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Feature Stories Magazine #3 (1950)
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In the heart of the African jungle, a young woman named Jungle Lil and her companion Robi rescue a white girl named Carol Drake, who bears a map to a legendary buried city. As the ruthless explorer Carleton seeks to claim the map for its treasure, a clash of tribes and hidden dangers unfolds, with Carol’s survival and the map’s fate hanging in the balance.
In "Games of Havoc," Mac and Bette, a pair of seasoned criminals, take their scheme to a new level by kidnapping Jimmy Mason and two other children, posing as professors leading a jungle expedition in the Congo. As their plan unfolds, Mac begins to suspect Bette’s true intentions, leading to a deadly confrontation that ends in tragedy. Zegra, the mysterious force behind the scenes, quietly orchestrates the final move to bring the kidnappers to justice and reunite the children with their families.
In "Lands of the Mandrill Queen," Bart and Dr. Stark seek Jungle Lil’s aid in finding a legendary healing root, only to be captured by a tribe ruled by the fierce Sharu, whose power is enforced by giant mandrills. Trapped and sentenced to be sacrificed to a monstrous octopus, they’re rescued by rebels—leading to a deadly confrontation that ends with Sharu’s fate sealed by the very beast she commands.