Jungle Comics #51

(March 1944)

The Golden Lion of Genghis Khan (Table of Contents: 1)

Kaänga / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Riddell (credited)

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

N'Geeso! You're leaving the trail!

Genre

jungle

Characters

Kaänga; Ann Mason; N'geeso; Khafus (African tribe); Lotura; Bantus (African tribe); Gordon

Synopsis

Seeking radium for medical purposes, Gordon enters the Khafu country with Kaänga, Ann, and N'geeso. The queen of the Khafus captures Ann and plans to kill her by exposing her to radium, but Kaänga comes to Ann's rescue and the queen suffers the fate she had planned for Ann.

Keywords

boars; bondage; elephants; human skeletons; radium; sleight of hand

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

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

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

Script

Ed Hunt

Pencils

Howard Larsen ?; Ruth Atkinson ?

Inks

Howard Larsen ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The jungle monarch proudly stands guard over his mate and their newly born heir-apparent...

Genre

animal; jungle

Characters

Simba; Tiku; Dwando; Tamba; Karia; Bjata

Synopsis

During a native lion hunt, Simba's cub is killed. In the village, the old chief dies and the witch doctor Dwando assumes his place. When the old chief's daughter returns to the village with a newborn son, Dwando attempts to kill the child but is stopped by Simba.

Keywords

leopards

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

Tabu / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

? [as "Mac"]

Pencils

Ruben Moreira

Inks

Ruben Moreira ?; Anthony Cataldo ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

'I cannot die!' boasted the smooth-cheeked conquistador...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Tabu; the Don

Synopsis

Tabu comes across a conquistador who has been drinking from a fountain of youth for hundreds of years. However, he is overdue for a drink so he and Tabu hurry through the jungle and barely make it in time to save the Don's life.

Keywords

apes; conquistadors; crocodiles; fountain of youth; immortality; lions; pythons

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

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

Ready... get set... go!

Genre

jungle

Characters

Wambi; Tawn; Mary; Ogg; Maggo

Synopsis

A brain-damaged British flyer kidnaps the daughter of scientists who are visiting Wambi's jungle to collect snake venom. Wambi and his jungle friends rescue the girl and the scientists agree to treat the flyer.

Keywords

mambas; tigers

Elephant Code (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Craig Cornell]

Letters

typeset

Genre

jungle

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

Fantomah / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

W. B. Hovious

Pencils

George Appel

Inks

George Appel

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

...and on the golden vault of the four-eyed cobra is inscribed 'cursed forever be who disturbs my place'...

Genre

jungle; horror-suspense

Characters

Fantomah; Horus; Wang; El Hamid; Fury

Synopsis

An old friend of Fantomah's father leads her to a treasure cached by her father in her youth.

Keywords

cannibals; cobras; four-headed snake; jewelry; stereotyping of African natives; treasure chests

Indexer Notes

Last appearance.

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

Captain Terry Thunder / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Pierre La Rue

Pencils

Richard Case

Inks

Richard Case

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dawn glows red over a peaceful desert...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Terry Thunder; Anderson the Arab; Farida; Ali Raschid; Ben Aouli

Synopsis

Ben Aouli kidnaps the sheik's daughter and Terry and Andy ride to her rescue.

Keywords

bondage; burning at the stake; el Halamid (Arab city); quartering; torture; whips

The Golden Death (Table of Contents: 8)

Camilla / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Victor Ibsen (credited)

Pencils

George Tuska

Inks

George Tuska

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

jungle

Characters

Camilla; Trader Davis; Joe; Sil; B'jutis (African tribe); N'gat

Synopsis

The B'jutis' witch doctor gives tribal treasures to white treasure hunters and blames the boy, N'gat. Camilla capture the thieves and clears N'gat's name.

Keywords

gold; idols; lions; witch doctors

Indexer Notes

No 'Queen of the Jungle' sub-title.