Jungle Comics

    (Fiction House, 1940-1954)
©1948 Glen-Kel Publishing Co.

In the 1940s, long before the founders of Image were twinkles in their parents’ eyes, Fiction House made the important discovery that people would buy comics to look at pictures of half-naked women. Jungle Comics was one of their flagship titles, with a format featuring (white) African adventurers (both male and female) wrestling with lions, discovering lost cities and elephant graveyards, hunting down cruel native kings and craven poachers—all while wearing as little clothing as physically possible.

Among the regular features in Jungle Comics were Ka’a’nga, Lord of the Jungle (the obligatory Tarzan clone), Wambi the Jungle Boy, explorer Terry Thunder, and, of course, Camilla, a variation on their own character Sheena, who appeared in Jumbo Comics. Top artists like Lou Fine and Will Eisner worked on early issues of the run, then left the features in the hands of the workman-like Fiction House staff.
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  • 1
    #1
    Jan 1940
    Cover: $0.10
    W: Fletcher Hanks  ·  A: Alex A. Blum, Taylor Martin, Fletcher Hanks, Chuck Winter, Arthur Peddy, Henry C. Kiefer, George Wilson, Bill Allison, Dick Briefer
    Kaanga, Terry Thunder, White Hunters of the African Safari, Drums of the Leopard-Men, Camilla, The White Panther, Simba, Taboo
    No copies available
  • 2
    #2
    Feb 1940
    Cover: $0.10
    W: Fletcher Hanks  ·  A: Ken Jackson, Arthur Peddy, R. Louis Golden, Chuck Winter, Rafael Astarita, Henry C. Kiefer, Bill Allison, Fletcher Hanks
    Kaanga, The Red Panther, Wambi, Simba, Tabu
    No copies available
  • 3
    #3
    Mar 1940
    Cover: $0.10
    W: Pierre La Rue, Fletcher Hanks  ·  A: Ken Jackson, Arthur Peddy, Robert Lewis, Bob Powell, Chuck Winter, Henry C. Kiefer, Bill Allison, Fletcher Hanks
    Kaanga, Wambi, Captain Thunder/Congo Lancers
    No copies available
  • 4
    #4
    Apr 1940
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    Kaanga, Wambi, Camilla
    No copies available
  • 5
    #5
    May 1940
    Cover: $0.10
    Kaanga, Terry Thunder, Camilla, Wambi
    No copies available
  • 6
    #6
    Jun 1940
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    Kaanga, Wambi, Roy Lance, Tabu, Terry Thunder, Fantoma
    No copies available
  • 7
    #7
    Jul 1940
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    Kaanga, Simba, Tabu, Terry Thunder, Wambi, Fantomah, The Red Panther
    No copies available
  • 8
    #8
    Aug 1940
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    Kaanga, Wambi, Fantomah, Roy Lance, Camilla, Tabu, Terry Thunder
    No copies available
  • 9
    #9
    Sep 1940
    Cover: $0.10
    Kaanga, Wambi, Fantomah, Roy Lance, Camilla, Terry Thunder, Red Panther, Simba
    No copies available
  • 10
    #10
    Oct 1940
    Cover: $0.10
    Kaanga, Wambi, Fantomah, Tabu, Roy Lance, Camilla, Terry Thunder, Red Panther
    No copies available
  • 11
    #11
    Nov 1940
    Cover: $0.10
    W: Tom Alexander, Courtney Thomason, Ted Carter, Taylor Martin, Barclay Flagg, Pierre La Rue, Robert Lewis, Stan Johnson, Roy L. Smith
    Kaanga, Wambi, Fantomah, Tabu, Roy Lance, Camilla, Terry Thunder
    No copies available
  • 12
    #12
    Dec 1940
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Red Panther, Terry Thunder, Fantomah
    No copies available
  • 13
    #13
    Jan 1941
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Red Panther, Terry Thunder, Fantomah, Simba
    No copies available
  • 14
    #14
    Feb 1941
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Red Panther, Terry Thunder, Fantomah, Simba
    No copies available
  • 15
    #15
    Mar 1941
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Red Panther, Terry Thunder, Fantomah
    No copies available
  • 16
    #16
    Apr 1941
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Red Panther, Terry Thunder, Fantomah, Simba
    No copies available
  • 17
    #17
    May 1941
    Cover: $0.10
    W: Frank Riddell, J.J. King, Victor Ibsen, Arthur Garnett, Pierre La Rue, Ed Hunt, Roy L. Smith, W.B. Hovious, Courtney Thomasen
    Kaanga, Wambi, Red Panther, Terry Thunder, Tabu, Simba
    No copies available
  • 18
    #18
    Jun 1941
    Cover: $0.10
    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Red Panther, Simba
    No copies available
  • 19
    #19
    Jul 1941
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Red Panther, Terry Thunder, Tabu
    No copies available
  • 20
    #20
    Aug 1941
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Terry Thunder, Tabu, Simba
    No copies available
  • 21
    #21
    Sep 1941
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Red Panther, Tabu
    No copies available
  • 22
    #22
    Oct 1941
