Jungle Comics #83
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Vampire Veldt," a white slaver disguises himself as a priest of the mysterious Ruki, using ritualistic demands for sacrifices to justify his crimes—only to sell the victims into slavery. When Wambi is captured, he turns to the animals in the camp, whispering a plea that sets something dangerous in motion. Written by Roy L. Smith and illustrated by John Forte, Alex Blum, with inks by Al Feldstein and the Iger Shop, this 1946 jungle thriller features a cover by Joe Doolin.
In the haunted jungles of Wasbo, the Masai tribespeople tremble as a series of brutal attacks leaves white traders dead and the jungle alive with fear. When Trader George and Ann Mason arrive at a remote compound, they are ambushed by a band of vicious wolf-dogs and a mysterious zebra-riding warrior—only to be rescued by Kaänga, the Jungle Lord, who soon uncovers a terrifying truth: the attacks are orchestrated by Capt. Damon, a man presumed dead, now leading a twisted reign from the cliffs with his daughters and a pack of savage wolf-ins. As Kaänga closes in on the source of the terror, he must unravel the twisted legacy of a vengeful man who has returned from the grave.
In this 1946 Jungle Comics tale, Simba, the king of the beasts, steps in to protect a regal vulture from a pack of jackals and gorillas—only to find himself betrayed when the bird steals one of his cubs. The story unfolds with tense loyalty and sudden betrayal, as Simba’s instinct to defend the vulnerable collides with the harsh realities of survival in the wild.
When a mysterious desert menace known as Ali Abdul ambushes a safari, Captain Terry Thunder must race to warn the expedition’s leader, Miss Johnson, while evading deadly attacks and a treacherous drug that turns allies into mindless killers. As Ali Abdul’s forces close in, Terry is captured and forced to play a dangerous game of deception, using his wits to manipulate the villain’s own schemes. With Keeto racing to summon help and the fate of the mission hanging in the balance, Terry must outthink a foe whose power lies not just in violence, but in control.
In "null," a white slaver pretends to be a priest of Ruki, using the guise of ritual to seize victims and sell them into slavery. When Wambi is taken, he calls on the animals in the slavers’ camp to rise against their captors.
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Reprinted in Kaänga Comics #10 (1952), Kaänga #2
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