Congo Bill and Congorilla
m (→External Link: Updated An External Link) |
m (Added One External Link; Updated Another; Added Story Citations) |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
[[Image:Congorilla.jpg|thumb|left|Congorilla inhabited by Congo Bill's mind]] | [[Image:Congorilla.jpg|thumb|left|Congorilla inhabited by Congo Bill's mind]] | ||
| − | Congo Bill (first appearance: More Fun Comics No. 56, Jun 1940: "The Search for Africa's Ancient Ruins") is a jungle adventurer who patrols the wilds of the world, mainly Africa. Bill teams with Janu, the Jungle Boy, and following the death of Chief Kawolo, he comes to possess a ring that enables him to inhabit the body of a rare large golden ape named Congorilla. | + | Congo Bill (first appearance: More Fun Comics No. 56, Jun 1940: "The Search for Africa's Ancient Ruins") is a jungle adventurer who patrols the wilds of the world, mainly Africa. Bill teams with Janu, the Jungle Boy, and following the death of Chief Kawolo, he comes to possess a ring that enables him to inhabit the body of a rare large golden ape named Congorilla (Act No. 248/2, Jan 1959: "The Amazing Congorilla"; and others). |
[[Superman]] is aided by Congorilla when [[Brainiac]] shrinks the [[Man of Steel]] and his friends (Act No. 280, Sep 1961: "Brainiac's Super-Revenge!"). [[Jimmy Olsen]] once switches bodies with Congorilla using Bill's ring in order to trap a gang of villains (SPJO No. 49/1, Dec 1960: "Jimmy's Gorilla Identity!") and later repeats the trick when he is tipped off about a plot to collect [[kryptonite]] by scientists in Africa (SPJO No. 86/1, Jul 1965: "Jimmy Olsen, Ape-Man!"). | [[Superman]] is aided by Congorilla when [[Brainiac]] shrinks the [[Man of Steel]] and his friends (Act No. 280, Sep 1961: "Brainiac's Super-Revenge!"). [[Jimmy Olsen]] once switches bodies with Congorilla using Bill's ring in order to trap a gang of villains (SPJO No. 49/1, Dec 1960: "Jimmy's Gorilla Identity!") and later repeats the trick when he is tipped off about a plot to collect [[kryptonite]] by scientists in Africa (SPJO No. 86/1, Jul 1965: "Jimmy Olsen, Ape-Man!"). | ||
| − | More recently, Congo Bill and Congorilla are members of the [[Forgotten Heroes]]. | + | More recently, Congo Bill and Congorilla are members of the [[Forgotten Heroes]] (Act No. 552, Feb 1984: "Another Time! Another Death!"; and others). |
| − | ==External | + | ==External Links== |
| − | *[http://www.dcindexes.com/indexes/indexes.php?character= | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congo_Bill Wikipedia Entry on Congo Bill] |
| + | *[http://www.dcindexes.com/indexes/indexes.php?character=61 Congo Bill/Congorilla Index by Mike] | ||
[[Category:Entries]] | [[Category:Entries]] | ||
Revision as of 01:52, 23 December 2008
Congo Bill and Congorilla
Congo Bill (first appearance: More Fun Comics No. 56, Jun 1940: "The Search for Africa's Ancient Ruins") is a jungle adventurer who patrols the wilds of the world, mainly Africa. Bill teams with Janu, the Jungle Boy, and following the death of Chief Kawolo, he comes to possess a ring that enables him to inhabit the body of a rare large golden ape named Congorilla (Act No. 248/2, Jan 1959: "The Amazing Congorilla"; and others).
Superman is aided by Congorilla when Brainiac shrinks the Man of Steel and his friends (Act No. 280, Sep 1961: "Brainiac's Super-Revenge!"). Jimmy Olsen once switches bodies with Congorilla using Bill's ring in order to trap a gang of villains (SPJO No. 49/1, Dec 1960: "Jimmy's Gorilla Identity!") and later repeats the trick when he is tipped off about a plot to collect kryptonite by scientists in Africa (SPJO No. 86/1, Jul 1965: "Jimmy Olsen, Ape-Man!").
More recently, Congo Bill and Congorilla are members of the Forgotten Heroes (Act No. 552, Feb 1984: "Another Time! Another Death!"; and others).
