Issue(s): Shanna the She-Devil #4
Published Date: Jun 73
Title: "Cry... Mandrill!"
Credits:
Carole Seuling - Plot
Steve Gerber - Script
Ross Andru - Penciler
Vincent Colletta - Inker

Review/plot:
Shanna and Patrick are invited to a mysterious dinner, which turns out to be a bid by a monkey-man named the Mandrill to take over three African countries.

In addition to Shanna and Patrick, the Mandrill invites a diamond dealer, a British diplomat, and a mercenary general. Everyone rejects Mandrill's offer/demand to join his coup, except the diamond dealer.

Shanna escapes, leaving the others behind, and is contacting by Jakuna Singh, the local SHIELD agent from issue #2. He tells her that in addition to the people at the dinner, the Mandrill also has her father. His plan is for her to go back and get captured again and then signal SHIELD once she's freed the prisoners. However, Shanna blows the plan a little bit when the Mandrill orders Shanna's face to be tattooed like his other girls (weirdo), leading her to break her restraints and chase the Mandrill around while he screams things like "Impossible! No man could do what you're doing, let alone a woman!".

Eventually he winds up getting mauled by a pack of real Mandrills, and she has to rescue the poor dear.

The Mandrill doesn't show any evidence of actual powers this issue, unless convincing your lady friends that it's ok that you have other lady friends and that they should all tattoo monkey markings on their face is a power.

Plus, he is a monkey man.

This issue's bondage scene (see above) is surprisingly tame, but we do get a picture of Shanna mounting a bucking rhino.

Quality Rating: C

Historical Significance Rating: 3 - first Mandrill

Chronological Placement Considerations: N/A

References:

• Jakuna Singh first appeared in Shanna the She-Devil #2

Cross-over: N/A

Continuity Implant? N

Reprinted In: N/A