Jungle Comics #99

(March 1948)

Terror Trail of the Cannibal Caravans! (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; Dahmballa; K'hafgas (African tribe); Baldy; N'geeso; Doris Small; Small

Synopsis

Baldy and his gang are robbing safaris of their supplies and re-selling them. Kaänga and N'geeso put stop to the raiding and the leaders of the raiders are dissolved in an acid pit.

Keywords

acid pits; bondage; effigies; elephants; horses; howdahs; leopards; rhinoceroses; saddle zebras; witch doctors

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Simba, King of Beasts / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Ed Hunt]

Pencils

August Froehlich (signed)

Inks

August Froehlich (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

'Karuumph!' grunted old Ranga, the gibbon, stroking shaggy whiskers.

Genre

animal; jungle

Characters

Simba; Ranga (gibbon); Tika (monkey); Lepor (leopard); Jordah (lion)

Synopsis

After a tumble into the river that washes him far downstream, Simba is mistaken by the other animals for Jordah, their king. He defeats Lepor, a challenger for Jordah's throne, and returns home.

Keywords

advice; elephants; leopards; mistaken identity; snakes; tiger traps

Indexer Notes

The bottom one-third of the final page is an advertisement.

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

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

Script

?

Pencils

Mike Peppe (signed)

Inks

Mike Peppe (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Tiger cubs may appear to be playfully cute...

Genre

non-fiction; jungle; nature

Synopsis

A brief natural history of the tiger.

Keywords

sabre-toothed cats; tigers

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

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

For many moons, Della France, famous animal hunter shipped those common jungle beasts past Fort Diablo...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Terry Thunder; Keeto; Della France; Jory; N'gumi; Tonga (gorilla)

Synopsis

Animal hunter Della France is smuggling looted temple jewels out of the jungle inside the hides of her captured animals. Terry and Keeto expose her scheme and arrest her.

Keywords

Afri-Congo Corporation; gas masks; jewels; knock-out gas; steamboats; whips

[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

Who are these vicious, silver-coated strangers?

Genre

jungle

Characters

Wambi; Tawn; silver apes; Sirdah (tiger); Ogg

Synopsis

A tribe of silver apes takes exception to Wambi's insistence on peace in the jungle and kidnap him, taking him to the Temple of Velda where they plan to kill him with a spiked wall. Tawn and Ogg come to Wambi's rescue and close the temple to the silver apes.

Keywords

crocodiles; idols; impalement; rhinoceroses; sling shots; Temple of Vandu

Death at Tsavo (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Henry Wysham Lanier

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

Za-Kor rages!

Genre

jungle

Characters

Tabu; M'nubi; Professor Martell; Mary Martell; Tuwassis (African tribe); fire slaves of Za-Kor

Synopsis

Professor Martell is kidnapped by followers of the fire god, Za-Kor. Tabu places his daughter under a dream spell and she sees where he is being held: inside the Za-Kor idol. Tabu frees the professor and the leader of the Za-Kor cult is burned to death.

Keywords

animal hides; astral projection; bondage; idols; masks; saddle zebras; treasure maps; witch doctors

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

Camilla / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Victor Ibsen]

Pencils

Bob Lubbers (signed)

Inks

Bob Lubbers (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Long had Camilla suppressed an evil superstition, shrouding the ancient caves.

Genre

jungle

Characters

Camilla; Jules; Barney; Gus; Fang (dog)

Synopsis

Jules, Barney, and Gus are masquerading as the spirits of ancient bat-warriors to frighten away the local tribe and steal their gold. Camilla fights them but is overcome; Gus has a change of heart and frees Camilla. Jules and Barney die in a fight with the Camilla and the natives.

Reprints

• in Jungle Girls (AC, 1989 series) #12 (1993)

Keywords

bondage; costumes; crocodiles; disguises; glider; idols; leopards; luminescent paint