Credits for the following covers are taken from the Grand Comics Database, which attributes them all to Joe Doolin, except #70, which the folks at GCD think might be by another hand, possible Nick Cardy, while I, on the other hand, think that #69 looks suspiciously unlike Joe Doolin’s work:

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The lesson of Jungle Comics #66: sometimes a rifle is not just a rifle!

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And thus ends the cavalcade of Jungle Comics covers with art by Joseph Doolin here at RCN. It ended strong, I think. Anyway, if you enjoyed the show, you’ll want to watch for a couple of upcoming posts featuring Jumbo Comics covers with art by Joseph Doolin. While the main theme of the Jungle Comics covers was “damsel in distress,” the theme of the Jumbo Comics cover is more like “dudes in distress.” It’s fun stuff, folks!

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The girl on the cover of Jungle Comics #85 does not look at all Doolinesqe to me. And no artist is credited at GCD. Thus, I’ve provided no artist credit in the file name.

Jungle Tales #88 is another cover that definitely looks like it is by someone other than Joe Doolin. GCD credits the cover to Ruben Moreira, and since I have no way of confirming or denying their information, I’m just going to take it as fact — although I must say, whoever the artist is, he seems to be trying very hard here to channel Frazetta.

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The cover of Jungle Comics #67 appears not to be by the same hand as the others. Online sources suggest that the artist might be Ruben Moreira. Whoever the artist was, however, the proportions and attitude of the male figure strongly suggest that he was a big fan of Burne Hogarth, who implemented in his comics and advocated in his art instruction books an idealized, observation-free method of figure construction that impressionable young artists really ought to avoid like the plague. Hogarth’s single-minded emphasis on concepts and construction ruined his own art; don’t let it ruin yours.

Also, I’m not entirely convinced that Jungle Comics #66 is by Doolin — which is why the file name does not include the name of the artist. The design and inking of the woman’s face suggests to me that the cover might be by a Filipino artist. But maybe it is by Doolin. Who knows?