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King of the Congo
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennett
Wallace Grissell
Produced by Sam Katzman
Written by Royal K. Cole
Arthur Hoerl
George H. Plympton
Starring Buster Crabbe
Music by Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Cinematography William Whitley
Editing by Earl Turner
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date(s) May 1, 1952 (1952-05-01)
Running time 252 minutes
Country United States
Language English

King of the Congo is a movie serial. It is the 48th movie serial released by Columbia Pictures. It was based on the comic book character "Thun'da", created by Frank Frazetta. Buster Crabbe stars as Thunda and his alter ego Capt. Roger Drum. King of the Congo was both the last Tarzan-style serial and the last serial to star Buster Crabbe. Crabbe starred in nine serials between 1933 and 1952.

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