Ramar of the Jungle #4

Trader Tom discovers that the price of eggs has dropped significantly from last year—but the merchant has a clever explanation for why they're cheaper that leaves Tom speechless. This quick humor bit packs a groan-worthy punchline into half a page of pure comic timing.

When fugitive war criminal Wrostek and his armed crew pose as official soldiers to seize the Upper Congo from the Mbola tribe, Dr. Reynolds—known to the natives as Ramar the white witch doctor—must use his wits and jungle knowledge to stop them. Armed with little more than spears and determination, Ramar and the Mbola warriors face off against a heavily fortified enemy in a desperate bid to reclaim their homeland.

Dr. Reynolds, known to the natives as Ramar the White Witch Doctor, finds his new Congo hospital under siege when a rival witch doctor named Mbali turns the tribe against him through voodoo rituals and a doll fashioned in Ramar's likeness. As Mbali's influence grows and patients abandon the clinic, Ramar must expose the deception before the witch doctor's dark magic claims lives—or his own.

When a wounded warrior brings word of Mau Mau danger to Ramar's jungle dispensary, tension grips the camp—until the witch doctor realizes the natives' fearsome "idol" may be nothing more than his own parrot repeating overheard chants. Ramar must trace Walter the parrot to a secret meeting place and uncover the truth before the village tears itself apart chasing phantom gods.

In elephant country of the Belgian Congo, Doc Reynolds and his companions face a crisis when rogue white hunters ignore calls to stop their destructive killing spree. When peaceful persuasion fails and the hunters refuse to leave, Reynolds teams up with Commissioner Brent to pursue an unconventional solution—allowing a young wildlife photographer to document animals with a camera instead of a gun. But the hunters won't go quietly, and when sabotage and tribal unrest threaten to turn the natives against Reynolds, he must act fast to expose the truth and protect both the land and those who believe in a better way.

O'Hara, a road contractor hired by the British Army to build a monsoon-resistant highway in the Far East, clashes with Major Clifford Kraft-Nichols over work schedules and methods—until exhaustion forces him to sleep through the very storm he's been racing to prepare for. When the monsoon strikes with full fury, O'Hara must fight his way through the chaos to reach his crew at the river, where a desperate rescue in the floodwaters changes everything between the two men.

Trader Tom corners Blakely with what seems like an incredible deal on a pedigreed dog, dropping the price lower and lower to sweeten the offer—but there's a reason Tom's so eager to part with his merchandise. What Blakely discovers when he finally asks reveals exactly why this particular bargain comes with such steep discounts.