Konga was originally a monkey found by Professor Charles Decker. On the same expedition, the professor also acquired a chemical extract from a new species of plant. The chemical made living things grow. Professor Decker tested the formula he created using the chemical on Konga, which made him grow, change into a chimp, and later a gorilla. The formula has a side effect that allows Konga to read minds. Thinking his master wanted Dean Foster, a critic of Decker’s work, dead, Konga escaped and killed the man. Konga then killed Tagore, an Indian scientist who had achieved success in the same field as Decker and was going public first. Finally, Konga decided to go after Bob, a student who caused the professor’s assistant, Sandra, to quit after he proposed to her. However, Decker and his wife Margret realize what had happened and went to stop Konga, but the ape had grown to gigantic size and went on a rampage through London. The Deckers are killed in the chaos, and the military shot Konga down. When he died he reverted to his original simian state. Bob and Sandra look on in horror and mourn the loss of their mentor. Notes: While Konga was a movie adaptation, the comic came out a year before the film making it Konga’s first appearance. Because none of the Konga comics produced by Charlton were renewed Konga is public domain even though the film is not.
Description Konga was originally a monkey found by Professor Charles Decker. On the same expedition, the professor also acquired a chemical extract from a new species of plant. The chemical made living things grow. Professor Decker tested the formula he created using the chemical on Konga, which made him grow, change into a chimp, and later a gorilla. The formula has a side effect that allows Konga to read minds. Thinking his master wanted Dean Foster, a critic of Decker’s work, dead, Konga escaped and killed the man. Konga then killed Tagore, an Indian scientist who had achieved success in the same field as Decker and was going public first. Finally, Konga decided to go after Bob, a student who caused the professor’s assistant, Sandra, to quit after he proposed to her. However, Decker and his wife Margret realize what had happened and went to stop Konga, but the ape had grown to gigantic size and went on a rampage through London. The Deckers are killed in the chaos, and the military shot Konga down. When he died he reverted to his original simian state. Bob and Sandra look on in horror and mourn the loss of their mentor. Notes: While Konga was a movie adaptation, the comic came out a year before the film making it Konga’s first appearance. Because none of the Konga comics produced by Charlton were renewed Konga is public domain even though the film is not.
