Jungle Comics #89

(May 1947)

Blood-Moon over the Whispering Veldt (Table of Contents: 1)

Kaänga / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Riddell (credited)

Pencils

John Celardo

Inks

John Celardo

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Once again rose the blood-flecked twelfth moon of ancient legend...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Kaänga; N'geeso; Betty Lynn; Ann Mason; Professor Lynne; Cass; Moka; Bola

Synopsis

In an effort to photograph an annual gorilla mating ritual, Prof. Lynne and his daughter visit Kaänga's jungle. Their safari guide, Cass, schemes to create faked footage and to murder the Lynnes. Kaänga foils the scheme and a real gorilla kills Cass.

Reprints

• in Kaänga (ilovecomics, 2018 series) #5
• in Kaänga Comics (Fiction House, 1949 series) #11 (Spring 1952) [Edited from 10 to 8 pages and heavily re-written]
which is reprinted
• in Kaänga Comics (H. John Edwards, 1950 ? series) #19

Keywords

baboons; concealed nudity; disguises; gorillas; jewelry; leopards; mating rituals; motion picture camera; spanking; stereotyping of African natives; 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 as A. M. Froehlich)

Inks

August Froehlich (signed as A. M. Froehlich)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

One must be ever wise and ever cunning to survive in the jungle...

Genre

animal; jungle

Characters

Simba; Simba Jr

Synopsis

While Simba is attempting to teach Simba Jr the laws of the jungle, they are captured by trappers. Simba Jr is released as too small to sell. He sneaks back to the cages holding Simba and other jungle animals and releases them.

Keywords

education; net traps; rhinoceroses

Indexer Notes

Froehlich signs panel 5 on the final page.

The Gorilla (Table of Contents: 3)

African Wild Life / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mike Peppe (signed as M. Peppe)

Inks

Mike Peppe (signed as M. Peppe)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; nature

Synopsis

A brief natural history of the gorilla.

Keywords

gorillas; leopards; neanderthals

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

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

The desert of Allah!

Genre

adventure

Characters

Terry Thunder; Keeto; Sergeant Peters; Ali Bey; Tamba; Kasa

Synopsis

Terry is taken captive by his old foe Ali Bey, who is also attempting to secure the Baänji, a priceless elephant idol. Keeto schemes to rescue Terry through a double cross on a Trojan horse ploy.

Keywords

dancing girls; idols; the Baänji (elephant idol); Trojan horses

Listen to the Madman's Drum (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Frank Riddell]

Letters

typeset

Genre

jungle

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Roy L. Smith (credited)

Pencils

John Forte ?

Inks

Al Feldstein ?; Iger Shop

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ever hatred festers in the steaming brush!

Genre

jungle

Characters

Wambi; Tawn; Mara

Synopsis

A jungle priestess murders her chief and frames Wambi for the crime. Word spreads even to the jungle animals of Wambi's alleged crime. Wambi is captured by the tribe and is put trial by dunking. Faithful Tawn rescues him, the priestess confesses, and the tribe executes her by drowning.

Keywords

gaurs; langurs; ordeal by dunking; rhinoceroses; signal drums; tiger traps

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

Jungle Facts / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Frank Doyle (signed)

Inks

Frank Doyle (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The black or water buffalo is king of equatorial jungles.

Genre

non-fiction; nature

Synopsis

A brief natural history of the Cape buffalo, also known as the black buffalo.

Keywords

black buffalo; Cape buffalo

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

Tabu / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Mack] (credited)

Pencils

Howard Larsen (signed as H. L. Larsen)

Inks

Howard Larsen (signed as H. L. Larsen)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Nameless, the ever-present horrors of steaming jungle brush.

Genre

jungle

Characters

Tabu; N'ogas (African tribe); Ali Herga; Koli; Stone; A'bito

Synopsis

Tabu attacks a band of slavers and releases their captives.

Keywords

slavers; snare traps; steamboats; stereotyping of Arabs

[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); ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Down from the cliff caves, riding on the wind of death, came these feathered killers...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Camilla; Tobo; M'zani; B'rangi; Wasais (African tribe); Fang (dog); the bird tribe

Synopsis

Camilla goes to the rescues of the Wasais, who have been taken by the bird tribe.

Keywords

bolos; crocodiles; leopards; lions; rope bridges; wild dogs