Nekra ( Nekra Sinclair ) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character was created by Steve Gerber and Ross Andru for the 1973 comic book Shanna the She-Devil . She is a mutant caused by an atomic explosion at the Los Alamos Proving Grounds , as was the mutant supervillain Mandrill .
60-813: Nekra first appeared in Shanna the She-Devil #5 (August 1973), and was created by Steve Gerber and Ross Andru . The character subsequently appears in Marvel Two-In-One #3 (May 1974), Daredevil #109–112 (May–August 1974), Spider-Woman #13–16 (June–July 1979), #50 (June 1983), West Coast Avengers #2 (October 1985), The Vision and the Scarlet Witch #1–2 (October–November 1985), #12 (September 1986), Web of Spider-Man #46 (January 1989), Alpha Flight #79–80 (December 1989–January 1990), Avengers Spotlight #29 (February 1990), Avengers West Coast #65 (December 1990), and
120-756: A newspaper interviewer she was discovered by Nassour Studios while throwing a bamboo spear on a Malibu, California beach, famously adding "I couldn't act, but I could swing through the trees." Although the Sheena character was often called "the Queen of the Congo," the TV series clearly located her in Kenya, which is hundreds of miles from the Congo River. Though the character was created in comic books by Will Eisner and Jerry Iger many years earlier,
180-515: A pulp magazine publisher, ran prose stories of its star heroine in the latter-day pulp one-shot Stories of Sheena, Queen of the Jungle (Spring 1951) and Jungle Stories vol. 5 #11 (Spring 1954). AC Comics has published reprints of classic Sheena stories. The property then remained dormant until the release of the Sheena film . Since then, it has passed through the hands of several publishers: Sheena
240-543: A 1956 New York Times obituary for Claude E. Lapham, a 10-year editor at Fiction House, says, "His story 'Sheena' was the basis for the television story of that name." The 1984 Columbia Pictures film Sheena , produced by Paul Aratow , starred Tanya Roberts , who had previously co-starred as Kiri in MGM 's 1982 film Beastmaster . In this version, the character's name is Janet Ames , daughter of Philip and Betsy Ames, before being renamed Sheena by Shaman . Roberts's Sheena had
300-471: A bit of writing for her ex-husband Phil in conjunction with his comic cons . I approached her to do the Shanna book because I knew she liked jungle comics and adventure comics. ... I put Ross Andru on as the Shanna artist [beginning with issue #2], with Vinnie Colletta inking to make Ross' Shanna look attractive. Seuling in 2010 recalled: "My instructions were to make [Shanna] someone who would fit in with
360-469: A crew of assistants and an elaborate underground base. In the 2007 de Souza reboot (also set in South America, but in a different fictional country ), Sheena's real name was Rachel Rivington Cardwell ( also spelled " Caldwell " in the later Devil's Due and Moonstone series, and " Cadwell " in the early Dynamite series), a homage to the name of her father in the original 1940s comics. An orphan raised in
420-501: A distraught Shanna rampaged, was institutionalized, and nearly romanced Peter Parker . Shanna was rescued by a revived Ka-Zar, aided by Spider-Man, and the two returned to Antarctica, where they were married despite interference from Belasco and others. They employed the native warrior woman Zhira as nanny and protector of their son Matthew. They survived the temporary destruction of the Savage Land by Terminus and its later re-creation by
480-492: A female audience, alongside Night Nurse and Claws of the Cat . Marvel writer-editor Roy Thomas recalled in 2007 that editor-in-chief Stan Lee : ...had the idea, and I think the names, for all three. He wanted to do some books that would have special appeal to girls. We were always looking for ways to expand our franchise. My idea ... was to try to get women to write them. ... I thought of my friend Carole Seuling , who had done
540-471: A few years ago, denied that he had any part in Shanna's origin. This initial series ran five issues (Dec. 1972 – Aug. 1973), with Jim Steranko drawing the covers of #1–2, John Buscema and Joe Sinnott of issue #3, and John Romita Sr. of the final two issues. The character went on to a series of guest appearances, first in the jungle lord comic Ka-Zar #1 (Jan. 1974); then in a storyline running through
