Jungle Comics #95

(November 1947)

Flame-Tongues of the Sky Gods! (Table of Contents: 1)

Kaänga / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script:

? [as Frank Riddell]

Pencils:

John Celardo (signed)

Inks:

John Celardo (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

jungle

Characters:

Kaänga; Ann Mason; Gwahas (African tribe); Professor Northram; Davis; Professor Barton; Alice Northram

Synopsis:

Prof. Northam, his daughter, Alice, and his assistant, Prof. Barton, discover valuable, ancient artifacts in the Gwaha country. They set up fake appearances by the Gwahas' gods to frighten the natives away, making it easier to seize the artifacts. An hallucinogenic drug, intended by Barton to drive Northram mad so that Barton could claim the discoveries as his alone, is smeared inside a pith helmet that is worn successively by Northram, Ann, and Barton. In his confused state, Barton detonates a load of dynamite, killing him and Northram.

Keywords:

dynamite; hallucinogenic drugs; idols; Mombo-zu worship; saddle zebras; snake worship

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

first line: "Bom! Bom! Bom! So throbbed the devil drums..."

["Nagayo, the vulture, left his perch to soar out over the veldt."] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script:

? [as Ed Hunt]

Pencils:

August Froehlich (signed)

Inks:

August Froehlich (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

animal; jungle

Characters:

Simba; Mrs. Simba; Boylengi; lion cultists; Tika (monkey)

Synopsis:

While fleeing a lion cult, Simba becomes covered in phosphorescent mud. The cultists believe him to be a ghost and call off their hunt.

Keywords:

ghosts; lion cults; phosphorescent mud; saddle zebras; warthogs

Indexer Notes

Froelich's signature is in the final panel.

["Why did that girl come to Fort Diablo all alone?"] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script:

? [as Pierre La Rue]

Pencils:

Charles Sultan

Inks:

Charles Sultan

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

jungle

Characters:

Terry Thunder; Jane Bangs; Obantos (African tribe); Billings; Buggsy Nolan

Synopsis:

Nolan and Billings, disguised as lancers, take a group of native men as slaves. Terry, escorting a newspaper reporter into the interior, frees the slaves and, with their help, take Nolan and Billings prisoner.

Keywords:

disguises; leopards; saddle zebras; slavers; steamboats; whips

Jungle Scrapbook! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script:

?

Pencils:

Mike Peppe (signed)

Inks:

Mike Peppe (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

non-fiction; jungle; nature

Synopsis:

Brief natural histories of several jungle animals.

Keywords:

bongos (antelope); cheetahs; chimpanzees; elephants; giraffes; gorillas; leopards; lions; pygmy shrews; pythons; quaggas; warthogs; zebras

["A mid-sky sun blazed down on a lazy jungle..."] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script:

? [as Roy L. Smith]

Pencils:

Frank Doyle

Inks:

Frank Doyle

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

jungle

Characters:

Wambi; Ogg; Tawn; Sirdah (tiger); Rita

Synopsis:

Wambi is captured a white woman hunter who wants to use his power to communicate with animals. That night, Sirdah the tiger prowls the camp and Wambi agrees to do anything Sirdah asks if he will free him. Sirdah does and Wambi makes his escape.

Keywords:

practical jokes; tigers

Death on Film (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

? [as Frank Riddell]

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

jungle

["Serpina! Charmer of the coiled ones!"] (Table of Contents: 7)

Tabu / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

? [as Mack]

Pencils:

Maurice Whitman (signed)

Inks:

Maurice Whitman (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

jungle

Characters:

Tabu; Serpina; Schultz; Mugger; N'gano

Synopsis:

A pair of treasure hunters use mind control drugs on the jungle witch Serpina, in order for her to steal a sacred idol. Tabu discovers their plot and creates an illusion of the idol coming to life and threatening the hunters. They stumble backward into a crocodile pool.

Keywords:

binoculars; crocodiles; flutes; idols; jewels; leopards; mind control drugs; pythons; snake charming; snare traps; tiger traps

["Terror-taut were wooded trails..."] (Table of Contents: 8)

Camilla / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:

? [as Victor Ibsen]

Pencils:

Nick Cardy; Bob Lubbers

Inks:

Nick Cardy

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

jungle

Characters:

Camilla; Fang (dog); Steele; Goluba; Keltner [Gibbs]; Dahgno; Jawalas (African tribe)

Synopsis:

Treasure hunters, working to get illicit gold out of the jungle, run afoul of the Jawalas, who capture them and torture them to death. Camilla returns the gold to the Jawalas.

Keywords:

Gondokoro (African town); impersonation; Jawala Temple; landslides; lions; pythons; totem poles