Jungle Comics #79

(July 1946)

Death Has a Thousand Fangs (Table of Contents: 1)

Kaänga / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Riddell (credited)

Pencils

Howard Larsen

Inks

Howard Larsen

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The picture was peaceful --

Genre

jungle

Characters

Kaänga; Ann Mason; N'geeso; Nora; Moto; Lance; Marmo (elephant)

Synopsis

Lance and Nora, brother and sister thieves, attempt to steal the idol of N'geeso's tribe. During the fight, Kaänga inadvertently kills Lance; Nora vows revenge. Nora kidnaps Ann and then disguises herself as Ann in order to lure Kaänga to her camp. While confronting Kaänga, Nora accidentally fires a pistol near his face, blinding him. Even blind, Kaänga manages to free Ann and kill Nora.

Keywords

bathing; blindness; camp shower; concealed nudity; cosmetics; disguises; elephants; idols; leopards; torture; whips

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

August Froehlich (signed)

Inks

August Froehlich (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It is good to doze in the noonday sun...

Genre

animal; jungle

Characters

Simba; Simba, Junior

Synopsis

Simba, Junior, is a disobedient cub. Simba must save him from a gorilla, crocodiles, and a hunting safari.

Reprints

• in Jungle Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #152 (August 1952) [heavily edited]
which is reprinted
• in Jungle Comics (H. John Edwards, 1950 ? series) #27
• in All Star Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #12 ([November 1961])
• in Jungle Adventures (I. W. Publishing; Super Comics, 1963 series) #15 (1964)

Keywords

child-rearing; crocodiles; gorillas

Indexer Notes

Froelich's signature is in the final panel.

The Fuzzy-Wuzzies (Table of Contents: 3)

Jungle Facts / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; jungle

Synopsis

A description of the culture and customs of the Hadendoas of Sudan.

Keywords

camels; Hadendoas; lip plates; shotels; stereotyping of African natives; Sudan; swords; Ubangis

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

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

Script

Roy L. Smith (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kamen ?; Iger Shop

Inks

Al Feldstein ?; Iger Shop

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

'Shall our children hunger while thieves prosper?'...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Wambi; Uagalis (African tribe); Ogg; Tawn; Satanic (tiger)

Synopsis

After Ogg is accused of stealing the villagers supplies, Wambi discovers that the true thief is Satanic, the tiger.

Keywords

dogs

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

Tabu / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Mack]

Pencils

Richard Case

Inks

Richard Case

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Whence came those powers with which Tabu ruled the jungle's depths?

Genre

jungle

Characters

Tabu; Bokolu; N'moli

Synopsis

Tabu visits his dying mentor, N'moli who tells him, at last, that Tabu was the son of explorers who were killed by a hippopotamus and that toddler, Tabu, was rescued by N'moli. N'moli gives Tabu a cape, with many magical herbs in the lining and dies.

Keywords

graves; hippopotamuses; lions; magic herbs; witch doctors

Jungle Justice (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Frank Riddell]

Letters

typeset

Genre

jungle

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

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

Script

Pierre La Rue

Pencils

John Celardo (signed)

Inks

John Celardo (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A neanderthal man living with the apes -- no -- it's impossible --

Genre

adventure

Characters

Terry Thunder; Laura Barth; Doctor Barth; Keeto; Snyder

Synopsis

A pair of thieves trick Terry into believing they are a father and daughter, seeking a human/ape hybrid. The real Dr. Barth arrives at the outpost after the impostors leave, explaining that he was in the jungle looking for an associate named Snyder, lost there since the end of the war. Terry and Keeto catch up to the impostors after they have captured Snyder, who they are hoping will lead them to a gold mine. Snyder's mind has snapped and he believes himself to be an ape. His ape friends come to rescue him, killing the impostors. Terry and Barth elect to leave Snyder with his ape friends.

Keywords

amnesia; drugs; elephants; evolution; gorillas; howdahs; hypodermic needles

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

Camilla / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Victor Ibsen (credited) (house name)

Pencils

Fran Hopper

Inks

Fran Hopper; Ruth Atkinson ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hidden behind the locked bronze door lay a dreadful mystery.

Genre

jungle

Characters

Camilla; Fang (dog); Mogo; Byandros (African tribe); Bargai (leopard); Commissioner Ryan; N'golo

Synopsis

Mogo, a wanted criminal, convinces the Byandros that they need to work to eliminate both Camilla and the colonial commissioner. Several attempts are made on their lives but each is foiled by Camilla. Ultimately, Camilla damages a dam above the village and wipes out the Byandros and Mogo.

Keywords

bolos; crocodiles; dams; flooding; hunting leopards; rhinoceroses; rope bridges; snakes; torture; wagons