600-680: A member of the Grim Reaper's Lethal Legion and a citizen of Krakoa . Nekra possesses the ability to increase her strength, endurance, and resistance to pain and injury by harnessing her violent emotions. Her heightened adrenal activity causes a series of metabolic reactions within her body that toughen her skin and increase the efficiency of her muscles. At her peak, she can lift approximately 10 tons, withstand an explosion of about 100 pounds of TNT and extreme degrees of cold and heat. Her powers are limited by how long she can sustain her emotional state, generally for no more than an hour. Shanna
660-569: A monkey sidekick named Chim. According to Jess Nevins' Encyclopedia of Golden Age Superheroes , "Assisted by the great white hunter Bob Reynolds, Sheena fights everything under the sun, including but not limited to: hostile natives, hostile animals, giants, a super-ape, the Green Terror, sabre-tooth tigers , voodoo cultists, gorilla-men, devil-apes, blood cults, devil queens, dinosaurs , army ants, lion men, lost races, leopard-birds, cavemen, serpent gods, vampire-apes, etc." Originally costumed in
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#1733202115933720-587: A much-expanded vocabulary from McCalla's (as well as a telepathic connection with jungle animals). Marvel Comics published a comic-book adaptation of the Sheena film as Marvel Comics Super Special #34 (June 1984), reprinting it as Sheena, Queen of the Jungle #1–2 (Dec. 1984–Feb. 1985). The Bollywood film industry in India produced a string of uncredited Hindi versions of Sheena, beginning with Tarzan Sundari , also known as Lady Tarzan (1983); Africadalli Sheela (1986); and Jungle Ki Beti (1988). Sheena
780-589: A relationship with Ka-Zar", whom she would eventually marry, in Ka-Zar the Savage #29 (Dec. 1983). In the meantime, Shanna starred in a backup story in The Rampaging Hulk #9 (June 1978), by writer Gerber and artist DeZuniga. She then starred in several eight-page solo stories in the omnibus title Marvel Comics Presents , beginning with a tale by writer-artist Bruce Jones in issue #13 (Late Feb. 1989), followed by
840-465: A ritual that involves a Man-Thing different from Ted Sallis that was rooted in the Savage Land for a long time. A blood sample was taken from it and Shanna was reborn. They then encountered the Hulk where a fight between him, Wolverine, and the giant gorillas accidentally damaged the dampening fields, which freed the alien Morrigon who returns to his master Visher-Rakk. During the " Empyre " storyline, Shanna
900-444: A simple red dress, Sheena acquired her iconic leopard-skin bikini by issue #10 of Jumbo Comics . In time, Sheena's home village is destroyed, leaving Sheena with a white safari guide named Bob Reynolds (alternately called "Bob Reilly" or "Bob Rayburn"), who becomes her mate. In later incarnations, Sheena's mate is Rick Thorne. The 1988 Jungle Comics had the original 1940's Sheena living in retirement in contemporary New York, under
960-452: A well-trained veterinarian , with the capability of being close to wild animals. Shanna is adept at hunting and gathering , healing and tracking . She is an experienced fighter, familiar with knives , spears , bows and arrows and other primitive forms of weapons. She has Olympic athlete-level strength: naturally excelling at swimming, diving, climbing, leaping, and running with great speed and determination. After her resurrection, Shanna
1020-515: Is a team-up story with Shanna and Wolverine as they try to survive the Savage Land together. Shanna O'Hara, Lady Plunder is the daughter of an Irish diamond miner named Gerald O'Hara. Born in Africa , she spent the majority of her childhood growing up in the jungles of Zaire . At the age of six, her father went to kill a rogue leopard that belonged to her mother, Patricia O'Hara. While hunting for
1080-450: Is the young, blonde daughter of Cardwell Rivington, who is exploring in Africa with his daughter in tow. When Cardwell accidentally dies after drinking a magic potion made by Koba, a native witch doctor, Sheena is orphaned. Koba raises the girl as his own daughter, teaching her the ways of the jungle and various central African languages. The adult Sheena becomes "queen of the jungle" and acquires
1140-427: Is tied into the life force of the Savage Land, instinctively knowing the languages and history of the Savage Land and its people. Shanna now possesses the strength of 10 men and is able to run 52 miles per hour over uneven terrain. The She-Devil has a connection with the floral and faunal elements of the natural environment, and is able to discharge energy blasts, bend plant matter to her will and directly communicate with
