Jungle Comics #23

(November 1941)

Man-Eater Jaws (Table of Contents: 1)

Kaänga / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Frank Riddell

Pencils

Dan Zolnerowich

Inks

Dan Zolnerowich

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

jungle

Characters

Kaänga; Ann Mason; Wungis (African tribe)

Synopsis

Jewel thieves come to the jungle for the deceased Zuko's diamonds.

Keywords

artificial wings; bondage; diamonds; elephant stampede; quicksand; tattoos

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

first line: "With the evil Zuko defeated Kaänga and Ann watch as the villain's hideout burns..."

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

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

Script

? [as Courtney Thomasen] [sic]

Pencils

Seymour Reit

Inks

Seymour Reit

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Over a remote African campfire Roy hears a weird tale of murder...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Roy Lance; Koana; Molo; Dogo; Icoru; Longo

Synopsis

Roy helps break up the schemes of a murderous pair of thieves exploiting native pearl divers.

Keywords

disguises; drugs; lanterns; pearl divers; pearls; sailboats; sharks; stereotyping of African natives; whips

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

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

Script

? [as "Mack"]

Pencils

George Carl Wilhelms

Inks

George Carl Wilhelms

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A little band of scientists trek through the dense jungles of darkest Africa...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Tabu; Sawegis (African tribe); Doctor Zisko; Siko (lion)

Synopsis

Tabu helps a group of botanists secure a healing herb despite interference from one of the party and headhunters.

Keywords

cockatoos; ghosts; guillotines; headhunters; human skeletons; medicinal herbs; stereotyping of African natives

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

Fantomah / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

? [as W. B. Hovious]

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

As Fantomah and Fury travel, they see a boy carefully aiming at a gazelle...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Fantomah; Fury (leopard); Ken; Wogu

Synopsis

Fantomah and Ken, a boy lost in the jungle, defeat a group of crocodile cultists who dominate a local village.

Reprints

• in Jerry Iger's Golden Features (Blackthorne, 1986 series) #3 (June 1986)

Keywords

crocodile cults; crocodile gods; Damballah Treasure; human sacrifice; ice

[no title indexed] (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 buffalo, the scorpion, and the ostrich

Keywords

buffalos; ostriches; scorpions

Forest of Fear (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Bob Anthony]

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

jungle

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

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

Script

? [as Pierre La Rue]

Pencils

Al Stahl ?

Inks

Al Stahl ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yeah...what's it all about! Since when does Terry go in for snake charming?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Terry Thunder; Anderson the Arab; Kismet; Vincent; Pasha Shekel; Haidee

Synopsis

Anderson falls in love with a snake charmer.

Keywords

cobras; flutes; music; snake charming; stereotyping of Turks

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

Simba / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Ed Hunt]

Pencils

Al Walker

Inks

Al Walker ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In a trophy-filled hut, two big game hunters talk of an elusive lion...

Genre

animal; jungle

Characters

Simba; Carl Rawle; Phil; Mogu; Koli

Synopsis

Simba protects a hunter's safari from a violent tribe.

Keywords

human skeletons; stereotyping of African natives

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

Camilla / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Victor Ibsen]

Pencils

Jim Chambers

Inks

Bill Ely ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Eric, treachery lurks among us.

Genre

jungle

Characters

Camilla; Eric; Harald; Ragnar; Guthorm

Synopsis

Ragnar continues to plot against Camilla.

Keywords

fish; harpoons; longboats; sea monsters; swimming; swimsuits; Vikings

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

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

Script

? [as Roy L. Smith]

Pencils

Henry Kiefer

Inks

Henry Kiefer

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Near Wambi's jungle haunts lives the strange Balu tribe...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Wambi; Balus (African tribe); Nagu; Lia (leopard); Ursa (bear); Mboko

Synopsis

Wambi and his jungle friends help overthrow a mad priestess who has ruled her village with an iron hand.

Keywords

bees; bondage; caning; honey; human skeletons; medicinal herbs; sacred fires; staked out over an anthill; stereotyping of African natives; tiger traps; torture

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

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

Script

? [as J. J. King]

Pencils

Al Gabriele

Inks

Al Gabriele

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The greatest hunters in Africa are the migrant Ubangis...

Genre

jungle

Characters

The Red Panther; Ubangis (African tribe); Mike

Synopsis

The Panther helps a tribe recover the ivory stolen from them by white thieves.

Keywords

ivory