Jungle Comics #2

Fiction House ⋅ 1940

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Key Facts

1st appearance of Fantomah, the first female superhero in comic books

Issue Details

Publisher

Fiction House

Writer

Fletcher Hanks

Cover Artist

Will Eisner

Artist

Ken Jackson

Artist

Art Peddy

Artist

Chuck Winter

Artist

Rafael Astarita

Artist

Fletcher Hanks

Published

February 1940

Synopsis

Cover art by Will Eisner. "Terror of the Bush." script by Red Bradey, art by Ken Jackson; Ann is kidnapped by the mad scientist, Dr. Wratt, who controls a group of man-apes through hypnotism; Kaänga rescues her and Dr. Wratt is killed by his man-apes during Kaänga and Ann's escape. Untitled story, art by Arthur Peddy; The Red Panther rescues a missionary and his daughter from their captor, the witch doctor Tortug. Untitled story, art by R. L. Golden; The criminal Sanders kills an explorer for his map to the elephants' graveyard; Tabu leads the explorer's son to the graveyard where Tabu extracts revenge against the criminal. Untitled story, art C. A. Winter; Stanley, an ivory hunter, is captured by Camilla's guards; She asks him to join her and command her forces; when he refuses, she threatens to kill him with flexodium rays. Untitled story, art by Rafael Astarita; A group of French Foreign Legionnaires mutinies during an attack by Arabs and Terry must overcome both groups of adversaries. Untitled story, script by Roy L. Smith, art by Henry Kiefer (as Dekerosett); A slaver persuades a village to attack the local British garrison, believing that if the garrison can be destroyed, the slave trade will become easier. "The Revolt of the Black Continent," script by Courtney Thompson; Dawambo unites all the savage tribes of central Africa in revolt against the European powers; John Abbot, a movie producer, takes his star, Joan Sarret, to Africa to shoot footage of the rebellion. Untitled story, art by William Allison; Simba rescues a naturalist and his son from a water buffalo attack. Untitled story, script and art by Fletcher Hanks (as Barclay Flagg); Fantomah stops two ivory hunters from raiding the elephants' graveyard by using their own greed against them. 

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