| Jungle King | |
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 Jungle King & Eric the Talking Lion | |
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Real Name |
Lee Granger |
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First Appearance |
Slam Bang Comics #1 (1940) |
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Original Publisher |
Fawcett |
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Created by |
Manly Wade Wellman and Jack Binder |
Origin[]
Lee Granger aka Jungle King was sort of a Tarzan character with a twist, instead of being a "noble savage" Jungle King a scientist by the name of Lee Granger who used his genius to make the jungle a better place. Among his accomplishments, beside protecting the jungle from all manner dastardly villains, was to make a pigmy village into a modern town, and teach Eric the lion to speak English.
His enemies included the Ant Queen.
Public Domain Appearances[]
- Slam Bang Comics #1-7
- Master Comics #7-10
See Also[]