Nyoka the Jungle Girl #22

When Nyoka declines to guide a hunting expedition due to other obligations, the Lorimers hire Jungle Bill instead—but their decision leads to a nightmare when a mysterious stone creature swallows their daughter Eloise deep in an unfamiliar stretch of jungle. Now Nyoka must investigate Jungle Bill's incredible story and venture into the wilderness to rescue the missing girl, only to discover that the "monster" is terrifyingly real—and far more sinister than anyone suspected. As Nyoka closes in on the truth, she finds herself face-to-face with the creature, trapped in a desperate struggle for survival.

In "Bear-ly Wins!" Nyoka encounters Zuzu the Zookeeper playing an unexpected game of checkers with a polar bear in the Arctic, impressing onlookers with what seems like the animal's remarkable intelligence. The twist, of course, belongs entirely to Zuzu—a confident zookeeper who knows his opponent far better than anyone realizes.

When a ferocious escaped lion terrorizes the city and takes refuge in the Egyptian Museum, circus ringmaster Mr. Zip pressures his star animal trainer Leo into capturing the beast—never suspecting that Leo is actually terrified of animals and only stumbled into the profession by accident. Desperate and cornered in the museum, Leo hatches a scheme involving a mummy's wrappings to outsmart his four-legged pursuer in this lighthearted romp from Nyoka the Jungle Girl #22.

Nyoka and her companion Eloise find themselves trapped in a hidden canyon at the mercy of the sinister Dr. Zanzere, who commands an army of winged stone monsters that move far faster than expected. As the doctor closes in on them with threats of a gruesome fate, Nyoka must navigate his deadly lair and find a way to escape before she and Eloise are fed to the gorilla waiting in the pit below.

Nyoka faces off against a gorilla with a young child in danger, but when the tension suddenly shifts, a clever pun turns the whole situation on its head in this lighthearted jungle romp. It's a quick gag that proves sometimes the best escape from peril is a well-timed joke.

Nyoka and her companion Eloise find themselves trapped in a pit with a gorilla—and the greased walls make escape seem impossible—while the sinister Dr. Zanzere marshals an army of stone monsters from his hidden laboratory. With quick thinking and a makeshift lasso, Nyoka breaks free and races to stop Zanzere's scheme before his creatures can wreak havoc on the world, armed with nothing but dynamite and the element of surprise.