Jungle Comics #115

(July 1949)

Treasure Trove in Vulture Sky (Table of Contents: 1)

Kaänga / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Riddell (credited)

Pencils

Maurice Whitman (signed)

Inks

Maurice Whitman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Strange things were happening in the jungle lord's domain.

Genre

jungle

Characters

Kaänga; Ann Mason; Emmanuel; Dawson; bird men

Synopsis

Kaänga and Ann meet a man wearing artificial wings who tells them that they are worship by his bird man people. Ann and the bird man are taken hostage by treasure hunters who demand to be shown the way to the bird people's home. Kaänga, though wounded, follows, and rescues Ann and the bird people. The treasure hunters are taken prisoner.

Reprints

• in Kaänga (ilovecomics, 2018 series) #17 (2022)

Keywords

artificial wings; dogs; gold; horses; leopards; loudspeakers; microphones; saddle zebras; statues; warthogs

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 (house name)

Pencils

Bill Walsh (signed)

Inks

Bill Walsh (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Like a huge slithering snake, the safari slowly crawled through the dense, tangled underbrush...

Genre

animal; jungle

Characters

Simba; Townsend; Nancy Townsend; Varma (cheetah); Mrs. Simba

Synopsis

Simba prevents Varma killing a lost white child. Varma plots revenge with the aid of the jackals. While the jackals attack Mrs. Simba, Varma makes off with one of Simba's cubs. Simba follows Varma and kills him and then leads the lost child back to her father's safari.

Keywords

elephants; jackals; leopards

Indexer Notes

Though Varma is identified as a cheetah, the animal is clearly a leopard, as it can climb trees, something that cheetah can't do.

The Cat Tribe (Table of Contents: 3)

African Wild Life / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

? [as Norman Leslie]

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; nature

Synopsis

Brief natural histories of several African cats.

Keywords

leopards; lions; lynx; servals

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

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

Script

Pierre La Rue

Pencils

Bob Webb ?; Iger Shop

Inks

Iger Shop

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Type message: Official. Via: native runner. To: Captain Thunder, Ft. Diablo

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

Terry Thunder; Keeto; Lieutenant DuCour; Betty; Sanders; T'goru

Synopsis

Trader Sanders spurs natives to attack the building of an auxiliary fort to avoid lancer investigation of his illicit trading. Terry and the lancers defeat the natives and force Sanders to admit to his duplicity.

Keywords

blowguns; disguises; Fort Bangali; magnifying glasses; saddle zebras; signal drums; slavers; steamboats

Spoor of the Demon Ape (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Riddell (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

jungle

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Roy L. Smith (credited)

Pencils

Henry Kiefer

Inks

Henry Kiefer

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The waking hours of Wambi, the jungle boy, are crowded with the endless struggles to stay alive in an unfriendly jungle!

Genre

jungle

Characters

Wambi; Tawn; Ogg; Maggo (macaw); Ageelas (African tribel); Ahili; Arungo; Kuka (antelope); Sirdah (tiger)

Synopsis

The Ageelas are driven from their village into Wambi's jungle by the followers of the raider Arungo. Wambi and Tawn persuade Arungo's elephants to rebel against their masters and drive them away from the Angeela village.

Keywords

elephants; howdahs

From A to Z (Table of Contents: 7)

Animals of the World / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

August Froehlich

Inks

August Froehlich

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; nature

Synopsis

Brief natural histories of several species.

Keywords

aardvarks; addaxes; alpacas; andas; aoudahs; argalis

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

Tabu / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Mack]

Pencils

Maurice Whitman

Inks

Maurice Whitman

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The rhythmic voice of the ceremonial drum rose from the dense, green-matted jungle...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Tabu; Membesis (African tribe); Otanu; Shamatar; Turu; Tongo; Tigo

Synopsis

Otanu seeks to prevent Tongo's ascension to the Membesi throne. He conjures the evil goddess, Shamatar, and promises her a soul in return for her help. Shamatar sends a leopard to attack Tongo during a zebra race, allowing Otanu to win. Tabu sets a trap to discover who is behind the attack on Tongo with a "truth fluid" that all are willing to drink. save Otanu. When Otanu attempts to flee, Shamatars's leopard attacks and kills him and Shamatar takes his soul as her promised pay.

Keywords

astral projection; kingship rites; leopards; saddle zebras; soporific drugs

Ancient Africa (Table of Contents: 9)

Jungle Facts / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Iger Shop

Inks

Iger Shop

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; jungle

Synopsis

Trivia from the history of Africa.

Keywords

ancient Rome; Nile River; Phoenicians

Indexer Notes

located on upper half of page

If Polio Hits Your Area This Year... (Table of Contents: 10)

public service announcement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Synopsis

Advice on how to avoid contracting polio from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.

Indexer Notes

located on bottom half of page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Camilla / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Victor Ibsen (credited) (house name)

Pencils

Matt Baker

Inks

Ray Osrin ?; ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

War -- jungle war!

Genre

jungle

Characters

Camilla; Fang; Ungandis (African tribe); Masais (African tribe); N'kota; Basuto; Kalembu; Hogan; Smitty; T'gari

Synopsis

Gun runners kidnap the Masai princess, N'kota, and frame the Ugandis for the crime in order to incite warfare. Camilla rescues the princess and stops the impending war. She turns the gun runners over to the Masai for trial.

Keywords

chariots; cheetahs; draft kudus; gun smuggling; lions; madrills; saddle zebras; signal drums; steamboats; waterfalls