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Red Panther, Terry Thunder, Fantomah
    No copies available
  • 23
    #23
    Nov 1941
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Red Panther, Terry Thunder, Fantomah, Tabu
    No copies available
  • 24
    #24
    Dec 1941
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Red Panther, Terry Thunder, Simba
    No copies available
  • 25
    #25
    Jan 1942
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Terry Thunder
    No copies available
  • 26
    #26
    Feb 1942
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Terry Thunder, Simba
    No copies available
  • 27
    #27
    Mar 1942
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Terry Thunder, Fantomah
    No copies available
  • 28
    #28
    Apr 1942
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Terry Thunder, Fantomah, Tabu
    No copies available
  • 29
    #29
    May 1942
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Simba, Tabu
    No copies available
  • 30
    #30
    Jun 1942
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Simba, Tabu, Fantomah
    No copies available
  • 31
    #31
    Jul 1942
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Simba, Tabu, Fantomah
    No copies available
  • 32
    #32
    Aug 1942
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Simba, Tabu, Fantomah
    No copies available
  • 33
    #33
    Sep 1942
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Simba, Tabu, Fantomah
    No copies available
  • 34
    #34
    Oct 1942
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Simba, Tabu
    No copies available
  • 35
    #35
    Nov 1942
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Simba, Tabu, Fantomah
    No copies available
  • 36
    #36
    Dec 1942
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Simba, Fantomah
    No copies available
  • 37
    #37
    Jan 1943
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Simba, Fantomah
    No copies available
  • 38
    #38
    Feb 1943
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Simba, Tabu, Terry Thunder
    No copies available
  • 39
    #39
    Mar 1943
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Fantomah
    No copies available
  • 40
    #40
    Apr 1943
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Simba, Terry Thunder
    No copies available
  • 41
    #41
    May 1943
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi
    No copies available
  • 42
    #42
    Jun 1943
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Simba
    No copies available
  • 43
    #43
    Jul 1943
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Simba
    No copies available
  • 44
    #44
    Aug 1943
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Simba, Congo Lancers
    No copies available
  • 45
    #45
    Sep 1943
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    Kaanga
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  • 46
    #46
    Oct 1943
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Simba
    No copies available
  • 47
    #47
    Nov 1943
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Simba, Tabu
    No copies available
  • 48
    #48
    Dec 1943
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Simba, Tabu
    No copies available
  • 49
    #49
    Jan 1944
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    Kaanga
    No copies available
  • 50
    #50
    Feb 1944
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Simba
    No copies available
  • 51
    #51
    Mar 1944
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Simba, Tabu
    No copies available
  • 52
    #52
    Apr 1944
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    Kaanga, Wambi, Tabu
    No copies available
  • 53
    #53
    May 1944
    Cover: $0.10
    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Terry Thunder
    No copies available
  • 54
    #54
    Jun 1944
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi
    No copies available
  • 55
    #55
    Jul 1944
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    Kaanga
    No copies available
  • 56
    #56
    Aug 1944
    Cover: $0.10
    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Simba
    No copies available
  • 57
    #57
    Sep 1944
    Cover: $0.10
    Kaanga, Camilla, Simba
    No copies available
  • 58
    #58
    Oct 1944
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    Kaanga, Simba, Wambi, Terry Thunder
    No copies available
  • 59
    #59
    Nov 1944
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    Kaanga, Simba
    No copies available
  • 60
    #60
    Dec 1944
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    Kaanga
    No copies available
  • 61
    #61
    Jan 1945
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    Kaanga, Simba, Wambi, Terry Thunder
