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Grant Morrisonis known for their radical re - design of many classic DC Comics heroes , but their favoriteWonder Womancharacter might surprise most sports fan . Morrison revealed their love for Jumpa , a “ kanga ” from Paradise Island who date back to the earliestWonder Womanstories by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter .
“ I love animals in comics , ” Morrison writes , “ I love super animate being , and I always felt the kangas in the earlyWonder Womanstories were an inspired element – they even had space kangas subject of leaping between worlds ! ” Jumpa shows upWonder Woman : Earth One , Morrison ’s extremist reinvention of Princess Diana ’s origin storey set in contemporary times .
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Grant Morrison’s Favorite Wonder Woman Character Is Her Pet, Jumpa
First stick in in the former Wonder Woman stories of the Golden Age , “ kangas ” are basically kangaroos that could be mount like Equus caballus . The Amazons would routinely habituate these steeds to get around Paradise Island and in jousting rivalry . Wonder Woman ’s favourite kanga Jumpa made her debut inSensation Comics#6 by Marston and Peter , where Diana is summoned back to Paradise Island and is reunited with her dear dearie from childhood . Notably , this payoff is also where Wonder Woman is gifted her magic lasso after mounting Jumpa and defeating the other Amazons in a riata competition .
There was a fourth dimension when animal sidekicks werede rigueurfor superheroes , with the most spectacular examples being Krypto the Super - Dog and Ace the Bat - Hound . Superman himself had a whole host of pets , with Krypto , Streaky the Super - Cat , Comet the Super - Horse and even a super - monkey in Beppo . A famous animal lover , Morrison has include super - pets whenever potential in much of their mainstream superhero body of work , perhaps most notably in theirBatmanrun when they introduced Bat - Cow , an animal that Damian Wayne deliver from Professor Pyg ’s stable of cattle injected with hormones intend to deform the ordinary citizen of Gotham into zombi - comparable Dollotrons .
The Kangas Are An Important Part of Wonder Woman’s History
After make various coming into court in cartoons and other media designed primarily for kid , Jumpa made her proper DCU reappearance in a report fromWonder Woman#770 by Jordie Bellaire , Paulina Ganucheau , Kendall Goode , and Becca Carey , which detail a young Diana ’s adventures with her kanga best supporter . While it may seem a cheesy souvenir of the past tense , Jumpa and the other super - deary are an important part of superhero and laughable - book history . Thanks toGrant Morrisonand other creators , the legacy of super - pets likeWonder Woman’sJumpa lives on .
Wonder Woman : Earth Oneis available now from DC Comics .
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