Across the pond, comic fans were treated to a different type of comic book character as Sheena made her debut in Wags #1. In comics, readers see the debut of Detective Comics #1, (the Dark Knight known as Batman would makes his debut in the United States 27 issues later). And radio fans were glued to their sets as they heard Herbert Morrison describe “the humanity” of the Hindenburg disaster. The first science fiction convention was held in Leeds, England. Music fans enjoyed hits from Benny Goodman, Count Basie, and Duke Ellington. The first full length animated feature, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, debuted at the Cathay Circle Theater. This week, we talk about the rise and fall of Sheena and the Jungle Girl comic genre. There was groups like the Blue Antelope, North African Elephant, and the Red Gazelle, which will never be seen again, as well as other endangered species such as the Mountain Zebra, the Pygmy Chimpanzee, and the Lowland Gorillas, which may yet be saved.īeing a comic geek, seeing all of these magnificent endangered creatures led me to think about fictional residents of the jungle that were nearly made extinct in the 1950s: Jungle Girls. At this event, we saw a listing of all of the animals that have become extinct or are close to extinction. (That’s Friends of the National Zoo and not Arthur Fonzerelli from Happy Days). I recently visited the National Zoo with my daughter for a FONZ charity event. However, Sheena, a hunter who defeated every challenge she faced in the jungle, soon found herself among the hunted as the anti-comics crusaders turned their sites on the Jungle Girls. And no one provided escape better than Sheena Queen of the Jungle, whose exotic adventures and good girl art titillated male readers and spawned an entire genre of Jungle Girls. The comic books of the Golden Age represented little more than escapism for millions of readers. Graphic Novels: Suggestions for Librarians.Working With Libraries! A Handbook For Comics Creators.Know Your Rights: Student Rights Fact Sheet.Raising a Reader! How Comics & Graphic Novels Can Help Your Kids Love To Read!.Adding Graphic Novels to Your Library or Classroom Collection.Kirkpatrick, NY State Court of Appeals (1973) Obscenity Case Files: Joseph Burstyn, Inc.Des Moines Independent Community School District Obscenity Case Files: United States v.Pacifica Foundation (George Carlin’s Seven Dirty Words) Obscenity Case Files: People of New York v.
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