Jungle Comics #20 (Aug. 1941, Fiction House) — VG- 3.5
Kaänga vs. Sawabi. Zolnerowich vs. a full-blown ritual scene. An early, pre-war Fiction House issue loaded with jungle adventure across its 68 pages. This is the “Live-Offering to the Ju-Ju Demon!” book—Kaänga diving into a witch doctor’s plot, Ann Mason in danger, and the classic Fiction House mix of pulp action and oversized drama. It’s a loud, high-energy slice of 1941 jungle comics.
The cover is pure Dan Zolnerowich: Kaänga mid-leap, Ann held captive, torches blazing, and the witch doctor dominating the frame. Heavy lines, bold staging, and that unmistakable Fiction House look. It’s exactly the kind of early Zolnerowich cover that set the tone for the line.
Inside, you get the full lineup: Kaänga stopping a witch doctor from inciting a jungle war; the Red Panther taking down a leopard cult; Tabu escaping slavers with help from the Flamingo Tribe; and Camilla dodging a poison-snake assassination attempt before returning to stop an attack by the Dangas. The rest of the book rounds out with Jungle Facts, a two-page text story (“The Blue Orchid”), and features starring Captain Terry Thunder, Simba, Wambi, Fantomah, and Roy Lance.
Cover — “Live-Offering to the Ju-Ju Demon!”
Art: Dan Zolnerowich
Kaänga, Ann Mason, witch doctor, ritual drama.
“Live-Offering to the Ju-Ju Demon!” — 9 pages
Art: Dan Zolnerowich
Kaänga prevents Sawabi from inciting a jungle war. Swamps, vultures, giant trees.
The Red Panther — 6 pages
Art: Al Gabriele
Leopard cult, masks, traps.
Tabu — 7 pages
Art: Joe Doolin
Flamingo Tribe rescue Tabu from slavers.
Camilla — 6 pages
Art: Bob Hebberd (?)
Assassination attempt with a poisonous snake; city saved from the Dangas.
Jungle Facts — 1 page
Macaw, hippopotamus, mandrill.
The Blue Orchid — text story, 2 pages
By Arthur Garnett.
Captain Terry Thunder — 7 pages
Airplanes, film crew, sandstorm, rescue mission.
Simba, King of Beasts — 6 pages
Ancient temple, jade, mad priest.
Wambi — 8 pages
Ivory hunter causing trouble; Wambi intervenes.
Fantomah — 6 pages
Fantomah uses elephant ghosts to punish ivory thieves.
Roy Lance — 6 pages
Roy fights Nazis trying to influence local tribes.
Spine reinforced with glue, keeping the book structurally sound. Front cover shows light creasing and typical spine stress, with some handling wear. Corners are softly blunted. Back cover has mild toning and light marks. Interior pages are off-white/cream and fully readable. Slight rat chew on outer edge. A solid mid-grade Golden Age copy with all features present.
Jungle Comics #20 (Aug. 1941, Fiction House) — VG- 3.5
Kaänga vs. Sawabi. Zolnerowich vs. a full-blown ritual scene. An early, pre-war Fiction House issue loaded with jungle adventure across its 68 pages. This is the “Live-Offering to the Ju-Ju Demon!” book—Kaänga diving into a witch doctor’s plot, Ann Mason in danger, and the classic Fiction House mix of pulp action and oversized drama. It’s a loud, high-energy slice of 1941 jungle comics.
The cover is pure Dan Zolnerowich: Kaänga mid-leap, Ann held captive, torches blazing, and the witch doctor dominating the frame. Heavy lines, bold staging, and that unmistakable Fiction House look. It’s exactly the kind of early Zolnerowich cover that set the tone for the line.
Inside, you get the full lineup: Kaänga stopping a witch doctor from inciting a jungle war; the Red Panther taking down a leopard cult; Tabu escaping slavers with help from the Flamingo Tribe; and Camilla dodging a poison-snake assassination attempt before returning to stop an attack by the Dangas. The rest of the book rounds out with Jungle Facts, a two-page text story (“The Blue Orchid”), and features starring Captain Terry Thunder, Simba, Wambi, Fantomah, and Roy Lance.
Cover — “Live-Offering to the Ju-Ju Demon!”
Art: Dan Zolnerowich
Kaänga, Ann Mason, witch doctor, ritual drama.
“Live-Offering to the Ju-Ju Demon!” — 9 pages
Art: Dan Zolnerowich
Kaänga prevents Sawabi from inciting a jungle war. Swamps, vultures, giant trees.
The Red Panther — 6 pages
Art: Al Gabriele
Leopard cult, masks, traps.
Tabu — 7 pages
Art: Joe Doolin
Flamingo Tribe rescue Tabu from slavers.
Camilla — 6 pages
Art: Bob Hebberd (?)
Assassination attempt with a poisonous snake; city saved from the Dangas.
Jungle Facts — 1 page
Macaw, hippopotamus, mandrill.
The Blue Orchid — text story, 2 pages
By Arthur Garnett.
Captain Terry Thunder — 7 pages
Airplanes, film crew, sandstorm, rescue mission.
Simba, King of Beasts — 6 pages
Ancient temple, jade, mad priest.
Wambi — 8 pages
Ivory hunter causing trouble; Wambi intervenes.
Fantomah — 6 pages
Fantomah uses elephant ghosts to punish ivory thieves.
Roy Lance — 6 pages
Roy fights Nazis trying to influence local tribes.
Spine reinforced with glue, keeping the book structurally sound. Front cover shows light creasing and typical spine stress, with some handling wear. Corners are softly blunted. Back cover has mild toning and light marks. Interior pages are off-white/cream and fully readable. Slight rat chew on outer edge. A solid mid-grade Golden Age copy with all features present.
