Jungle Comics #31

(July 1942)

Land of Shrunken Skulls (Table of Contents: 1)

Kaänga / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Riddell

Pencils

Dan Zolnerowich ?; ?

Inks

Dan Zolnerowich ?; ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

With the fury of a savage beast, the white lord of the jungle struggles against mysterious and deadly foes...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Sinya (introduction, villain); Ubuji (introduction, villain); a witch doctor (introduction, villain, death); Kaänga; Ann Mason; Ngeeso; Mr. Auker; Dwolo; Caesar (leopard); Leo (leopard); Topaz (leopard)

Synopsis

Kaänga and Ann must rescue Ngeeso from a tribe of headhunters, led by a white woman with trained leopards.

Keywords

headhunters; stereotyping of African natives; whips

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

It's likely that there is actually very little real Zolnerowich art here. This has all the earmarks of a pastiche with swipes and tracings pieced together from earlier Zolnerowich strips.

Spoils for the Congo Amazons (Table of Contents: 2)

Fantomah, Daughter of the Pharoahs / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

W. B. Hovious

Pencils

George Appel

Inks

George Appel ?; ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

jungle

Characters

Jebba (introduction, villain); Fantomah; Horus; Mazaans (white African tribe); Fury (leopard)

Synopsis

Fantomah defeats the leader of the Mazaans in single combat.

Reprints

• in Jungle Girls (IDW, 2018 series) (December 2018)

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

Tabu, Wizard of the Jungle / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

? [as "Mack"]

Pencils

George Wilhelms

Inks

George Wilhelms

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Across the veldt a white woman and her guide flee in terror...

Genre

jungle

Characters

a governor (introduction, villain, death); Julie Sands (introduction); Swalis (African tribe); Mobuttos (African tribe)

Synopsis

A corrupt governor attempts to start a war between two jungle tribes in order to make their land available for lease.

Keywords

bondage; hemp; horses; Indian rope trick; smoke signals; stereotyping of African natives

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

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Patrick Panda went out to play on a bright moonlit jungle May.

Genre

jungle

Synopsis

An illustrated poem about a bear's search for honey.

Keywords

bears; bees; honey; sloths

Lion Country Renegade (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Sheridan Gray]

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

jungle

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

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

Script

Pierre La Rue

Pencils

Al Stahl (signed)

Inks

Al Stahl (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Now what?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Abdul Hadda (introduction, villain); Terry Thunder; Anderson the Arab; Kismet; Vincent

Synopsis

Andy develops an anti-aircraft weapon but in its demonstration, manages to insult Abdul Hadda, local Arab leader. The Arabs attack the fort and take Terry captive, leaving his rescue for the rest of the gang with the new weapon.

Keywords

anti-aircraft guns; bondage; burning at the stake; jeeps; World War II

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

Wambi, The Jungle Boy / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Roy L. Smith (credited)

Pencils

Henry Kiefer

Inks

Henry Kiefer

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Surrounded by the weird clamor of a bewitched jungle...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Captain Stark (introduction); Kali (introduction, villain); Wambi; Babu (baboon); Tawn; Ogg; Hupis (African tribe); Maggo (parrot); Lia (lion); Bo (wild dog)

Synopsis

After secretly looting the Temple of Jamu, witch doctor Kali exhorts his tribe to drive white men from the jungle.

Reprints

• in Wings Comics (Streamline, 1951 series) #[nn - A]

Keywords

bondage; jewels; Temple of Jamu; treasure chests; waterfalls

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

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

Script

Ed Hunt

Pencils

Al Walker

Inks

Al Walker

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

One day as Simba and the boy Boko cross the veldt...

Genre

animal; jungle

Characters

Boko; Hassan (introduction, villain, death); N'Dongo (villain); Simba; Akunas (African tribe)

Synopsis

N'Dongo tells Hassan of his theory that Boko is the lost Yoruban prince. Hassan attempts to capture the boy but is driven away by Simba.

Keywords

Afghan hounds; arm-band of Kpo; dogs; gorillas; horses; hunting cheetahs; ostriches

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

Camilla / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Victor Ibsen

Pencils

Nick Cardy (signed as N. VISCARDI)

Inks

Nick Cardy (signed as N. VISCARDI)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Camilla's vow to a dead man hurls her in the path of renegade greed...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Jake (introduction, villain, death); the Black Cobra Tribe (introduction, villains); Ben Austin; Camilla; Black Cobra priest

Synopsis

Camilla and Ben help the Black Cobra tribe protect their treasure from renegades.

Keywords

cobras; stereotyping of African natives