Sandbox:Bob (Konga)
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Bob is the name of the would-be protagonist of the 1961 film Konga. He is a student of the jealous Dr. Charles Decker, who is later killed by Konga at the professor’s bidding.
In the Charlton Comics series of Konga comics, Decker is more sympathetic, and Bob and his girlfriend Sandra both survive the story. The two go on to get married and even recreate Decker’s experiments to create a new Konga, who goes on to star in the series.
History
Konga (1961)
Bob was a student in Dr. Charles Decker's botany class at Essex College in London, alongside his friend and crush Sandra. Decker had been missing and presumed dead for the previous year, and spent what appears to be his first day back sharing stories about the Baganda people, with whom he had spent the year living. After class, Bob invited Sandra out for coffee, but she turned him down to stay and help the professor.
Later on, Decker took the students to a field to study mosses and ferns. Most of the students piled into the back of Decker's van, but Sandra was asked to sit up front. Bob asked if there was room for three, and Decker claimed it would interfere with the driving, and suggested he "court her on his own time." Their classmates teased him about his love for Sandra as they went.
When they got to the forest, and recieved their assignment, Decker went to the van to get his lunch, giving Bob an opportunity to speak to Sandra. He expressed concern about the professor's reliance on her, and missed the time before his return, when he and Sandra had had time to spend with each other. Furthermore he believed Decker had romantic interest in her that she was too blind to see, or perhaps secretly reciprocated. Sandra insisted that their relationship was stictly professional, and that Bob had been too clingy in the past, and she was not ready for that kind of relationship. They agreed to discuss their personal problems after school. Bob giddily gave her a quick kiss and left to join his classmates.
Books
Konga
Comics
- Konga (1961-1965) [issues 1-8, 10, 12, 20]
- Konga's Revenge (1962-1964) [issue #1]
Konga (1961-1965)
"Konga"
Decker is not a creep and Bob doesn't die.
"Return of Konga"
Bob and Sandra make another Konga.
Konga issue #3
Konga issue #4
Konga issue #5
"The Captive Monster"
"Konga Meets the Creatures from Beyond Space"
"The Land of Frozen Giants"
Konga issue #10
Konga issue #12
Konga issue #20
Konga imagines a scenario in which he had remained small, and been raised by Bob and Sandra. Konga seems to picture Bob as a jealous and spiteful type, who is always upset at the care Sandra gives to Konga.
Konga's Revenge
"A Mate for Konga"
A soviet guy makes another Konga and Bob and Sandra are there but then the second Konga dies.
Gallery
Promotional materials
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A promotional still of Bob -
Bob, Sandra, and Decker on a lobby card -
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Decker transports students in his windowless van and does not close the doors before driving off -
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