“A white giant stood, haughty as a god, on a ledge that overhung the battleground. Almost as tall as the seven-foot Masai, but of a fine white skin tanned to copper by the African sun, he was young, but regal of bearing. His flame-red hair and beard waved in the breeze on the ridge while his eyes, seemingly filled with a savage scorn, roved over the erstwhile combatants. Naked he was save for a loincloth of leopard skin, and he was empty-handed but for the powerful slingshot that dangled idly from strong steady fingers.” The Leopard Man, Dick Walsh, was a bearded jungle lord who had trained leopards and wore a leopard skin loincloth. He traveled with his friends Basuta, war chief of the Nandi, and the young pygmy leader Nikki-Tikki. Together, the group escorted the boy Ken Hammond on adventures in the jungles as they tried to return him to his father.
| Alias Leopard Man (Fiction House) |
| Real Names/Alt Names Dick Walsh |
| Characteristics Hero, Fiction House Universe, Jungle Action, Feline-themed, World War II Era, Public Domain |
| Creators/Key Contributors Lou Fine, Lin Davies |
| First Appearance Jumbo Comics #8 (April 1939) |
| First Publisher Fiction House [CB+] [DCM] [GCD] |
| Appearance List Jumbo Comics #8-12 |
| Sample Read Jumbo Comics [DCM] [CB+] |
| Description “A white giant stood, haughty as a god, on a ledge that overhung the battleground. Almost as tall as the seven-foot Masai, but of a fine white skin tanned to copper by the African sun, he was young, but regal of bearing. His flame-red hair and beard waved in the breeze on the ridge while his eyes, seemingly filled with a savage scorn, roved over the erstwhile combatants. Naked he was save for a loincloth of leopard skin, and he was empty-handed but for the powerful slingshot that dangled idly from strong steady fingers.” The Leopard Man, Dick Walsh, was a bearded jungle lord who had trained leopards and wore a leopard skin loincloth. He traveled with his friends Basuta, war chief of the Nandi, and the young pygmy leader Nikki-Tikki. Together, the group escorted the boy Ken Hammond on adventures in the jungles as they tried to return him to his father. |
| Source Leopard Man (Fiction House) – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki |
