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..."

["Over a remote African campfire Roy hears a weird tale of murder..."] (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:

?

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

["A little band of scientists trek through the dense jungles of darkest Africa..."] (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:

?

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

["As Fantomah and Fury travel, they see a boy carefully aiming at a gazelle..."] (Table of Contents: 4)

Fantomah / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

? [as W.B. Hovious]

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

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

["Yeah...what's it all about! Since when does Terry go in for snake charming?"] (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:

?

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

["In a trophy-filled hut, two big game hunters talk of an elusive lion..."] (Table of Contents: 8)

Simba / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

? [as Ed Hunt]

Pencils:

Al Walker

Inks:

Al Walker ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

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

["Eric, treachery lurks among us."] (Table of Contents: 9)

Camilla / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

? [as Victor Ibsen]

Pencils:

Jim Chambers

Inks:

Bill Ely ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

jungle

Characters:

Camilla; Eric; Harald; Ragnar; Guthorm

Synopsis:

Ragnar continues to plot against Camilla.

Keywords:

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

["Near Wambi's jungle haunts lives the strange Balu tribe..."] (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:

?

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

["The greatest hunters in Africa are the migrant Ubangis..."] (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:

?

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