Lorna the Jungle Girl

In the mid-1950s, Marvel (then Atlas Comics) swung into the jungle adventure genre with Lorna the Jungle Girl, a 21-issue series that ran from 1954 to 1957. Writer Don Rico and artists Jay Scott Pike and Werner Roth were the primary creative team behind this short-lived but distinctive title, which followed a female protagonist navigating exotic, peril-filled landscapes. Though it never reached the heights of Marvel's most famous characters, Lorna stands as a notable example of the pre-superhero adventure comics that dominated the era, showcasing the publisher's early exploration of strong, independent heroines.