Jungle Comics #55

Kaänga races against the jungle's perils to reach Chief G'heta's village before the full moon, but his arrival sparks a catastrophe when a mysterious creature wounds him—and opportunistic trader Nelson seizes the moment, administering a madness-inducing drug to turn the village against their Jungle Lord. As Kaänga is driven into the wilderness by those he's sworn to protect, only the loyal N'geeso refuses to abandon his search, determined to discover the truth behind his master's supposed affliction.

A non-fiction survey of gorilla behavior and jungle lore frames a dramatic tale in which Wambi the Jungle Boy must save the chief's daughter from a witch doctor's treachery—accused of being possessed by evil spirits, she flees into the jungle where Wambi discovers the truth and races to prove her innocence before a deadly trial by ordeal. With the help of his animal friends and a clever remedy, Wambi devises a test that will reveal who the real villain is when the moon rises over the village.

In a remote jungle tribe, a cunning witch doctor manipulates fear by claiming the princess is possessed by evil snakes—until Wambi, the young tracker, uncovers the truth. With quick thinking and herbal knowledge, he turns the tide by using repelling herbs to expose the deception.

In "null," French criminal Zizi lays siege to Fort LeBoyne to free his condemned girlfriend, Sata, as tensions rise between the besiegers and the isolated garrison. When Camilla rallies the nearby native village to action, the fate of the fort—and the lives within it—hangs in the balance.