Dangers in the Jungle

Dangers in the Jungle
Start date:	July 1st, 1990
End date:	December 16th, 1990
# of strips:	25
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Fred Fredericks
Preceded by:	"Isle des Fleurs et Morte"
Followed by:	"The Snarff of Karff"

"Dangers in the Jungle" is the 164th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

Mandrake and friends are on voyage with the S.S. Kraken.

Now they touch Africa for the first time and our friends have a week to explore jungle and animal parks.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake the Magician
• Lothar
• Narda
• Karma

One-time characters

• Captain Jon, an explorer
• Wambutto, the guide.

Locations

• Africa
• Wamalamma Park

Vehicles

• S.S. Kraken, Captain Jon's yacht.

Behind the scenes

• At the deepwoods.org index the title for this story is "Dangers in the Jungle", which is lifted from the plot.
• Lothar asking Karma: How do you like Afrika, Karma?, and she reply: Baboons.. Lions.. I don't know.. Strange because she is born in Africa.
• Lothar's uncle, the King of the Federated Nations, is dead.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Italy

• "I pericoli della savana", Mandrake - New Comics Now #301 (1992)

USA

• "Dangers in the Jungle", Strip Adventure #1 & 2 (1992) (strips from July 1 to August 19, 1990)
• "Dangers in the Jungle", Strip Adventure #5 (1996) (strips from July 1 to August 19, 1990)