M-G-M's Lassie #32
In "Jungle Spitfire," Timbu and Lassie find themselves unwelcome at Alberto Jorge’s Brazilian farm when Donna, the owner’s daughter, resents their presence and sabotages them to prove her own dog, Pepi, is superior. Feeling cast out, the duo ventures into the wild, where their journey takes an unexpected turn. With art by Ralph Mayo and inks by Mike Peppe, and a cover by Morris Gollub, this 1957 Dell comic captures a quiet moment of adventure and redemption in the jungle.
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Rocky and Gerry go to New York and leave Timbu and Lassie in Brazil at the farm of Alberto Jorge. There his daughter Donna doesn't tolerate them and wants to show that her dog Pepi is better than Lassie. When she can't win fairly she falsely accuses them of mistakes she made. Feeling unwelcome, Timbu and Lassie head into the jungle. Alberto finds out the truth about his daughter's behavior. Ashamed she then heads into the jungle and there she meets and makes friends with Timbu and Lassie.
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