Nyoka the Jungle Girl #54

Nyoka the Jungle Girl finds herself in hot water when thieves sabotage her car to stop her from reaching a tomb where her father and a companion are trapped in mortal danger. Racing against time with the help of quick thinking and pure determination, Nyoka must overcome a series of deadly obstacles—and her own pursuers—to save them before the collapsing pit claims their lives.

When Ballyhoo Barney gets talked into substituting for a sick trapeze artist at the circus, he discovers that keeping your balance hundreds of feet in the air is a lot harder than turning down the boss. A wild chase through the big top leads to a comedic collision between Barney, acrobats, and a surprise that'll make him wish he'd stuck with his original answer.

Trader Tom drives a sharp bargain when a customer questions his tomato prices—it turns out his "raising" them has nothing to do with farming and everything to do with a quick wit and quicker arithmetic. This lighthearted jungle tale from 1951 proves that sometimes the real harvest is a good laugh.

Nyoka documents the exotic tax customs of the Maharajah Nami's palace—where citizens pay tribute in jewels and gold based on their yearly weight gain—but an invitation to photograph the ancient vault conceals a darker purpose when someone uses her presence as cover for theft and murder. When a violent storm cracks the palace dam, Nyoka finds herself fighting for her life against a torrent that may be the least of the dangers closing in around her and the missing Prince Ari.

When Doc Sorebones prescribes a sea voyage to cure a patient's run-down system, the skipper of an ocean-going freighter eagerly volunteers—only to realize he might have made a terrible mistake. This one-page humor story delivers the kind of quick, punchy gag that makes comics fun, with a doctor's well-meaning advice leading to an unexpected twist.

Nyoka battles a devastating flood to save a drowning infant and warn the townspeople, but her real mission—finding Prince Ari—takes a dark turn when she discovers him unconscious in a locked room with his key missing and tax jewels gone. As Nyoka sets out by boat to fetch a doctor, someone aboard has sinister plans to stop her from returning.