Jumbo Comics #109

Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, strides boldly into danger on this March 1948 cover, her leopard-print outfit and flowing blonde hair unmistakable as she faces down a hissing crocodile rearing up on its hind legs while a man scrambles in the swampy grass behind her. The swamp teems with additional crocs closing in, making the peril feel immediate and very real. Promising the story "The Pygmy's Hiss Is Poison," this Fiction House gem captures exactly the kind of wild jungle adventure that made Jumbo Comics a beloved staple of 1940s newsstands.