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Female stock character
Princess Pantha is an example of a jungle girl
A jungle girl (so-called, but usually adult woman) is an
archetype or
stock character , often used in popular
fiction , of a female
adventurer ,
superhero or even a
damsel in distress living in a
jungle or
rainforest setting. A prehistoric depiction is a
cave girl .
Description
Jungle girls are generally depicted as wearing either a scanty
animal print (usually
leopard )
bikini or some type of jungle dress made from fur, leather, or sometimes vegetation. Most are
barefoot while some are shown in primitive shoes. Some are
feral children ; some come from a wealthy, educated family who grew up in the jungle. Others come to visit, whether by accident or design, and decide to stay and serve as protectors of the land and local tribes. They are the
female counterpart of
Tarzanesque characters. They are depicted either as a tough
heroine , perhaps a jungle queen, or as a bound and gagged
damsel in distress to be rescued by a jungle man.
History
A prototypical version of the jungle girl was the ancient but eternally youthful sorceress Ayesha in
H. Rider Haggard 's
She: A History of Adventure (1886). The first forest-dwelling character in fiction was
Rima from
W. H. Hudson 's 1904 novel
Green Mansions . One popular character, adapted into various
media , is
Sheena, Queen of the Jungle , who, though created by
American writer-artists
Will Eisner and
Jerry Iger , made her debut in the
British magazine Wags #46 (1937). Sheena went on to star in the
American comic book
anthology series
Jumbo Comics the following year.
List of jungle girl characters
Literature
Comics
Ann Mason (
Fiction House 's Jungle Comics ) and later Kaänga, Jungle Lord (1949–1954) — the mate of Ka'a'nga, Jungle King; who, like Sheena, wears a leopard skin dress
[1]
Camilla, Wild Girl of the Congo (
Fiction House 's Jungle Comics , 1940s)
[2]
Cave Girl ,
Magazine Enterprises ' Africa , Thun'da , and Cave Girl (1950s)
Cavewoman Meriem Cooper (
Basement Comics , 1993–2006)
Dhalua Strong and, in a more satirical manner, her daughter Tesla (
America's Best Comics )
Fana The Jungle Girl (Incarna Comics, 1989)
Fantomah , Mystery Woman of the Jungle (
Fiction House 's Jungle Comics , 1940s)
Gwenna from the webcomic Kaza's Mate Gwenna , where both Kaza and her are a parody of
Ka-zar and Shanna from
Marvel Comics and are usually shown as nude
Irish of the Jungle (1990s comic book based on
Irish McCalla , TV's "Sheena")
Jann of the Jungle (
Marvel Comics , 1950s)
Jano, companion to Voodah (Crown Comics, 1947), later revived by AC Comics
Jessie (
Fiction House 's Jungle Comics , 1940s) — the mate of Ka'a'nga, Jungle King
[1]
Judy of the Jungle (
Better/Nedor Comics ' Exciting Comics , 1940s)
Jun-Gal (1940s comic)
Jungle Girl , a.k.a. Jana Sky-Born (2007) (
Dynamite Entertainment comic)
Jungle Lil (1950s comic)
Jungle Queen/Julie Winters (comic/TV series
The Maxx )
Kara, Jungle Princess (Exciting Comics #44, Feb 1946)
Kazanda (1940s comic)
Kyra (1985-1988 comic) by robin ator
Kyrra - Alien Jungle Girl (2013 comic)
Leopard Girl (
Atlas Comics '
Jungle Action , 1950s comic)
Lorna, the Jungle Queen/ Lorna, the Jungle Girl (comic book,
Atlas Comics , 1953)
Makyou No Shanana (2009 Japanese manga)
Marga the Panther Woman (1940s comic)
Nyoka (
Fawcett 's Jungle Girl /Nyoka the Jungle Girl and Master Comics ), and the main character in the 1941 movie serial
Jungle Girl and its 1942 sequel
Perils of Nyoka
Nula is another jungle girl also from the webcomic "Kaza's Mate Gwenna" who considers herself to be a predecessor to Gwenna and decides to be a nudist like the latter after an adventure that involves the both of them.
