Jungle Comics #108

(December 1948)

Merchants of Murder (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

War and peace race side by side in the vast domain of Kaänga, lord of the jungle.

Genre

jungle

Characters

Martha Matthews (introduction); Herbert Matthews (introduction); Lapham (introduction, villain); Beans (introduction, villain); Kulangis (African tribe)(introduction, villains); Kaänga; Ann Mason: N'geeso

Synopsis

Kaänga escorts artist Herbert Matthews to the Congo Castle, a medieval castle in the jungle. On arrival, they discover that the castle has been taken over by a white gang and the Kulangis. Kaänga liberates the castle people with the help of an angry rhinoceros.

Keywords

castles; catapults; Congo Castle; elephants; leopards; painting; rhinoceroses; saddle deer; saddle zebras; tiger traps; treasure chests

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

Pencils

Joe Doolin

Inks

Joe Doolin

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

'The innocent seed of curiosity, once planted in in the mind, grows with dangerous speed.'

Genre

animal; jungle

Characters

Simba; Jubor (wild dog)

Synopsis

A trio of dogs trained to hunt lions are loosed in the jungle. Simba is only able to defeat them by feigning a slip into a crocodile pool. The dogs follow and while they are being devoured by the crocodiles, Simba escapes.

Keywords

Cape buffalo; crocodiles; lion-hunting dogs; porcupines; zebras

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

Captain Terry Thunder / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Pierre La Rue

Pencils

Dan Zolnerowich

Inks

Dan Zolnerowich

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

'Seems like only yesterday,' wrote Terry Thunder in his military log book.

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

Terry Thunder (origin); Commissioner John Thompson (introduction, death); Claire Thompson (introduction); The Scorpion (introduction, villain, death)

Synopsis

Terry recalls his first posting to Fort Diablo and the villain, the Scorpion. The Scorpion returns as Terry is dedicating a memorial to the commissioner who died at the Scorpion's hand. The Scorpion is killed when the memorial pillar falls on him.

Keywords

Afri-Congo Trading Company; cutlasses; monuments; saddle zebras; shaffrons; Turkish costume

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

Jungle Facts / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mike Peppe ?

Inks

Mike Peppe ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The gerenuk roams the plains of eastern Africa.

Genre

non-fiction; jungle; nature

Synopsis

Brief natural histories of several veldt-dwelling animals.

Keywords

bongos; gerenuks; kavirondo crane; quaggas; sable antelope.; sable antelopes

Indexer Notes

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

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

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

Script

Roy L. Smith (credited)

Pencils

Henry Kiefer (signed)

Inks

Henry Kiefer (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There is one master that all the living creatures of the jungle respect -- death!

Genre

jungle

Characters

Sirdah (villain); Wambi; Tawn Ogg; Mocar (monkey); Pyra (parrot)

Synopsis

The monkeys choose Wambi to be their king while Sirdah plans a trap.

Keywords

crocodiles; pythons; ruins

Diamonds of Doom (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Victor Ibsen

Letters

typeset

Genre

jungle

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

Tabu / comic story / 5.5 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Mack]

Pencils

Maurice Whitman (signed)

Inks

Maurice Whitman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The temple of Kahzembu, the war god, yet towered above the N'loga kraal...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Zara (introduction); Mobu (introduction); Kito (introduction); Kahzembu (introduction, villain); Tabu; Kito

Synopsis

The war god Kahzembu is jealous of the villages honoring of peace. He takes a child and forces the mother to steal the sacred fire from the Temple of Peace and take it to his temple. Tabu goes to the Land of Mists and defeats Kahzembu and returns the sacred fire to its rightful place.

Keywords

hippopotamuses; Land of Mists; sacred fires; Temple of Peace; temples

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

Jungle Quiz / activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mike Peppe ?

Inks

Mike Peppe ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Tempers on the veldt are short today --

Genre

non-fiction; jungle

Synopsis

An animal habitat quiz.

Reprints

• in Wings Comics (Trent, 1960 ? series) #3

Keywords

American buffalo; apatosauruses; brown bears; elephants; kangaroos; lions; llamas; otters; snow leopards; tarsiers; zebras

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

Camilla / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Victor Ibsen (credited)

Pencils

Matt Baker

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

'The gold shall bring thieves and killers to your village...'

Genre

jungle

Characters

Losako (introduction, villain, death); Barton (introduction, villain); Sammy Stone (introduction, villain); N'Kowa (introduction); Zantra Barton (introduction); a female trader (introduction); Camilla; Fang (dog); Koru; Bantus (African tribe)

Synopsis

Camilla convinces the Bantu chief to use the Bantus' temple gold to buy quinine and salt. The witch doctor is offended and works with a group of white renegades to steal the gold. Camilla prevents the theft.

Reprints

• in Jungle Girls (AC, 1989 series) #14 (1993)

Keywords

disguises; gold; Kuangola (African town); leopards; quinine; rhinoceroses; saddle zebras; salt; witch doctors