Friday 11 August 2017

Number 2087: “Perverted little heart beating...”

Our third and last entry for our theme week, comic book women of the forties. Today we have Rulah, Goddess of the Jungle

I have written of my belief that comics with sexy women like Rulah, Sheena, and all the other revealing-costumed tree-swingers were designed to sell comics to young guys, especially servicemen. But comics were sold to anyone, so even the very young got a peek at those glamorous queens, princesses, and goddesses of the jungle. I recently found a copy of Cruisin’ With the Hound, a compilation of autobiographical comic strips by the late Spain Rodriquez, famous underground cartoonist. This panel struck me:

Rodriguez, born in 1940, was about 8 or 9 when Rulah was being published. Because they featured hot chicks, Zoot Comics and Rulah probably had a longer life than most comic books, passed around and treasured by young guys like Spain. We have further proof: the fact we are ogling Rulah seven decades after the comics were published shows Rulah may have worn a brief costume, but she had a long lifespan.

“The Harpies from Hades” is from Zoot Comics #10 (1948); the art was done by the Iger comics shop.









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