Jungle Comics #83

Kaänga answers an urgent call from Trader George when a phantom killer begins stalking the trading post at Wasbu, claiming victims and terrifying the Masais—but the danger proves far stranger and more personal than anyone anticipated. Capt. Damon and his daughters, armed with a herd of rhinos and savage wolfins, launch a brutal assault on the post, forcing Kaänga into a desperate battle against impossible odds to save Ann Mason. As the Jungle Lord pursues the attackers to a clifftop fortress, he uncovers a twisted vendetta rooted in betrayal and madness that will test his strength, cunning, and resolve.

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.

Captain Terry Thunder ventures into the desert to track down the notorious Ali Abdul, a ruthless villain who's been drugging men into servitude and terrorizing the region—but to infiltrate his operation and dismantle it from within, Thunder must convince Abdul he's been converted to his cause. With Keeto and reinforcements racing to his aid, Thunder orchestrates a daring double-cross that tests both his cunning and his nerve against a madman who commands an army of addicted slaves.

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.