GERALD THORNE
Real Name: Gerald Thorne
Identity/Class: Normal human (1950s era)
Occupation: Scientist, Communist agent
Group Membership: Possibly Communist Party
Affiliations: Two henchmen (names unrevealed), Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Enemies: Jann of the Jungle (Jane Hastings), Pat Mahoney, jungle animals in the vicinity of his killer vine
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: The Congo, Africa
First Appearance: Jann of the Jungle#13/6
(September, 1956)
Powers/Abilities: Gerald Thorne is a brilliant scientist and botanist, using technology to genetically modify jungle vines.
Height: 5'9" (by approximation)
Weight: 180 lbs. (by approximation)
Eyes: Unrevealed
Hair: Gray
History:
(Jann of the Jungle#13/6 (fb) - BTS) - Botanist
Gerald Thorne developed a technique using electrical power to augment
the size and alter the activity of African jungle vines. In service to
Communist Russia, he spiked a giant jungle vine with power, causing
offshoot killer vines to writhe and ensnare creatures and people nearby
so that they could not move. With the jungle held hostage, Thorne was
about to contact the Kremlin and have them force the local government
submit to Soviet demands.
(Jann
of the Jungle#13/6) - Having freed herself and Pat Mahoney from killer
vines, and seen animals completely restrained by the vines in the now
quiet jungle, Jann traced the killer vine across the Batubi River. She
was stopped from cutting the main vine by Thorne and his two henchmen.
Thorne bragged about his scientific achievement and showed Jann the
contraption inside the small hut that amplified the vine. Although her
hands were tied, Jann's furious kicks damaged the machine and new
tendrils emerged everywhere; the killer vine's activity was beyond
control. They all fled with Jann carrying Thorne to show her where the
vine's roots began. She cut through the roots and the killer vines
relaxed; the animals were freed and helped round up the henchmen with
Thorne so that the villains could be brought to justice. Mahoney took a
picture of the bound fiends for his editors.
Comments:
Created by Don Rico, Jay Scott Pike, Christopher Rule.
Possible inker credits from Grand Comics Database.
This profile was completed 8/12/2021, but its publication was delayed as it was intended for the Appendix 20th anniversary 's celebratory event.
Profile
by Grendel
Prime.
CLARIFICATIONS
:
Gerald Thorne has no known connections to:
- THORNE - young English sorceress, befriended and healed Lockheed @ X-Men Unlimited I#43
- THORNE, AARON - vampire, follower of Varnae, leader of Bad Seed @ Blade: Vampire Hunter I#1
- THORNE, ALEXANDER "ALEC" (a.k.a. SMART ALEC) - Gamma Flight member @ Alpha Flight I#1
- THORNE, BELLE - wife of Sam, lured away by Dr. Doom, rescued by Sam & human Torch @ Fantastic Four I#50
- THORNE, HARRY - US infantry soldier in Korean War who didn't like fighting @ War Comics#9/1
- THORNE, SAM - football coach of Metro College, caught up in Dr. Doom's plot against Fantastic Four @ Fantastic Four I#50
- or any other "Gerald" or
"Thorne" characters
images:
(without ads)
Jann of the Jungle#13/6, p4, pan3 (main image)
p4, pan1 (headshot)
p4, pan7 (wild vine)
Appearances:
Jann of the Jungle#13/6 (September, 1956) - Don Rico (writer), Jay
Scott Pike (pencils), Christopher Rule (inks), Stan Lee (editor)
First posted: 09/08/2021
Last updated:
09/06/2021
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