Wild Boy of the Congo #14
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free# "The Ice-Age Men" Wild Boy encounters a prehistoric tribe of ice-age men who have invaded the jungle and threaten its inhabitants. With his ape friend Romba, Wild Boy must defend the jungle from these invaders while also facing the tribe's weapons and tactics. The story includes an educational section on "Jungle Weapons" detailing the primitive tools and hunting methods used by jungle tribesmen, before Wild Boy is recognized as a "Jungle God" by Chief M'bana's tribe and tasked with stopping the ice-age men's threat to the region.
Wild Boy and his companion Keeto encounter a terrifying alliance of evil pygmies and lions terrorizing the jungle and enslaving its people. When Keeto is captured, Wild Boy must rally the great ape tribes, led by the mighty Tumar, to mount a desperate rescue and drive back the bloodthirsty marauders before it's too late.
Stranded in the jungle with nothing but your wits, an experienced guide shares practical survival techniques: how to navigate using landmarks, find safe drinking water from plants, make fire and weapons, identify edible food by watching wildlife, and use rivers as a path to civilization. This instructional story walks you through the hard-won lessons needed to endure one of Earth's most unforgiving environments.
When a lightning strike shatters a hidden glacier, Wild Boy and his ape companion Bomba come face-to-face with Laga and his Ice-Age Men—prehistoric warriors bent on reclaiming their ancient jungle domain. Captured and destined for sacrifice, Wild Boy must use his wits to survive the ice-age threat and unite the jungle's inhabitants and animals against an enemy that seemed lost to time itself.
Joe Barton faces a deadly conspiracy when the renegade Brute Bronson escapes deportation and incites the Wazuri tribe into a savage war against the colonial planters and authorities. Racing through the jungle to stop the bloodshed before it spreads, Joe must confront Bronson and prove to his tribal followers that their supposed "white god" is far from invincible. What unfolds is a desperate struggle for survival and the fate of an entire region hanging in the balance.
When escaped convict Pierre Latour washes ashore in an African jungle, he seizes a cunning opportunity: posing as a jungle god to fool the trusting Mitobis people and steal their sacred gem-covered idol. But Wild Boy, befriending the wounded Chief M'Bana, sees through Latour's deception and challenges him to prove his godhood—a test that will pit the jungle prince against a desperate, well-armed criminal. As greed and violence collide with the laws of the wild, only one will emerge victorious.
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