Jungle Comics #143

(November 1951)

[The Moons of Devil Drums] (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

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

'Tiger' Larsen and his renegade band had pounced on a small safari...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Kaänga; "Tiger" Larsen (death); Mobu; Whitey; Loratis (African tribe); Susan; Marmo (elephant)

Synopsis

Larsen, a white safari raider, has taken an ape idol and a woman, from a safari. Kaänga frees the woman, and with her, takes the idol back to its rightful place. There, they find the woman's father, left in the pit where Larsen had thrown him. Then, in order to leave, Kaänga must battle the apes of the area. When he defeats their leader, they acknowledge him as their king and he and his party depart freely.

Keywords

bondage; elephants; gorillas; leopards; machine guns; oxen; signal drums; zebras

Indexer Notes

Title from cover.

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

Wambi / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Roy L. Smith (credited)

Pencils

Henry Kiefer

Inks

Henry Kiefer

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Seldom do the wild beasts of the jungle care to roam far from their familiar haunts.

Genre

jungle

Characters

Wambi; Ogg; Tawn; One-Tusker (elephant)

Synopsis

A herd of elephants invade Wambi's jungle. Tawn attempts to drive them away but is tricked into a pit. After Wambi gets him out of the pit, Tawn resumes his battle with the strange herd's leader and kills him. The strangers leave the jungle.

Keywords

rhinoceroses

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

Capt. 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

On the far fringes of Terry Thunder's domain dwelt a mysterious creature that the Congo lancer captain had never seen...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Terry Thunder; Keeto; Tandu; Sue Barton; Songa (elephant); Lubur (elephant)

Synopsis

Terry and Keeto save the life of Tandu, a woman who lives with elephants. Later, Sue Barton, an ivroy hunter posing as a photographer, comes to the jungle and attacks Tandu's herd. The lancers rout Barton's men, while Tandu captures Barton using her elephant friends.

Keywords

animal training; cameras; dart guns; elephants; hyenas; ivory; Kafka Prison Colony; leopards; stereotyping of African natives

Lightning Hits the Big Cage (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Clyde Beatty

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

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

Camilla / comic story / 7 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

To the tribes of Camilla's kingdom, the Star Jewels of Jabala were a sacred symbol of honor and courage...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Camilla; Ganamo; Wasutis (African tribe); Buhutus (African tribe); Naykara; Kalembu; Carson

Synopsis

In an annual contest of strength and daring between the Wasutis and the Buhutus, each side captures a crocodile that the other side must fight. This year the Buhutus are cheating, using a robot crocodile loaned to them by a pair of white renegades. Camilla exposes the fraud and the Wasutis kill the Buhutu chief and the white renegades.

Keywords

crocodiles; leopards; robots; saddle zebras; Star Jewels of Jabala