Pamela of the Jungle (Italian comic, 2007)
Pantera Bionda (Italian comic, 1948–1950)
Princess Pantha (
Better/Nedor Comics ' Thrilling Comics , 1940s)
Princess Taj (
Fiction House 's Jungle Comics , 1940s) — rides an elephant
[1]
Princess Vishnu (
Fiction House 's Fight Comics , 1940s)
[1]
Prymal: The Jungle Warrior (Maelstrom Comics, 2014-Present)
Ranee, Princess of the Jungle (1950s comic)
Rarotonga , (Mexican comic series by
Lágrimas, Risas y Amor )
Rima the Jungle Girl , featured in 1970s
DC Comics publications
Rulah, Jungle Goddess (
Fox Comics ' Zoot Comics and Rulah, Jungle Goddess )
Saari, the Jungle Goddess (1950s comic)
Safari Cary (1940s comic)
Shanna the She-Devil (
Marvel Comics , created 1972)
Sheena, Queen of the Jungle (comic book, launched in 1937)
Shirl, The Jungle Girl (1950s parody comic)
Taanda of
White Princess of the Jungle (comic by
Avon Periodicals , 1951–1952)
Tanee (formerly Gwenna) in 1940s comic
Jo-Jo, Congo King
Tangi (1940s comic)
Tara Fremont (
AC Comics '
Femforce )
Taranga (1950s comic)
Tiger Girl (Fiction House Fight Comics , another Tiger Girl from Kaanga, Jungle Lord (1940s–50s), and Tiger Girl (
Gold Key Comics , 1960s)
Tygra of the Flame People (Better/Nedor's Startling Comics , 1940s; no relation to the
ThunderCats character)
Vooda, Jungle Princess , originally El'nee (
Ajax-Farrell comic) #20–22 (1955)
Wana from
Zago , Jungle Prince (Fox Comics, 1948–1949)
Zara of the Jungle (1940s comic)
Zegra, Jungle Empress (originally Tegra ) (Fox Comics, 1940s)
Live-action film and television
Algona, played by Deborah "Deek" Sills in
Trader Hornee (1970), an adult sex comedy film
Aloa from the German film
Golden Goddess of Rio Beni (1964) played by
Gillian Hills
Anatta, played by
Laurette Luez in
The Bowery Boys comedy film
Jungle Gents (1954)
Cavegirl (UK/South African TV series, 2002–2003)
Christa, portrayed by Shannon Day, from the 1990s
Land of the Lost TV series
Diana from Diamonds of Kilimandjaro (1983) a French film starring Katja Bienert as the half-civilized jungle girl Diana who was raised in Africa by her stepfather and the cannibal tribe that found them following an airplane crash
Doreen Stockwell, played by
Julie London in
Nabonga (1944)
Eba from the 1985 comedy
Cavegirl played by Cynthia Thompson
Eva from
Kong Island , a 1968 Italian
exploitation film
Eva from King of the Gorillas , a 1977 Mexican film
Eve , a.k.a. The Face of Eve (1968), British film starring
Celeste Yarnall as Eve
Girl, played by
Vitina Marcus in
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. episode "The My Friend the Gorilla Affair" (1966). She is a Tarzan parody.
Gungala from Gungala, the Virgin of the Jungle (1967) and Gungala, the Black Panther Girl (1968), Italian
sexploitation films starring
Kitty Swan as the titular character.
Inara, the Jungle Girl (2012), a film about a girl (played by Cali Danger) who was descended from a tribe of
Amazons living on the island of N'iah
Inyaah, Jungle Goddess (1934) film.
Jane Porter from
Tarzan (numerous novels and films)
Jean Evans (
Panther Girl of the Kongo , 1955), Republic serial update of
Jungle Girl
Jelita, played by
Lydia Kandou in the Indonesian film Jungle Virgin Force , a.k.a. Perawan Rimba (1983)
Jennifer of the Jungle (
The Electric Company
television program )
"The Jungle Goddess", played by
Rochelle Hudson in the film
The Savage Girl (1932)
Kilma/Laura von Marnix from Kilma, Queen of the Jungle (1975), Spanish film
Kuhlaya, played by
Ann Corio in the film
Jungle Siren (1942)
Lana, Queen of the Amazons (1964), German film with
Catherine Schell as Lana
Veronica Layton, played by
Jennifer O'Dell , in
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World (TV series, 1999–2002)
Leda, played by
Valerie Leon in the British film
Carry On Up the Jungle (1970)
Leela , companion of the
4th Doctor on the
Doctor Who TV series, played by
Louise Jameson (1977–1978)
Liane from
Liane, Jungle Goddess (1956, German film)
Lothel, played by
Ruth Roman in the film serial Jungle Queen (1945)
Luana the Jungle Girl a.k.a. Luana, the Girl Tarzan (1968), Italian-German film with Mei Chen as Luana
Luana/Susan Wilson from
Daughter of the Jungle (1982), Italian film with
Sabrina Siani as Luana/Susan Wilson
Lureen, played by
Cleo Moore from the
Congo Bill serial (1948)
Maya from
Power Rangers Lost Galaxy (1999), a tribesgirl from the planet Mirinoi who is portrayed by
Cerina Vincent
Meelah, played by Gale Sherwood in the film Blonde Savage (1947)
Rima , played by
Audrey Hepburn in the 1959 film
Green Mansions
Miss Robin Crusoe (1954 movie, played by Amanda Blake)
Samantha, played by Evelyn Kraft, from
The Mighty Peking Man (1977), a Hong Kong-made version of
King Kong
Sarima (an original character on
YouTube played by YouTuber Brianna Zeigler aka Bridazzel)
Shandra the Jungle Girl (1999), straight-to-video film
Sheela , a.k.a. Africadalli Sheela (1986), Indian variation of the
Sheena film
Sheena, Queen of the Jungle (1955–56) television series starring
Irish McCalla
Sheena (film) (1984) film adaptation starring
Tanya Roberts
Sheena (TV series) , (2000–2002) TV series starring
Gena Lee Nolin
Tarzana, the Wild Girl (1969), Italian
sexploitation film with
Femi Benussi as Tarzana/Elizabeth
Tarzeena, Queen of Kong Island (2008), erotic parody film by
Fred Olen Ray
Ticoora, played by
Lois Hall , in Daughter of the Jungle (1949).
The Tiger Woman (1944),
Republic Pictures serial starring Linda Sterling
Nina Trent, the White Goddess played by
Edwina Booth in the film
Trader Horn (1931)
Ulah, played by
Dorothy Lamour in the film
The Jungle Princess (1936)
Greta Vanderhorn, played by Wanda McKay in the film
Jungle Goddess (1948)
Animation
Ainbo from a computer-animated film
Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon , she is part of a tribe in the Amazon
Dualot from Working with Words/Journey Through the Jungle of Words , a
Golden Step-Ahead Video )
Jana of the Jungle , a
Hanna-Barbera series in 1978
June from
Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle , an animated French/Belgian film with an
X rating
Jungle Janet of the Civic Minded Five from
The Tick , 1990s animated series
based on the comic
Lua, voiced by
Saffron Henderson , from
Kong: The Animated Series (2000–2001) she is a shaman from Kong Island
Magnolia from
George of the Jungle (2007 TV series) , she is the daughter of a witch doctor
Princess Rosella in the animated film
Barbie as the Island Princess (2007)
Shaka from the web animation Chainmail Bikini Squad by MondoMedia (2012)
Sticks the Badger from
Sonic Boom from the
Sonic the Hedgehog franchise
Ursula from
George of the Jungle , 1967 cartoon series by Jay Ward
Willa and Nyda from
ThunderCats (1985-1989), they are members of the
Warrior Maidens
Video games
Sports
Music
See also
References