1200-532: The All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A–Z #8 (2006). Nekra is African-American , but was born a mutant with pale skin and vampire-like fangs due to her mother Gemma being exposed to radiation at Los Alamos National Laboratory decades prior. As a result, she is neglected and runs away to live in the wilderness at the age of 14. There, she encounters fellow outcast Mandrill , and
1260-546: The Central Park Municipal Zoo in New York City as a zoologist . While working at the zoo , Shanna raised many animals , including a female leopard named Julani. During this period another shock to her system came when Julani was shot and killed by a zoo guard. The following day, the zoo director proposes Shanna take Julani's cubs, Ina and Biri — Yoruba names meaning "bright" and "black", respectively — to
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#17332021159331320-464: The Dahomey Reserve in Africa. While in Africa, Shanna becomes more attuned to nature, patrolling the jungle and living freely in the wild lands. She begins to wear Julani's fur pelt as a sight-and-sense cue to help with the raising of the cubs. In the jungle, Shanna becomes more and more at home with herself and her new native element, all the while protecting the reserve from poachers as Shanna
1380-585: The High Evolutionary and Garokk . Shanna briefly attained a mystical bond to the spirit of Africa, foiling Sir Guy Cross-Wallace who slaughtered and consumed wildlife, seeking the bond himself to rule the continent. Shanna was also briefly given power over the natural world by the High Evolutionary. Together, Ka-Zar and Shanna fight to preserve the Savage Land from external threats and from pollution by technology. Shanna and Ka-Zar find Skrulls mining
1440-640: The New Ultimates where they helped to fight Loki. Sheena, Queen of the Jungle Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, is a fictional American comic book jungle girl heroine, originally published primarily by Fiction House during the Golden Age of Comic Books . She was the first female comic book character with her own title, with her 1941 premiere issue ( cover-dated Spring 1942) preceding Wonder Woman #1 (Summer 1942). Predated in literature by Rima,
1500-650: The superhero comics Daredevil #109–111 (May–July 1974) and Marvel Two-in-One #3 (May 1974), which supplied additional details about Shanna's past and family, and notes McShane's murder by the supervillainess Nekra in the interim; in Daredevil #117 (Jan. 1975); and in a Ka-Zar story in the black-and-white, mature-audience comics magazine Savage Tales #8 (Jan. 1975). Shanna then starred in two solo stories in Savage Tales #9–10 (March & May 1975) by writer Carla Conway (assisted by then-husband Gerry Conway on
1560-694: The 10-part "The Bush of Ghosts", by writer Gerard Jones and penciler Paul Gulacy in issues #68–77 (Jan.-Late May 1991). Dovetailing with the end of that run came four full-length stories begun in 1978, completing plot threads from Shanna's solo story in The Rampaging Hulk #9. Written by Steve Gerber and penciled by Carmine Infantino , Bret Blevins (two stories, the first credited as "A. Novice") and DeZuniga, these non-chronological, essentially flashback stories ran in Marvel Fanfare #56–59 (April–Oct. 1991). The title's editor, Al Milgrom , unearthed
1620-535: The Cotati's control. To assist her, the Scarlet Witch brings Ka-Zar into Shanna's mind, where he learns that some creatures in the Savage Land are dying and trees are falling. As Matthew and the Black Knight fight the Cotati, a Doctor Voodoo-controlled Man-Thing fights the Cotati's control and defeats Ventri. When Ka-Zar frees Shanna from the Cotati's control, he is stabbed by a Cotati using the Black Knight's Ebony Blade. As
1680-459: The Darak'Na; this form killed numerous individuals, though in her regular form she was also seen in numerous episodes stabbing soldiers and other villains to death. As with Tanya Roberts, Nolin's Sheena spoke whole sentences. In 2017, Millennium Films was developing a Sheena reboot. The Ramones song " Sheena Is a Punk Rocker " was inspired by Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. The song first appeared on
1740-458: The Jungle (Spring 1942 – Winter 1952), the first comic book to title-star a female character. Sheena also appeared in Fiction House's Ka'a'nga #16 (Summer 1952) and the one-shot 3-D Sheena, Jungle Queen (1953) —the latter reprinted by Blackthorne Publishing as Sheena 3-D Special (May 1985). Blackthorne also published Jerry Iger's Classic Sheena (April 1985). Fiction House, originally
1800-711: The Jungle Girl of William Henry Hudson 1904 novel Green Mansions , Sheena was essentially a female version of Tarzan . An orphan who grew up in the jungle and learned how to survive and thrive there, she possessed the ability to communicate with wild animals and was proficient in combat with knives, spears, bows, and makeshift weapons; her Golden Age adventures mostly involved encounters with slave traders, white hunters, native Africans, and wild animals. Sheena debuted in Joshua B. Power's British magazine Wags #46 in January 1938. She
1860-624: The Mandrill and Nekra 's plan to overthrow the American government . After this, Shanna travels between San Francisco and the Savage Land, finally returning to Africa only to find Ina and Biri have been killed by a cult leader named Raga-Shah. After a short grieving period in North America, Shanna tracks and kills Raga-Shah by feeding him to her python Ananta. Around this time, she begins therapy with psychologist Dr. Dorothy Betz. Shanna returned to
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1920-568: The Mighty Avengers to New York to fight the Skrulls. Ka-Zar and Shanna later encounter the return of the Ethereals and end up fighting them when it comes to the Ethereals wanting the tribes of the Savage Land to be united with them. As part of the 2012 Marvel NOW! branding in the pages of Savage Wolverine , Shanna agrees to guide a group of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to a mysterious island within
1980-530: The Savage Land and became Ka-Zar's lover. They discovered their lost world was only part of a larger realm, Pangea, filled with wondrous races. The couple's relationship was tempestuous: Shanna married Mele of the Botor who died in a hunting accident while with Ka-Zar. Shanna was also targeted by the demonic Belasco (who felt she resembled his lost love Beatrice). When Ka-Zar was seemingly killed while they were in New York,
2040-464: The Savage Land. A dampening field generator causes the transport to crash, and all the agents are killed by the native Neanderthals. At the same time, Wolverine crashes on the island, and joins with Shanna the She-Devil to destroy the dampening field generator. When Shanna the She-Devil is accidentally killed by the Neanderthals after running into Amadeus Cho , Amadeus and the local Neanderthals perform
2100-399: The Scarlet Witch and Doctor Voodoo work to extract Ka-Zar's soul, Shanna the She-Devil uses the same waters that resurrected her in order to revive her lost love. The newly returned Ka-Zar helps turns the tide on the Cotati invaders by working with his wife in summoning dinosaurs to help repel boarders. Shanna is gifted with Olympic-class athleticism along with extraordinary agility. She is
2160-459: The She-Devil Shanna the She-Devil ( Shanna O'Hara, Lady Plunder ) is a jungle adventurer superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by writer Carole Seuling and penciller George Tuska , the character first appeared in Shanna the She-Devil #1 (December 1972). Shanna the She-Devil was introduced in one of a trio of Marvel Comics aimed at
2220-676: The She-Devil 53rd in their "100 Sexiest Women in Comics" list. According to Diamond Comic Distributors , Shanna, the She-Devil #1 was the 30th best selling comic book in February 2005. According to Diamond Comic Distributors , Shanna, the She-Devil: Survival of the Fittest #1 was the 103rd best selling comic book in August 2007. A blonde, alternate-universe version of the character starred in
2280-539: The She-Devil falls under the control of the Cotati that were operating in the Savage Land. This was because of Shanna's connection with the Savage Land's life force and the Cotati took advantage of that. Shanna tries to get Ka-Zar to join them as Matthew states to the Black Knight that they have to do something. Doctor Voodoo used a trick to do a mental trick. The Scarlet Witch does the same as she tries to free Shanna from
2340-633: The She-Devil. During her stay in Africa, her father is kidnapped by the Mandrill . Shanna searches for him until the wizard Malgato kidnaps her to the Savage Land , a prehistoric jungle within Antarctica . She escapes with the help of Lord Kevin Plunder, a.k.a. the jungle lord Ka-Zar . Shanna returns to Africa to look for her father, and learns he was killed by the Mandrill. Seeking revenge, she goes to North America to aid Daredevil and Black Widow in stopping
2400-571: The She-Devil: Survival of the Fittest (Oct. 2007 – Jan. 2008) by writers Justin Gray and James Palmiotti and penciller Khari Evans , features this same alternate version of Shanna. Shanna and Ka-Zar first appear in the Ultimate Marvel imprint on the final page of Ultimates 3 #3. Flashbacks reveal that she, Ka-Zar, and Zabu have been friends since childhood. After the Ultimatum wave , they join
