Terrors of the Jungle #20
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Creeping Scourge," ex-circus strongman Johnathan Blakely ventures into a remote jungle where he confronts a mysterious ruler of white warriors—her beauty and authority as striking as the secrets she guards. Written, drawn, and inked by Jay Disbrow, this 1952 tale from Star Publications blends adventure and mystery in a world where ancient power and eternal youth remain tightly held. The cover by L. B. Cole captures the eerie allure of the jungle’s hidden queen.
In the jungle kingdom, Bombo and Tanee prepare to explore distant waters when a charging buffalo forces a desperate choice—and sets in motion a dangerous deception. A ruthless woman named Zanto arrives with forged papers claiming authority to rule in Bombo's place, seizing Tanee as leverage to force the jungle king into an impossible bargain. With the help of an old wise woman and a sympathetic commissioner, Bombo hatches a cunning plan to outwit Zanto and rescue his mate before her treachery destroys them all.
When a dying stranger warns Tangi of an evil white man's plot to plunder the sacred Temple of the Moon God, the jungle queen must race against time to stop the theft and protect the Karalanii people—even as the criminals capture her mate Kala and force her hand. With the temple's riches at stake and her beloved's life hanging by a thread, Tangi orchestrates a desperate gambit to turn the tables on her captors and reclaim what was stolen.
In "The Curse of Sheah," former circus performer Johnathan Blakely—now known as Zandar—enters a hidden jungle realm ruled by the enigmatic Sheah, a powerful woman whose beauty and dominion over a cadre of white warriors mask a secret tied to eternal youth. As he navigates her dangerous court, Blakely must confront not just her authority, but the unsettling truth behind her ageless allure.
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↩ Reprints Zoot Comics #13 [b] (1948), Jo-Jo Comics #16 (1948), Jungle Jo #2 (1950)
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