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Frame One:
Simba: You are the one who hurt him!
Frame Two:
Simba: MONSTER!
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Frame Four:
Hayakawa: I will never surrender! You'll pay for your crimes, cursed Simba!
Frame Five:
Hayakawa: Tie her to a stake! Don't hang her yet, let's wait a while!
Frame Six:
Hayakawa: You are in my power, and we'll tame you little by little . . .
Frame Seven:
Hayakawa: Until you bow down to me.
Simba: You monster!
Frame Eight:
Text: The Malayan girls hidden in the jungle hear of Simba's capture and plot to free here and their chief.
Girl: Listen!
Frame Nine:
Text: They bravely leave their hiding place.
Frame Ten:
Text: Armed with bamboo knives, the girls soon kill the sentries.
Frame Eleven
Soldier: The road is free! Forward!
PAGE TEN:
Frame One:
Text: The young Malayan girls fight Hayakawa's soldiers furiously.
(Frame Two has no text or dialog)
Frame Three:
Tamura: Return the slaves to our master!
Frame Four:
Text: The rescue mission is stopped during the fight. The girls surrender their weapons and are taken prisoner.
Hayakawa: Tie them to stakes . . . but spare their lives. I've a little surprise for them!
Frame Five:
Text: An idea comes to Hayakawa's evil brain.
Hayakawa: I'll give my officers a show worthy of their courage!
Frame Six:
Text: When the sun rises the next day:
Hayakawa: Carry all the slaves to the edge of the bog.
Frame Seven:
Hayakawa: These girls intended to free you. They'll be crocodile food . . . then you and Puhao will die!
Frame Eight:
Text: Simba and Puhao are forced to watch the terrible preparations
Frame Nine:
Soldier: Prepare to be food, girls!
Frame Ten:
Text: The condemned girls are hung over the water, suspended on bent palm trees hung over the edge of the riverbank.
Frame Eleven:
Hayakawa: These girls can't escape the crocodiles. This will be a very interesting show.
Frame Twelve:
Simba: Tyrant!
PAGE ELEVEN:
Frame One:
Text: Meanwhile, a safari led by Fred Taylor, a young and wealthy explorer, advances to the heart of the jungle in search of treasure.
Frame Two:
Fred: Forward, Matthew! We'll be on the trail for one hour and then stop for lunch!
Text: Matthew, a giant Phillipino who once saved Fred's life, joins him in his treasure hunt.
Frame Three:
Matthew: Wonderful idea, Master. There's nothing interesting here.
Frame Four:
Fred: Look, Matthew! There, in that clearing . . .
Matthew: Dozens of elephant skeletons! Looks like they've been in a fierce battle.
Frame Five:
Fred: There was a big herd here, and their tusks are still intact.
Frame Six:
Fred: Here are landmine holes and automatic rifle cartridges. This mystery gets deeper by the minute!
Frame Seven:
Text: They here a scream from the direction of the bog.
Fred: Matthew, what was that sound?
Matthew: It's a woman screaming!
Frame Eight:
Fred: The other party must be somewhere close by. I hope we can get there in time!
Frame Nine:
Text: On the riverbank, a horrible sight meets Fred's and his companion's eyes.
Fred: Who are these men? Why are they here?
Matthew: They're Napkanese soldiers, and they're hurting those Malayan girls!
Frame Ten:
Text: The caimans are already at the human bait near the water's edge, making desperate efforts to pull the girls into the water.
Frame Eleven:
Matthew: There is a white woman there, together with the leader of those scoundrels.
Frame Twelve:
Matthew: May I shoot those vile beasts, Master?
Fred: No, the Napkanese are armed and would hear the shot . . . we'll have to draw them away . . .
PAGE TWELVE:
Frame One:
Text: Fred comes up with a plan to save the girls . . .
Fred: Matthew, you go to the other bank of this river and distract the Napkanese with a rifle shot. Then, I'll swing across and rescue the white girl!
Matthew: Yes, Master!
