Jungle Comics #86

(February 1947)

Firegems of L'hama Lost (Table of Contents: 1)

Kaänga / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Riddell (credited)

Pencils

John Celardo (signed)

Inks

John Celardo (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The peaceful jungle trails were quiet -- too quiet...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Kaänga; Ann Mason; L'homas (African tribe); Slim; N'geeso; Big Boy

Synopsis

Jewel thieves steal the L'homas' sacred jewels and kill their sacred leopard. The L'homas blame Kaänga and Ann. After a brief fight, they leave Kaänga for dead and take Ann to their village for execution; the jewel thieves accompany them. Kaänga recovers and pursues the L'homas. He rescues Ann and exposes the thieves.

Reprints

• in Kaänga (ilovecomics, 2018 series) #4 (2018)

Keywords

bolas; bondage; hunting leopards; jewels; lions; saddle zebras; tattoos; the L'hama Temple; torture; treasure maps; turtles; waterfalls

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

Across the steaming veldt it echoed...

Genre

animal; jungle

Characters

Simba; Tenga (leopard); Zeke; Joe

Synopsis

Simba is forced to lead a safari of gold hunters to a cave with gold dust.

Keywords

gold; gorillas

Indexer Notes

Froelich's signature is in the final panel.

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

Captain Terry Thunder / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script

Pierre La Rue

Pencils

Joe Doolin (page 1); Howard Larsen ? (page 2); Maurice Whitman ? (pages 3-7)

Inks

Joe Doolin ?; Maurice Whitman ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The cloud of doom hung over the walls of Fort Diablo like a shroud of death...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Terry Thunder; Keeto; Anders; Talu; Yellow Fang (leopard)

Synopsis

Using drug addled slaves, Anders is stealing sacred gems from the local idols. Terry and Keeto put an end to his plundering.

Keywords

artillery; Avalanche Mountain; bhang; bondage; drugs; jewels; landslides; spring bows; voodoo dolls

Indexer Notes

Splash page is by Doolin, page two probably by Larsen, rest is most likely by Whitman. The rest of page seven in taken up with the Ownership Statement.

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

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

Script

?

Pencils

Mike Peppe ?

Inks

Mike Peppe ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Every man knows the high cost of madam's clothing...

Genre

non-fiction; jungle

Synopsis

A brief description of the sources of women's clothing in the jungle.

Keywords

animal hides; elephants; giraffes; jewelry; leopards; lions; monkeys; pythons; 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

Alex Blum

Inks

Jack Kamen ?; Iger Shop ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Many tales of blood, of terror, of death are hidden in the jungle...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Wambi; Tawn; Cap'n Tom

Synopsis

A mad riverboat captain takes a pair of hunters and their animals captive. Wambi boards the boat and frees the hunters and the animals. The captain is killed by a tiger.

Keywords

gaff hooks; gorillas; monkeys; steamboats; tigers; waterfalls

Blood-Priest of the River God (Table of Contents: 6)

Kaänga / 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

Inks

Howard Larsen

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Deep in the jungle he dwelt --

Genre

jungle

Characters

Tabu; Kobali; Gwen; Jim; pygmies

Synopsis

A crocodile cult takes a pair of white hunters captive. Tabu rescues the pair and leaves the cultists to a pack of mandrills.

Keywords

airplanes; bondage; crocodile worship; crocodiles; idols; mandrills

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

Camilla / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Victor Ibsen (credited) (house name)

Pencils

Fran Hopper (signed)

Inks

Fran Hopper (signed); Nick Cardy ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Behind the slave safari which creaked down the blood-soaked jungle trail, was a widening swathe of horror...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Camilla; N'golas (African tribe); Bull Taggart; Masilis (African tribe); N'targa; L'lanna

Synopsis

While investigating a pair of slavers, Camilla is taken. She challenges one of the slavers to a duel on elephant-back and kills her. She then throws the other slaver to the elephants to be trampled.

Keywords

elephants; hippopotamuses; leopards; lions; rope bridges; slavers; wagons