Jungle Comics #52

(April 1944)

Feast for The River Devils (Table of Contents: 1)

Kaänga / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Riddell

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We're running low on food, N'Geeso...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Kaänga; Ann Mason; N'geeso; Lance; Doc; Norton; Khufus (African tribe); Wolf (dog); Monk; Brannigan

Synopsis

Murderous con men lead a pair of archaeologists to the Khufu Temple where they plan to kill them. Kaänga, Ann, and N'geeso rescue the archaeologists and the con men are killed in the fight.

Keywords

covered wagons; crocodiles; dynamite; Khufu Temple; leopards; quinine; Sword of Lukako

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 (house name)

Pencils

Richard Case (signed)

Inks

Richard Case (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

One sultry morning Simba awakes to the crackling noises and tangy odor of his fiercest enemy...fire!

Genre

animal; jungle

Characters

Simba; Tiku

Synopsis

A forest fire threatens the lives of all the jungle animals. Simba rescues an orphaned leopard cub and then battle crocodiles to enable the animals to cross the river to safety.

Keywords

crocodiles; forest fire; leopards

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

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

Script

Roy L. Smith

Pencils

Henry Kiefer

Inks

Henry Kiefer

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The village of Karen-Laos sleeps.

Genre

jungle

Characters

Wambi; Tawn; Ogg; Aki; Stria (zebra); Ted

Synopsis

Wambi and his jungle friends recover a sacred treasure for the Karen-laos people.

Keywords

gems; hippopotamuses; howdahs; Karen-Laos (African city); treasure chests; treehouses

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

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

Andy has arrived at the oasis village of Wuzu...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Anderson the Arab; Vino (donkey); Wuzus (Arab tribe); Terry Thunder

Synopsis

On an errand to invite Arab chiefs to a feast, Andy is framed for murder.

Keywords

bondage; Sacred Necklace of the Thirteen Peals

Jungle Drums (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

? [as Norman Leslie]

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; jungle

Synopsis

A brief description of the vodu, h'anda, and moboutalinto drums

Keywords

drums; h'andas; moboutalintos; vodus

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

Tabu / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

? [as "Mac"]

Pencils

Ruth Atkinson (signed)

Inks

Ruth Atkinson (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Tabu failed in his efforts to turn the scientists from their search...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Tabu; Jean; Paul; ape men; Glub

Synopsis

Despite Tabu's warnings of the danger, two American scientists search for the white ape men.

Keywords

cameras; landslides; rhinoceroses

Hunger Makes the Kill (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Dan Stockman]

Letters

typeset

Genre

jungle

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

Camilla, Queen of the Jungle Empire / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Victor Ibsen (house name)

Pencils

George Tuska

Inks

George Tuska ?; ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dawn breaks over the jungle...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Camilla; Reggie; Doug; Joe

Synopsis

A trio of hunters meet with bad luck.

Keywords

binoculars; eagles; elephants; ferrets; hawks; hunting blind; lions; mandrills; pythons; servals