Frame Two:
Matthew: I'll shoot at these crocodiles . . . and scare them off!
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Frame Four:
Text: The gunshots alarm the Napkanese.
Hayakawa: Damn it all to Hell! Will my boys see their freedom disappear?
Frame Five:
Soldier: The trees on the other side are shifting . . . toward us!
Frame Six:
Text: Fred swings across on a vine . . .
Frame Seven:
Text: and drops down in front of Simba.
Simba: Where are you from?
Fred: Be quiet while I save you!
Frame Eight:
Text: Fred lifts the girl, causing confusion among the Napkanese, and disappears into the jungle's depths.
Frame Nine:
Fred: Don't be afraid!
Simba: Under norman circumstances, I never am afraid! Free the other prisoners.
Frame Ten:
Fred: You're free, but now?
Simba: Now I have to repay your kindness.
Frame Eleven:
Text: Captain Hayakawa again grills his captive.
Hayakawa: Flaming Fujiama! Simba's disappeared. Help me catch her, you fool, or I'll tear out your throat!
Puhao: Sir, I tell you I know nothing . . . the gods will protect her!
Frame Twelve:
Hayakawa: I wish I knew where the golden one was!
PAGE THIRTEEN:
Frame One:
Matthew: I don't mind waiting for the brave white man who's challenged the Napkanese!
Frame Two:
Text: Hayakawa and his men leave the area, taking Puhao with them as a prisoner.
Hayakawa: The gods have deserted you, old fool, and we're taking you back to camp!
Frame Three:
Simba: The Napkanese have gone back to their camp to resupply.
Frame Four:
Fred: I'm a good marksman. I'll shoot them down with my rifle!
Frame Five:
Simba: I have a way of fighting those crocodiles. Hand me my knife.
Frame Six:
Fred: What do you intend to do?
Simba: You'll see.
Frame Seven:
Text: To Fred's surprise, Simba dives into the river.
Fred: What's this? She's mad!
Frame Eight:
Simba: I will now demonstrate my method.
Frame Nine:
Text: Simba swims toward the crocodiles, and the savage beasts charge her.
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Frame Eleven:
Fred: These crocodiles are a diversion! I'll save her!
PAGE FOURTEEN:
Frame One:
Text: Simba has been freed from Hayakawa's clutches by Fred Taylor, a young American explorer travelling through the Borneo jungle on a treasure hunt. Simba and Fred try to save the Malayan girls captured by the Napkanese and their cruel captain from being eaten alive by crocodiles.
Frame Two:
Fred: I'm in the water, but I don't know where to begin!
Frame Three:
Text: Despite the dangers lurking in the water, and one crocodile, Simba surfaces in Fred's presence and surprises him.
Simba: Pah, those crocodiles are dead!
Fred: I don't understand how you did it on your own You've whetted my appetite.
Frame Four:
Text: An angry saurian reaches the riverbank.
Simba: These crocodiles don't give up their prey easily. It will be necessary for me to kill it!
Frame Five:
Text: But then a huge monster emerges from the lake and throws the valiant girl.
Simba: Zambo! A hippopotamus!
Frame Six:
Text: Landing on the riverbank, Simba lies unconscious with her feet dangling in the water . . .
Frame Seven:
Text: The great beast charges toward her at full speed.
Frame Eight:
Fred: Damn! I'll have to save her!
Frame Nine:
Text: Fred bravely grabs his rifle and runs toward the hippopotamus.
Frame Ten:
Fred: This should keep your mouth open!
Frame Eleven:
Simba: You came just in time!
Fred: Careful! That beast threw you for a loop!
TO BE CONTINUED
(Thus ends Simba Part Two. In the original Hispanic version, Fred is a big game hunter, but I couldn't bring myself to use the references to hunting in the story because it is an activity I detest, so I made him a treasure hunter instead. The "Napkanese" are actually Japanese troops, but I changed that in this translation because I wanted to be politically correct, having learned of what happened when the Tintin book TINTIN IN THE CONGO was released in English for the first time last year.)
