The original Kaanga character is the mascot of the late Jungle Comics magazine by Fiction House, a Ki-Gor expy who has a special distinction in American comics history as one of its most Leeroy Jenkins-like heroes. Being one of the most successful Tarzan boys before Akim’s international expansion, in Italy he was called Gin-Bart and in Brazil he’s called Kionga. To avoid a greater amount of confusion, Kaanga’s name is pronounced Ke-Anga. He is one of only two constant characters along with his wife Ann Mason. Or even his Mexican equivalent being one of just three as with the addition of Toro/Junior in the unofficial Mexican film adaptation El Rey de Los Gorilas. His Mexican counterpart Kim/Simio first appeared in El Rey De Los Gorilas and, like his more impactful competitors Tibor and Akim, is sometimes erroneously named just Kim. Ann Mason’s Mexican counterpart is Eva, Kim/Simio’s wife who’s also from the Mexican film. The modern version of Kaanga (aka Keanga due to his name’s pro
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