terry Thunder; Keeto; Liza Kain; Koto; Wrenne

First Line: The order crackled curtly: 'Get up to Kangfu at once...'

Synopsis: Terry and Keeto escort a young woman into the interior to find her father and his partner and to see their land claim. The partner, Wrenne, having killed the girl's father, is collecting tribute from villagers with threats of death at the hands of a gorilla idol. Terry destroys the idol and Wrenne is killed.

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Pages: 7

Thirst

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Pierre La Rue]

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Captain Terry Thunder

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Pages: 2

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Roy L. Smith]

Penciller(s): John Forte ?

Inker(s): Al Feldstein ?; ? (Iger Shop)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Wambi, The Jungle Boy

Character(s): Wambi; Ogg; Khastra

First Line: Dwellers of the jungle value only those things that give life...

Synopsis: A royal brother and sister come to Wambi's jungle seeking a lost gem. Wambi finds it but greed turns the brother and sister against each other and they are then killed by their trained leopard. Wambi tosses the gem into the river.

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Pages: 6

Traps

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Mike Peppe ?

Inker(s): Mike Peppe ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Jungle Lore

Synopsis: Brief descriptions of several kinds of traps.

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Pages: 1

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Mack]

Penciller(s): Howard Larsen

Inker(s): Howard Larsen

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Tabu

Character(s): Tabu; Gordon; N'tara; Neale; lion cultists; K'tonga

First Line: In tangled jungle brush, where sudden death lurks in every shadow, Tabu pits his magic against the forces of evil

Synopsis: Cut throat geologist Neale is working with a lion cult to locate a rare rock specimen. Tabu [puts a stop to the cults murdering ways and sees Neale killed by a lion.

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Pages: 6

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Victor Ibsen]

Penciller(s): Fran Hopper (signed)

Inker(s): Fran Hopper (signed); ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Camilla

Character(s): Camilla; N'kani; Jim Brent; Alice Brent; Obantis (African tribe); Curtis; Fang (dog)

First Line: 'Hark to this ancient Obanti legend...'

Synopsis: Ruthless hunter Curtis captures a sacred white leopard and, through trickery, makes it appear that the leopard will not attack him, thus making him holy to the natives. Camilla exposes the fraud and Curtis is killed by the leopard.

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Pages: 8