Jungle Comics #87

(March 1947)

Horror Kraal of the Legless One (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

Death is always ugly, but now it dons its most hideous disguise...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Zahinda the Legless (introduction, villain, death); Kaänga; Ann Mason; Marmo (elephant); N'geeso

Synopsis

Ann is taken by slavers. Kaänga and N'geeso pursue and rescue her.

Reprints

• in Kaänga Comics (Fiction House, 1949 series) #14 (Winter 1952) [completely rewritten but with the same artwork]
which is reprinted
• in Kaänga Comics (H. John Edwards, 1950 ? series) #27 ([1952] ?)
• in Klassik Komix Men of Action (Mini-Komix, 2015 series) ([August 21, 2015])
• in Kaänga (ilovecomics, 2018 series) #4 (2018)

Keywords

B'tonga Trading Post; blindness; blowguns; boomerangs; caves; giant bats; leopards; ore crushers; saddle zebras

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 as A. M. Froehlich)

Inks

August Froehlich (signed as A. M. Froehlich)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Tenga the outlaw! He who would rule the forest...

Genre

animal; jungle

Characters

Tenga (leopard)(villain); Simba

Synopsis

Tenga, with the assistance of a pack of hyenas, challenges Simba for the kingship of the forest. Simba meets the challenge and drives Tenga away.

Keywords

hyenas; 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

Charles Sultan

Inks

Charles Sultan

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Again N'toga war drums boomed a throaty vengeance...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Tinga (introduction); N'Togos (African tribe)(introduction); Bull Brannigan (introduction, villain); Terry Thunder; Keeto

Synopsis

Terry, with the help of Tinga, the N'Togo priestess, and Keeto, puts an end to the depredations of the treasure hunter Brannigan.

Keywords

bondage; mummies; sacred Cape buffalo; saddle zebras; signal drums; steamboats; torture

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

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

Script

?

Pencils

Mike Peppe (signed as M. Peppe)

Inks

Mike Peppe (signed as M. Peppe)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

India -- land of mystery -- but more mysterious yet are these strange animals which infest the impentrable jungle.

Genre

non-fiction; jungle; nature

Synopsis

A brief description of some of the animals that inhabit the Indian jungles.

Keywords

caracols; cloud leopards; cobras; elephants; fishing cats; golden cats; leopards; marbled cats; mongooses; monkeys; nilgai; peacocks; snow leopards; tigers; water buffalo

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

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

Script

Roy L. Smith (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kamen ?; Iger Shop

Inks

Jack Kamen ?; Iger Shop

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

'Covet not thy brother's lot, else death be thy lot.'

Genre

jungle

Characters

Guardian of the Cliff Idol (introduction, death); the Sangas (introduction); Wambi; Gar (eagle); Tawn; Ogg

Synopsis

Wambi returns a sacred gem to its place in a mountain idol.

Keywords

artificial wings; idols; jewels; vultures; wanderoo monkeys

Altar of Avarice (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

Inks

Howard Larsen

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Strange was the plea to the momba juju --

Genre

jungle

Characters

Slade (introduction, villain); Flo (introduction, villain); N'Mola (introduction); Tabu; Gordon

Synopsis

When treasure hunters steal a tribe's idol, Tabu pursues the thieves and secures the sacred object.

Keywords

diamonds; dogs; idols; steamboats; warthogs; witch doctors

Oddities of the Dark Continent (Table of Contents: 8)

African Wild Life / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mike Peppe (signed)

Inks

Mike Peppe (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; nature

Synopsis

Brief natural histories of the rhinoceros, the cheetah, and the hyena.

Reprints

• in Kaänga Comics (Fiction House, 1949 series) #19 (Spring 1954)

Keywords

cheetahs; hyenas; rhinoceroses

Indexer Notes

Bottom one-quarter of the page is an advertisement.

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

Camilla / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Victor Ibsen (credited) (house name)

Pencils

Fran Hopper (signed)

Inks

Fran Hopper (signed); Frank Frazetta ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

From the eerie mists of a land shrouded in taboo, came a whispered prophecy!

Genre

jungle

Characters

Demo (introduction, villain, death); Camilla; T'bongas (African tribe); Fang (dog)

Synopsis

Demo plots to steal the T'bongas sacred jewels. Camilla foils his schemes.

Keywords

diamonds; giant carnivorous plants; gorillas; hunting leopards; witch doctors; zebras

Indexer Notes

There are hints of Frazetta's inks in a number of panels, including panel 6, page 2 and panel 5, page 6. See the notes to the Camilla story in issue 85.