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5May 1940
$0.10

Jungle Comics #5

Fiction House · May 1940 · on sale 1940-03-14

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Identification plate

Series
Jungle Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
May 1940
Key date
1940-05-00
On-sale date
1940-03-14
Indicia publisher
Glen Kel Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Empire of the Ape Mencover1pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will EisnerKaänga
1-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
2-comic story10pencils: George Tuska; inks: George TuskaKaänga; Sam Broot (villain); Ann Mason; Cheeba (leopard)
3-comic story5pencils: Arthur PeddyThe Red Panther; The Ant Woman (introduction, villain, death)
4-comic story7.75pencils: George Carl Wilhelms; inks: George Carl WilhelmsTabu; The Zsingos (African tribe)(introduction, villains, death); Jibus (African tribe)
5Strange Case of Ezra Ark: Case 3: File 1: Clue 2comic story0.25pencils: Bob PowellArk
6-comic story6pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob PowellCamilla; Lief Thorgson (introduction, villain, death); Count Knuten (introduction, villain); Count Knuten's cousin (introduction, villain)
7Death of the Laughing Terrortext story2script: Lin DaviesRan-Tog
8-comic story7script: Pierre La Rue; pencils: Bill Bossert; inks: Bill Bossert, Leonard FrankCaptain Terry Thunder; The Masked Arrows (introduction, villains, death); Astbis (African tribes)
9-comic story7script: Roy L. Smith; pencils: Henry Kiefer; inks: Henry KieferWambi; Wolf Lawsen (introduction, villain, death); Raga (crocodile); Nostro (hippopotomus); Ogg (ape); Tawn (elephant); Bimi (badger)
10-comic story6script: ? [as Harold Morley] (credited)Roy Lance; Kubuttis (African tribe)
11-comic story5pencils: William M. Allison; inks: William M. AllisonSimba; John Mason; Dick Mason
12Mundoor and the Giant Reptilescomic story7script: Fletcher Hanks; pencils: Fletcher Hanks; inks: Fletcher Hanks; letters: Fletcher HanksFantomah; Mundoor (introduction, villain)
13Jungle Roarscartoon0.25script: ? [as Lore] (credited)
14Jungle Roarcartoon0.25script: ? [as Lore] (credited)
15A Jungle Talecomic story0.5pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will EisnerProfessor Dunk
16-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

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CollectionYear
You Shall Die by Your Own Evil Creation! #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-60699-160-2
2009On eBay ›
Action! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age: 1933-45 #[nn]
ISBN 9781606994948
2011On eBay ›

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