Rulah, Jungle Goddess

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Rulah on the cover of Zoot #7, June 1947. Art by Jack Kamen.

Publisher	Fox Feature Syndicate
First appearance	Zoot Comics #7 (June 1947)
Created by	Matt Baker (artist)

Characteristics
Alter ego	(originally) Jane Dogdge (after Rulah, Jungle Goddess" #20) Joan Grayson
Species	Human
Abilities	Normal human strength

Rulah, Jungle Goddess was a fictional character that appeared in comic books published by Fox Feature Syndicate. She first appeared in the Zoot Comics #7 (June 1947). The artist generally credited with creating Rulah is Matt Baker, although Jack Kamen and Graham Ingels were also associated with her. In addition to Zoot and her own title, Rulah appeared in All Top, Terror in the Jungle, and Jungle Thrills.

1 Character background
2 Publication history
3 Controversy
4 Notes
5 External links

[edit] Character background

Rulah was Fox Feature's response to Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. Her real name was given variously as either Jane Dodge (Zoot #7) or Joan Grayson (Rulah, Jungle Goddess #20). In the later version, Rulah was a young aviatrix on a solo flight over Africa when her plane loses control and crashes. She replaced her clothes (which were destroyed in the crash) with a bikini made from the skin of a dead giraffe. Soon afterwards Rulah saved a local tribe from an evil woman; the grateful tribespeople declare her queen. Rulah decided to remain in the jungle as its projector. Rulah was often accompanied by her pet panther Saber. Her boyfriend, Tim Pointer, was introduced in issue #20.

[edit] Publication history

Rulah appeared in each issue of Zoot Comics after issue #7. By issue #20, Zoot was retitled Rulah, Jungle Goddess. Rulah also appeared in All Top Comics, alongside Dagar, the Desert Hawk and the Blue Beetle. Rulah's last appearance in her own title was issue #27 (June 1949); the comic became a romance title and was renamed I Loved. All Top was canceled in July 1949.

After the demise of Fox Feature Syndicate, some of Rulah adventures were reprinted without permission by Star Comics (no relation to the Marvel Comics imprint and I.W. Publications (under the Super Comics and Skywald Comics lines).