Jungle Comics #79
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Death Has a Thousand Fangs" delivers a pulse-pounding jungle thriller in Jungle Comics #79, a 1946 gem from Fiction House. Written by Pierre La Rue and illustrated with raw intensity by John Celardo, the story follows Terry as he’s duped by a pair of impostors posing as a father and daughter, all while hunting a mysterious human/ape hybrid. Cover by Joe Doolin captures the tension perfectly, setting the stage for a showdown where a broken man, lost in the wild, finds a new kind of family among the apes.
In "Death Has a Thousand Fangs," Jo and Nora, a pair of cunning siblings, steal from the idol of N'geeso’s tribe, setting off a deadly chain of events. When Kaänga kills Lance in the chaos, Nora swears vengeance—disguising herself as Ann to lure him into a trap. The story unfolds with tense, high-stakes deception, where one wrong move could mean the end.
In this poignant 1946 tale from Jungle Comics #79, Tabu confronts the final moments of his mentor, N'moli, who reveals the truth of his origins—how he was a child survivor of a hippopotamus attack that killed his explorer parents, and how N'moli himself had rescued him years before. As N'moli passes, he entrusts Tabu with a mysterious cape lined with magical herbs, marking the beginning of a legacy far deeper than he ever knew.
In "null," Terry and Keeto track down a pair of impostors who tricked them into hunting a human/ape hybrid, only to find the real Dr. Barth—searching for his lost associate, Snyder—after the frauds have vanished. When the duo catches up to the thieves, they discover Snyder has lost his mind, convinced he’s an ape, and his wild kin are ready to defend him. The story unfolds with tense jungle intrigue and a quiet decision that leaves Snyder among the creatures he now believes he is.
In the jungles of 1946, Mogo—a fugitive with a vendetta—maneuvers the Byandros into targeting both Camilla and the colonial commissioner, setting off a tense game of survival. As deadly schemes unfold, Camilla’s quick thinking and courage repeatedly thwart the attacks, turning the tide in a story of defiance and hidden strength.
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Reprinted in Jungle Comics #152 (1952)
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