Rima
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| Rima the Jungle Girl | |
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| Real name: | Rima |
| AKA: | The Daughter of the Didi |
| Species: | Metahuman |
| Home Planet: | Earth |
| Hair: | White |
| Base: | Hall of Justice |
| Affiliations: | SuperFriends |
| Abilities: | communicates with animals |
| Voiced by: | Shannon Farnon or Kathy Garver |
Rima the Jungle Girl is a superhero and member of the Justice League of America. She is also a part-time member of the SuperFriends.
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[edit] Background Information
Natives avoided her forest, calling her "the Daughter of the Didi" (an evil spirit), but Rima's only defense is a reputation for magic, earned through the display of strange talents such as talking to birds, befriending animals, and plucking poison darts from the air.[1]
[edit] Abilities
- She has the ability to communicate with animals.
- She is an expert:
- tracker
- at hand-to-hand combat
- wilderness survival
- She has an extensive knowledge of animal habitats and jungle lore.
- She possesses the strength level of a woman her age, size and weight who engages in intensive regular exercise.
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[edit] Notes
- Rima sprang from a Victorian adventure novel, 'Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest', published in 1904 by the Argentine-British writer W. H. Hudson. He based Rima on a persistent South American legend about a lost tribe of white people who lived in the mountains.
- Rima first appeared in comic book form in Rima the Jungle Girl vol.1, #1[2] (May 1974).
- It was adapted by an uncredited writer. Starting with issue #5, DC writer-editor Robert Kanigher is given credit.
- The series was a short-lived seven-issue comic book series Rima the Jungle Girl, published by DC Comics from May 1974 to May 1975.
- Rima is not intended to be a Tarzan type character, rather she was intended to be portrayed as:[3]
- goddess of the forest
- preserver of the forest
- preserver of the animals
| Members of the SuperFriends |
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| Founding Members: |
| Superman • Batman • Wonder Woman • Aquaman • Hawkman • Samurai • Green Lantern • Flash • Black Vulcan |
| Expanded Team: |
| Hawkgirl • Apache Chief • El Dorado • Atom • Green Arrow • Plastic Man • Rima the Jungle Girl |
| Comic Book Team Members: |
| Black Canary • Elongated Man • Red Tornado |
| Junior SuperFriends: |
| Robin • Cyborg • Firestorm Zan • Jayna Marvin White • Wendy Harris |
| Mascots: |
| Gleek • Wonder Dog |
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[edit] References
- ↑ Based on her comic book series, Rima the Jungle Girl.
- ↑ Go to the DC Database for more on Rima the Jungle Girl vol.1, #1 (May 1974)
- ↑ From the DVD commentary on Season 2 vol. 1.
