Other Appearances
King Kong has appeared in other comic publications as well, whether it be cameos or in mini comic strips/adaptations (most of these are foreign publications). He had a couple of cameos in both Marvel Comics and DC Comics. For Marvel, the character Warlock from The New Mutants turned into Godzilla and then King Kong during a rampage through New York City in Web of Spider-Man Annual No. 2 from 1986. In Webspinners: Tales of Spider-Man No. 1 from 1999, Peter Parker is seen watching the film King Kong at a cinema alongside Quentin Beck. He would return to watch the film again in issue #3. For DC, he appeared via a poster in 1961's Adventure Comics #289. In that comic's back-up strip called Tales of the Bizarro World, Bizarro encounters Titano on Earth's prehistoric past. When he returns to his home world, he's inspired to make a TV series based on the character only to be accused of ripping off King Kong. King Kong appeared as a statue in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane No. 73 in 1967 and as a robot brought to life (among other giant robots in an amusement park created by Toyman) to fight Superman in Adventures of Superman No. 475 in 1991. In issue No. 226 of Superman in 1970, Clark Kent is seen watching the film King Kong at a Metropolis cinema and after being exposed to Red Kryptonite (as Superman) grows into a giant who rampages through the city in a story called When Superman became King Kong!. In issue No. 120 of Weird War Tales from 1983, G.I. Robot encounters a giant female ape referred to as "Mrs.King Kong" on Dinosaur Island who saves him and his allies from a Tyrannosaurus. In 1985's Blue Devil No. 15, Blue Devil battles a giant robot King Kong that malfunctions at the "King Kong Attraction" located at the "Verner Bros" studio in Hollywood.
Outside of these major comic book companies, King Kong was featured in various smaller publications as well. He appeared in short promotional comic strips promoting the King Kong banana and toffee flavoured Ice pop manufactured by Wall's (ice cream) in England in 1977/78 . He was featured in a spoof story in issue No. 106 of Mad House from Archie Comics in 1977. He's featured in issue No. 41 of the Elvifrance comic series Green Series (Serie Verte) in an issue titled The Secret of King Kong. He was also featured in issue No. 6 of the Italian comic series Erotic Comic Selections, and appeared in issue No. 215 of the New Tintin (Nouveau Tintin) comic in 1979. A comic strip adaptation of the original film appeared in issue No. 887 of the French magazine Pif gadget in 1986. Outside of these cameos and one shot appearances, King Kong has been spoofed and has influenced other giant apes in comics for many years.
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