Tiger Girl in "The Warning Drone Menace" (Fiction House;1947)

This previously untitled story starring Tiger Girl (aka Princess Vishnu) nicely delves into her background and that of her constant companions (Abdola, Togara & Benzali) in a thrilling adventure tale that I've decided to call "The Warning Drone Menace" from Fight Comics #51 (Aug.1947); originally published by Fiction House. The story is credited to 'Allan O'Hara' and the lovely art is by Matt Baker and Jack Kamen. The Catacombs is grateful to Don "Zu-Gogo" Falkos for providing the scans for this story. Note: The copyright for this issue, its contents and artwork belong to the original publisher and/or creators and is reproduced here solely for entertainment purposes. Enjoy!

Ghanga the Elephant Boy in “The Gorilla God” (Buster Brown;1950)

This golden age story called “The Gorilla God” starring Ghanga the Elephant Boy was written by Hobart Donavan and illustrated by Ray Willner and first appeared in the Buster Brown Comic Book #19 (Spring 1950); originally published by the Buster Brown Shoe Co. In this tale, young Ghanga the Mahout (elephant driver) and his Excellency the Maharajah have to recapture an escaped great ape whose activities imperil the superstitious locals. The Catacombs is grateful to Don "Zu-Gogo" Falkos for providing the scans for this story. Note: The copyright for this issue, its contents and artwork belong to the original publishers and/or the creators and is reproduced here solely for entertainment purposes. Enjoy!

"Gal" Friday! Brooke Adams

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling currently lays claim to model, dancer and professional wrestler Brooke Adams, but you may know her by her stage moniker of Ms. Tessmacher. That borrowed name from the old Superman films notwithstanding, this chick packs quite a wallop.

Although she was initially little more than an eye-candy caricature, once she earned her time in the ring, fans discovered that her more than ample lusciousness was merely the surface layer over a nice degree of athleticism. Now, admit it, you want to roll around and get hot and sweaty with this young fireball. Right?

That's what I thought!

Alas, as willing as I might be to get the living hell knocked out of me by the lovely "Miss Tessmacher", I'll just have to stick to more pleasant fantasies. In the meantime, take a gander at this weeks smoking "gal" Friday and go do a push up or something.

Princess Pantha in "The Fire God of Death" (Standard;1948)

Princess Pantha and her companion, Dane Hunter are wrongly blamed for bringing a curse upon native villagers after their temple is raided by pygmies in "The Fire God of Death" from Thrilling Comics #64 (Feb. 1948), originally published by Better/Standard/Nedor and well drawn by Art Saaf. The Catacombs is grateful to Don "Zu-Gogo" Falkos for providing the scans for this story. Note: The copyright for this issue, its contents and artwork belong to the original publisher and/or the creators and is reproduced here solely for entertainment purposes. Enjoy!

Safari Cary in "Mountain of Doom" (Fox;1948)

I freely admit it, Pappy posted this story back in December 2009. I also had the scans in the queue, but he had notified me in advance that he was planning on running "Mountain of Doom" starring Safari Cary, as part of his own jungle girls week. Cool beans, but enough time may have elapsed to allow me the opportunity to rerun the story, since it is a pretty nice looking adventure tale from the Fox Comics series, Dagar Desert Hawk #15 (Apr.1948). Safari Cary was featured in Dagar from #14-23. Just like Pappy, I have no clue who to credit with the sweet artwork, but that doesn't mean you can't appreciate this blast from the past. The Catacombs is grateful to Don "Zu-Gogo" Falkos for providing the scans for this story. Note: The copyright for this issue, its contents and artwork belong to the original publisher and/or the creators and is reproduced here solely for entertainment purposes. Enjoy!

Tor in "The Black Valley" (St. John;1954)

Industry legend Joe Kubert is best known for his classic work on DC Comics war series like Sgt. Rock and for reintroducing silver age fans to Hawkman, but he started out in the golden age on strips like the Seven Soldiers of Victory in Leading Comics. In 1953, Kubert as managing editor for St. John, along with writer Norman Maurer, created the enduring character Tor, a prehistoric-human who debuted in the comic 1,000,000 Years Ago #1 (Sept.1953). Today, Tor stars in an exciting "Panel-Rama" feature titled "The Black Valley" from Tor #3 (May 1954). Trivia: Norman Maurer was Moe (The Three Stooges) Howard's son in law. Maurer also wrote and drew various "Stooge" comic books from the 50's to the 70's. The Catacombs is grateful to Don "Zu-Gogo" Falkos for providing the scans for this story. Note: The copyright for this issue, its contents and artwork belong to the original publisher and/or the creators and is reproduced here solely for entertainment purposes. Enjoy!

Judy of the Jungle in "The Fatal Film" (Standard;1949)

The great Ralph Mayo is credited with providing full art duties on “The Fatal Film” starring Judy of the Jungle. Judy first appeared in Exciting Comics #55 (May 1947) and her published golden age adventures continued until #69 (Sept.1949). She had displaced Miss Masque as the regular backup strip and ultimately even knocked off the Black Terror as lead cover feature. This story is taken from Exciting Comics #65 (Jan.1949); originally published by Better/Standard/Nedor. The Catacombs is grateful to Don "Zu-Gogo" Falkos for providing the scans for this story. Note: The copyright for this issue, its contents and artwork belong to the original publisher and/or the creators and is reproduced here solely for entertainment purposes. Enjoy!