Jungle Comics #136

(April 1951)

The Death Kraals of Kongola (Table of Contents: 1)

Kaänga / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Riddell (credited)

Pencils

Maurice Whitman (signed)

Inks

Maurice Whitman (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

The deepest jungle was Kaänga's forest home.

Genre

jungle

Characters

Kaänga; Jaluos (African tribe); Zulu; Ann Mason; D'hama; Khargas (African tribe); Gombo; N'tora

Synopsis

Kaänga and Ann assist the Jaluos in defending themselves from the war-like Khargas.

Keywords

giraffes; lions; okapis; saddle zebras; siege engines; signal drums; snake charming; snakes; veldt; witch doctors

Indexer Notes

Title from cover.

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

Capt. Terry Thunder / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Pierre La Rue (credited)

Pencils

Ken Battefield

Inks

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Subject: Special Orders

Genre

adventure

Characters

Terry Thunder [Desert Panther]; Sharane; John Withers; Riffs (Berber tribe)

Synopsis

Colonel Withers leads Terry's camel corps into the desert to capture the raider, Sharane. Terry suggests that Withers ask for the help of the Desert Panther, but Withers declines. When the corps is captured, Terry escapes and assumes his guise as the Panther and leads the Panther's men to Withers's rescue and also manages to capture Sharane.

Reprints

• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #54 (2006)

Keywords

stereotyping of African tribes; stereotyping of Arabs; whips

[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

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Letters

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Hunger can be more cruel than all the other dangers of the jungle --

Genre

jungle

Characters

Wambi; Tawn; Ogg; Rengo (monkey); Kolko; Dikka (deer); Taureks (African tribe)

Synopsis

Wambi steals the idol of the Tuareks in order to force them to share the jungles food resources.

Keywords

dogs; idol of Panumi; rope bridges

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

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

Script

Clyde Beatty

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

One of the most interesting feuds that my arena has ever known is one still in progress.

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

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

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

Tabu / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

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Tribal elders yet speak of Karana-Zan, the death day, when attackers fell as flies on the Bhutu battle plains.

Genre

jungle

Characters

Tabu; Buhutus (African tribe); Larayo; Craig; Kibani

Synopsis

Trader Craig elects to punish the Buhutus after they decline to trade with him on Tabu's advice. He disguises himself as a ghost of a defeated Buhutu foe in order to frighten them into leaving their kraal. Tabu exposes the trick.

Keywords

disguises; Karana-zan; masks; saddle zebras; the Day of Death

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

Camilla / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Victor Ibsen (credited) (house name)

Pencils

Ralph Mayo (signed)

Inks

Ralph Mayo (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

The dust has settled and thunder of the great migration has died and faded.

Genre

jungle

Characters

Camilla; Bagamoyos (African tribe); Kamelo; Professor Curtis; Ugandas (African tribe); Gwelo; Fang (dog); Hanley; Nakola

Synopsis

Treasure thieves Curtis and Hanley steal the Ugandas sacred gold. The Ugandas believe that the Bagamoyos are guilty of the theft. Camilla captures the true thieves and averts a war.

Keywords

air ships; cheetahs; dancers; gold; saddle antelopes; saddle zebras; Zeppelins