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ASTONISHING TALES

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Nine (December, 1971)
"Tom-Toms of Danger!" from Lorna The Jungle Girl#14 Mistakenly reprints pages from "The Green Opal"

Fourteen (October, 1972) "Jungle Fever!" from Jungle Tales#2

JANN OF THE JUNGLE
Continued from Jungle Tales

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Eight (November, 1955) "Jungle Outlaw!"
"The Pool of Doom!"
"The Hunter and the Hunted!"
"Most Dangerous Game!"

Nine (January, 1956)

Title: "The Judgment of the Beasts!"
Story: Don Rico
Art: Syd Shores
Heroes: Rogo [rhino]
Villains: bull rhino [dies]
Others: rhinos, tick birds
Genre: Jungle
Setting: Africa
Reprinted In: Jungle Action#4
Synopsis: Rogo the rhino kills another rhino to claim a mate, but is made an outcast by his herd. Eventually, the female rhino comes to him, and all are happy.

Title: "With Fang and Talons!"
Story: Don Rico
Art: Jay Scott Pike
Heroes: Jann
Villains: Charlie, unnamed partner [thieves]
Others: Pat Mahoney, Africans
Genre: Jungle
Setting: Congo
Reprinted In: Jungle Action#4
Synopsis: Africans leave food and diamonds for their "God of Fang and Talons", but it is taken by a pair of thieves. Jann finds them, they repent, and hand over a uranium mine to the Africans. No, not kidding.
"Lost River!"
"The Haunted Swamp!"
"Sudden Fury!"

Ten (March, 1956) "The Jackal's Lair!"
"The Pearls of Peril!"
"The Marauder!"
"Jungle Odds!"
"Revenge of the Totem!"

Twelve (July, 1956)
"Revolt of the Tribes!"
"The Lost Safari!"
"The Swamp Peril!"
"Fang Vs. Fury!"
"Danger Trail!"

Thirteen (September, 1956)
untitled
"When the Trap is Closed!"
untitled
"Taboo!"
untitled

Fourteen (December, 1956)
"Striped Fury!"
Reprinted In: Jungle Action#1
"Double Danger!"
Reprinted In: Jungle Action#1

Title: "The Day of Jungle Wrath!"
Story:
Art:
Heroes: Jann
Genre: Jungle
Setting: Jann's jungle
Reprinted In: Jungle Action#2
Synopsis: A drought causes animals to run wild, but when locusts swoop down, the animals wind up running into a hidden pool, satisfying everyone.
"Alarm in the Jungle!"
"When the Volcano Roared!"

Sixteen
"Fans of the Black Orchid"
Reprinted In: Savage Tales#6; Al Williamson: Hidden Lands

Seventeen

Title: "The Drum Beats at Midnight!"
Story:
Art:
Heroes: Jann
Villains: Bull, Yancey [thieves]
Others: People of the Golden God, Pat Mahoney
Genre: Jungle
Setting: Jann's jungle
Reprinted In: Savage Tales#8; The Al Williamson Reader
Synopsis: Bull and Yancey try to take the gold of the People of the Golden God, but Jann teaches them a lesson.
"Voodoo Vengeance!"
"The Killers of the Swamps!"
"Trail of the Ten-Toed Thing!"
"Marauder in the Lair!"

JUNGLE ACTION

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One
"The Trail of Sudden Death!"
Reprinted In: Jungle Action#1

Title: "Survival of the Mighty!"
Story:
Art: Paul Hodge
Heroes: Man-oo
Villains: Numa [lion, dies]
Others: Tondo [antelope], Riba [Tondo's mate], Wabbi [Tondo's son]
Genre: Jungle
Setting: Man-oo's jungle
Reprinted In: Jungle Action#2
Synopsis: Man-oo saves Tondo from Numa, breaking Numa's back; Tondo saves Man-oo from a snake in return.

Two

Title: "Red Poison"
Story:
Art:
Heroes: Lo-Zar
Villains: Egres [spy, dies]
Others: Pabai [farmer]
Genre: Jungle
Setting: Lo-Zar's jungle
Reprinted In: Jungle Action#2
Synopsis: Egres poisons the river's water supply, but while battling Lo-Zar, falls into a pool of crocodiles who devour him.
Notes: Reprinted as Tharn instead of Lo-Zar

Four
"Elephant Charge"
Reprinted In: Jungle Action#3

Five
"The Challenge of the Flaming Spear!"
"Lost Tribe!"
"Jungle Vengeance!"
untitled

Six (August, 1955)

Title: "Menace From The Past!"
Story: Don Rico
Art: Syd Shores
Heroes: Lo-Zar
Villains: Ancient Egyptians
Others: Princess Keah [Egyptian princess] Papai [African]
Genre: Jungle
Setting: Lo-Zar's jungle
Reprinted In: Jungle Action#4
Synopsis: Ancient Egyptians come to Lo-Zar's jungle, believing him to be the reincarnation of a man who killed their ruler centuries ago. When he saves Princess Keah from death, they realize they were mistaken.
Notes: Reprinted as Tharn, instead of Lo-Zar

One (October, 1972)
"Agu the Giant!" from Lorna the Jungle Girl#1
"The Trail of Sudden Death!" from Jungle Action#1
"Striped Fury!" from Jann of the Jungle#14
"Double Danger!" from Jann of the Jungle#14

Two (December, 1972)
"Jungle Uprising!" from Lorna the Jungle Girl#1
"Red Poison" from Jungle Action#2
"Survival of the Mighty!" from Jungle Action#1
"The Day of Jungle Wrath!" from Jann of the Jungle#14

