| Genie of the Ring | |
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Real Name |
Unknown |
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First Appearance |
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp |
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Created by |
Middle Eastern & Chinese Folklore |
Origin[]
The Genie of the Ring was a lesser jinn that was weaker than the one in the lamp, but was given to Aladdin by the evil sorcerer in order to traverse the magic cave where the lamp was hidden. When he found the lamp and became trapped in the cave after the Sorcerer tried to betray him, he used the Genie of the Ring to help him escape the cave.
He later discovered the second genie in the lamp he found and used its greater powers to wish for great fortune. But when the lamp is stolen by the Sorcerer, the Genie of the Ring is unable to undo the Genie of the Lamp's magic over the city, but he still aids Aladdin in getting the lamp back and saving the kingdom and the princess.
Public Domain Appearances[]
All published appearances of from before January 1, 1931 are public domain in the US.
Some notable appearances are listed below:
Public Domain Literary Appearances[]
- One Thousand and One Nights (1710)
- Aladdin (verse play), by Adam Oehlenschläger, 1805 (original, in Danish), 1808 (expanded version, in German). English translation Aladdin; or, The Wonderful Lamp: A Dramatic Poem—in Two Parts, translated by Theodore Martin, 1863.
- Alaeddin and the Enchanted Lamp; Zein ul Asnam and the King of the Jinn: Two Stories Done into English from the Recently Discovered Arabic Text by John Payne, 1901.
Public Domain Comic Appearances[]
- Fairy Tale Parade #4: The original tale.
- Dell Junior Treasury #2: The original tale.
Public Domain Comic Appearances Inspired by the Genie of Ring[]
- The Hand of Fate #15: Nada Chenier steals an ancient mummy's ring commanding a genie. Fate warns her that she will not find happiness, but damnation. Nada wishes herself beautiful things, but they are tainted and crawling with spiders and scarabs. She drowns herself in the river Seine.
- Sniffy the Pup #16: Sniffy obtains a magic ring which gives him mastery over a genie.
- Jumbo Comics #20: Peter and Tinymite's rocket lands on the Moon. In a cave they encounter a huge dragon, which they bypass, and climbing some stairs reach a door guarded by a giant man wielding a scimitar. As he attacks them Peter rubs his magic ring, from which his genie Buddah emerges and saves them. Beyond the door they find an old man strapped to a dias while a device with dozens of knives descend towards him. They rescue him, but a mysterious figure appears menacingly before them.
- Amazing Mystery Funnies #22: Tippy is still journeying through Fantasy Isle, when he comes upon a genie, who gives him a magic ring as thanks for rescuing him. Tip is brought before The Queen, but refuses her proposal of marriage. One of the Queen's attendants helps him escape into another unfamiliar realm.
Notes[]
- The Genie of the Ring was a character who was going to appear in the 1992 Disney animated feature film Aladdin, but was cut in the final version of the film.
- The character of Shahrah the Ring Genie in SEGA's Sonic and the Secret Rings is heavily inspired by the Genie of the Ring.