Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Jungle Adventure #2
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis volume collects Marvel's Atlas-era jungle tales from the early 1950s, featuring a mix of adventure strips starring characters like Lo-Zar, the Leopard Girl, Jungle Boy, Man-Oo, and Jackie Spears, Jr. It continues the reprint series dedicated to preserving the pre-hero jungle comics that Marvel published under its Atlas imprint, offering a snapshot of the genre's pulp-inspired storytelling and artwork.
In "Fire Spirit!", Waku, bound by a solemn vow of pacifism sworn to his dying father, watches helplessly as the kingship of the Bantus passes to Mabu—only to see the new king twist power into greed. When Lalei, his lover, steps forward as the spirit of his father, she breaks his oath and sets him on a path he never wanted.
In "Jungle Fever!", Jann ventures deep into the swampland to retrieve a rare red orchid for her friend Pat Mahoney’s photography, but the flower’s scent triggers a fever in her jungle companions. Forced to push further into the wild, she seeks the elusive black orchid capable of curing them—only to face prehistoric dangers and a living wall of thorns. With her friends now healed and following her, Jann must fight her way through the jungle’s deadliest traps to save them all.
In "The Outcast!", a white leopard raised in solitude returns to his birthplace, drawn by memories and the quiet hope of belonging. Though feared and rejected by his kin as a child, he now stands as a grown beast, facing the uncertain welcome of the very family that once cast him aside.
In "The Screaming Terror!", Jann faces off against a Soviet agent who's rigged a mechanized mastodon skeleton to terrorize the jungle tribes and clear land for an airfield. When the monstrous machine comes to life, Jann turns its power against the invaders, using it to unleash a stampede that crashes into the Soviet camp.
In "The Snake Ring!", con man Danning and his daughter pull off a slick scam, stealing $5,000 from Peter—only to find themselves outsmarted when Leopard Girl corners them, using the threat of man-eating snakes to force a confession. The tension crackles as deception meets jungle cunning in this pulse-pounding six-page adventure.
In "The Flames of Terror!", adventurer Kreitzer ventures into the African jungle seeking the truth behind ancient legends like the Flame Witch and the elusive Leopard Girl. When his experiments awaken the long-dead witch, the jungle itself seems to ignite with danger—and it’s up to Leopard Girl to face the supernatural threat she never expected.
In "Scream Terror!", Man-Oo faces a deadly trap when a hunter's attention is drawn to the gentle antelopes, leaving him vulnerable. Shot and weakened, he's soon confronted by Serpo the giant snake, but with the help of his jungle friends, Man-Oo finds a chance to survive and recover.
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↩ Reprints Jungle Tales #1 (1954), Jungle Action #1 (1954), Jungle Tales #2 (1954), Lorna the Jungle Girl #10 (1954), Jungle Action #2 (1954), Jungle Tales #3 (1955), Lorna the Jungle Girl #11 (1955), Jungle Action #3 (1955), Jungle Tales #4 (1955), Lorna the Jungle Girl #12 (1955)
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