Jungle Comics #142

(October 1951)

The Big Six of the Comics! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Sheba of the Terror Claws (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Two rains ago the Larkin safari had scorned the jungle lord's advice --

Genre

jungle

Characters

Queen Sheba (introduction, villain); Toru (introduction, villain, death); Landra (introduction); Mitchell (introduction); Kaänga; Marmo (elephant); Zulu; Ann Mason

Synopsis

A safari finds its way into the Kingdom of Ra, descended from ancient Egypt and ruled by Queen Sheba. Sheba, following the suggestions of her advisor, Toru, imprisons the safari. Toru also advises the sacrifice of Sheba's sister, Landra. Landra flees into the jungle and meets Ann. Sheba's forces take Landra and Ann back to the kingdom; Kaänga follows. Using the mammoths trained for use by Sheba's forces, Kaänga destroys the kingdom's walls and kills Toru. He and Ann depart and Sheba promises to be a better queen.

Reprints

• in Jungle Comics (Superior, 1951 series) #141 (1951)

Keywords

ancient Egypt; chanfrons; diamonds; howdahs; human sacrifices; hunting cheetahs; idols; Kingdom of Ra; lions; mammoths; pythons; quicksand; sun worship

Indexer Notes

Title from cover.

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

Wambi the Jungle Boy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Roy L. Smith (credited)

Pencils

Henry Kiefer

Inks

Henry Kiefer

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

'Wah! My jungle friends wear shaggy haircoats and are armed with claws and fangs.'

Genre

jungle

Characters

Wambi; Ogg; Tawn; Sirdah (tiger)

Synopsis

A marauding band of mandrills attacks the animals of the jungle. Wambi leads them on a game of chase that ends with the mandrills falling into the crocodile pool.

Reprints

• in Jungle Comics (Superior, 1951 series) #141 (1951)

Keywords

crocodiles; dams; mandrills

Pulling Boners (Table of Contents: 4)

Stamps / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Sidney Elias (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

Elias's stamp column covering stamp errors, plus ads.

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

Captain Terry Thunder / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Pierre La Rue (credited)

Pencils

Bob Webb

Inks

Bob Webb

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

'Twenty-five convicts missing! Not a trace found...' so said the message...

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

Black Karen (introduction, villain); Terry Thunder; Keeto; Lieutenant Devers

Synopsis

Someone is helping convicts escape as they are sent downriver from Fort Diablo. Terry follows the boat from the shore. The boat is attacked by Black Karen who takes the prisoners to her camp where they are sprayed with beldine dye, making them appear black. They are then put to work cutting down petrified trees. Terry attempts to help them and is captured. Shortly, Keeto arrives with the lancers, having been tracking Terry. Terry convinces the convicts to revolt against Karen and with lancers, defeat her men.

Reprints

• in Jungle Comics (Superior, 1951 series) #141 (1951)

Keywords

beldine dye; convicts; disguises; Kafka Island Prison; petrified wood; steamboats; stereotyping of African natives; whips

Killer-Cats in the Big Cage (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Clyde Beatty

Letters

typeset

Genre

jungle

Reprints

• in Jungle Comics (Superior, 1951 series) #141 (1951)

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

Camilla / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Victor Ibsen (credited) (house name)

Pencils

Ralph Mayo (signed)

Inks

Ralph Mayo (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

To the tribal hotbloods, the stripling warriors of Camilla's jungleland, the voice roared its challenge...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Kaboola (introduction, villain, death); Murdock (introduction, villain, death); the Silver Spears (introduction, villains); Commissioner Bryan (introduction); Agora (introduction); Wemzulus (African tribe); Waziris (African tribe); Carton; Barrow

Synopsis

Murdock sets up a native as "Kaboola," a friend to all tribes, stealing from whites and giving the goods to the villages. Camilla learns that Murdock is plotting to have Kaboola lead the tribes into war against the whites that Murdock wants driven from Africa. Kaboola learns that he is being used and kills Murdock. Camilla captures Murdock's men and takes them to the district commissioner.

Reprints

• in Jungle Comics (Superior, 1951 series) #141 (1951)

Keywords

Crocodile Isle; crocodiles; dynamite; elephants; masks; saddle zebras