Wambi, Jungle Boy #1

When Wambi's friend Ogg is thrown from a zebra and attacked by a lion, the jungle boy must intervene—but soon discovers the beast is driven by a mysterious fury that threatens to tear his animal family apart. As Wambi nurses the wounded lion back to health and rallies his jungle brothers to save the creature from fire and hyenas, he works to teach them a vital lesson about compassion and unity. Henry Kiefer's dynamic pencils and inks capture the raw power of the wilderness as Wambi races against the jungle itself to restore peace among his animal companions.

In this educational jungle tale, Wambi explains how the natives of his homeland capture and train wild elephants for the demanding work that trucks and tractors simply can't handle in the dense jungle terrain. Using beaters to drive the massive animals into a carefully constructed log corral trap, the hunters demonstrate both the danger and skill required to work alongside these fearsome creatures—and reveal the months of patient training needed to transform a wild elephant into a reliable jungle partner.

Wambi and his pal Ogg find themselves caught between a fleeing pearl diver and a pair of ruthless thieves who'll stop at nothing to claim a magnificent pearl. As the young jungle boy helps Mbassa escape the relentless pursuit of Doktor von Schmitz and the Baroness Elsa through treacherous rapids, collapsing bridges, and hostile wildlife, he'll need all his wits and the loyalty of his great ape companion to outwit their dangerous foes.

Wambi takes readers on a fascinating tour of big game hunting across history and continents, from King Albert's exploits in the Belgian Congo to Theodore Roosevelt's legendary East African expeditions and Edward, Duke of Windsor's dangerous hunts through India and Africa. The story also celebrates explorer Martin Johnson's innovative approach to documenting wildlife with cameras rather than guns, and his wife Osa's continued dedication to African safaris. It's a thrilling look at how royalty, adventurers, and pioneers have pursued the world's most dangerous game.

When a captured deer named Zan disappears into the jungle, Wambi sets out to rescue his four-footed friend—only to uncover the Rajah of Jamru's secret palace and a plot that threatens the entire district. Teaming up with Captain Burt and his loyal elephant Tawn, Wambi must navigate an electrified fortress and outmaneuver ruthless guards to stop the Rajah's scheme before it's too late. A thrilling adventure where the boy of the jungle and his animal allies prove that courage and quick thinking can topple even a tyrant's ambitions.

Government hunters on safari track a dangerous man-eating tiger through the jungle, leading an expedition armed with trained elephants and beaters to flush out the beast from the dense vegetation. When the killer cat finally emerges and attacks, the hunters discover that this cunning predator won't go down easily—it has tricks of its own. The jungle's golden king of killers meets its match in a tense encounter where intelligence and firepower collide.

When a young jungle boy named Wambi rescues Haj, a traveling fakir, from a wounded tiger, the grateful magician offers his aid in a far more pressing problem—a ruthless white hunter named Schmier Sahib who's been terrorizing the jungle. Together, Wambi and Haj devise an ingenious trap using the fakir's mystical powers to drive the hunter from their land. With help from the jungle beasts and a little bit of illusion, this unlikely partnership puts an end to the threat once and for all.

A pearl diver named Mbassa shares the secrets of harvesting pearls from giant clams with Wambi, describing the dangerous expeditions to the clam beds and the treacherous work of extracting the precious gems from the ocean floor. The journey is perilous—divers risk being trapped by the clam's powerful snap—but those who succeed emerge with nature's most radiant treasure.

When Rika, son of Chief Yarmu, accidentally eats poisonous fruit and falls gravely ill, Wambi is blamed and imprisoned—but the tribe's medicine man Joso offers him a desperate chance to save them both by retrieving the rare Ugga plant from the mountain peaks. Racing against a deadly noon deadline, Wambi must outmaneuver Nonu, the chief's treacherous nephew who has his own reasons for wanting Rika dead, enlisting help from his animal friends along the way. Henry Kiefer brings this jungle adventure to life with all the heart and high stakes you'd expect from the golden age of comics.

When Wambi discovers a wounded man drifting downriver, he learns of a prospector's brother captured by a nearby tribe—and sets out with Doctor Condon to mount a rescue, braving crocodile-infested waters and hostile natives with only his wits and his faithful elephant Tawn at his side. Captured and sentenced to death, the jungle boy must find a way to turn the tables on the chief and his guards before it's too late. With art by Henry Kiefer, "The Great Gold Strike" delivers adventure, danger, and an unexpected path to peace.