Three (February, 1973)
"Elephant Charge" from Jungle Action#4
"The Devil's Lagoon" from Lorna the Jungle Girl#4
"The Challenge of the Pit!" from Jungle Tales#1
"Rampage!" from Jungle Tales#1

Four (April, 1973)
"Menace From the Past!" from Jungle Action#6
"Wildfire!" from Lorna The Jungle Girl#6
"The Judgment of the Beasts!" from Jann of the Jungle#9
"With Fang and Talons!" from Jann of the Jungle#9

Six (September, 1973)
"Double Danger" from Lorna the Jungle Girl#6

Seven (November, 1973)
"The Fury of the Tusk!" from Lorna the Jungle Girl#22

JUNGLE TALES
Continues in Jann of the Jungle

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One
"The Challenge of the Pit!"
Reprinted In: Jungle Action#3
"Rampage!"
Reprinted In: Jungle Action#3
"Fire Spirit!"
"The Fangs of the Big Cat!"

Two (November, 1954)

Title: "Jungle Fever!"
Story:
Art: Jay Scott Pike
Heroes: Jann
Villains: Dinosaurs
Others: Pat Mahoney, Africans [Kuba, Lakai]
Genre: Jungle
Setting: Congo
Reprinted In: Astonishing Tales#14
Synopsis: Jann brings the rare Red Orchid to a village for Pat to photograph, but it causes a sickness that begins to kill the villagers; she hunts down the Black Orchid, which is even rarer, in order to cure them, evading dinosaurs in the process before restoring them to normal.
"The Valley of the Dead!"
"The Outcast!"
"The Head-Hunters!"

Three (January, 1955) "The Screaming Terror!"
"Vengeance of the Fire God!"
"Jungle Night!"
"Fanged Death!"

Four (March, 1955) "Fanged Fury!"
"Jungle War!"
"Rampage!"
"Hurricane!"

LORNA THE JUNGLE GIRL

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One
"Agu the Giant!"
Reprinted In: Jungle Action#1

Title: "Jungle Uprising"
Story:
Art:
Heroes: Lorna
Villains: Putnam [treasure hunter, dies]
Others: Mikki the monkey, Oku [slave for Putnam], Ukaki [snail worshippers], giant snail [god of the Ukaki]
Genre: Jungle
Setting: Lorna's jungle
Reprinted In: Jungle Action#2
Synopsis: Putnam ignores Lorna to find the treasure of the Ukaki, but is swallowed by their snail god instead.

Four
"The Devil's Lagoon"
Reprinted In: Jungle Action#3

Six (April, 1954)

Title: "Wildfire!"
Story: Don Rico
Art: Werner Roth
Heroes: Lorna
Villains: Aggie and Joe [animal hunters, die]
Others: Mikki the monkey, Numa [lion], Greg, Miku [African]
Genre: Jungle
Setting: Lorna's jungle
Reprinted In: Jungle Action#4
Synopsis: Lorna rescues animals from a pair of hunters collecting subjects for experiments.

"Double Danger"
Reprinted In: Jungle Action#6

Seven (May, 1954)
"The Trail of the Fang!"
"The Man-Killer!"
"Greg Knight's Dilemma!"
"The Swampland of Terror!"

Eight "The Ghost Walked at Midnight!"
"Terror of the Deep!"
"The Avenger!"
"The Track of the Killer!"

Nine (September, 1954) "Devil Bird!"
"The Battle of the Giants!"
"The Trail of Sudden Death!"
"The White Death!"

Ten (November, 1954) "Jungle War!"
"The Terror of the White Fang!"
"Journey of Death!"
"Monster From the Deep!"

Eleven (January, 1955) "The Sacrifice!"
"Death From the Skies!"
"The Last Victim!"
"Moon Madness!"

Twelve (March, 1955)
"Return of the Fang!"
"Day of Doom!"
"Cannibal Trail!"
"Trial by Fire!"

Thirteen (May, 1955) "Double Danger!"
"The Lost World!"
"The Last Bullet!"
"The Trail of Fury!"

Fourteen (July, 1955)

Title: "Tom-Toms of Danger!"
Story: Don Rico
Art: Jay Scott Pike
Heroes: Lorna
Villains: Moki [evil Gabu]
Others: Greg, Mikki the monkey, Chief Akabi, the Gabu
Genre: Jungle
Setting: Lorna's jungle
Reprinted In: Astonishing Tales#9
Synopsis: The wicked Moki uses Tom-Toms to brainwash the Gabu into attacking everyone, but Lorna restores order.

Twenty (July, 1956) "The Silent Claw!"
"Jungle Fury!"
untitled
"The Trail of the Hunted!"
"Fanged Justice!"

Twenty-Two (December, 1956)
"The Fury of the Tusk!"
Reprinted In: Jungle Action#7
"The Day the Jungle Died!"
"Cry Danger!"
untitled
"Enemy of the Big Cats!"

Twenty-Five (June, 1957)
"The Peril of the Pit!"
"Bring it Back Alive!"
"Beast on the Loose!"
"The Might of Magu!"
"The Creeping Doom!"

SAVAGE TALES

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Five (July, 1974)
"Spell of the Dragon" from Chamber of Chills#2

Six (September, 1974)
"Fangs of the Black Orchid" from Jann of the Jungle#16

Eight (January, 1975)
"The Drum Beats at Midnight" from Jann of the Jungle#17

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