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..."

[no title indexed] (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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Nagayo, the vulture, left his perch to soar out over the veldt.

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.

[no title indexed] (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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Why did that girl come to Fort Diablo all alone?

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

[no title indexed] (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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A mid-sky sun blazed down on a lazy jungle...

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

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

Tabu / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Mack]

Pencils

Maurice Whitman (signed)

Inks

Maurice Whitman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Serpina! Charmer of the coiled ones!

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

[no title indexed] (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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Terror-taut were wooded trails...

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