Jungle Comics #133

(January 1951)

Scourge of the Soudan (Table of Contents: 1)

Kaänga / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Riddell (credited)

Pencils

Maurice Whitman (signed)

Inks

Maurice Whitman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The lion's bold track across the veldt told many things to Kaänga, lord of the jungle...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Kaänga; Zulu; Amra; Ann Mason; Marmo (elephant); Gar; cave men

Synopsis

Believing Kaänga to be their legendary hero, Queen Amra and her amazons kidnap Ann in order to force Kaänga to help them against the apemen that threaten their kingdom. Kaänga does as he is compelled and defeats the apemen. The queen frees Ann and she and Kaänga return to their jungle.

Reprints

• in Kaänga Comics (H. John Edwards, 1950 ? series) #9
• in Golden-Age Greats (AC, 1994 series) #14 (March 1999)

Keywords

galleys; human sacrifice; leopards; lions; saddle antelopes; saddle zebras; slaves; soporific drugs; vultures; waterfalls

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

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

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

Script

Pierre La Rue (credited)

Pencils

Iger Shop

Inks

Iger Shop

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Military Diary, En route, El Basheba September 22...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Terry Thunder; Sandra Shaw; Jahri; Ahmed; Jenna

Synopsis

Terry and undercover intelligence agent Shaw break up a diamond smuggling ring.

Reprints

• in Diamond Adventure Comic (Atlas Publishing, 1960 series) #18 (February 1962)

Keywords

diamonds; radios; stereotyping of Arabs

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

Wambi / 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

Wambi, the jungle boy, was trained well by his animal brothers, Tawn and Ogg.

Genre

jungle

Characters

Wambi; Tawn; Ogg; Alaki; Fajelus (African tribe)

Synopsis

Attempting to reach a river island, Wambi is swept away and taken for a river god by a distant, down-river tribe. Unable to escape, he sends two leopards to fetch Tawn and Ogg who rescue him.

Reprints

• in Wambi Jungle Boy (H. John Edwards, 1950 ? series) #8 ([1951] ?)

Keywords

crocodiles; hunting leopards; jullah fruit; rafts; waterfalls

Trouble in the Big Cage (Table of Contents: 4)

The Big Cage / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Clyde Beatty]

Letters

typeset

Genre

jungle

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

Tabu / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Mack]

Pencils

Enrico Bagnoli

Inks

Enrico Bagnoli

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Is it wise to entrust mortal man with knowledge of the future?

Genre

jungle

Characters

Tabu; Jhontas (African tribe); Elges; Lurandi; Eleanor

Synopsis

An evil goddess sends Tabu a false vision but he trusts his instincts and rescues a couple from the Jhontas.

Keywords

airplanes; eagles

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

Camilla / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Victor Ibsen (credited)

Pencils

Ralph Mayo (signed)

Inks

Ralph Mayo (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Snarl and spring and slash of claws ended the celebration of Camilla's visit to the Kolumbi kraal.

Genre

jungle

Characters

Camilla; Kolumbis (African tribe); Nabilo; Fang (dog); Harana; Beth Sharpe; Jansen; K'tonga; Maru

Synopsis

When Chief Nabilo is wounded by a leopard, Camilla goes to the herbalist Harana for help. She learns that Harana no longer has powers since her temple was desecrated by K'tonga. Only with K'tonga's death will her powers be restored. Camilla locates K'tonga and, using an elephant, topples a stone alter on K'tonga and her renegade followers. Harana's powers are restored and Chief Nabilo's life is saved.

Keywords

apes; blackwater fever; crocodiles; elephants; healing herbs; hunting cheetahs; leopards; rubber plantations; saddle zebras