    No copies available
  • 62
    #62
    Feb 1945
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    Kaanga, Wambi, Terry Thunder
    No copies available
  • 63
    #63
    Mar 1945
    Cover: $0.10
    Kaanga
    No copies available
  • 64
    #64
    Apr 1945
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    Kaanga, Simba, Wambi, Terry Thunder
    No copies available
  • 65
    #65
    May 1945
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Terry Thunder
    No copies available
  • 66
    #66
    Jun 1945
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Simba
    No copies available
  • 67
    #67
    Jul 1945
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Tabu
    No copies available
  • 68
    #68
    Aug 1945
    Cover: $0.10
    Kaanga, Camilla, Simba, Terry Thunder
    No copies available
  • 69
    #69
    Sep 1945
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Simba
    No copies available
  • 70
    #70
    Oct 1945
    Cover: $0.10
    Kaanga
    No copies available
  • 71
    #71
    Nov 1945
    Cover: $0.10
    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Terry Thunder
    No copies available
  • 72
    #72
    Dec 1945
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Tabu
    No copies available
  • 73
    #73
    Jan 1946
    Cover: $0.10
    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi
    No copies available
  • 74
    #74
    Feb 1946
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Tabu
    No copies available
  • 75
    #75
    Mar 1946
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    Kaanga
    No copies available
  • 76
    #76
    Apr 1946
    Cover: $0.10
    Kaanga
    1 copy for $350.00
  • 77
    #77
    May 1946
    Cover: $0.10
    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi
    No copies available
  • 78
    #78
    Jun 1946
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi, Terry Thunder, Tabu
    No copies available
  • 79
    #79
    Jul 1946
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    Kaanga
    1 copy for $350.00
  • 80
    #80
    Aug 1946
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    Kaanga
    No copies available
  • 81
    #81
    Sep 1946
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    Kaanga
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  • 82
    #82
    Oct 1946
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    Kaanga
    No copies available
  • 83
    #83
    bondage cover by Joe Doolin
    Nov 1946
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    Kaanga
    No copies available
  • 84
    #84
    Dec 1946
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    Kaanga
    No copies available
  • 85
    #85
    Jan 1947
    Cover: $0.10
    W: Frank Riddell, Ed Hunt, Pierre La Rue, Roy L. Smith, Mack, Victor Ibsen  ·  A: Bob Lubbers
    Kaanga, Camilla, Simba
    1 copy for $350.00
  • 86
    #86
    Feb 1947
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    Kaanga
    No copies available
  • 87
    #87
    Mar 1947
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    Kaanga
    No copies available
  • 88
    #88
    Apr 1947
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    Kaanga
    No copies available
  • 89
    #89
    May 1947
    Cover: $0.10
    Kaanga, Camilla, Tabu, Simba
    No copies available
  • 90
    #90
    Jun 1947
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    Kaanga
    No copies available
  • 91
    #91
    Jul 1947
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Tabu
    1 copy for $350.00
  • 92
    #92
    Aug 1947
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Tabu
    1 copy for $350.00
  • 93
    #93
    Sep 1947
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Tabu
    1 copy for $350.00
  • 94
    #94
    Oct 1947
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Tabu, Simba
    No copies available
  • 95
    #95
    Oct 1947
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Tabu
    No copies available
  • 96
    #96
    Dec 1947
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    Kaanga, Camilla, Simba
    No copies available
  • 97
    #97
    Jan 1948
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    Kaanga
    1 copy for $350.00
  • 98
    #98
    Feb 1948
    Cover: $0.10
    Contains Hidden pictures within pictures panel cited in Seduction of the Innocent; Kaanga
    1 copy for $350.00
  • 99
    #99
    Mar 1948
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    W: Frank Riddell, Ed Hunt, Pierre La Rue, Roy L. Smith, Henry Wysham Lanier, Mack, Victor Ibsen  ·  A: John Celardo, Mike Peppe, Bob Lubbers
    Kaanga
    No copies available
  • 100
    #100
    Apr 1948
    Cover: $0.10
    Kaanga, Camilla, Wambi
    1 copy for $375.00
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