Sheena, Queen of the Jungle #3

In 1943, Sheena encounters a band of dangerous fugitives—led by the ruthless Gustav Brock, a German scientist who's spent decades searching for a sacred skull hidden in a secret ravine—and discovers their sinister plot to poison a local tribe's water supply. When Sheena's companion Bob is caught spying on their camp, the situation spirals into chaos as mysterious hybrid beasts are unleashed to hunt the jungle. Sheena must race against time to stop Brock's murderous scheme and protect the people and lands she's sworn to defend.

Sheena and her companion Bob stumble into the clutches of slave traders while seeking help for an injury, and are sold into servitude to the ruthless Sheikh Mem Sadi—who plans to use them as leverage in a dangerous scheme. Alongside Prince Rugo, whose bride was stolen into the sheikh's harem, Sheena must orchestrate a daring escape from the palace before the sheikh's cruel trap springs shut.

Sheena shares her jungle observations about the African elephant—a massive, untamed creature whose size, herd behavior, and remarkable physical adaptations make it one of the jungle's most fascinating inhabitants. Through careful study, she reveals how these great mammals navigate their forest home, from their expanding hooves that absorb shock to their trunks of over 1,500 muscles, and how their social bonds keep them protected in the wild.

Sheena points out one of the jungle's most formidable predators—a sleek, spotted leopard that prowls her kingdom with deadly grace. This educational feature explores the leopard's hunting prowess, physical characteristics, and role as an apex predator, revealing why this agile cat is both a marvel of nature and a genuine threat to jungle inhabitants.

Sheena must contend with a ruthless carnival operator and a treacherous Arab trader who've unleashed trained hunting cheetahs into her jungle domain—and when her young companion Chim goes missing in the chaos, the Queen of the Jungle faces her most vicious adversaries yet. With allies captured and danger closing in from all sides, Sheena races to save those she cares for from becoming prey to a calculated scheme of greed and revenge.

Sheena takes readers on a natural history tour of two remarkable African birds in this 1943 nature feature. Learn about the towering, flightless ostrich—native to Africa and notable for its unusual two-toed feet—and the brilliantly colored flamingo, a powerful flyer that inhabits the warm regions around Central Africa's great lakes. Discover the peculiar habits and physical traits that make each bird a marvel of the animal kingdom.

When a renegade white doctor murders the Muara tribe's chieftain and seizes power by weaponizing superstition, Sheena discovers his cruel deception firsthand—a young tribesman barely escapes the quicksand meant to silence him. Now Sheena and Bob must navigate the plateau's deadly traps and the doctor's ruthless grip on a terrified people before his greed destroys the entire tribe.