Kaänga Comics #17

(Fall 1953)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Tembu, the Elephant! (Table of Contents: 2)

Kaänga / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Frank Riddell]

Pencils

Maurice Whitman (signed)

Inks

Maurice Whitman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

jungle

Characters

Kaänga; Ann Mason; Marmo (elephant); Rugas (African tribe); Musungu; Iboras (African tribe); Miss Grant; Tembu

Synopsis

When the Iboras refuse to give warriors to the Rugas, the Rugas attack the Iboras' kraal with an enormous elephant under the command of Tembu. Trader Grant's daughter and Ann are taken hostage. Kaänga and Musungu follow the Rugas to their own country.

Keywords

bondage; crocodiles; elephants; landslides; leopards; lions; stereotyping of African natives; torture

Indexer Notes

This is part 1 of a 2-part story.

Despite the story's title, Tembu is not an elephant, but rather the chief of the Rugas.

The Tabu City (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

John Rensler

Letters

typeset

The Battle of Giants, Tembu's Terror Trail (Table of Contents: 4)

Kaänga / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Maurice Whitman (signed)

Inks

Maurice Whitman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

jungle

Characters

Kaänga; Musungu; Jimbalis (African tribe); Rugas (African tribe); Marmo (elephant); Trader Grant; Miss Grant; Ann Mason

Synopsis

Kaänga and Musungu attack the Rugas. The battle is not going well for Kaänga, and he elects to summon Marmo to battle Tembu's giant elephant. Marmo triumphs and the Rugas promise to make no more raids.

Keywords

bondage; branding; dogs; elephants

Indexer Notes

part 2 of a 2-part story. Pagination for this sequence continues from the first part of the story.

Fonopost (Table of Contents: 5)

Stamp Page / text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Sidney M. Elias

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

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

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

Script

? [as Pierre LaRue]

Pencils

Charles Sultan

Inks

Charles Sultan

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The jungle spawns strange evils, but none more deadly than revenge!...

Genre

jungle

Reprints

• from Jungle Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #92 (August 1947)

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

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Now their tracks and scents and dwelling places.

Genre

non-fiction; jungle; nature

Synopsis

Brief descriptions of several dangerous jungle animals.

Keywords

Cape buffalo; golden eagles; gorillas; hippopotamuses; leopards

Indexer Notes

The opening caption reads in full: "Now their tracks and scents and dwelling places. Know the cattle tactics of...the Jungle Kings" with typos "now" for "know" and "cattle" for "battle."

King of the River! (Table of Contents: 8)

Kaänga / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Frank Riddell]

Pencils

Maurice Whitman

Inks

Maurice Whitman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

jungle

Reprints

• from Jungle Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #119 (November 1949) [cut to 6 pages, with all-new text and dialogue]

Indexer Notes

The art from the original 10 page story has been cut up and re-arranged with all-new text and dialog.