Who Is Sheena? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Sheena is a In the Public Domain comic book character, with over 358 comic issue appearances. After her parents died while on safari, an orphaned blonde girl was raised by an African tribe and became known as Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. Sheena is the original Golden Age "jungle girl" and the first-ever female character to receive her own comic book title.

Who is Sheena?

Origin Sheena Queen of the Jungle Sheena was the first female comic book character to have her own series which debuted in spring 1942, beating Wonder Woman #1 which came out in summer the same year. Creator Will Eisner has been quoted as saying that her name was inspired by H. Rider Haggard's novel She . Sheena was conceived as a female counterpart to Edgar Rice Burroughs ' Tarzan and has a very similar origin story. Creation Sheena was created in 1937 by Will Eisner and Jerry Iger . Her first appearance was in magazine Wags #1 (1937) in the United Kingdom; in the United States, her first appearance was in Jumbo Comics #1 (1938). Powers and Abilities Sheena can communicate with animals and is a proficient hand-to-hand combatant, who gains the advantage in surprise attacks. She has no superhuman abilities (unless you count talking to animals), but she is an extremely strong, agile, and athletic woman, having been taught to survive the uncompromising ways of the jungle from an early age.

Key facts

Sheena is of human origin. The character is published by In the Public Domain. With 358 recorded issue appearances, Sheena ranks among the most featured characters in comics.