Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) comic books 1950

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"Wolves of the Desert Night," art by Maurice Whitman; A group of escaped convicts, disguised as commissioner's guards, raise havoc in Kaänga's jungle until they are exposed by Kaänga and turned over to authentic district commissioner guards. Untitled story; Brugga kidnaps Simba's cubs, with the intention of killing them; Simba arrives just in time to save the cubs and kills Brugga in combat. Untitled story, pencils by Jay Disbrow, inks by Bill Walsh; Captain Terry Thunder escorts an archaeologist and his assistant to the Kongola country where they hope to find a buried, ancient city; A pair of prospectors, illegally hydraulically mining in the area, unearth the city. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; A snake charming witch doctor is hired by hunters to bring them game; He uses his flute to lure all the animals of the jungle to the hunters' steamboat where they are caged; Wambi follows and frees the animals, extracts a promise from the witch doctor to never do this again, and cages the hunters, sending their steamboat down the river. Untitled story, art by Enrico Bagnoli; B'maki, a prince of the Basulis, intercepts the new bride of his brother, Orago, as she makes her way to the Basuli village; He plans to marry her himself and become chief; Tabu divines the location of the kidnapper and his victim and hypnotizes B'maki, causing him to fall in a crevasse where he will wait for the jungle authorities. Untitled story, pencils by Ralph Mayo; Camilla infiltrates the camp of the safari raider, the Scorpion, disguised as one of his lieutenants; She then opens the camp's gate to a safari that had been robbed by the Scorpion and they defeat the Scorpion's men. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Veldt of Phantom Fangs," art by Maurice Whitman; The witch Zan-zar begins preaching war among the jungle natives; An old woman, who gives her name as Barda, takes Kaänga and Ann to Zan-zar's hidden headquarters; Barda reveals that she is the real Zan-zar and the leopard cult that had been serving the imposter turns on her. Untitled story, art by Enrico Bagnoli; Chief Nayika has invited Marvella, the woman who cannot die, to visit his tribe; Marvella and her assistant, after a display of stage magic, demand tribute from the Fajelus; Tabu senses trickery afoot and, in seeking to stop it, accidentally wounds a boy, unwittingly falling into a well-laid trap set by the magicians. Untitled story; The crooked trader, Congo Jacques, uses ventriloquism to convince natives that their god wishes the lancers driven from the jungle; The natives attend Captain Terry Thunders annual recruitment drive and wreak havoc. Untitled story, pencils by Henry Kiefer; Offended that his people would prefer Western medicine to his, Kaw poisons the jungle's waterholes, driving the animals mad; Wambi forces Kaw to treat the animals and promise to never poison them again. Untitled story, art by Ralph Mayo; Renegades kidnap Hope Harris and hold her for ransom; Camilla encounters the kidnappers but believes there story that Hope is the daughter of one of their party and they are taking her for medical treatment. Untitled story; Simba prevents a Cape buffalo herd from driving men from a water hole, and the men begin to leave food offerings for Simba; The offerings anger Cheeta who breaks in the men's kraal and smashes their chicken coops. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Ark of the Mist-Maids!", pencils by Maurice Whitman; The Wasumbas witch, Lutoa, is poisoning the chief so that her confederate, N'toba, can seize the chieftainship; Kaänga exposes her plot; N'tonga is killed by animals captured for a funeral sacrifice and Lutoa is captured. Untitled story, pencils by Richard Case; A tiger, brought to Simba's jungle for cross-breeding with lions, escapes and proclaims himself king of the jungle. Untitled story; As Captain Terry Thunder attempts to settle a border dispute between tribes, both parties are attacked by ape men, who are, in reality, disguised henchmen of Baron Lorne who has discovered diamonds in the area and wants both tribes driven out. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi and Sirdah are captured by a big game hunter who wants Sirdah as a prize and Wambi to help him entice other animals into traps; Wambi extracts a promise from Sirdah to only kill when necessary in return for helping him escape. Untitled story, art by Enrico Bagnoli; The Aswengi witch doctor and his wife murder Chief Okuda and frame Tabu; Tabu tricks the pair into confessing with his illusions. Untitled story, art by Ralph Mayo; King Cobra's gang is raiding pygmy funeral barges and taking sacred gold; King himself is beginning to feel remorse for the native killed in these raids; He attempts suicide but manages to only wound himself; He succumbs to amnesia and is befriended by Camilla; His gang seize him from her and plan new raids; Camilla promises to help the pygmies defend their barges; King warns Camilla about the coming raid, allowing her to prevent it. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Trail of the Pharaoh's Eye," art by Maurice Whitman; Kaänga and the district commissioner seek the Bolton safari; They find the party's doctor and press on; At the safari camp, Professor Bolton is ill and the natives believe that he is possessed; The natives assemble to drive out the Bolton party; Kaänga soon learns that the doctor, Norris, has betrayed the party and convinced the natives of the evil possession of Bolton in order to make a claim on the lost Bankhead Diamond Mine discovered by the party. Untitled story; A gohali maddened bull attacks Madu, who has set himself up as lord of the water hole; The wounded Madu flees and is attacked by Simba who drives him from the jungle. Untitled story; Terry and artist Miss Hall are captured by slavers; They make an escape and lead their pursuers into an ambush previously planned by Terry and Keeto. Untitled story, art by Howard Larsen; Logo, witch doctor of the N'kolis, takes the reins of power from the late chief's daughter, Meme; When Tabu attempts to restore Meme to her chieftainship, Logo dismisses Tabu's illusions for what they are; Tabu then lures a gorilla to the village and where it attacks Logo and carries him off into the jungle. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Polga is selected to go to America to study medicine; His jealous brother, Guroa, attempts to murder him; He is saved by Wambi who exposes Guroa. Untitled story, art by Ralph Mayo; The commissioner sends Camilla and small party to confirm the discovery of some ancient temple treasures; He sends a runner after the party departs to warn them of white criminals operating in the area; The criminals, Morgan's gang, intercept the runner and take his letter, re-writing it so that Camilla will believe that the commissioner wants them on the expedition. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Skulls for Sale on Dismal River," 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. Untitled story; The tigons, tiger-lion hybrids, return to Simba's jungle and kill a member of the Llamba tribe; The tribe elects to burn the jungle to destroy the tigons; Simba kills the tigons and shows their bodies to the natives. Untitled story, art by Enrico Bagnoli; Tabu learns of an unscrupulous mining operation using slave labor and investigates; He finds the mine overseers about to destroy a native burial site and leads the slaves in a successful revolt. Untitled story; Terry and Keeto find Eileen Summers, the wife of hunter Ed Summers, coming to the fort for help; She explains that her husband has been taken captive by natives for violating the Lost Temple of Gon-D'koru; Terry, Keeto, and Eileen take the helicopter to the temple. "Wambi and the Reign of Jungle Terror," art by Henry Kiefer; Chief Ubali and his people start hunting in Wambi's jungle for ivory and hides to trade; They capture Wambi, but a great storm arises and Tawn manages to free Wambi under cover of the rain. Untitled story, art by Ralph Mayo; Camilla is deceived into attacking an ivory caravan, slowing it down for thieves to arrive and take the ivory; On learning the truth, Camilla attacks the thieves and returns the ivory to the Harmons, who are taking it the coast to sell. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Safari Sinister," art by Maurice Whitman; Teenage girls, touring the jungle, are turned on by their guides when they run across a cache of Spanish gold; Kaänga and the girls manage to defeat the guides and their native assistants. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; Gubu declares himself king of the jungle, but he is defeated by Simba; Gubu then goes to Simba's lair to kill Simba's cubs; However, Simba has followed him and prevents the killings. Untitled story, art by Enrico Bagnoli (as Mack); Tabu spots evil doings on the funeral barge of the Songhai and uses his magics to raise the spirits of the Princess's panthers to chase away the criminals, then seeks to revive the seemingly dead Princess; Once she is revived, the duo head to the kraal to take on the criminals, who have stolen rare jewels from the tribe. Untitled story; International spy, Greta Zharkov, comes to the jungle to secure uranium for her country; Terry exposes the plot to the Wangulis who own the land where the uranium is located. "The Jewel Juju of Begwana," art by Ralph Mayo; Thieves take the sacred jewels of the Begwanas, but they are captured by Camilla and the jewels returned to the tribe; The thieves are taken to the district commissioner for trial. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Untitled story, art by Maurice Whitman; Twenty years ago, a group of white settlers were massacred by unknown natives; Today, their children have banded together to seek revenge, wearing hawk masks; N'kota persuades them that the Mombasas are to blame; In reality, the perpetrators of the massacre were N'kota and his men; The hawk men began to capture Mombasas in anticipation of a mass execution. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; Drought forces Simba to go far afield to find water for his subjects; When he does find a waterhole, it is guarded by a rhinoceros that Simba kills. Untitled story, art by Enrico Bagnoli; White men disguised as apes are looting temples in Tabu's jungle; Tabu discovers the plot at the Snake Temple and uses his illusions to capture the looters. Untitled story; Art collector Miss Dunlap is using hollowed totem poles to smuggle escaped convicts out of Africa; Terry exposes her and recaptures the convicts. Untitled story, pencils by Henry Kiefer; Wambi's friend, Lari, is expelled from his tribe because he will not participate in a ritual devised by the witch doctor Gwanda, in which an elephant is tortured to death; Wambi helps him return to his village and exposes the witch doctor as a coward. Untitled story, art by Ralph Mayo; Barton and his gang are hijacking prison boats and using the captured convicts as slave labor in their mining operation; Camilla, with Commissioner Harris's aide Garrity, captures the gang and turns them and the convicts over to the commissioner. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Dawn-Men of the Congo," art by Maurice Whitman; The Wagonas send word to ga that they are encountering strange animals in their new country; Kaänga, Ann, and Zulu go to the Wagonas and encounter numerous prehistoric animals and Neanderthals; Kaänga challenges the Neanderthal chief to single combat and wins. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; Simba rescues a baby eland from an attack by a hawk. Untitled story, art by Enrico Bagnoli; Trader Harry has been seduced into cheating the natives by Nancy; Tabu exposes the dishonesty and shows Harry a vision of his murder at Nancy's hand. Untitled story; Chief B'timi is drugged by the Freunds and induced to reveal the location of Golden Beard's grave and its treasures; Terry follows them and uses the booby traps put in place by Golden Beard to prevent them from looting the grave. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi helps Princess Natoli recover the sacred sword of her people. Untitled story, pencils by Ralph Mayo, inks by Bernard Sachs; Renegade Chaney posts false notices of new land open for homesteading and, with his gang disguised as natives, attacks the would-be settlers and steal all their supplies; Camilla discovers the plot and exposes it to the commissioner. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Captives of Crocodile Swamp," art by Maurice Whitman; Kaänga puts an end to slave raiding by El Borro. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; Villagers and white hunters pursue a rogue elephant that leads them into Simba's territory; Simba attacks the elephant and wounds it. Untitled story; Terry escorts Miss Ross to an oasis where they will meet with the ivory thief, Abu ben Hassin; Terry arrests Hassin but then the group is attacked by another party of raiders, working secretly for Miss Ross; Terry then signals the hidden lancers under Keeto's command and take the lot into custody. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; The rajah's daughter is taken hostage by men who would usurp his rule; Wambi uses hornets to attack the kidnappers and saves the princess. Untitled story starring Tabu, art by Enrico Bagnoli; The Lorutis confuse Merrill, a member of Finney's exploration safari and dressed in a deep sea diving suit, with a god and want to sacrifice the rest of the party. Untitled story, art by Ralph Mayo; Bennett and his gang of thieves buy hunting rights on the Nygailas' land; Mabaro, long-thought mad by his people, recognizes Bennett as the leader of the thieves who looted the Nygailas many years before and beat Mabaro and killed his father; He tells his story to Camilla who helps expose Bennett's new thieving of treasure. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Phantoms Of The Congo," art by Maurice Whitman; Jungle guides Potter and Nelson scheme to loot the Bambutis' temple; To assist them in their scheme, they steal a hot air balloon and a half-track from the Blandings' safari; Kaänga and Ann help recover the balloon and half-track and expose Potter and Nelson's schemes. Untitled story, art by Enrico Bagnoli; Through a vision, Tabu learns that the Bulangis are worshiping the python god, Pitor, and that their temple will collapse if they do not stop; He uses his illusions to frighten the Bulangis into fleeing the temple, moments before it collapses. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Awagi, witch doctor to the Dahallis, murders the chief; The only witness is Kuzu, who flees into the jungle; Wambi helps Kuzu expose Awagi to the Dahallis as a murderer and thief of the tribe's sacred treasure. Untitled story, pencils by Ken Battefield; Terry is re-assigned to the lancers' intelligence division and ordered to go after the slaver, the Black Scourge; Terry makes contact with the Scourge but the villain escapes. Untitled story, pencils by Bob Lubbers, inks by Ralph Mayo; Camilla works with Hank Bradford, a district policeman, to find and destroy the slavers under the command of Gayenda. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Treasure-Tomb of the Ape-King," art by Maurice Whitman; Billings and Sharkey convince Tonta that they are clearing the jungle near his temple to make it easier for worshipers of Tonta's gorillas to come to him; In fact, they're searching for treasure using mind-controlled slaves as labor; Kaänga and Ann show Tonta that he has been duped and he orders his apes to help capture Billings and Sharkey. Untitled story, pencils by Ken Battefield, inks by Jay Disbrow; While waiting for word of the whereabouts of the Black Scourge, Terry is staying with Sheikh Ibn Jad; The Black Scourge sneaks into the sheikh's fortress and kidnaps his daughter; Captain Terry Thunder disguises himself as an East Indian hunter and takes a caravan of the sheikh's men into the desert. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi plays a joke on his jungle friends and, in the process, defiles a sacred idol; The Lohakkas take Wambi prisoner; When his jungle friends come to free him, they accidentally tip the idol over and the Lohakkas discover that it contains treasure. Untitled story; A Madawa girl becomes aware of a plot by the Madawa witch doctor and white hunter Edwards to raid Madawa supply canoes; She informs Tabu who exposes the plot. Untitled story, art by Ralph Mayo; Remley, a dishonest archaeologist and his henchmen, find a Viking helmet; While trying to find the source of the helmet, they are attacked in the jungle by Vikings; They soon discover that the Vikings are an earlier archaeology expedition, betrayed by Remley; Camilla helps the "Vikings" defeat Remley's men. Remly falls to his death and his henchmen are captured. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Untitled story, art by Maurice Whitman; A troop of French Foreign Legionnaires is attacked by leopard cultists; Kaänga, who had been tracking the cultists, challenges the leader of the cult to single combat and kills him; Now, as head of the cult, he disperses them and sends the Legion on its way. Untitled story, pencils by Ken Battefield; Terry is assigned to discover the plans of rebel leader, El Cordofan; He discovers that El Cordofan plans to destroy Fort Diablo with a booby-trapped boat; Terry convinces some of El Cordofan's men to mutiny and El Cordofan is killed in a dynamite explosion. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Binongi hunters come to Wambi's jungle, pursuing a white ape; They capture Wambi when he prevents the taking of the ape; Later, Wambi's jungle friends, joined by the white ape, free him. Untitled story, art by Enrico Bagnoli; Informed in a vision that the witch Lati plans to kill the beloved of K'kito, chief of the Luossas, Tabu hurries to the kraal and fights to free the chief and expose the plot. Untitled story, inks by Ralph Mayo; Bayne and his men are using mechanical dragons to fly stolen diamonds out of the jungle; Camilla, using one of their own dragons, defeats them and takes them into custody. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.