2460-408: The art], Carmine's a great designer but he doesn't draw the most sensuous women. ... I had been doing some work with Bret Blevins, who did great-looking girls, so I asked him if he'd be interested in inking an Infantino story. ... I think I told Bret that if he inked the first issue, he could pencil the following chapters. Bret was keen to ink his own pencils, [which] slowed him down. ... Steve turned in
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2520-532: The band's third album, Rocket to Russia , in 1977. A cartoon drawing of Sheena appears on the record sleeve of the LP version. The Bruce Springsteen song " Crush on You " contains the lyrics "She makes the Venus de Milo look like she got no style/she makes Sheena of the Jungle look meek and mild." Ike Turner credited Sheena, Queen of the Jungle as one of his inspirations for creating Tina Turner 's stage persona. He chose
2580-585: The college student Chamo, and the fellow rich girl Tyler Pinto - she shared a telepathic link with three animal partners: the black jaguar Yagua, the scarlet macaw Pete, and the spider monkey Chim. Sheena was ranked 59th in Comics Buyer's Guide ' s "100 Sexiest Women in Comics" list. Model Irish McCalla portrayed the titular character in Sheena: Queen of the Jungle , a 26-episode TV series, aired in first-run syndication from 1955 to 1956. McCalla told
2640-433: The creatures of the land around her to enlist their aid. Deirdre Kaye of Scary Mommy called Shanna the She-Devil a "role model" and "truly heroic." John Wilson of CBR.com ranked Shanna the She-Devil 5th in their "10 Best Jungle Heroes in Comics" list, while Michael Austin ranked her 9th in their "Marvel: 10 Best Star Athletes Who Became Superheroes" list. Brent Frankenhoff of Comics Buyer's Guide ranked Shanna
2700-641: The duo signed their Sheena strip with the pseudonym "W. Morgan Thomas". Eisner said an inspiration for the character's name was H. Rider Haggard 's 1886 jungle-goddess novel She . Iger, who maintained that Eisner had nothing to do with the creation of the character, claimed that he picked the name because his mind wandered to the derogatory name "sheenies" that Jewish people were sometimes called in his early days in New York. Sheena first appeared stateside in Fiction House's Jumbo Comics #1, and subsequently in every issue (Sept. 1938 – April 1953), as well as in her groundbreaking 18-issue spin-off, Sheena, Queen of
2760-409: The former), with pencil art by, respectively, Tony DeZuniga and Ross Andru. In the first of these two stories, Shanna's leopards Ina and Biri are killed. Gerry Conway recalled in 2010 that this "was part of the strategy to make her a stronger, fiercer character in the Savage Tales mode. It also raised the stakes for her personally, and by eliminating these 'rivals' for her affections opened her up to
2820-456: The fourth chapter — 13 years after he'd started the story. Bret couldn't handle the deadline for the final chapter, so I asked Tony DeZuniga". Marvel has also published alternate universe versions of Shanna, unrelated except for the name. Shanna was featured in the Marvel NOW! book titled Savage Wolverine . The new series, written and drawn by Frank Cho , debuted in January 2013. The title
2880-686: The graphic novel Avengers: Death Trap, the Vault (1991). The character does not appear for several years after that, until she reappeared in Witches #1 (August 2004), and The Loners #1 (June 2007), and #4–5 (September–October 2007). Nekra received entries in the original Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #8, the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #9, and
2940-552: The hidden city of Piatiti, Sheena was actually the long-lost granddaughter of the ruthless industrialist Harrison Cardwell, and was revered by the tribal peoples of the Zona Prohibida (the unexplored interior of Val Verde) as the "Matayana," the legendary protectress of the unspoiled Mother Forest. In addition to several human sidekicks - the idealistic environmental activist Bob Kellerman, the cynical Cardwell security head Martin Ransome,
3000-499: The leopard, Shanna's father accidentally killed her mother. This traumatic incident led to Shanna's lifelong crusade against the use of firearms . After the incident, Shanna moved to the United States to live with relatives. Shanna grows up to become an accomplished Olympic athlete, specializing in competitive swimming and track and field . She then became a licensed veterinarian . After completing college, Shanna began to work for
