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Part-Time SuperFriends Team Member

Rima the Jungle Girl

Information
Real name:	Rima
AKA:	The Daughter of the Didi
Species:	Metahuman
Homeworld:	Earth
Universe:	Earth-1A
Hair:	White
Base:	Hall of Justice
Affiliations:	SuperFriends
Abilities:	communicates with animals
Voiced/Played:	Shannon Farnon (Season 2) Kathy Garver (1980 Short)^[?]
Rima Gallery

Rima the Jungle Girl is a superheroine and a part-time member of the Justice League of America.

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]

Powers and Abilities

Super Powers

Animal Empathy: She has the ability to understand and communicate with animals.

Abilities

Tracking
Advanced Hand-to-Hand combat
Wilderness Survival
Zoology: She has an extensive knowledge of animal habitats and jungle lore, despite never receiving the education in school.
Athletic Body: Although she plays no professional sports, she has an athletic body. She possesses the strength level of a woman her age, size and weight who engages in intensive regular exercise.

Episode Appearances

Season 2 (1977):
- Fire
- River of Doom
1980 Shorts:
- Return of Atlantis

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. The novel was adapted into a film of the same name in 1959 in which actress Audrey Hepburn portrayed her. The film also starred Anthony Perkins and was directed by Mel Ferrer.
Rima first appeared in comic book form in Rima the Jungle Girl vol.1, #1^[2] (May 1974).
- 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.Which was an adaptation of the original novel until issue #4, then became original stories, picking up where the film left off.^[3].
- Rima the Jungle Girl is published on a bi-monthly basis.
- It was adapted by an uncredited writer. Starting with issue #5, DC writer-editor Robert Kanigher is given credit.
Rima is not intended to be a Tarzan type character, rather she was intended to be portrayed as:^[4]
- goddess of the forest
- preserver of the forest
- preserver of the animals

SuperFriends Team Members

Members of the Justice League

Justice League:
Aquaman (founding member) • Batman (founding member) • Superman (founding member) • Flash (founding member)
Green Lantern (founding member) • Martian Manhunter (founding member) • Wonder Woman (founding member)

Comic Book JLA Team Members:
Black Canary • Elongated Man • Red Tornado • Zatanna Zatara
Phantom Stranger (part-time Leaguer) • Sargon, The Sorcerer (honorary Leaguer)

Other Known Justice Leaguers:
The Huntress • Black Orchid • Captain Marvel • Supergirl • Green Fury • Plastic Man • Atom • Green Arrow

SuperFriends Founding Members:
Superman • Batman • Wonder Woman • Aquaman
Hawkman • Samurai • Green Lantern • Flash • Black Vulcan

Other Known SuperFriends Members:
Hawkgirl • Apache Chief • El Dorado • Rima

Junior SuperFriends:
Robin • Cyborg • Firestorm
Zan • Jayna
Marvin White • Wendy Harris

Mascots:
Gleek • Wonder Dog

External Links

See Rima the Jungle Girl at wikipedia.org
See Rima the Jungle Girl vol.1(May 1974 - May 1975) at DC Database
See Rima at Public Domain Super Heroes

References

↑ Based on her 7-part comic book series, Rima the Jungle Girl, Vol. 1 (May 1974 - May 1975) which can be found at the DC Database .
↑ Go to the DC Database for more on Rima the Jungle Girl vol.1, #1 (May 1974)
↑ As revealed in the 7-part comic book series, Rima the Jungle Girl, Vol. 1 (May 1974 - May 1975).
↑ From the DVD commentary on Season 2 vol. 1.

[1] Based on her 7-part comic book series, Rima the Jungle Girl, Vol. 1 (May 1974 - May 1975) which can be found at the DC Database .

[2] Go to the DC Database for more on Rima the Jungle Girl vol.1, #1 (May 1974)

[3] As revealed in the 7-part comic book series, Rima the Jungle Girl, Vol. 1 (May 1974 - May 1975).

[4] From the DVD commentary on Season 2 vol. 1.

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+'''''Rima''''' the [[Jungle]] [[Girl]] is a [[superheroine]] and a part-time member of the [[Justice League of America]].
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-'''''Rima''''' the Jungle Girl is a [[superheroine]] and a part-time member of the [[Justice League of America]].
-__TOC__
 ==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.<ref>Based on her comic book series, [http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Rima_Vol_1 Rima the Jungle Girl''].</ref>
+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.<ref>Based on her ''7-part'' comic book series, [http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Rima_Vol_1 ''Rima the Jungle Girl, Vol. 1''] (May 1974 - May 1975) which can be found at the [http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page DC Database] .</ref>
-==Abilities==
 [[File:Rima 4.png|thumb|right|175px]]
 [[File:Rima call.png|thumb|right|175px]]
+==Powers and 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.
+===[[super power|Super Powers]]===
+*'''[[Empathy|Animal Empathy]]''': She has the ability to understand and communicate with animals.
+===[[Abilities]]===
+*'''[[Tracking]]'''
+*'''[[Advanced Hand-to-Hand combat]]'''
+*'''[[Survival|Wilderness Survival]]'''
+*'''[[Zoology]]''': She has an extensive knowledge of animal habitats and jungle lore, despite never receiving the [[education]] in school.
+*'''[[Athletics|Athletic Body]]''': Although she plays no professional [[sports]], she has an athletic body. She possesses the strength level of a woman her age, size and weight who engages in intensive regular exercise.
 ==Episode Appearances==
 * [[Season 2]] (1977):
-**[[Fire]]
+**[[Fire (episode)|Fire]]
 **[[River of Doom]]
 * [[1980 Shorts]]:
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 ==Notes==
-*''Rima'' sprang from a Victorian adventure novel, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Mansions 'Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest'], published in 1904 by the Argentine-British writer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Hudson 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'' sprang from a Victorian adventure novel, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Mansions 'Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest'], published in 1904 by the Argentine-British writer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Hudson W. H. Hudson]. He based Rima on a persistent South American legend about a lost tribe of white people who lived in the mountains. The novel was adapted into a film of the same name in 1959 in which actress Audrey Hepburn portrayed her. The film also starred Anthony Perkins and was directed by Mel Ferrer.
 * ''Rima'' first appeared in comic book form in ''Rima the Jungle Girl vol.1, #1''<ref>Go to the [http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page DC Database] for more on [http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Rima_Vol_1_1 ''Rima the Jungle Girl vol.1, #1''] (May 1974)</ref> (May 1974).
-**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.''<ref>Go to the [http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page DC Database] for more on [http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Rima_Vol_1 ''Rima the Jungle Girl vol.1''(May 1974 - May 1975)]</ref>.''
+**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.Which was an adaptation of the original novel until issue #4, then became original stories, picking up where the film left off.''<ref>As revealed in the ''7-part'' comic book series, ''Rima the Jungle Girl, Vol. 1'' (May 1974 - May 1975).</ref>.''
 **Rima the Jungle Girl is published on a bi-monthly basis.
 **It was adapted by an uncredited writer. Starting with issue #5, DC writer-editor Robert Kanigher is given credit.
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 ** preserver of the animals
+==[[SuperFriends]] Team Members==
 {{SuperFriendsMembers}}
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 *See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rima Rima the Jungle Girl] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page wikipedia.org]
 *See [http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Rima_Vol_1 ''Rima the Jungle Girl vol.1''(May 1974 - May 1975)] at [http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page DC Database]
+*See [http://pdsh.wikia.com/wiki/Rima Rima] at [http://pdsh.wikia.com/wiki/Public_Domain_Super_Heroes Public Domain Super Heroes]
 ==References==
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