TABU

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: Robert Jordan 

OCCUPATION: Adventurer, protector of the jungle, witch-doctor 

IDENTITY: Secret 

CLASS: Magic user 

LEGAL STATUS: Citizen of USA 

OTHER ALIASES: The Wizard of the Jungle, The Witch-doctor 

PLACE OF BIRTH: New York City, USA 

MARITAL STATUS: Single 

KNOWN RELATIVES: William and Alice Jordan (deceased parents), N'Moli (deceased foster father) 

GROUP AFFILIATIONS: The Sixth Column 

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Africa, mobile 

FIRST APPEARANCE: Jungle Comics #01 (January, 1940) 

HEIGHT: 6' 2" 

WEIGHT: 215 lbs 

EYES: Blue 

HAIR: White (formerly blonde) 

HISTORY 

Tabu was the son of a couple of explorers who went deep into the African jungle. The boat he and his parents were traveling in was capsized by a hippopotamus. A witch-doctor named N'Moli saw this happen in his visions and saved the child, though he could do nothing for his parents. He took the young boy with him and raised him as his own son. N'Moli called him Tabu. The Witch-Doctor taught Tabu to develop and use his "sixth sense". Somehow, this translated into increased strength, speed, and agility, as well as enhanced senses and magical ability to manipulate his surroundings. As he grew older, Tabu used these powers to stop and harshly punish slavers and other malevolent forces that threatened local tribes and innocent explorers. The Witch-Doctor was pleased with the actions of his pupil and taught him the "seventh sense", which gave him the ability to communicate with the "invisible spirits of the jungle". 

When N'Moli learned that he was destined to die soon, he summoned Tabu and made him swear that he would protect the jungle and that in due time he would pass on his knowledge to the next Witch-Doctor. Tabu swore that he would do so and N'Moli passed on all of his powers and knowledge before vanishing. In more recent times, an elderly Tabu was aided by a kind-hearted young warrior named N'Ganga. Sensing that his time was running out, Tabu passed on his powers and knowledge to N'Ganga, who became the next Wizard of the Jungle. N'Ganga joined other super-powered beings (the Sixth Column) to fight against a group of conspirators and conquerors called the Fifth Column. 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

Through N'Moli's teachings, Tabu gained increased strength, speed, and agility, heightened senses, and the magical ability to manipulate his surroundings in various ways. After N'Moli passed on his own power and knowledge to him before he passed away, his magical abilities were significantly boosted. Among other things, they allowed him to shapeshift, transform creatures and objects, predict the future, project his spirit form over great distances, create convincing illusions, and control the forces of nature.