Jungle Comics #14

(February 1941)

Vengeance of the Gorilla Hordes (Table of Contents: 1)

Kaänga / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Red Bradey]

Pencils

Alex Blum

Inks

Alex Blum

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

To Kaänga and Ann's jungle home come many friendly beasts...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Jim Keane (introduction); Simia (introduction, villain, death); unnamed apes (introduction, villains, death); Kaänga; Ann Mason

Synopsis

A one-time pet, Simia the gorilla, leads a gorilla war against humans.

Keywords

gorillas

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Red Panther / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Taylor Martin]

Pencils

Art Peddy

Inks

Art Peddy

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Red Panther sees in the obscure forces of nature the shape of forthcoming events.

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

John (introduction, villain, death); David Van Ives (introduction); Brenda (introduction); Red Panther

Synopsis

The Panther helps a group of treasure hunters avoid what he has seen as their fate.

Keywords

lightning; stereotyping of African natives; storms; treasure maps

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Camilla / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Tad Carter]

Pencils

Bob Webb

Inks

Bob Webb

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Sir Champion calls Camilla to come and see the phenomena which has occurred outside her city.

Genre

science fiction; jungle

Characters

Sir Champion; a tyrant (villain); Camilla

Synopsis

Camilla and Champion battle an extra-dimensional tyrant who commands great magical powers. The tyrant is turned into a potato (honest!!).

Keywords

flying carpets; magic; stereotyping of African natives

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Roy Lance / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Courtney Thomason]

Pencils

Bob Jenney ?

Inks

Bob Jenney ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Resentful tribes in the Belgian Congo rebel against the interference of white man's commerical interests.

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

Roy Lance; Jim

Synopsis

Roy pushes through cannibal country on his way to unexplored wilderness in the Congo.

Keywords

bondage; cannibalism; log stockades; maps; stereotyping of African natives; torture

The Sirocco Strikes (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script

Toni Blum (credited as Bob Anthony)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Characters

Ken Marsden (introduction); Captain Blackmere

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

Thurman Scott (credited as T. T. Scott) (business manager)

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Fantomah / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Fletcher Hanks (credited as Barclay Flagg)

Pencils

Fletcher Hanks (credited as Barclay Flagg)

Inks

Fletcher Hanks (credited as Barclay Flagg)

Colors

?

Letters

Fletcher Hanks

First Line of Dialogue or Text

She suddenly senses a monstrous plot...

Genre

jungle; horror-suspense

Characters

Fantomah; Zomax (introduction, villain, death)

Synopsis

Fantomah prevents Zomax, a mad scientist once tormented by jungle animals, from killing all of the animals with a tidal wave of his creation. She uses her powers to turn the tidal wave back on him.

Reprints

• in You Shall Die by Your Own Evil Creation! (Fantagraphics, 2009 series) (June 2009)
• in Fletcher Hanks : œuvres complètes (Actes Sud, 2018 series) (mai 2018)

Keywords

air planes; parachutes; telescopes; tidal waves

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Simba King of Beasts / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Johnson Melville]

Pencils

George Appel

Inks

George Appel ?; ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Simba, king of the beasts, once again the guardian of jungle justice, intervenes in a fierce feud.

Feature Logo

Simba King of the Beasts

Genre

animal; jungle

Characters

Simba

Synopsis

Simba forces an ape and the black panther that stole the ape's child to end their feud and let peace reign in the jungle again.

Keywords

feuds; stereotyping of African natives

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Captain Terry Thunder / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Pierre La Rue

Pencils

Bill Bossert

Inks

Bill Bossert

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Terry Thunder and his trouble-brewing brood, Kismet, Andy and Vincent go to market...

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

Anderson the Arab; Kismet; Vincent; Terry Thunder; sandwagon;

Synopsis

Desert bandits attempt to steal machine guns meant for Terry's men.

Keywords

locomotives; Masoujian Railroad; Mura-Zai (Arab village); railroads; village markets

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Tabu / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Robert Lewis]

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Tabu finds that men will use any weapon, even jungle sorcery...

Feature Logo

Tabu, Wizard of the Jungle

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

Tabu; Jed Blunt (introduction, villain); a tribal chieftain (introduction, villain); Mr. Hascomb (introduction); Ronnie Hascomb (introduction)

Synopsis

When a fortune hunter convinces a witch doctor to murder a girl's father, Tabu intervenes.

Keywords

stereotyping of African natives; voodoo dolls; witch doctors

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Wambi / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Roy L. Smith (credited)

Pencils

Henry Kiefer

Inks

Henry Kiefer

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

One day a white hunter invades the land of peace.

Feature Logo

Wambi the Jungle Boy

Genre

jungle; adventure

Characters

a hunter (introduction, villain, death); Wambi; Rani (tigress); Rena (leopard); Maggo (parrot); Tawn (elephant); Babo (baboon); Rajah (tiger)

Synopsis

Wambi and his jungle friends drive a trophy hunter from their jungle.

Keywords

stereotyping of African natives