Nyoka the Jungle Girl #26

A trader argues with his boss for the vacation time he's owed, only to be told that his efficiency makes him too valuable to spare—so he'll just have to have twice as much fun in half the time. Meanwhile, an explorer learns the hard way that native cuisine might not always live up to expectations.

Nyoka and her companion Bill hunt for a mysterious killer on an island, after the gunman strikes down a man named Hyde and leaves him unconscious. As they search through the dense jungle foliage, danger closes in from all sides—and by the story's end, Nyoka herself finds a gun trained on her, with the killer's finger tightening on the trigger. The race to unmask the murderer before he claims his next victim continues in this pulse-pounding chapter of the treasure hunt.

When a cheapskate customer named Silas Myzer walks into Trader Tom's jungle trading post looking for the cheapest meat he can find, he claims it's for his dog—but Trader Tom suspects the penny-pincher might have other plans for the bargain-basement scraps. This lighthearted tale from 1948 plays with the gag of a miser's unlikely excuse, delivered with the wry humor that made these jungle adventures such a hoot.

Nyoka must uncover the truth behind a series of deadly encounters surrounding the legendary Tiger's Paw treasure—including a mysterious killer who's rigged the statue itself with a lethal trap. When she realizes her ally Hyde may be the culprit, she races to stop him from escaping with what he believes is a priceless diamond.

Ballyhoo Barney, a circus press agent under threat of losing his job, stumbles upon a ventriloquist and his elephant act—but when the performer catches cold and loses his voice, Barney must scramble to save his skin with a new sensational attraction. What started as a scheme to fool the boss spirals into an unexpected circus hit, proving that desperation and a quick mind can turn any mishap into showbiz gold.

Nyoka pursues Dr. Zanzere and his mysterious winged creation—the flying tiger—through the jungle after a harrowing escape, tracking them to a hidden cabin where the mad doctor plans to use the beast to eliminate her. Cornered and outmatched, Nyoka must outwit both the doctor and his deadly flying creation to recover stolen valuables and bring Zanzere to justice.