Nyoka the Jungle Girl #44
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free# Nyoka the Jungle Girl #44 The issue contains two stories. In the main Nyoka story, a professor conducting scientific research on jungle herbs asks Nyoka to retrieve a rare plant that could change a gorilla into a human. Nyoka obtains the herb from Clover, a gorilla who has been given human intelligence, but when she returns to the laboratory, she discovers the professor has been killed—his face blown apart by a chemical explosion. In the backup story "Tommy and Tommy," two boys cause chaos at the Dry Gulch Inn when one of them falls out a hotel window and the other is blamed for pushing him out, leading to various misadventures as they attempt to prove their innocence.
In "The Weird Jungle Herbs, Part I: The Gorilla's Haven!" from *Nyoka the Jungle Girl* #44 (1950), greed drives big game guide Jethrow to unleash a strange jungle herb on hunter Clover, transforming him into a gorilla. When Nyoka ventures into the wild to hunt gorillas, she finds herself trapped among a troop—only one of them, unnervingly aware, takes her rifle.
When the Mighty Atom falls ill with every imaginary ailment under the sun, his long-suffering friend Ballyhoo Barney calls in a nurse—only to have the strongman's hypochondria reach new heights of absurdity. This lighthearted romp pits Atom's theatrical complaints against the patient skepticism of a doctor, a nurse, and Ballyhoo's relentless wisecracks.
In "The Weird Jungle Herbs! Part II: The Underground Trap!", Nyoka races to uncover the truth behind Clover’s strange transformation, only to find herself caught in a web of betrayal deep beneath the jungle floor. With Bagley’s greed driving the danger, Nyoka must navigate hidden traps and shifting loyalties before the jungle’s secrets consume her.
Nyoka must stop the ruthless Professor Bagley before he can escape the jungle with stolen ivory tusks—but her pursuit leads to a desperate struggle for survival against both the mad scientist and a vengeful gorilla. Racing to save her transformed companion Clover from a dangerous fate, the jungle girl must outwit Bagley's murderous schemes and reverse the effects of his sinister jungle herbs before time runs out.
Trader Tom faces an angry customer demanding a refund for a pair of pants covered in rust spots—but Tom's got a slick explanation for why the defects are actually a feature, not a bug. It's a quick, clever bit of salesmanship gone hilariously wrong, showcasing the kind of fast-talking con that makes this jungle trader such a colorful character.
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Reprinted in Nyoka the Jungle Girl #87 (1950), Gabby Hayes #57 (1956), Ramar of the Jungle #4 (1956), Twin Earths #14 (1967)
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