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Mad Jackals Hunt by Night

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Genres: jungle

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Jungle Comics #114 published June 1949
was Mad Jackals Hunt by Night [Illustration on Cover, Front]

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Mad Jackals Hunt by Night

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Genres: jungle

Character(s): Kaänga; Ann Mason; N'geeso; B'halis (African tribe): Tagar; Carlson; Pierre; Bokka; Marmo (elephant)

First Line: They were traders, called Carlson and Pierre, and someone had aptly nicknamed them the Twin Terrors...

Synopsis: Bokka, son of the chief of the B'halis, is working with two white treasure hunters to loot the B'halis sacred places. Kaänga, Ann, and N'geeso put an end to their depredations. Bokka later seeks revenge on Kaänga and kidnaps Ann. Kaänga frees her and feeds the treasure hunters to the crocodiles.

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Notes: The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

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Genres: jungle, nature

Character(s): Simba; Briffo (Cape buffalo); Mrs. Simba

First Line: He who wears a jungle crown lives in a world of fear!

Synopsis: Simba prevents Briffo the Cape buffalo from chastising Simba's cubs. Later, the cubs are taken by hunters and Mrs. Simba is wounded. Her wounds drive her mad and she begins to wantonly slaughter the jungle animals. Simba frees his cubs. Briffo calls a jungle council and demands that Mrs. Simba be killed. Simba and Mrs. Simba, now recovered, appear at the council and Simba kills Briffo, re-asserting his place as king.

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Explorers

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Genres: jungle, non-fiction

Feature(s): Jungle Facts

Synopsis: Brief biographical sketches of several explorers of Africa: Mungo Park, Hugh Clapperton, Samuel Baker, John Speke, and James Bruce.

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Genres: jungle

Character(s): Terry Thunder; Commissioner Powers; Helen Powers; Snide; Monk Cassidy; M'bonga; Kazaris (African tribe); Keeto

First Line: To Captain Terry Thunder: '30 man-tracking leopards, tamed and trained, ready for lancer service...'

Synopsis: Snide and Cassidy, angered at being exiled from the district, kidnap Commissioner Powers and force him to sign the old B'zimba trading grounds, where they've discovered gold, over to them. Witch doctor M'bonga facilitates their plot. Terry uncovers their plan and exposes them to the Kazari tribe and takes them into custody.

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The Flame Bird

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Genres: jungle

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Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Wambi Jungle Boy

Character(s): Wambi; Tawn; Ogg; Umbalis (African tribe); George Baxter; Tyrgo (hawk)

First Line: With cat-like movements, Wambi, the man-cub, cautiously makes his way across the rotted limb...

Synopsis: Baxter, a treasure hunter, frames Wambi for looting the Umbalis' temple. Tawn and Ogg show the chief the location of the treasure and clear Wambi's name.

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Genres: jungle

Character(s): Tabu; Kaludis (African tribe); Professor Gregor; Marie; Azambi; Atongis (African tribe); Kargo

First Line: In a strange world beyond the understanding of mortal mind, where ghost shades of man and beast lurk in eternal darkness, lies the domain of Tabu...

Synopsis: Tabu exposes a treacherous witch doctor who is then exiled by the Atongis. A professor visits Tabu while his assistant plots to steal diamonds from the Kapudis. The exiled Atongi witch doctor, Kargo, plots with the assistant to kill Tabu. Tabu uses his illusion powers and defeats the witch doctor. Both Kargo and the assistant are turned over to the authorities.

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Genres: jungle, non-fiction

Feature(s): Jungle Quiz

Synopsis: Trivia regarding unusual animal names.

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Genres: jungle

Character(s): Camilla; Zack Monroe; Masais (African tribe); Luongo; Davis; Lon Becker; Jimmy Monroe; Blacky

First Line: Throughout the long night, jungle drums throbbed an ominous message...

Synopsis: Disguised as Masais, ivory trader Becker and his men burn out and kill his rival Monroe. Monroe's son, believing the Masais to blame, steals into the village and kidnaps the chief's daughter. Camilla tracks him down and returns him to Becker's trading camp where they discover Becker's deception.

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