Comic Title: More Fun Comics #56
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: June 1940
Approx. On Sale Date: May 2, 1940 Copyright Date May 1, 1940
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1940
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Fredric Whitney Ellsworth

Title: (The Search for Africa's Ancient Ruins)
Pages: 6

Feature(s):
Congo Bill (of Earth-1)

Artist: George Papp

Feature Character(s)

• Congo Bill (next appearance in More Fun Comics #57)

Supporting Character(s)

• Professor Joe Kent (first name revealed in Action Comics #37; next appearance in More Fun Comics #57)

Villain(s)

• A tribe of jungle natives (no further appearances)
• The Skull (next appearance in More Fun Comics #57)
• One-Eye and Slats (the Skull's henchmen; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Toto (a native guide; dies in this story; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story continues in part in the third story of More Fun Comics #57.

This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
Congo Bill and Professor Kent travel along a river in Africa searching for a rumored lost city. They come under attack by jungle natives and are captured. As prisoners Bill and Kent are brought to the lost city where a criminal known as the Skull has taken refuge.

The Skull orders Professor Kent to locate the treasures hidden within the city. Kent refuses to take part in the looting, so he and Bill are locked up.

Bill finds a secret escape tunnel in their cell which leads to the treasure. He takes the Skull by surprise, then has the natives bring the treasure to a boat. Bill and Kent escape with the treasure which they plan to turn over to the government. However, the Skull escapes.