Jungle Comics #147

(March 1952)

The Treasure of Tembo Wanculu (Table of Contents: 1)

Kaänga / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Riddell (credited)

Pencils

Maurice Whitman

Inks

Maurice Whitman

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The native was a renegade...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Kaänga; Ann Mason; Wankuli; Nyanzas (African tribe); Zulu; Zaro; Valdez; Marmo (elephant); Thorsten

Synopsis

Treasure hunters kidnap Ann. Kaänga pursues and kills the treasure hunters and frees Ann.

Reprints

• in Jungle Comics (H. John Edwards, 1950 ? series) #22 (1952?)

Keywords

bondage; emeralds; gas masks; gorillas; saddle zebras; snares; steamboats; treasure chests

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

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

'Why do you make a face in the cocoanut?'

Genre

jungle

Characters

Wambi; Tawn; Ogg; Bruno (bear); Tiki (monkey)

Synopsis

As a joke, Wambi disguises himself as a spirit and frightens Tawn and Ogg. They are angered and say they no longer trust him. Word spreads that Wambi no longer has friends and the cheetahs take advantage of the situation by engaging wanton killing. Wambi then uses his disguise to frighten the cheetahs and is forgiven by Tawn and Ogg.

Reprints

• in Jungle Comics (H. John Edwards, 1950 ? series) #22 (1952?)

Keywords

cheetahs; coconuts; disguises; masks; practical jokes; quicksand; sitatungas; treehouses

[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

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Her name was Pimba-San, the yellow star...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Terry Thunder; Pemba-san; Boko; Keeto; Colonel Holt

Synopsis

Terry and the lancers go upriver to reduce the fortress of the raider Pemba-san. Terry disguises himself as Pemba-san's war chief and infiltrates her fortress, freeing her prisoners and opening the gates for the lancers.

Reprints

• in Jungle Comics (H. John Edwards, 1950 ? series) #22 (1952?)

Keywords

disguises; elephants; steamboats

Questions about the Big Cage (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Clyde Beatty

Letters

typeset

[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

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

They're closing in...no chance!

Genre

jungle

Characters

Camilla; Zembembawes (African tribe); Dawson; Radford; Guruni; Orano; Max; Marty

Synopsis

Trader Dawson is framed for the murder of the Zembembawe price, Orano, by his partner. Camilla frees the captured Dawson and shows the tribe that the crime was committed by the partner.

Reprints

• in Jungle Comics (H. John Edwards, 1950 ? series) #22 (1952?)

Keywords

crocodiles; dancers; disguises; hunting cheetahs; rope bridges; saddle zebras; stereotyping of African natives