Jungle Comics No. 63

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Description:

Jungle Comics No. 63 was published by Fiction House in March 1944 and sold for 10 cents. Joe Doolin illustrated the cover that features Kaänga and his wife, Ann Mason, falling from a boat that was overturned by two hippopotamuses.

The anthology comic series Jungle Comics features stories from characters like Kaänga Lord of the Jungle, Taj of the Elephants, Simba King of the Beasts, Wambi the Jungle Boy, and Camilla Queen of the Jungle Empire.

Date Made: 1940

Maker: Fiction House

Location: Currently not on view

Subject: Comics

See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment, Popular Entertainment, Comic Books

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Credit Line: Gift of Olivia V. Crisson and Phillip M.S. Crisson in honor of Peter Bozzer

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2013.0086.080Catalog Number: 2013.0086.080Accession Number: 2013.0086

Object Name: comic book

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 7 1/2 in x 10 1/4 in; 19.05 cm x 26.035 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-d049-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1448876

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