Jungle Comics #82

(October 1946)

Blood Jewels of the Fire-Bird (Table of Contents: 1)

Kaänga / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Riddell (credited)

Pencils

John Celardo (signed)

Inks

John Celardo; Myron Strauss ?; Maurice Whitman ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

'Neath the surface of shimmering green, the deep domain of Kaänga's rule trembled and shivered...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Kaänga; Ann Mason; N'geeso; Marmo (elephant); Duke; Nobi; Clint Gray; N'gola

Synopsis

Treasure hunters want to know the location of the plane wreck that brought Ann to Kaänga's jungle, believing that it contains valuable jewels. Kaänga helps raise the wreck and then insures that the treasure hunters are eaten by crocodiles. Ann declines to look at the planes passenger manifest and burns it.

Reprints

• in Kaänga Comics (Fiction House, 1949 series) #10 (Winter 1951-1952) [Edited down from 10 pages to 4. Extensively re-written and re-drawn.]
which is reprinted
• in Kaänga (I. W. Publishing; Super Comics, 1958 series) #8 ([1958])
• in Kaänga (ilovecomics, 2018 series) #1 (Dezember 2017)

Keywords

air planes; bondage; Cape buffalo; crocodiles; human skeletons; lang-a-lang herbs; leopards; medicinal herbs; quartering; rubies; torture; walkie-talkies

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

Ann's arrival in Kaänga's jungle in Jungle Comics #1 is waved away for a new version of her arrival.

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

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

Script

Ed Hunt

Pencils

August Froehlich (signed)

Inks

August Froehlich (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It is noon...and time for Simba's nap -- but ho!

Genre

animal; jungle

Characters

Simba

Synopsis

Hunters are trapping elephant calves in Simba's jungle. Simba and the elephant herd put them to flight.

Keywords

elephants; leopards; net traps

Indexer Notes

Froelich's signature is in the final panel.

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

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

Script

Pierre La Rue

Pencils

Bob Lubbers (signed)

Inks

Bob Lubbers (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

'Beware, beware,' the jungle winds murmured.

Genre

adventure

Characters

Terry Thunder; Keeto; Joan McKay; Slade Carter; Bolo; Claw (cheetah);

Synopsis

Thief Slade Carter is stealing gold from Joan's father's mine. His much abused pet cheetah turns on him, killing him, and foiling his escape with the gold.

Keywords

cheetahs; disguises; dynamite; gold mines; hot air balloons; whips

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

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

Script

?

Pencils

George Evans

Inks

George Evans

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There are two kinds of spears...

Genre

non-fiction; jungle

Synopsis

A brief description of some of the weapons used by native peoples.

Keywords

arrows; axes; blowguns; boomerangs; bows; crocodiles; knives; lions; pythons; sharks; spears; swords

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

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

Script

Roy L. Smith (credited)

Pencils

Bob Webb ?; John Forte ?

Inks

Al Feldstein ?; Iger Shop

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A blood-maddened killer roams the jungle...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Wambi; Ogg; Tawn; M'ames (African tribe)

Synopsis

An ape believed to be Ogg murders many villagers. The real Ogg arrives in time to save Wambi and Tawn from the killer ape.

Keywords

mistaken identity; tiger traps

Day of Reckoning (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)

Tabu / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Mack]

Pencils

Howard Larsen (signed)

Inks

Maurice Whitman ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A jungle storm..lightning flashes...and an avalanche opens a cavern...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Tabu; Kafir; N'goris (African tribe); N'mino; Koro

Synopsis

After a landslide, a tribe descended from ancient Egyptians emerge from a long-sealed cave and proceed to make slaves of the N'goris. Tabu and N'mino go to their rescue and after freeing the slaves, Tabu reseals the cave.

Keywords

ancient Egypt; blinding; caves; landslides; leopards; lightning; rain; storms; torture

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

African Wild Life / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mike Peppe (signed)

Inks

Mike Peppe (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The honey-guide is a tiny bird...

Genre

non-fiction; nature

Synopsis

Brief natural histories of the honey guide, the ostrich, the secretary bird, the flamingo, and the vulture.

Keywords

bees; birds; flamingos; honey guides; leopards; ostriches; ratels; secretary birds; snakes; vultures

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

Camilla / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Victor Ibsen (credited)

Pencils

Fran Hopper (signed)

Inks

Fran Hopper (signed); Ruth Atkinson ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Through the jungle the words passed until they turned into a mighty roar --

Genre

jungle

Characters

Camilla; Fang (dog); M'nabi; N'furti; Ahmed

Synopsis

A woman disguised as Camilla assists slavers in taking villagers. Camilla exposes the fraud and frees the slaves and traps the slavers with fire-maddened animals.

Keywords

burning at the stake; drawbridges; forest fires; imposture; River of Sighs; saddle Cape buffalo; slavers; slaves