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| Biri | |
| Aliases: | Biri the Dark One |
| Continuity: | Shanna, the She-Devil |
| Notability: | Minor character |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | Leopard |
| Relatives: | Ina (brother); Julani (mother, deceased) |
| Status: | Alive |
| First: | Shanna, the She-Devil #1 |
Biri is the name given to a fictional black panther featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Shanna, the She-Devil #1 in December, 1972 and is presented as one of two such jungle-cats who are the pets of the eponymous jungle queen Shanna O'Hara.
Overview[]
Biri was a spotted leopard that had been born in the Municipal Zoo in Manhattan, New York City. Biri's mother, Julani, had been killed by a sniper while he and his brother, Ina, were still cubs. The death of the mother affected Shanna O'Hara deeply, who had raised Julani since she was a cub. At the behest of the zoo's director, Doctor Parkins, Shannah took the orphan leopard cubs to be raised at the Dahomey Reserve in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She wore the pelt of Julani as her personal coverings so that Biri and Ina would recognize her by scent. The two leopards were raised and trained in the wild and were obedient to Shanna's commands.
When they were fully-grown, Shanna had them turn the direction of a stampeding herd of elephants who had been fleeing from an ivory poacher named Ivory Dan Drake. [1]
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Biri was created by writers Steve Gerber and Carole Seuling and artists George Tuska and Vince Colletta.
- Biri is usually seen in the company of the leopard, Ina.
- Biri has also appeared in issues of Savage Tales and the first Ka-Zar comic series.
Appearances[]
- Shanna, the She-Devil 1
- Shanna, the She-Devil 2
- Shanna, the She-Devil 3
- Shanna, the She-Devil 4
- Shanna, the She-Devil 5
- Ka-Zar 2
- Daredevil 109
- Daredevil 110
- Daredevil 111
- Savage Tales 9
- Marvel Pets Handbook 1
- Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z 14
- Essential Daredevil 5
- Superhero Women (TPB)
- Women of Marvel (TPB)
- Women of Marvel: Celebrating Seven Decades Omnibus