Jungle Comics #17

(May 1941)

Valley of the Killer-Birds (Table of Contents: 1)

Kaänga / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Riddell

Pencils

John Celardo

Inks

John Celardo ?; ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Each year a mighty wind sweeps the jungle...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Kaänga; Ann Mason

Synopsis

Kaänga and Ann are briefly lost in a lost valley where prehistoric creatures survive to today.

Keywords

caves; dinosaurs; gorilla monsters; lost valleys; pteranodons; pterodactyls

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

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

The Red Panther / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

? [as J. J. King]

Pencils

Saul Rosen ?

Inks

Saul Rosen ?; Al Gabriele ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Racing through the jungle tree tops, the Red Panther suddenly hears a cry for help!

Genre

jungle

Characters

Red Panther; Carolyn Bruce; Hattie; El Hassid

Synopsis

Crashed pilot Carolyn is pursued by Arab slavers until the Panther manages her rescue.

Keywords

airplanes; bondage; Indian rope trick; slave auctions; slavers; slaves; stereotyping of Arabs

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

Tabu, Wizard of the Jungle / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

? [as "Mack"]

Pencils

Sam Citron ?

Inks

Sam Citron ?; Frank Schwarz ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Pygmy poison darts, a renegade doctor's evil plans, an ancient spell...all these lie in the path of Tabu...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Tabu; Babs

Synopsis

Tabu rescues the niece of a diamond hunter who is determined to seize a cursed gem.

Keywords

diamonds; human sacrifice; maps; pygmies; stereotyping of African natives

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

Camilla / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Victor Ibsen (house name)

Pencils

S. M. Zuckerberg ?

Inks

S. M. Zuckerberg ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Camilla goes on a hunting trip far into the land of the friendly pygmies...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Camilla; Juntye; Kasil; Erika

Synopsis

Pygmies attack Camilla's people, seeking revenge for the death of their chief's son.

Keywords

blowguns; poison; pygmies; stereotyping of African natives; witch doctors

Birds of the African Jungle (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; jungle; nature

Synopsis

Brief natural histories of the secretary bird, the weaver bird, and the crocodile bird.

Keywords

cobras; crocodile birds; crocodiles; secretary birds; weaver birds

Sacred River of Gold (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Arthur Garnett]

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

jungle

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

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

Script

Pierre La Rue

Pencils

Bill Bossert (signed)

Inks

Bill Bossert (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Poor Vincent! He's squawking in the unhappy position of royalty in warfare!

Genre

adventure

Characters

Terry Thunder; Anderson the Arab; Kismet; Vincent; Blubber Ben [Benito Mussolini]

Synopsis

Disguised as Mussolini, Blubber Ben incites war between the Wazans and Stabwans, using Vincent as a symbol.

Keywords

cobras; imposture; sand wagon; Stabwans (African tribe); stereotyping of African natives; Wazans (African tribe); World War II

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

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

Script

Ed Hunt (house name)

Pencils

Al Walker

Inks

Al Walker

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

As Simba, mighty monarch of the jungle, seeks to remedy injustices...

Genre

animal; jungle

Characters

Simba

Synopsis

Simba protects a plague stricken orphan from the killers of the jungle and leads him to a safari with a doctor.

Keywords

plagues; tiger trap; tigers; water buffalo

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

Wambi, The Jungle Boy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Roy L. Smith (credited)

Pencils

Henry Kiefer

Inks

Henry Kiefer

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Your highness, the professor is stubborn! He'll tell us nothing, I fear!

Genre

jungle

Characters

Wambi; Mary Parker; Tawn (elephant); Ven (asp); Assam; Dr. Parker

Synopsis

Wambi rescues a scientist from the dungeons of the sultan.

Keywords

bondage; cobras; Kasbah emerald; snake charmers; Tagora (town); torture

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

Fantomah / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

W. B. Hovious

Pencils

Robert Pious ?

Inks

Robert Pious ?; ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Fantomah detects trouble far away...

Genre

jungle; horror-suspense

Characters

Fantomah; N'Goku

Synopsis

Fantomah encourages an evil witch doctor to use his wisdom for the good of this people.

Keywords

bondage; diamonds; masks; seven-headed witch spear; stereotyping African natives

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

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

Script

? [as Courtney Thompson]

Pencils

Frank Frollo ?

Inks

Frank Frollo ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The adventure-seeking African explorer Roy Lance follows the trail of a glowing gem...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Roy Lance; Songhen; Jim Hawley; Doris Hawley

Synopsis

Roy rescues an explorer who is trying to get out of the jungle with the Azali Ruby.

Keywords

bondage; gems; quicksand; rubies; Swahibis (African tribe); the Azali Ruby; torture