Nyoka the Jungle Girl #23

Nyoka the Jungle Girl accepts a $25,000 bounty to capture a pair of legendary Siamese twin tigers alive for a circus owner, but her hunt is complicated when two rival criminals—Killall and Sinn—arrive in Siam with the same prize in mind. As Nyoka settles in with the local people, Sinn devises a deadly scheme to eliminate her before the competition for the tigers truly begins.

Egbert the Explorer returns from a harrowing encounter with a tribe of man-eating cannibals, and he's got a darkly funny observation about their chief—a college-educated man who's mastered one particular aspect of civilized society. This 1948 humor tale delivers its punchline with a wink and a knowing smile about the gap between education and actual behavior.

Sloppy the Pig tries his best to stay neat for a dinner at Mr. Ham's house, but when he accidentally stains his shirt with gravy at the table, his well-intentioned solution to hide the mess creates far bigger problems. This 1948 tale captures the kind of slapstick mishap that turns one small accident into complete chaos—proving that sometimes the cure is worse than the original blemish.

A timid animal trainer masquerades as the fearless "Lion-Hearted Leo" when his boss brings him into the jungle to capture a wild gorilla for the circus—but Leo's terrified of everything, from mice to the massive primates he's supposed to hunt. When Leo reluctantly ventures into the jungle to find his quarry, Lady Luck takes an unexpected hand, and he stumbles into a situation that might just save his hide.

Nyoka sets a trap to flush out whoever tried to assassinate her, spreading word that she's captured the legendary Siamese Twin Tigers to draw her would-be killer into the open. But when dangerous strangers arrive claiming they'll help retrieve the prized creatures, Nyoka realizes her clever scheme has put her face-to-face with ruthless enemies—and the odds are stacked heavily against her.

Sherlock Monk and his partner Chuck are called to investigate a baffling case: someone has been mysteriously removing the dates from Mr. Knutt's calendar, and the detective is eager to put his deductive skills to work. When they question the housekeeper, the solution to this peculiar mystery comes together faster than Sherlock anticipated—leaving our fuzzy gumshoe more than a little frustrated.

Nyoka devises a clever trap using stuffed tiger skins to outwit a pair of hired thugs, but her victory is short-lived when they capture her and lock her in a cage with the real Siamese Twin Tigers. With the beasts awakening and closing in fast, the jungle girl must use every ounce of cunning and nerve to escape her predicament and turn the tables on her captors before they can deliver her to their mysterious employer.