Jungle Comics #114

(June 1949)

Mad Jackals Hunt by Night (Table of Contents: 1)

Kaänga / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Riddell (credited)

Pencils

Maurice Whitman (signed)

Inks

Maurice Whitman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

They were traders, called Carlson and Pierre, and someone had aptly nicknamed them the Twin Terrors...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Kaänga; Ann Mason; N'geeso; B'halis (African tribe): Tagar; Carlson; Pierre; Bokka; Marmo (elephant)

Synopsis

Bokka, son of the chief of the B'halis, is working with two white treasure hunters to loot the B'halis sacred places. Kaänga, Ann, and N'geeso put an end to their depredations. Bokka later seeks revenge on Kaänga and kidnaps Ann. Kaänga frees her and feeds the treasure hunters to the crocodiles.

Reprints

• in Jungle Comics (Publications Services Limited, 1949 series) #2 ([circa July 1949])

Keywords

apes; bondage; crocodiles; foot traps; gas masks; horses; machine guns; necklaces; saddle zebras; steamboats

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

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

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

Script

Ed Hunt (house name)

Pencils

Iger Shop; Alvin Hollingsworth ?

Inks

Iger Shop

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

He who wears a jungle crown lives in a world of fear!

Genre

animal; jungle

Characters

Simba; Briffo (Cape buffalo); Mrs. Simba

Synopsis

Simba prevents Briffo the Cape buffalo from chastising Simba's cubs. Later, the cubs are taken by hunters and Mrs. Simba is wounded. Her wounds drive her mad and she begins to wantonly slaughter the jungle animals. Simba frees his cubs. Briffo calls a jungle council and demands that Mrs. Simba be killed. Simba and Mrs. Simba, now recovered, appear at the council and Simba kills Briffo, re-asserting his place as king.

Reprints

• in Jungle Comics (Publications Services Limited, 1949 series) #2 ([circa July 1949])

Keywords

net traps

Explorers (Table of Contents: 3)

Jungle Facts / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ed Waldman ?

Inks

Ed Waldman ?; Iger Shop

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; jungle

Synopsis

Brief biographical sketches of several explorers of Africa: Mungo Park, Hugh Clapperton, Samuel Baker, John Speke, and James Bruce.

Reprints

• in Jungle Comics (Publications Services Limited, 1949 series) #2 ([circa July 1949])

Keywords

exploration

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

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

Script

Pierre La Rue

Pencils

Dan Zolnerowich

Inks

Dan Zolnerowich

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

To Captain Terry Thunder: '30 man-tracking leopards, tamed and trained, ready for lancer service...'

Genre

jungle

Characters

Terry Thunder; Commissioner Powers; Helen Powers; Snide; Monk Cassidy; M'bonga; Kazaris (African tribe); Keeto

Synopsis

Snide and Cassidy, angered at being exiled from the district, kidnap Commissioner Powers and force him to sign the old B'zimba trading grounds, where they've discovered gold, over to them. Witch doctor M'bonga facilitates their plot. Terry uncovers their plan and exposes them to the Kazari tribe and takes them into custody.

Reprints

• in Jungle Comics (Publications Services Limited, 1949 series) #2 ([circa July 1949])

Keywords

B'zimba Trading Grounds; crocodiles; deeds; drug-induced frenzy; gold; hunting leopards; idols; imposture; Kazar (African village); masks; oxen; steamboats; witch doctors

The Flame Bird (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Victor Ibsen (credited) (house name)

Letters

typeset

Genre

jungle

Reprints

• in Jungle Comics (Publications Services Limited, 1949 series) #2 ([circa July 1949])

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

Wambi Jungle Boy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Roy L. Smith (credited)

Pencils

Henry Kiefer (signed)

Inks

Henry Kiefer (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

With cat-like movements, Wambi, the man-cub, cautiously makes his way across the rotted limb...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Wambi; Tawn; Ogg; Umbalis (African tribe); George Baxter; Tyrgo (hawk)

Synopsis

Baxter, a treasure hunter, frames Wambi for looting the Umbalis' temple. Tawn and Ogg show the chief the location of the treasure and clear Wambi's name.

Reprints

• in Jungle Comics (Publications Services Limited, 1949 series) #2 ([circa July 1949])

Keywords

bracelets; hunting leopards; jewelry; jullah pears; saddle zebra

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

Tabu / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Mack]

Pencils

Maurice Whitman

Inks

Maurice Whitman

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In a strange world beyond the understanding of mortal mind, where ghost shades of man and beast lurk in eternal darkness, lies the domain of Tabu...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Tabu; Kaludis (African tribe); Professor Gregor; Marie; Azambi; Atongis (African tribe); Kargo

Synopsis

Tabu exposes a treacherous witch doctor who is then exiled by the Atongis. A professor visits Tabu while his assistant plots to steal diamonds from the Kapudis. The exiled Atongi witch doctor, Kargo, plots with the assistant to kill Tabu. Tabu uses his illusion powers and defeats the witch doctor. Both Kargo and the assistant are turned over to the authorities.

Reprints

• in Jungle Comics (Publications Services Limited, 1949 series) #2 ([circa July 1949])

Keywords

baboons; bondage; diamonds; idols; jewels; taxidermy; witch doctors

Odd Names (Table of Contents: 8)

Jungle Quiz / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Iger Shop

Inks

Iger Shop

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; jungle

Synopsis

Trivia regarding unusual animal names.

Reprints

• in Jungle Comics (Publications Services Limited, 1949 series) #2 ([circa July 1949])

Keywords

aye-ayes; beche-de-mars; dik diks; kites; queen of Spains

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

Camilla / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Victor Ibsen (credited) (house name)

Pencils

Marcia Snyder

Inks

Marcia Snyder

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Throughout the long night, jungle drums throbbed an ominous message...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Camilla; Zack Monroe; Masais (African tribe); Luongo; Davis; Lon Becker; Jimmy Monroe; Blacky

Synopsis

Disguised as Masais, ivory trader Becker and his men burn out and kill his rival Monroe. Monroe's son, believing the Masais to blame, steals into the village and kidnaps the chief's daughter. Camilla tracks him down and returns him to Becker's trading camp where they discover Becker's deception.

Reprints

• from Jungle Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #56 (August 1944) [[redrawn title page and Camilla's costume altered]]
• in Jungle Comics (Publications Services Limited, 1949 series) #2 ([circa July 1949])

Keywords

disguises; ivory; signal drums