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 tribeÕs diamond mine. NyokaÕs
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 FawcettÕs 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 was compiled with the best images currently available. That stated, these comics are
over seventy years old. The best efforts have been made to make the pages as enjoyable as
possible but not every panel is perfect and some allowances for the age of the books need to be
considered when judging the overall contents. The stories here were created in a less enlightened
time and there are some images that may offend modern readers.