Jumbo Comics #49

This March 1943 Fiction House anthology delivers everything its "Action Adventure Mystery" banner promises, with a Nick Cardy cover that puts Sheena, Jungle Queen front and center — dagger in hand, leopard-skin outfit, defiantly facing down a massive snarling gorilla while perched atop a tusked elephant as more apes close in below. The lead story, "Empire of the Hairy Ones," promises a deep dive into Africa's primate-ruled wilds, supported by a packed lineup that includes ZX-5, Midnight the Wild Black Stallion, The Hawk, and Jum Murdoch's Ghost Gallery. At just ten cents, Jumbo Comics #49 is a dense, thrilling package drawn from the golden era of jungle adventure pulp storytelling.