Janu the Jungle Boy
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Janu the Jungle Boy is a fictional character published by DC Comics
. He is a young boy brought up in the jungle after his father has been killed by a tiger, and who appears as a sidekick
to Congo Bill, who adopts him as his ward. Janu first appears in Action Comics
#191 (April 1954
), in a story written by Jack Miller and drawn by Ed Smalle.
Once Congo Bill became Congorilla
, Janu's main job was to keep Congo Bill's human body protected while Bill's brain was transferred into that of the Golden Gorilla.
After a time, Janu left Congo Bill for formal education in America. When he later returned to Africa, he convinced Congo Bill that Africa's destiny was industrialization. The two became business partners and built a successful conglomerate. Bill eventually came to see this life as a betrayal of his former life. So he rejected Janu's new philosophy, packed in the corporate life, and returned to adventuring as Congorilla.
In the 1994
Congorilla
mini-series
Janu has now grown up and betrays Congo Bill, usurping the Congorilla identity, and forces Congo Bill to fight him to death.
DC Comics
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. He is a young boy brought up in the jungle after his father has been killed by a tiger, and who appears as a sidekick
Sidekick
A sidekick is a close companion who is generally regarded as subordinate to the one he accompanies. Some well-known fictional sidekicks are Don Quixote's Sancho Panza, Sherlock Holmes' Doctor Watson, The Lone Ranger's Tonto, The Green Hornet's Kato and Batman's Robin.-Origins:The origin of the...
to Congo Bill, who adopts him as his ward. Janu first appears in Action Comics
Action Comics
Action Comics is an American comic book series that introduced Superman, the first major superhero character as the term is popularly defined...
#191 (April 1954
1954 in comics
-Events and publications:* Publication of Seduction of the Innocent, by American psychiatrist Fredric Wertham. The book warned that comic books were a negative form of popular literature and a serious cause of juvenile delinquency...
), in a story written by Jack Miller and drawn by Ed Smalle.
Once Congo Bill became Congorilla
Congorilla
Congorilla, originally a human character known as Congo Bill, is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in comic books published by DC Comics and Vertigo Comics. Originally co-created by writer Whitney Ellsworth and artist George Papp, he was later transformed into Congorilla by Robert...
, Janu's main job was to keep Congo Bill's human body protected while Bill's brain was transferred into that of the Golden Gorilla.
After a time, Janu left Congo Bill for formal education in America. When he later returned to Africa, he convinced Congo Bill that Africa's destiny was industrialization. The two became business partners and built a successful conglomerate. Bill eventually came to see this life as a betrayal of his former life. So he rejected Janu's new philosophy, packed in the corporate life, and returned to adventuring as Congorilla.
In the 1994
1994 in comics
-Year overall:* Huge changes in the marketplace force many retailers and small publishers out of business...
Congorilla
Congorilla
Congorilla, originally a human character known as Congo Bill, is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in comic books published by DC Comics and Vertigo Comics. Originally co-created by writer Whitney Ellsworth and artist George Papp, he was later transformed into Congorilla by Robert...
mini-series
Limited series
A limited series is a comic book series with a set number of installments. A limited series differs from an ongoing series in that the number of issues is determined before production and it differs from a one shot in that it is composed of multiple issues....
Janu has now grown up and betrays Congo Bill, usurping the Congorilla identity, and forces Congo Bill to fight him to death.