Jann of the Jungle
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| Publisher | Atlas Comics |
| First appearance | Jungle Tales #1 (Sept. 1954) |
| Created by |
Don Rico Jay Scott Pike |
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| Abilities | Skilled fighter |
Jann of the Jungle is a fictional comic book jungle girl protagonist from Atlas Comics.
Publication history
Jann was created by writer Don Rico and artist Jay Scott Pike in the anthology title Jungle Tales #1 (Sept. 1954), published by Marvel Comics' 1950s predecessor, Atlas Comics.[1]
Jann of the Jungle is really Jane Hastings, a circus trapeze artist and animal trainer. When she comes to the jungle as a stunt double for the female star of an adventure movie, the natives on the set acclaim her as 'Jann'. Many years ago, a white woman was the friend and protector of the Africans but she met a white man who was a lion hunter and left with him. This was Jane Hastings' grandmother. Feeling at home in the verdure, Jane decides to stay on as the new 'Jann of the Jungle'. Cinematographer/photographer Pat Mahoney stays too, to watch over the new Jann.[2]
Jungle Tales was renamed Jann of the Jungle starting with issue #8 (Nov. 1955). The series continued to issue #17 (June 1957).
Since then, the character has made a handful of appearances, among them a non-canonical, alternate history story in What If #9 (June 1978).
References
- ↑ Jungle Tales #1 (Sept. 1954) at the Grand Comics Database
- ↑ Writer - Don Rico, Artist - Art Peddy (September 1954). "Jungle Tales" (# 1). Atlas Comics.
External links
- Jann of the Jungle at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on March 6, 2015
- Jann of the Jungle in International Hero