Jungle adventure

Jungle adventure is a sub-genre of the larger "adventure" genre of speculative fiction. It is characterized by a jungle setting, usually somewhere in the continent of Africa, and involves a protagonist who shares values common to his or her environment, including a kinship with local wildlife. Invariably, the protagonist in such stories must combat external forces that seek to threaten the sanctity of their chosen home, either by enslaving its native populace, hunting local wildlife, or committing acts of blasphemy by profaning sacred grounds, or robbing tombs, etc. Jungle adventure stories may also involve tales of internal strife, such as warring tribes, and even species of animals that are, by their nature, rivals of one another.

Notable heroes of jungle adventure stories may include characters such as Tarzan, aka John Clayton - an Englishman, whose family was marooned in Africa, thus leaving him as a child to be raised by apes. The "raised by animals" trope has been repeated with many characters such as Sheena, Korak, and to a lesser extent, Ka-Zar & Shanna, the She-Devil.

Another aspect of jungle adventure tales are the "fortune hunter" types of stories. These have been popularized ever since the dawn of the pulp era, but has best been exemplified in characters such as Indiana Jones and Lara Croft.

Jungle adventure films

 * Kong: Skull Island

Jungle adventure TV shows

 * King Kong Show
 * Kong: King of the Apes
 * Kong: The Animated Series

Jungle adventure comics

 * Black Panther Vol 1
 * Black Panther Vol 2
 * Black Panther Vol 3
 * Black Panther Vol 4
 * Black Panther Vol 5
 * Kong: King of Skull Island Vol 1
 * Shanna, the She-Devil Vol 1
 * Shanna, the She-Devil Vol 2
 * Shanna, the She-Devil: Survival of the Fittest Vol 1
 * Sheena, Queen of the Jungle Vol 1
 * Sheena, Queen of the Jungle Vol 2