We've encountered a number of scantily-clad, jungle jittery tales over at THOIA this month, so how about one more right here at AEET, via the January 1948 issue of Exciting Comics #59. And just how exciting is this anyway, you're probably askin' yourself? Well, if you can tear yourself away from that amazing Alex Schomberg cover art, you'll find your adventure has only just begun-- because here comes nine, pulse-poundin' pages of F'n Frank Frazetta jungle goddess goodness to boot, --woo hoo!! Fraz merely proves what we already know, that he can definitely do it all: mean men, awesome animal attacks, and one of the deadliest dames to ever sock some deservin' sap right across a funny book page panel! And if you think it all ends there, think again, because we also have a couple classic shots of actress Ann Savage dressed as a jungle savage and wieldin' a spear like nobody's business-- from the equally exciting 1944 Columbia Pictures comedy, Ever Since Venus! I believe we've covered all categories of beautiful blondes, brunettes, and rockin' red heads! But is it possible to top all of this with one more post before juicy June screeches to a halt? Stick around and find out...
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Every time Red Adams shoots somebody, he's convinced they are dead--but they always turn out to be okay. I think it would be hilarious if we discovered right at the very end that the hired hands traded his bullets out for blanks every morning. That's what I'd do if I had to work for him.
Strange tale with a strange morality. Like, it's okay for Judy to kill lions, but not for lions to kill deer. I wonder what Judy and Pistol eat out there in the bush?
I like this early work by Frazetta. Supposedly his first story for Standard. Clearly he's a Lee Elias fan just like me! Well, and Caniff of course.
How many jungle girls were there in the realm of comics? I'm a bit surprised no one ever did an unofficial crossover where all of the female Jungle heroines joined together to defeat some powerful witch doctor or evil would be world dictator.
The action was fast paced and we get to see some of Frazetta's early pin up work which would become famous over time.
Thanks for this jungle romp adventure, Karswell.
There's a lot of Caniff in this. It's super cool to see such early Frazetta as he's kind of figuring out his craft. He's already excellent here and in a couple years would be unearthly talented at drawing.
I love the splash, how he oversizes the figures to give them more menace, and how Red is more gorilla than man.
A couple weird things: man I feel sorry for the lion! It was just trying to eat! Stop killing predators, Judy, you are messing up the eco-system!
That cover is ... different. It's the coloring -- it feels like a novel cover instead of a comic cover. The printing is so interesting and very non-comic. Look at the flames around the pot, they look like cut-outs! Such a neat little cover.
Judy Judy Judy of the jungle
Murders lions, see
Judy Judy Judy of the jungle
Wrecks nature with glee
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