Sheena, Queen of the Jungle in "Cannibal Bait" (Fiction House; 1942)

Sheena, Queen of the Jungle stars in an early golden age adventure from Jumbo Comics #39 (May 1942); originally published by Fiction House and illustrated by Robert Webb. The title "Cannibal Bait" is taken from this issues cover. 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 belongs to the original publishers and/or the creators and is reproduced here solely for entertainment purposes. Enjoy!

Tygra in "The Stone Man From Space" (Standard; 1948)

Tygra of the Flame People ran as a back-up feature in later issues of "Startling Comics" during the golden age. In her origin story, Lynn Thomas was returning from a nearby village with an experimental vitamin that was desperately needed to stem the tide of a plague, when her airplane crashed during a thunderstorm. Inadvertently ingesting the elixir to revitalize her diminished pep, Lynn overheard a cry and rushed to the aid of a local tribesman under attack by a lion, only to discover that she had become somewhat ferocious in battle herself. In a genre-bending adventure that could easily have appeared in later silver age anthology titles, "The Stone Man From Space" from Startling Comics #53 (Sept.1948); originally published by Better/Standard/Nedor, was written by Joe Greene and illustrated by Art Saaf. “Tygra” (as Lynn Thomas was christened by the Flame People) and her paramour, Dr. Terry Winton also make their final golden age appearance (this is the last issue of the series). The Catacombs acknowledges "Comic Book Plus", an excellent source for classic comics downloads [please go donate to their site], as the source of these scans. Note: The copyright for this issue, its contents and artwork belongs to the original publisher and/or the creators and is reproduced here solely for entertainment purposes. Enjoy!

Twin Wonders!!

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Sometimes life throws you curve balls, and sometimes crap just hits the fan. It isn't always easy to make "lemonade" when you're gifted with lemons; and occasionally you're forced to hang out with people who [to put it mildly] are crazier than a shit-house rat. It is in the spirit of keeping it light, that I present you with this op-ed cartoon that I grabbed off of Facebook recently. I have no idea what/when/how/why/who the source of this funny image is, and I futilely tried to make that determination before throwing in the towel. Laugh it up. Smoke 'em if you've got 'em; and as always - Enjoy!

Tiger Girl in "Flee the Cobra Fury!" (Fiction House; 1948)

Tiger Girl (aka Princess Vishnu) returns to the Catacombs in "Flee the Cobra Fury!" from Fight Comics #54 (Feb.1948); originally published by Fiction House, written by "Allan O'Hara" and illustrated by Matt Baker. The story title for this golden age thriller was taken from the issues front cover blurb. Tiger Girl saves the life of a man named Quinn, sent by the Commissioner to map out the Valley of the Purple Rocks, but the Cobra has plans for the film being taken. 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 belongs to the original publisher and/or creators and is reproduced here solely for entertainment purposes. Enjoy!

"Gal" Saturday?? Kaitlyn Leeb

Comic-Con 2012 (and yes; it's an appliance)

A little drama in the family tail-gunned things for me this week, and I ended up taking yesterday off from work, therefore being a tad busier than usual,my regular  “gal” Friday only gets posted today. Actor Kaitlyn Leeb has a degree in Psychology, but for the past three years, she has appeared in television series such as Aaron Stone, Blue Mountain State, and feature films Locked Down and Wrong Turn 4. Kaitlyn is a Toronto native of mixed Chinese/Irish background. Besides acting and modeling, she also won the Miss CHIN Bikini pageant (in Toronto) in 2009. She actually didn’t have to work too hard to stand out in the tepid remake of “Total Recall”, even with the smoking hot Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel getting most of the audiences attention. All Ms. Leeb had to do was flash all three of her boobs. Of course, in the film they're uncovered and that’s a good thing. Right?

Joe Barton in "The River of Allah" (Ziff-Davis; 1952)

Sometimes you just don't know where the time went. I had intended to post this story yesterday, and then sorta forgot about it. Go figure! Joe Barton stars in "The River of Allah" from Wild Boy #8 (Oct-Nov.1952); originally published by Ziff-Davis, and illustrated by Irv Novick and Bernard Sachs. Joe, accompanied by his new found friend Barney Brewster, is hired by the fanatical Mahomet Ben Ali to guide him on a holy mission to find the river of Allah. This story is the last Joe Barton adventure that was published and it appears today courtesy of "Comic Book Plus", an excellent source for classic comics downloads [please go donate to their site]. Enjoy!

Tor in "Red Death" (St. John; 1954)

While acting as managing editor for St. John, industry legend Joe Kubert, 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). Tor went on to star in 3-D Comics #2 (Oct.-Nov. 1953), followed by a brief monthly comic series produced exclusively by Joe Kubert. This exciting tale called "Red Death" is from Tor #4 (July 1954). Tor adventures have been reprinted over the years by everyone from Eclipse Comics, Marvel Comics' Epic imprint, and even DC Comics through the 1990s. 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 belongs to the original publisher and/or the creators and is reproduced here solely for entertainment purposes. Enjoy!

Karth in "The Blue Gorilla" (Avon; 1952)

Here is a late golden age/early silver age blast from the past called “The Blue Gorilla” from White Princess of the Jungle #3 (May 1952); originally published by Avon and illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Karth, the titular blue gorilla of this neat backup strip, brings his preternatural strength to bear as he handily rescues Ann Borgman from a horrific death. This story appears courtesy of "Comic Book Plus" [formerly goldenagecomics.co.uk; please go donate to their worthy endeavor]. Note: The copyright for this issue, its contents and artwork belongs to the original publisher and/or the creators and is reproduced here solely for entertainment purposes. Enjoy!

"Gal" Friday! Katy Mor

Comic-Con International 2012 "aka" Hollywood Super-Series ended a couple of weekends ago, and if you're like me you missed out on a massive [really huge] crowd of genre fans, plus endless debuts and/or reveals for scores of upcoming television series, films, games, toys and perhaps an odd snippet or two about the world of (you know) COMIC BOOKS. Sigh!

I usually troll the web after big conventions for photos that others upload for the rest of us to enjoy, and this wonderful image of a cute cosplayer decked out in the original Ms. Marvel costume from the Bronze Age of mighty Marvel Comics easily leaped out and grabbed my attention. Her sticky badge says "Katy Mor", so in the absence of any other I.D. info, lets applaud this sexy gal, and quickly induct her into the Catacombs for posterity. Now, why did Marvel see the need to discard this classic outfit in favor of the somewhat too-busy new "look" Carol Danvers has adopted for her recently revealed turn as "Captain Marvel"?

In Memorium: Mary Tamm

Lovely British actress Mary Tamm was best known in fandom for her brief role as “Romana” on the long-running BBC science fiction series “Doctor Who”, starring opposite Tom Baker during the 1978–1979 story arc “The Key to Time”. She appeared on numerous theatre productions and British television series over a forty year period. Her best known film role was in “The Odessa File” in 1973. She passed away today at the age of sixty-two, following an extended battle with cancer. The Catacombs extends its condolences to her family, friends and fans.