Jungle Action #5

The Challenge of Flaming Spear

Lo-Zar comes to the aid of the Gabubi tribe whose village has been set ablaze by a being called the Flaming Spear. Lo-Zar rescues the elderly chief Wagu from the flames and turns him over to his son Co-Bah. With the fire having died down, Lo-Zar convinces the Gabubi people to rebuild their village promising to defend them from the Flaming Spear.

When a stampede of animals frightened by fire threatens to trample the rebuilt Gabubi village, Lo-Zar is there to divert the animals. Lo-Zar then goes into the jungle to confront the Flaming Spear directly and is shocked to find that he is merely an old man riding atop the lead gorilla in a gorilla army. The Flaming Spear tells Lo-Zar that he trained the gorillas to do their bidding, using their fear of fire to make them throw his flaming spears, the Flaming Spear has made it his ambition to rule the jungles.

Lo-Zar is subdued by the apes and he is tied to a poll to be killed by spear wielding apes. However Lo-Zar convinces the old man to give him a chance by untying one of his hands and giving him a flaming spear to defend himself. The Flaming Spear complies, believing that his army of gorillas will keep him safe from Lo-Zar. The jungle hero then tosses the spear up into the air, when it lands on the ground near the apes, the fire frightens the gorillas who dump their master and flee into the jungle while Lo-Zar frees himself. He then takes the old man to the authorities.

Recurring Characters

• Lo-Zar

Lost Tribe!

While trying to cross a river, Jungle Boy accidentally lands on a water buffalo. Seeing this Jungle Boy's father, Jack Spears, is forced to shoot it even though it is worshipped as a god by the local tribe. The locals then shun Spears and flee, angering Jack who scolds his son for being out in the dangerous jungle. However, Jungle Boy shows his father just how he can take care of himself when the pair are attacked by a lion which Jungle Boy easily subdues. He then feeds the lion and it leaves them alone while Jungle Boy swings off into the jungle.

Seeking to win back the trust of the tribe, Jungle Boy seeks it out and finds that the tribes-people have completely left without a trace. After fighting off a snake, Jungle Boy is attacked by the natives and taken prisoner. He is brought before Kagago, a local who is seeking an alliance with Communist forces operating in the jungle who has convinced the tribe that he is the reincarnation of their water buffalo god and orders Jungle Boy to be destroyed.

However, before Jungle Boy can be thrown at a herd of water buffalo, the lion that he fed earlier arrives with its pack and helps free the boy. Jungle Boy then captures Kagago and unmasks him, revealing his duplicity and he is turned over to the tribe for punishment. Impressed with how Jungle Boy was able to tame the lions, the tribes people forgive his father for shooting their god and return to their homes.

Recurring Characters

• Jungle Boy

• Jack Spears

Jungle Vengeance!

Man-oo clashes with a young ape named Babu, teaching the rival gorilla a lesson in humility.

Recurring Characters

• Man-oo

Leopard Girl

A leopard known as the Wild One has been attacking game prompting Peter to go out and try to kill the enraged beast before the other leopards begin attacking people as well. Leopard Girl is almost shot by accident and Pete and his guide tell Leopard Girl to deal with the issue or the leopards may even stop listening to her commands as well.

Leopard Girl goes out seeking the Wild One and finds that she is already too late: The other leopards attack her when she approaches them and she is forced to flee. Later she comes across the Wild One as it is attacking a herd, and she gets in the way of Peter's clear shot and wrestles with the big cat. When Pete tries to save her, Leopard Girl knocks him aside and then subdues the Wild One. Removing a thorn from the beasts paw, the Wild One then returns to normal and returns to the jungle.

Recurring Characters

• Leopard Girl

• Peter