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Empire of the Ape Men

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Will Eisner

Inker(s): Will Eisner

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Kaänga

Character(s): Kaänga

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Action! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age: 1933-45 #[nn] published December 2011

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Pages: 1

Notes: While the text suggests that this cover depicts a scene from a story in the comics, there is no such story here.

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Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

First Line: $50.00 given away free

Synopsis: An in-house promotional advertisement offering cash prizes for fan letters written to Fiction House.

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Pages: 1

Notes: inside front cover

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Red Bradey]

Penciller(s): George Tuska

Inker(s): George Tuska

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Kaänga

Character(s): Kaänga; Sam Broot (villain); Ann Mason; Cheeba (leopard)

First Line: Once again, the arch enemy of Kaänga strikes.

Synopsis: Ann and Cheeba help Kaänga escape after he is captured by Broot. Kaänga then uses the animals of the jungle to chase away Broot's army.

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Pages: 10

Notes: Sam Broot is miscolored as a Caucasian.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Taylor Martin]

Penciller(s): Arthur Peddy ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): The Red Panther

Character(s): The Red Panther; The Ant Woman (introduction, villain, death)

First Line: Deep in the jungle stands a group of giant ant hills, home of the poisonous red ants --

Synopsis: After the Red Panther rescues a safari from poisonous ants, the Ant Woman vows revenge on the Panther and the safari leaders. However, their capture, the Panther turns the tables on the Ant Woman and she is killed by her own ants.

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Pages: 5

Notes: The previous indexer doubts that this is Peddy's artwork.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Robert Lewis]

Penciller(s): George Carl Wilhelms ?

Inker(s): George Carl Wilhelms ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Tabu, Wizard of the Jungle

Character(s): Tabu; The Zsingos (African tribe)(introduction, villains, death); Jibus (African tribe)

First Line: The screams of a caged leopard resounds throughout the jungle,... [sic]

Synopsis: The leopard cultist Zsingos kidnap the children of the Jibus to sacrifice to their gods. The children are rescued by Tabu after he uses his own magic to overcome the magic traps set for him by the Zsingos.

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Pages: 7.75

Strange Case of Ezra Ark: Case 3: File 1: Clue 2

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bob Powell ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: mystery

Character(s): Ark

Synopsis: In this installment of the Fiction House serialized mystery of the month, Ark's nephew threatens to kill him.

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Pages: 0.25

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Tad Carter]

Penciller(s): Bob Powell

Inker(s): Bob Powell; ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: science fiction

Feature(s): Camilla

Character(s): Camilla; Lief Thorgson (introduction, villain, death); Count Knuten (introduction, villain); Count Knuten's cousin (introduction, villain)

First Line: Restoring the eternal fountain of youth, Camilla rules her lost empire in pefect peace and harmony...

Synopsis: Camilla thwarts the Viking king Lief Thorgson through superior magic. After Thorgson's death at Camilla's hand, his men agree to follow her.

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Pages: 6

Death of the Laughing Terror

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Lin Davies]

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Character(s): Ran-Tog

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Pages: 2

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bill Bossert

Inker(s): Bill Bossert ?; Leonard Frank ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Captain Terry Thunder

Character(s): Captain Terry Thunder; The Masked Arrows (introduction, villains, death); Astbis (African tribes)

First Line: The masked arrows, a band of thieving natives attack Captain Thunder's fort...

Synopsis: The Masked Arrows capture the fort and Terry must get assistance from the local tribes to re-take it.

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Pages: 7

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

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

Penciller(s): Henry Kiefer

Inker(s): Henry Kiefer ?; ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Wambi, The Jungle Boy

Character(s): Wambi; Wolf Lawsen (introduction, villain, death); Raga (crocodile); Nostro (hippopotomus); Ogg (ape); Tawn (elephant); Bimi (badger)

First Line: We'll find plenty of tuskers in there...

Synopsis: Wambi and his animal friends rescue a herd of elephants from an ivory hunter and then destroy him and his steamboat with his own dynamite.

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Pages: 7

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Harold Morley]

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Roy Lance

Character(s): Roy Lance; Kubuttis (African tribe)

First Line: Angered savage tribes, whipped to fierce action by the cruelty of African slavers...

Synopsis: Roy helps members of the Kubutti escape from slavers.

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Pages: 6

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): William M. Allison

Inker(s): William M. Allison

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Simba, King of the Beasts

Character(s): Simba; John Mason; Dick Mason

First Line: Simba approaches the water hole to slake his thirst.

Synopsis: Unscrupulous hunters poison the water hole and take the Masons captive. Simba rescues the Masons, who then detoxify the water hole.

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Pages: 5

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Fletcher Hanks [as Barclay Flagg] (signed)

Penciller(s): Fletcher Hanks [as Barclay Flagg] (signed)

Inker(s): Fletcher Hanks [as Barclay Flagg] (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Fletcher Hanks

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle, occult

Feature(s): Fantomah

Character(s): Fantomah; Mundoor (introduction, villain)

First Line: Fantomah, propelling herself on powerfully developed thought waves; glides swiftly over the silent jungle.

Synopsis: Discovering the eggs of giant reptiles on a fallen asteroid, Mundoor raises the reptiles in an attempt to take over the world. Fantomah uses her astounding powers to break Mundoor's hypnotic control over the reptiles and sends Mundoor, the reptiles, and the asteroid into deep space.

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You Shall Die by Your Own Evil Creation! #[nn] published June 2009
as Mundoor and the Giant Reptiles [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 7

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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ? [as Lore]

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Jungle Roars

First Line: You're lucky -- my doctor says I can only eat lean meat!

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Pages: 0.25

Notes: 1 panel cartoon

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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ? [as Lore]

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Jungle Roar

First Line: This parrots from the jungle, he can do everything but talk

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Pages: 0.25

Notes: 1 panel cartoon

A Jungle Tale

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Will Eisner ? [as Heck ?]

Inker(s): Will Eisner ? [as Heck ?]

Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Prof. Dunk

Character(s): Professor Dunk

Synopsis: A monkey with a magnifying glass puts the professor on the hot seat.

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: mime strip

Tony Rose doubts the art is Eisner's but can see the resemblance between the signature and Eisner's traditional signature.

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Writer(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

First Line: Have you read these magazines?

Synopsis: An in-house promotional advertisement for Jumbo Comics, Fight Comics, and Planet Comics

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Pages: 1

Notes: inside back cover

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

First Line: Money and big prizes

Synopsis: An advertisement from the Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, seeking magazine subscription sellers, offering prizes and cash as inducements.

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Pages: 1

Notes: back cover