3060-412: The name Sharon McClory . She is rejuvenated by magical means so that she may return to Africa and joins her 1940s Fiction House stablemate (and Tarzan pastiche) Kaanga in fighting a gang of political-extremist poachers. The 1998 London Night reboot moved the action to South America , and gave Sheena's real name as Sheila Fortner . This incarnation of the character headed a substantial organization, with
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#17332021159333120-571: The natives accusing them of being Skrulls before Captain America attacked, thinking the same for Spider-Man. Ka-Zar, Shanna, and Zabu help Spider-Man fight until Captain America is hit by a dart that causes the individual to regress to the Skrull Pitt'o Nili who Shanna then kills. Shanna stays behind with Zabu to fight off any Skrulls left in the Savage Land, while Ka-Zar heads with the New Avengers and
3180-436: The next. Seuling explained: Steve Gerber did not collaborate with me on the scripts or the origin story, but he added some additional dialogue since Stan [Lee] and Roy [Thomas] thought the stories were a bit light on the talking. However, ... Steve Gerber was not one of the creators. He provided additional dialogue for the first two [issues] and then took over when I left [after four issues]. ... Gerber himself, before he died
3240-434: The rare metal vibranium in the Savage Land. Soon afterward as part of the " Secret Invasion " storyline, a Skrull ship crashes in the Savage Land, releasing earlier versions of modern superheroes (who claim to be the originals replaced by Skrulls for some time and who have escaped). Shanna and Ka-Zar soon learn, however, that these are simply more Skrulls in disguise. Spider-Man soon encounters Ka-Zar, Shanna, Zabu, and some of
3300-480: The seven-issue miniseries Shanna, the She-Devil (vol. 2) (April–Oct. 2005), written and drawn by Frank Cho . This Shanna is the result of genetic experimentation that endows her with superhuman strength and agility. One member of a scientific expedition that encounters her names her Shanna "after the comic book character". The series was published with a "PSR+" rating through issue #4, and a "Parental Advisory" rating afterward. A four-issue sequel miniseries, Shanna
3360-583: The times and also was prone to a little more violence than Sheena or the other jungle queens of the past". With veteran penciler George Tuska , she created the lead character and her two leopard companions, as well as game warden and potential romantic interest Patrick McShane, loosely based on after actor Patrick McGoohan 's game-warden character in the film Nor the Moon by Night . The writer Steve Gerber , in his first assignment for Marvel Comics, supplied additional dialogue for that first issue, as well as
3420-479: The two become partners in crime and develop a sibling-like bond. In subsequent appearances, Nekra falls in love with the Grim Reaper and eventually resurrects him after his death, with the condition that he must kill one person every day to stay alive. She becomes his first victim, but is eventually resurrected by Daimon Hellstrom , who she kills. Nekra retains her powers following House of M , and later becomes
3480-488: The unpublished stories because I would scour the office looking for gems [that] I could publish in Fanfare and I found the first part of Steve's Shanna story completely penciled by Carmine Infantino. There were also complete scripts for the second and third installments. So I called Steve up and said, ... 'I want to know going in that I can get you to finish the storyline'. Steve replied that he'd be happy to do so. ... [Regarding
3540-445: Was created by Will Eisner and S. M. "Jerry" Iger . One source says Iger, through his small studio Universal Phoenix Features (UFP), commissioned Mort Meskin to produce prototype drawings of Sheena. UFP was one of a handful of studios that produced comics on demand for publishers and syndicates, and whose client Editors Press Service distributed the feature to Wags . To help hide the fact their studio consisted only of themselves,
3600-455: Was revived by Hearst Entertainment in October 2000, portrayed by Gena Lee Nolin . In this version, the character's real name is Shirley Hamilton . Sheena was given a new power in this 35-episode Columbia/ TriStar series: the ability to adopt the form of any warm-blooded animal once she gazed into its eyes. She was also depicted as a ferocious killer, capable of becoming a humanoid creature called
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