Kaanga (1949 Fiction House) comic books 1953-1955

Untitled story, art by John Celardo; The overseers of the Hamiltons' mine discover that a vein previously thought to be worked out still has yields; They plot to kill the Hamiltons and claim the mine for themselves; They are foiled by Kaänga. "The Black Carpet of Death," inks by Tony D'Adamo; A pair of rhinoceros hunters are beset by soldier ants. "Matago's Drum" text story. "Lobengula"; Brief history of the conflict between Zulu king Lobengula and British imperial forces. Untitled story, pencils by Matt Baker; Camilla extracts a promise from the chief of a tribe that follows a crocodile cult to never again attack trading posts, but the witch doctor of the tribe, secretly a white renegade, attack a trader's steamboat; Camilla and the Ulangoas fight off the cultists and the witch doctor is killed in the melee. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Maurice Whitman. Untitled story, art by Maurice Whitman; Captain Rawls of the colonial police and asks Kaänga to assist him in locating the Blanton-Becker party; During their pursuit, they are attacked by a mammoth. "The Fifth Ace" text story by A. J. Castanon. "The Cave-Man Valley," art by Maurice Whitman; Kaänga and his party enter a volcano through an entrance blasted by Becker; They discover that the jungle inside the volcano is home to many prehistoric monsters; They also find that Becker had imprisoned his partners, the Blanton's, and was looting the golden idols of the jungle. "The Men with Tails"; An anthropological expedition discovers a human tribe with tails. Untitled Sheena story, art by Robert Webb. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Maurice Whitman. "Tembu, the Elephant!", art by Maurice Whitman; When the Iboras refuse to give warriors to the Rugas, the Rugas attack the Iboras' kraal with an enormous elephant under the command of Tembu; Trader Grant's daughter and Ann are taken hostage; Kaänga and Musungu follow the Rugas to their own country. "The Tabu City" text story by John Rensler. "The Battle of Giants, Tembu's Terror Trail," art by Maurice Whitman; Kaänga and Musungu attack the Rugas; The battle is not going well for Kaänga, and he elects to summon Marmo to battle Tembu's giant elephant. Untitled story, art by Charles Sultan; Gorth, former lancer, seeks revenge on Inspector Brian for the amputation of Gorth's hand; Terry rescues the inspector and Gorth is killed by a charging oryx. "King of the River!", art by Maurice Whitman; Gus Corrigan, seeking his lost brother, asks Kaänga to help him; Unknown to Corrigan, his brother has been captured by a gorilla cult and the leader of the cult has given him amnesia-inducing drugs and convinced him that he is the gorilla god Jebola, returned to his people; Kaänga locates the cultists and frees Corrigan's brother and turns the cult leader over to the district commissioner. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Maurice Whitman. Untitled story, art by John Celardo; White renegades impersonate the fire god of the B'tongis and demand the B'Tongis act as their raiding force; Kaänga exposes the impersonations and N'geeso's tribe help route the B'Tongis. "Jan Christiaan Smuts," art by Jack Abel; A brief biography of Jan Christiaan Smuts and a brief history of the formation of the Union of South Africa. "The Crypt" text story. "The Deathmaker!", art by John Celardo; Kaänga vs. The Deathmaker and Targa. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"N'Gagi the Terrible"; Three treasure hunters plot with the Manzanis' witch doctor, Moroto, using a projection of a giant ape, to steal the Manzanis' treasures; Ann exposes the fraud, and Kaänga pursues the criminals, capturing them and restoring the treasure. Theodore Roosevelt bio, art by Mike Peppe. Oddities of the Dark Continent fact page, art by Mike Peppe. Untitled story, art by Charles Sultan; Captain Terry Thunder pursues the treasure hunter King Cobra; Cobra is a master of disguise, but Terry turns the tables and disguises himself as Cobra to infiltrate Cobra's operation; With the arrival of the lancers Cobra's men are defeated and Cobra himself perishes in a fire. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Maurice Whitman. "The He-Lions Lair," art by Maurice Whitman; Kaänga, Ann, and Zulu escort Claudia Morris to her trading post; When they arrive, they learn that the Lotukos have been raiding regularly; Kaänga leaves to go to the Lokuto kraal; Ann learns that the post manager's assistant has been paying the Lokutos to raid the post and destroy it; At the Lokuto kraal, Kaänga learns the truth as well and defeats the Lokuto chief in combat in order to become the tribe's leader. "Value Received" text story by Noel Lee. "Swindle in Ivory" starring Captain Terry Thunder, art by Charles Sultan; Conmen Vinson and Marge have persuaded several tribes to wager all their ivory on a rigged duel between elephants; The plot is exposed and Vinson and Marge are trampled by elephants. "Tiger Hunt" starring Jan of the Jungle, art by Enrico Bagnoli. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.