Jo-Jo, Congo King

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caption = Jo-Jo on the cover of "Jo-Jo, Congo King" #7
character_name = Jo-Jo, Congo King
publisher = Fox Feature Syndicate
debut = "Jo-Jo, Congo King" #7 (July 1947)
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Jo-Jo, Congo King was a fictional character that appeared in comic books published by Fox Feature Syndicate. Jo-Jo first appeared in "Jo-Jo, Congo King" #7 (July 1947).

Jo-Jo's name came from the original title of the comic series, "Jo-Jo Comics." The publishers decided to change the format of the title, but kept the name for their new adventure hero. Jo-Jo was another in Fox Feature Syndicate's long line of Tarzan copies. Like Tarzan, Jo-Jo wore a loin-cloth, lived in the jungle, and spoke a form of broken English (similar to Johnny Weismuller's version of Tarzan). Some of the episodes were given credit of Stan Ford (a pseudonym).

Jo-Jo's love interest in the first issue was Gwenna; she was replaced (never to be mentioned again) by Tanee. Both Gwenna and Tanee shared two things in common: they were scantily clad, and they spent a much of their time tied up. Because of the risque images found in the issues of "Jo-Jo", many of them provided by Jack Kamen and Matt Baker, Dr. Fredric Wertham mentioned issue #15 in his book "Seduction of the Innocent."

The last issue of "Jo-Jo, Congo King" was #29 (July 1949); the title was then changed to "My Desire" (a romance comic). Jo-Jo reappeared in 1950, now renamed Jungle Jo. This version ran for four issues.

Fox Feature Syndicate declared bankruptcy in 1950, selling off many of its creative assets. Versions of Jo-Jo appeared in comics produced by various publishers. Star Comics reprinted several Jo-Jo stories under the name "Bombo", and Ajax Comics reprinted one story in 1954 with the character renamed "Kaza."

References

* [http://www.toonopedia.com/jojo.htm Jo-Jo, Congo King at Don Markstein's Toonopedia]
* [http://www.comics.org/search.lasso?query=jo-jo&type=character&sort=chrono&Submit=Search Jo-Jo, Congo King at the Grand Comics Database]
* [http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/oddball/index.cgi?date=2002-12-13 Jo-Jo, Congo King at Oddball Comics]