Jungle Comics #110

(February 1949)

Raid of the Fire-Fangs (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; Marmo (elephant); Borden; Garson; L'tongas (African tribe); M'kaso

Synopsis

Jewel thieves disguise themselves as the L'tongas' sacred mandrills and attempt to steal the tribe's sacred diamonds. Kaänga exposes the plot and turns the thieves over to the tribe for punishment.

Reprints

• in Jungle Comics (Streamline, 1949 series) #[nn]

Keywords

animals hides; arrow traps; diamonds; disguises; leopards; lions; mandrill worship; mandrills; poison; saddle zebras

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

first line: "In the great hills fringing the L'Tonga kraal dwelt the sacred apes --"

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

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

Script

? [as Ed Hunt]

Pencils

Joe Doolin

Inks

Joe Doolin ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Once were they lords of the veldt...

Genre

animal; jungle

Characters

Simba; Zarkah (tiger); Pulor (leopard); Bolat (Cape buffalo)

Synopsis

Zarkah, a tiger captured in India, escapes his captors in an African port and makes his way to Simba's jungle. He is killed when he challenges Simba for kingship of the jungle.

Reprints

• in Jungle Comics (Streamline, 1949 series) #[nn]

Keywords

monkeys; pythons

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

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; nature

Synopsis

Brief natural histories of several animals.

Reprints

• in Jungle Comics (Streamline, 1949 series) #[nn]

Keywords

gemsboks; hippopotamuses; jaguars; orangutans; spotted hyenas

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

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

Script

? [as Roy L. Smith]

Pencils

Henry Kiefer (signed)

Inks

Henry Kiefer (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What was it that drew the white man and his safari to the jungle home of Wambi?

Genre

jungle

Characters

Wambi; Tawn; Ogg; Keith; Jeff

Synopsis

Wambi suffers from amnesia after a fall and is persuaded to guide two white treasure hunters to a hidden temple. The treasure hunters begin their looting but dislodge a roof support and are killed in the ceiling collapse. Wambi recovers his memories.

Reprints

• in Jungle Comics (Streamline, 1949 series) #[nn]

Keywords

amnesia; gold; idols; temples; warthogs

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

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

Script

? [as Pierre La Rue]

Pencils

Dan Zolnerowich

Inks

Dan Zolnerowich

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Danger lurked in the humid air...

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

Terry Thunder; Jane; Keeto; Sam Boyd; Mike

Synopsis

Treasure hunters install an artillery gun in a giant idol and attack river traffic in order to keep nosy visitors from finding their hidden platinum mine. Terry and Keeto manage to destroy the idol and arrest the treasure hunters.

Reprints

• in Jungle Comics (Streamline, 1949 series) #[nn]

Keywords

artillery; flare guns; harpoon guns; idols; mandrills; platinum; steamboats

The Secret of the Leopard's Lair (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 / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Mack]

Pencils

Maurice Whitman (signed)

Inks

Maurice Whitman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Whispering veldt winds carry her name: Saraz-San, white queen of the forest.

Genre

jungle

Characters

Tabu; Saraz-san [Ann Richards]; Uncle Edgar; Carl Richards; Opalis (African tribe); Balshar

Synopsis

Saraz-san gives a jewel to every family member who will make the trek to her jungle home. But each family member winds up dead. Tabu asks her to give him a gem and he goes to the Land of Mists. There he learns that the jewels belonged to the chief of the Opalis and that he was murdered by Saraz-san. He returns to her home and she agrees to turn herself over to the authorities. Tabu returns the jewels to the Opalis.

Reprints

• in Jungle Comics (Streamline, 1949 series) #[nn]

Keywords

crocodiles; diamonds; elephants; emeralds; ghosts; horses; howdahs; jewels; Jewels of Balshar; Land of Mists; leopards; pythons

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

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

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

Script

?

Pencils

Mike Peppe ?

Inks

Mike Peppe ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Here is something new in the series of Jungle Facts.

Genre

non-fiction; jungle; nature

Synopsis

Brief natural histories of several jungle birds.

Keywords

condors; flamingos; great horned owls; lyre birds; peregrine falcons; roseate spoonbills; sacred ibises; secretary birds; snake birds

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Camilla / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Victor Ibsen]

Pencils

Matt Baker

Inks

Ray Osrin ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

'"Leave not your village gates unguarded,' the jungle queen warned her subjects."

Genre

jungle

Characters

Camilla; K'loris (African tribe); One-leg; Meg; El-Khandi; Fang; N'goro; Kesabis (African tribe); El-Hassan

Synopsis

A white slaver, working with Arabs, comes up the scheme of disguising a woman as Camilla and having her lure villagers into a trap. This works until Camilla becomes aware of the scheme and puts a stop to it. The white slaver falls into the workings of his paddle-wheel steamer and is killed.

Keywords

amputees; crocodile; hunting leopards; imposture; saddle zebras; slavers; steamboats; stereotyping of Arabs; waterfalls