Sheena is the young, blonde daughter of Cardwell Rivington, who is exploring in Africa with his daughter in tow. When Cardwell dies from accidentally drinking a magic potion made by Koba, a native witch doctor, Sheena is orphaned. Koba raises the young girl as his daughter, teaching her the ways of the jungle and various central African languages. The adult Sheena becomes “queen of the jungle” and acquires a monkey sidekick named Chim. In time, Sheena’s home village is destroyed, leaving Sheena with a white safari guide named Bob Reynolds (alternately called “Bob Reilly” or “Bob Rayburn”), who becomes her mate. In later incarnations, Sheena’s mate is Rick Thorne. Originally costumed in a simple red dress, by issue #10 of Jumbo Comics Sheena acquired her iconic leopard-skin outfit. Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, was the first female comic book character with her own title. Sheena inspired a wealth of similar comic book jungle queens. She was predated in literature by Rima, the Jungle Girl, introduced in the 1904 William Henry Hudson novel Green Mansions.
Appearance List Comics: Wags #46-88(?), Jumbo Comics #1-167, Sheena, Queen of the Jungle #1-18, Ka’a’nga #16, 3-D Sheena, Jungle Queen, Stories of Sheena, Queen of the Jungle (prose, Spring 1951), Jungle Stories vol. 5 #11 (prose, Spring 1954). Television: Sheena Queen of the Jungle (26 episodes, 1955 – 1956).
Sample Read Sheena in Jumbo Comics (Fiction House) DCM Archive Part 1 [DCM]
Description Sheena is the young, blonde daughter of Cardwell Rivington, who is exploring in Africa with his daughter in tow. When Cardwell dies from accidentally drinking a magic potion made by Koba, a native witch doctor, Sheena is orphaned. Koba raises the young girl as his daughter, teaching her the ways of the jungle and various central African languages. The adult Sheena becomes “queen of the jungle” and acquires a monkey sidekick named Chim. In time, Sheena’s home village is destroyed, leaving Sheena with a white safari guide named Bob Reynolds (alternately called “Bob Reilly” or “Bob Rayburn”), who becomes her mate. In later incarnations, Sheena’s mate is Rick Thorne. Originally costumed in a simple red dress, by issue #10 of Jumbo Comics Sheena acquired her iconic leopard-skin outfit. Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, was the first female comic book character with her own title. Sheena inspired a wealth of similar comic book jungle queens. She was predated in literature by Rima, the Jungle Girl, introduced in the 1904 William Henry Hudson novel Green Mansions.
