White Princess of the Jungle is a jungle girl anthology comic book published quarterly by Avon Periodicals in the early 1950s.[1]
| White Princess of the Jungle | |
|---|---|
 Cover, issue 3 by Everett Kinstler | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Avon Periodicals |
| Schedule | Quarterly |
| Format | Anthology |
| Publication date | July 1951—November 1952 |
| No. of issues | 5 |
| Creative team | |
| Artist(s) | Louis Ravielli |
| Penciller(s) | Everett Raymond Kinstler Gene Fawcette |
| Inker(s) | Vince Alascia |
Issue 1 presents the origin of the White Princess of the Jungle, Taanda.[2]
The comic has been cited as an example of paternalistic white savior narratives, describing a story in which "'fierce fighters' who were 'such simple children' begged the forgiveness of white Princess Taanda for having been hoodwinked by an unscrupulous white man who paraded as their god and had them doing vile things."[3]
References edit
- ^ "Taanda White Princess of the Jungle". Comicvine.com.
- ^ Markstein, Don. "Taanda, White Princess of the Jungle". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ Savage, William W. (1998). Commies, Cowboys, and Jungle Queens: Comic Books and America, 1945–1954. Wesleyan University Press. p. 136. ISBN 9780819563385. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
Further reading edit
- Overstreet, Robert M.. Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide. House of Collectibles, 2004.
External links edit
- The Comic Book Database White Princess of the Jungle gallery featuring all five covers
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