In More Fun Comics #57 (July, 1940) we rejoin Congo Bill and Professor Kent on their river cruise, after they have beaten The Skull and made away with the priceless treasure from the lost city. And it makes for pretty hungry work, let me tell you! Er, at least...I think that's what Congo Bill means when he declares his intention to "dig up some fresh meat"....
Never one to shy away from trouble, Bill rescues a chimp from the clutches of a boa constrictor (which are native to Central and South America, not Africa, but facts never get in the way of a man-of-action like Congo Bill!) and the chimp returns the favor by saving Congo Bill from a hungry lioness by...um...biting it on the tail:
Bill rewards the chimp with an Irish name (a possible clue to Bill's own ethnic heritage...?) but - what's this - the Professor's in trouble?!?
Bill finds that Kent has been captured by the enemy they should have killed last issue - The Skull! Bill and O'Toole sneak aboard the captive boat, but Bill is overtaken by the fiendish Skull! Not to worry, for as often happens when Congo Bill's around.....
...the pair of hairy legs that come to Congo Bill's rescue, in case you were wondering, belong to O'Toole, not Professor Kent.
Never one to shy away from trouble, Bill rescues a chimp from the clutches of a boa constrictor (which are native to Central and South America, not Africa, but facts never get in the way of a man-of-action like Congo Bill!) and the chimp returns the favor by saving Congo Bill from a hungry lioness by...um...biting it on the tail:
Bill rewards the chimp with an Irish name (a possible clue to Bill's own ethnic heritage...?) but - what's this - the Professor's in trouble?!?
Bill finds that Kent has been captured by the enemy they should have killed last issue - The Skull! Bill and O'Toole sneak aboard the captive boat, but Bill is overtaken by the fiendish Skull! Not to worry, for as often happens when Congo Bill's around.....
...the pair of hairy legs that come to Congo Bill's rescue, in case you were wondering, belong to O'Toole, not Professor Kent.
Spunky O'Toole secures the boat for Congo Bill and deposits The Skull on the shore, leaving open the thrilling possibility that he might make a third appearance next issue!
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