Nyoka the Jungle Girl #57

When a government ban on hunting wild game leaves the jungle tribes starving, the unscrupulous Gouze seizes the opportunity to extort their precious tribal jewels in exchange for food. Nyoka rushes to the Governor's office to expose the scheme, but Gouze and his corrupt ally Cauldwell have deadly plans to stop her before she can reveal the truth. With a hunger riot erupting and poisoned spears waiting on the river route, Nyoka faces a race against time to save the tribes from exploitation.

Ballyhoo Barney works for the struggling Bungling Circus and sets out to recruit Waldo, a strongman sensation drawing crowds to a rival circus with his gravity-defying finger-balancing act. After disguising himself as a clown to slip past the performers' entrance, Barney finally tracks down Waldo with a job offer—only to discover that his quarry has a surprising connection to the competition that makes the pitch go sideways fast.

Nyoka races to Governor Black with an urgent plea: the natives are starving because a hunting ban has forced them to trade their precious tribal jewels just to buy food from the local store. The Governor agrees to help and sends her back with supply wagons—but enemies determined to stop her sabotage the caravan on the jungle road, setting off a desperate chain of events that threatens to destroy everything she's worked for.

Trader Tom tries to sell Blakely on a bargain automobile for five hundred dollars, but the "beauty" proves to be anything but—the moment the motor starts, it rattles like an old tea kettle, no matter what Tom claims. Watch as Tom's sales pitch falls apart under the relentless percussion of a decidedly un-marvelous car.

Nyoka is ready to leave the jungle when her digestive troubles convince her it's time to head home—but Egbert the Explorer's solution might cure the problem faster than she bargained for. This lighthearted romp plays on the classic setup of a speedy ride with a punchline that lands right on target.

Kanvasback falls for a clever number-guessing game and loses five dollars to a smooth-talking hustler—but when Nyoka hatches a plan to help him win it back by turning the tables, the scheme goes hilariously sideways. This tongue-in-cheek tale shows that outwitting a con artist takes more than just copying his tricks.