Jungle Comics #71

(November 1945)

Spawn of the Devil Cult (Table of Contents: 1)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Riddell

Letters

typeset

Genre

jungle

Indexer Notes

Story appears on inside front and inside back covers.

Congo Prey (Table of Contents: 2)

Kaänga / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Riddell (credited)

Pencils

Howard Larsen (signed)

Inks

Howard Larsen (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There were graves under the river...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Kaänga; Ann Mason; N'geeso; Wambutas (African tribe); Lance; Letana; Marmo (elephant)

Synopsis

A group of white hunters and the Wambutas' witch doctor, convince the tribe that their crocodile god demands that they gather rare bird feathers for the hunters. Kaänga exposes their fraud.

Keywords

animal hides; bondage; concealed nudity; crocodile worship; crocodiles; disguises; G'hama worship; human sacrifice; hunting leopards; leopards; motion picture projectors; seanca berries

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

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

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

Script

Pierre La Rue

Pencils

Fran Hopper

Inks

Fran Hopper

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The horse's hoofs beat a swift tattoo on the desert sands...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Terry Thunder; Keeto; Elaine; Ashir; Jagar (horse); Moralla; Sagah

Synopsis

Archaeologists locate an ancient city and the queen of the local village induces her tribe to excavate the ruins in order to collect jewels.

Keywords

archaeology; Hadramaut (ancient ruins); jewelry

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

Wambi, The Jungle Boy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Roy L. Smith (credited)

Pencils

Alvin Hollingsworth; ?

Inks

Alvin Hollingsworth ?; Iger Shop

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Today all the warriors follow the elephants spoor...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Nwago (leopard); Wambi; Tawn; Ogg; Watumi; Bergdamas (African tribe); Matungo; Mag (macaw); Waktu (baboon); Noro (hawk)

Synopsis

The Bergdama's queen and witch doctor conspire to sacrifice their king to the fire god and rule the tribe in his place. Wambi prevents their coup and the pair are killed, while fleeing, by crocodiles.

Keywords

bondage; crocodiles; fire worship; human sacrifice; hunting leopards

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Tabu / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Mack

Pencils

Howard Larsen

Inks

Howard Larsen

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The jungle seemed still, peaceful...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Natamba; Tabu

Synopsis

Disgrace witch doctor Natamba hypnotizes warriors of his old villages and Tabu in order to attack those who drove him from his office. A girl gives Tabu berries that break the spell and Tabu ensures Natamba's death.

Keywords

concealed nudity; drugs; hypnosis; masks; swimming; witch doctors

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

Camilla / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Victor Ibsen (credited) (house name)

Pencils

Fran Hopper (signed)

Inks

Fran Hopper (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Beware, Camilla, heed not the honeyed words of a human veldt rat --

Genre

jungle

Characters

Camilla; M'kilods (African tribe); Fang (dog); Gigan; Doctor Rosse

Synopsis

A jewel thief convinces Camilla that he is a doctor seeking to minister to the M'kilods, when in fact, he is attempting to steal their sacred idol.

Keywords

idols; medical kits; water buffalo; waterfalls; whips; witch doctors