GONDO
Real Name: Gondo
Identity/Class: Gorilla (early 20th Century,
South
Africa)
Occupation: Guardian of the jungle
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: Waku, Lalei
Enemies: Rakatu, Lalei (loose)
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Region around Bantu territory,
South Africa
First Appearance: Jungle Tales I#4/2
(March, 1955)
Powers/Abilities: Gondo is a mighty gorilla
and is respected by many animals and humans in his roaming area. He has
the normal attributes of a mature male of his species, and is intelligent and respects leadership gained by a fair fight.
Height: 6'
Weight: 490 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
History:
(Jungle Tales I#4/2 (fb) - BTS) - Gondo was a large
gorilla that dominated the jungle. The nearby animals respected him as
an apex creature.
(Jungle Tales I#4/2) - Antagonistic rival and nearby
war-driven ruler Rakatu sought to make war on the peaceful Prince Waku
and the Bantu people, and began a continuous beating of war drums. The
menacing beats caused animals to panic and set upon each other; Waku
kept peace within his village. The jungle creatures sensed Waku was
central to this great disturbance and the lethal apex wild creature
that the Bantu dubbed Gondo the gorilla swung through the trees into
the village toward Waku. Instead, Waku's sweetheart Lalei rushed
forward to act as a sacrifice and Gondo grabbed her before clambering
away to observe from the treetops. Rakatu and his warriors charged
forward; Waku challenged Rakatu to a one-on-one fight, but the warlord
threw a spear at the unarmed Waku. Understanding a challenge for rule
was underway, Gondo quickly dashed in and grabbed the spear in
mid-flight to ensure it would be an even contest. Waku was victorious
in the duel and Rakatu cowardly in defeat. Gondo then understood who
was responsible for the chaos in the jungle. The gorilla released Lalei
and charged after the fearful Rakatu into the jungle.
Comments: Created by Don Rico & Fred Kida.
Gondo was colored brown (the last panel (headshot) is in shadow and hence darker) and appears to be like a western lowland gorilla, which is considered the most numerous and widespread of all gorilla subspecies. Gondo appears larger than the upper range for this species (up to 5'5"), so I've adjusted stats accordingly.
Profile by Grendel Prime.
CLARIFICATIONS
:
Gondo has no known connections to:
images:
(without ads)
Jungle Tales I#4/2, p3, pan5 (main image)
p6, pan7 (headshot)
Appearances:
Jungle Tales I#4/2 (March, 1955) - Don Rico (writer), Fred Kida
(pencils & inks), Stan Lee (editor)
First posted: 07/15/2025
Last updated:
07/15/2025
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