Jungle Comics #83

(November 1946)

Vampire Veldt (Table of Contents: 1)

Kaänga / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Riddell (credited)

Pencils

John Celardo (signed)

Inks

John Celardo (signed); Bob Lubbers ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A phantom killer stalked the haunted jungle trails like a vengeful wraith --

Genre

jungle

Characters

Capt. Damon [Zenda] (introduction, villain, death); Capt. Damon's daughters (introduction, villains, death); Trader George (introduction); Kaänga; Ann Mason; Masais (African tribe)

Synopsis

Seeking revenge on those who took his command away, Capt. Damon and his twin daughters wreak havok throughout Kaänga's jungle.

Reprints

• in Kaänga (ilovecomics, 2018 series) #2
• in Kaänga Comics (Fiction House, 1949 series) #10 (Winter 1951-1952) [much dialogue rewritten]
which is reprinted
• in Kaänga (I. W. Publishing; Super Comics, 1958 series) #8 ([1958]) [modified version]

Keywords

crocodiles; human skeletons; rhinoceroses; saddle zebras; signal drums; vulture calls; vultures; Wasbo (trading post); waterfalls; wolves

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

Down from the jungle sky a challenge is flaunted...

Genre

animal; jungle

Characters

Simba

Synopsis

Simba defends a regal vulture against jackals and gorillas, but when the vulture takes one of Simba's cubs, the king of the beasts traps and kills the bird.

Keywords

crocodiles; gorillas; jackals; vultures

Indexer Notes

Froelich's signature is in the final panel.

The Dirge of Death! (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

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Ali Abdul (introduction, villain, death); Terry Thunder; Keeto; Miss Johnson

Keywords

drug addiction; leopards; narcotics; Tamar (desert city)

Speed of Animals (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

?

Pencils

George Evans ?

Inks

George Evans ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; nature

Synopsis

A list of the fastest animals.

Keywords

cheetahs; giraffes; kudus; ostriches; rhinoceroses; tigers; zebras

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

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

Script

Roy L. Smith (credited)

Pencils

John Forte ?; Alex Blum ?

Inks

Al Feldstein ?; Iger Shop

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Cease your grumbling, lazy Tawn!

Genre

jungle

Characters

M'Walo (villain); Wambi; Tawn; Ogg; Wesabis (African tribe); Nogira (leopard); Mobali (leopards)

Synopsis

A white slaver masquerades as a priest of Ruki, who demands sacrifices. He takes the sacrifices and sells them as slaves. Wambi is taken but calls on the animals in the slavers' camp to rebel.

Keywords

bathing; hunting leopards; masks; mind control drugs; Ruki worship; slave auctions; slavers; whips

The Vengeance of Ojibu (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

Howard Larsen (signed); ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Black magic! Cursed words that spread terror through the jungle!

Genre

jungle

Characters

Narundi (introduction, villain, death); Koli (introduction, villain); Wanculu (introduction); Tabu; Ugala

Synopsis

Tabu prevents a witch doctor from overthrowing his chief.

Keywords

hunting leopards; soporific drugs; stereotyping of African natives; voodoo dolls; witch doctors

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

African Wild Life / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mike Peppe (signed)

Inks

Mike Peppe (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Africa, continent of mystery, never completely explored...

Genre

non-fiction; nature

Synopsis

A map of Africa showing the locations of several species.

Keywords

camels; Cape buffalo; cheetahs; crocodiles; elephants; gorillas; hippopotamuses; lions; maps; rhinoceroses; zebras

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

Camilla / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Victor Ibsen (credited) (house name)

Pencils

Fran Hopper

Inks

Fran Hopper ?; ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Outside Camilla's hidden cavern the great gong boomed...

Genre

jungle

Characters

M'Kuba (introduction, villain, death); the Dwarf-Men (introduction, villains;); Camilla; Fang (dog)

Synopsis

M'Kuba the witch doctor conspires to take over the tribe with the help of the Dwarf Men. Camilla exposes his plot.

Keywords

cheetahs; idols; mandrills