Congorilla

(Also called Congorilla ) Congo Bill is the title of a series of comics, which publishes the American DC -Verlag intermittently since 1940, and a 1948 produced by Columbia Pictures, based on these comics film serials.

Publications on Congo Bill

The series was developed by the author and the illustrator Whintey Ellsworth George Papp, who also designed the first editions of Congo Bill. Models of the series were next to Rice Burroughs Tarzan especially Alex Raymond's " Jungle Jim " newspaper strip.

The first "Congo Bill" adventure was released in June 1940 as a " back- story " - one into the rear part of a longer comic issue comic book story - in the 46th edition of the comic series "More Fun Comics ", and shortly afterwards - in June 1941 - the series was featured in the highly successful comic series " Action Comics " laid in the output from # 37 to # 248 ( January 1959 ) "Congo Bill" stories appeared. In September 1943, the eponymous hero of Congo Bill adorned even - in common with Superman the hero of the "top " of the series series - the cover of issue # 52 of " Action Comics ". After the feature has been renamed to " Congorilla " and to April 1961 published under this title in " Action Comics " section. After issue # 262 ( February 1960 ) to Congo Bill / Congorilla finally removed completely from the " Action Comics " to the place the had taken the feature to date within the booklets to utilize the much more popular back-up series " Super Girl" - the youth of the adventures of Superman's cousin acted - to be able to devote more pages.

Instead, it was " Congorilla " in the series " Adventure Comics " continues where the series until issue # 283 in April 1961 in every other issue - alternating with the underwater series " Aquaman " - appeared. After that, both series were replaced as features in favor of obscure sci-fi series " Tales of the Bizarro World". Parallel to the "Congo Bill " stories in " Action Comics " was also published between September 1954 and September 1955 a seven-part independent "Congo Bill " series.

In the With - 1960s some old Congorilla stories were reprinted in several rows as a back -up story. Otherwise, the material remained almost unused for thirty years as a separate series - were instead Congo Bill and uses his gorilla only as an occasional guest star in series such as " Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen ", " Justice League " or "Forgotten Heroes".

1992 DC published a four-part mini-series to Congorilla. Followed in 1999, Vertigo, one for DC -Verlag belonging Imprint appear in the comics that are tailored to a decidedly adult audience and finally in a four-part "Congo Bill" miniseries, the character in its original form - without the Congorilla connection - revived again.

Action

Congo Bill is about the adventures of the American Bill, who experienced a variety of exciting adventures in the Congolese jungle. He is assisted by his young sidekick, Janu the Jungle Boy ( Janu, the Jungle Boy), one after the child's jungle hero Rudyard Kipling ( Mowgli, Kim) modeled figure.

In a story contained in May 1957 in Action Comics # 228, the series eventually underwent a major disruption, In said story Bill meets a large goldfelligen, clever gorilla, with whom he 20 issues later in one of Robert Bernstein (Author) and Howard Sherman ( artist) designed story through a magic ring that his friend Kawolo chief leaves shortly before his death, a spiritual connection is received. From then on, Bill is able to be conscious with the help of the magic ring ( in a gorilla image is engraved ) for the duration of one hour in the body of the " goldfelligen monkey " - to enable, during which consciousness temporarily - which also carries a magic ring his body moves. After several hours, the spirits of the two exchange their places again and each returns to his own body. While the spirit of the monkey in Bill's body lies - the behaves accordingly, by yelling and pounding his fists after primate species against his chest - this is guarded by Janu, to avoid that the body is harmed.

Filming

Congo Bill was brought in 1949 by Columbia Pictures as a fifteen -part movie serial in the cinemas. The first part of this serial was on October 28, 1949 premiere. The main roles Don McGuire and Cleo Moore were seen. In 1957 the serial was again brought at the instigation of producer Sam Katzman in the theaters to beat out Moore's fame, which had become one of the most popular actresses in the States benefit.