Jungle Comics #156
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Shrunken Heads!" from Jungle Comics #156 (1952), the ruthless Emir Shekar attempts to mold his stepson into a tyrant by forcing him to witness the brutal slaughter of slaves. When Kaänga frees the captives and takes Prince Kajumba with him, the two forge a new path, building a stockade to protect the newly liberated. As Shekar launches a devastating attack with war elephants, Kaänga stands firm—proving himself not just a warrior, but a true leader. Art by Maurice Whitman, this issue blends raw adventure with a quiet moral shift, all rendered in the bold, dynamic style of its creator.
In "null," Kaänga, a fierce and principled leader, steps in to protect the oppressed when Emir Shekar's cruelty reaches a breaking point. With the help of N'sungu, he shelters the freed slaves in a stockade, facing Shekar’s brutal retaliation with war elephants. As the conflict unfolds, Prince Kajumba begins to see the true cost of power—and the kind of leader he might choose to follow.
In this 1952 Jungle Comics tale, a sacred white ape demands worship from the young Wambi, threatening him until Tawn intervenes just in time. When the ape falls into a crocodile-infested pool, it’s Wambi and Tawn who pull him to safety—only to face the wrath of the ape’s worshiping tribesmen, who seek to kill Tawn. But the ape, now in their midst, stops them with a single command.
In "Jewels of Jeopardy," Dawson schemes to steal the Masai's sacred treasure by posing as the prophet of their river god, but Tiger Girl sees through his deception. When his lie is exposed, Dawson meets a swift end—falling to his death from the cliffs above the river.
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↩ Reprints Fight Comics #57 (1948)
Reprinted in Jungle Comics #31 (1942), Golden-Age Greats #9 (1996), Wambi, Jungle Boy #22
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