<P> Fiction House, originally a pulp magazine publisher, ran prose stories of its star heroine in the latter - day pulp one - shot Stories of Sheena, Queen of the Jungle (Spring 1951) and Jungle Stories vol. 5, #11 (Spring 1954). </P> <P> Blackthorne in the 1980s published original Sheena stories in the three - issue series Jungle Comics (May--Oct. 1988). A version of Sheena, transplanted from Africa to South America, appeared in London Night Studios' Sheena, Queen of the Jungle one - shot comic book and subsequent four - issue miniseries (Feb. 1998--Spring 1999). As well, AC Comics publishes Sheena reprints as well as reprints and some new stories of the jungle femmes that followed in her wake . The 2007 reboot of Sheena, Queen of the Jungle also places Sheena in a South American jungle rather than an African one . </P> <P> Sheena is the young blond 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 . </P> <P> Originally costumed in a simple red dress, by issue #10 of Jumbo Comics Sheena acquired her iconic leopard skin outfit . </P>

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