Jungle Tales ran seven issues, cover-dated September 1954 to September 1955.[1] It was renamed and continued as Jann of the Jungle from #8-17 (Nov. 1955 - June 1957), starring the titularjungle girl.[2][3]
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One regular feature in Jungle Tales, "Waku, Prince of the Bantu", starred an African chieftain in Africa,[4] with no regularly featured Caucasian characters. Marvel Comics' first Black feature star,[5] he was created by writer Don Rico and artist Ogden Whitney, succeeded by artist John Romita Sr. Waku, who predated mainstream comics' first Black superhero, Marvel's Black Panther, by nearly a dozen years, headlined one of four regular features in each issue. It would take a decade for the first African-American series star, the Western character Lobo, to appear, and nearly two decades before the likes of the Black Panther, Luke Cage, and the Falcon would star in solo series.
The other features were "Jann of the Jungle", created by writer Rico and penciler Art Peddy; "Cliff Mason" a.k.a. "Cliff Mason, White Hunter", created by Paul S. Newman and penciler Sid Greene; and "The Unknown Jungle", featuring stories of African animals and nature in conflict.[1]
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Marvel Masterworks Atlas Era Jungle Adventure, Vol. 2
Two brethren titles were published by Atlas. The six-issue Jungle Action (Oct. 1954 - Aug. 1955) featured "Lo-Zar, Lord of the Jungle"; "Jungle Boy"; "Leopard Girl"; and "Man-Oo the Mighty".[6] The second title, Lorna, the Jungle Queen, renamed Lorna, the Jungle Girl with issue #6, ran 26 issues (July 1953 - Aug. 1957).[7]
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^ abJungle Tales #1 (Sept. 1954) at the Grand Comics Database
jungle, tales, later, called, jann, jungle, american, comic, book, title, published, atlas, comics, 1950s, predecessor, marvel, comics, anthology, title, stories, african, jungle, sept, 1955, cover, brodsky, publication, informationpublisheratlas, comicspublic. Jungle Tales later called Jann of the Jungle is an American comic book title published by Atlas Comics the 1950s predecessor to Marvel Comics It was an anthology title of stories set in an African jungle Jungle TalesJungle Tales 7 Sept 1955 cover art by Sol Brodsky Publication informationPublisherAtlas ComicsPublication dateSept 1954 Sept 1955No of issues7Creative teamWritten byDon Rico Paul S NewmanArtist s Joe Maneely Ogden Whitney Art Peddy Don Heck George Tuska Jay Scott Pike Fred Kida Sid Greene Contents 1 Publication history 1 1 Marvel s first series star of color 2 Collected editions 3 Additional Atlas jungle titles 4 References 5 External linksPublication history editJungle Tales ran seven issues cover dated September 1954 to September 1955 1 It was renamed and continued as Jann of the Jungle from 8 17 Nov 1955 June 1957 starring the titular jungle girl 2 3 Marvel s first series star of color edit One regular feature in Jungle Tales Waku Prince of the Bantu starred an African chieftain in Africa 4 with no regularly featured Caucasian characters Marvel Comics first Black feature star 5 he was created by writer Don Rico and artist Ogden Whitney succeeded by artist John Romita Sr Waku who predated mainstream comics first Black superhero Marvel s Black Panther by nearly a dozen years headlined one of four regular features in each issue It would take a decade for the first African American series star the Western character Lobo to appear and nearly two decades before the likes of the Black Panther Luke Cage and the Falcon would star in solo series The other features were Jann of the Jungle created by writer Rico and penciler Art Peddy Cliff Mason a k a Cliff Mason White Hunter created by Paul S Newman and penciler Sid Greene and The Unknown Jungle featuring stories of African animals and nature in conflict 1 Collected editions editTitle Material collected Publication date ISBNMarvel Masterworks Atlas Era Jungle Adventure Vol 2 Jungle Tales 1 4 Lorna the Jungle Girl 10 12 Jungle Action 1 3 June 2011 978 0785150121Marvel Masterworks Atlas Era Jungle Adventure Vol 3 Jungle Tales 5 7 Lorna the Jungle Girl 13 16 Jungle Action 4 6 March 2013 978 0785159278Additional Atlas jungle titles editTwo brethren titles were published by Atlas The six issue Jungle Action Oct 1954 Aug 1955 featured Lo Zar Lord of the Jungle Jungle Boy Leopard Girl and Man Oo the Mighty 6 The second title Lorna the Jungle Queen renamed Lorna the Jungle Girl with issue 6 ran 26 issues July 1953 Aug 1957 7 References edit a b Jungle Tales 1 Sept 1954 at the Grand Comics Database Jungle Tales at the Grand Comics Database Markstein Don Jann of the Jungle Don Markstein s Toonopedia Retrieved 2 April 2020 Hoda at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe Nevins Jess Waku A Guide to Marvel s Pre FF 1 Heroes Archived from the original on 2004 08 18 Retrieved January 5 2013 Jungle Action Marvel 1954 series at the Grand Comics Database Lorna the Jungle Queen and Lorna the Jungle Queen at the Grand Comics Database External links editNevins Jess Cliff Mason A Guide to Marvel s Pre FF 1 Heroes Archived from the original on 2012 09 08 Retrieved January 5 2013 nbsp This Marvel Comics related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jungle Tales amp oldid 1169021645, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
