Four Color #1020
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Vanishing Gems," Jungle Jim and his loyal companion Kolu find themselves entangled in a mysterious ritual when they witness a goat's sacrifice to a giant crocodile from a crumbling bridge deep in the Nepalese jungle. After Jim intervenes to save a girl from drowning, he’s imprisoned by the local Rajah for desecrating a sacred creature. Kolu soon follows, and when the rescued girl secretly leads them through a hidden passage, their escape becomes a race against time and superstition. Written by Gaylord Du Bois and illustrated with vivid detail by Alberto Giolitti, this 1959 adventure from Four Color #1020 blends jungle mystery and ancient rites in a tale that’s as thrilling as it is enigmatic.
In "The Vanishing Gems," Jungle Jim follows a trail of wreckage to a crashed plane deep in the jungle, where he meets the Rajah of Bruntpur—a man with a secret tied to a cursed vault. When Jim and his companion Kolu visit the Rajah’s palace, they learn of a yearly ritual: the Ghost of Kuran Das steals part of the treasure, leaving only mystery in its wake. The real danger begins when Jim decides to confront the legend head-on, stepping into the vault to uncover the truth.
In "The Cursed One," Jo and her cub face down a wounded man-eating tiger that’s claimed their kill, then outwit a village hunt meant to trap the beast. With the tiger cornered and desperate, it flees to the same ravine ledge where Jo and her cub wait—leading to a dramatic showdown that ends in the tiger’s downfall.
In "The Mugger of Am Ghat," Jungle Jim and his companion Kolu stumble upon a ritual sacrifice on a crumbling bridge, where a goat is thrown to a massive crocodile below. When the bridge collapses and one of the girls is swept into the river, Jim intervenes—only to be arrested by the Rajah for desecrating a sacred creature. As Kolu arrives to free him, both are imprisoned, but a mysterious girl from the ceremony soon slips into their cell with a secret passage.
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Reprinted in Serieskatter #5 (2016)
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