Young Nyoka was brought to the jungle by her father, who through using his medical knowledge to help the local natives, was given control of the tribe’s diamond mine. Nyoka’s dad was subsequently killed by crooks and Nyoka, using her skills must recover a sacred amulet. All of that plus more was just in her first comic book appearance. Nyoka would go on to battle poachers, thieves, weird mutants, and a variety of other protagonists threatening her and her jungles. NYOKA THE JUNGLE GIRL was based on the movie serials JUNGLE GIRL (1941) and PERILS OF NYOKA (1942). Her first comic book appearance was in Fawcett’s JUNGLE GIRL #1, published in November of 1942 and was based on the first serial. In May of 1944, Nyoka became one of the features in MASTER COMICS, starting with issue #50 and appeared in that title through issue #132. She also began appearing in her self-titled series, NYOKA THE JUNGLE GIRL debuting with issue #2, picking up the numbering from JUNGLE GIRL #1,cover dated Winter of 1945. Nyoka would eventually have her exploits published by Fawcett Comics for the next eight years. THIS BOOK IS AVAILABLE IN BOTH HARD COVER AND TRADE PAPERBACK FORMATS AS WELL AS IN FULL COLOR OR BLACK & WHITE.