We join Congo Bill and Janet Logan as they return from an adventure in the interior. I guess by "adventure" they mean Congo Bill being indirectly responsible for Janet's father being eaten alive by crocodiles. But then.....
Dang, those natives are good shots!
Incidentally, Bill seems to have done something with Janet's hair, just as I predicted he would.
Lookin' good, girlfriend!
But what's an adventure story without a little tension? The miscreants attack the little boat head on!
Bill is bloodied and bandaged!
I'll be damned if I can figure out where this story is taking place. The publication date is April, 1942, which would have been after the Axis forces were routed from East Africa. But there was no British outpost called "Benzima", as you probably know if you've skimmed Wikipedia as carefully as I have. There is a Fench soccer player named Karim BenzEma, however.
I suppose we could be talking about Benghazi, Libya, site of so much unpleasantness lately. Which would be a long way from any kind of navigable river leading from the interior. To complicate matters further...
..."Khan" is a term pretty much reserved for Mongolian tribal leaders. Or genetically-modified Supermen of the future.
But look - there's a note!
Strange lot, these megalomaniacal criminals. Why bother writing out a letter in English - with lovely penmanship, I might add - and then include a few scribblings of his indecipherable heathen language at the top? Is that his return address? If so, it should be easy work for Bill to disregard his own life-threatening injuries, hop on a horse, and go rescue Janet!
As planned, Bill is captured and brought into the heart of the Red Khan's lair!
I don't know who the Bula character is, but he doesn't stand a chance against our boy Bill!
ka-POW!
Unfortunately, due to his earlier injuries, Bula gets the jump on Bill and trusses him up like a Christmas goose. Looks like it's time for some good ol' Yankee psychological warfare!
The tribesmen see the error of their ways and let Bill loose to deliver some JUNGLE JUSTICE!
KA-POWIEEEE!
Until next time, Congo Billions!
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