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Today we’re looking at some of the greatest B’wana Beast covers of all time!

Below is B’wana Beast’s first appearance in Showcase #66!

Below is B’wana Beast’s second appearance in Showcase #67!

Below is the great Chuck Patton/Mike DeCarlo cover to DC Challenge #2 featuring our favorite Jungle Master!

Below check out the gorgeous Brian Bolland cover to Animal Man #4.  B’wana Beast is showing Buddy who exactly is king of the beasts!

Below you have another great Brian Bolland Animal Man cover!  Technically this cover features Freedom Beast, but I figured it was worth displaying here.

So those are the greatest B’wana Beast covers of all time!  Come to think of it, those are about the only B’wana Beast covers ever (with the exception of a Crisis on Infinite Earths or Who’s Who cover).

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This may be hard to believe, but there have been four different B’wana Beast action figures produced by Mattel in the past few years.  The first was released in the Justice League Unlimited line as part of a six-figure boxed set (along with Crimson Fox, Superman, Deadman, Commander Steel, and Vibe).

Next up were two figures from the Batman: The Brave and the Bold animated series.  One figure was made in the five-inch scale (called “Machete B’wana Beast” after his accessories and action feature) and another in a two-pack with Batman as part of the smaller Action League series (similar in size and design to the Marvel Super Hero Squad figures).

Finally, a six-inch scale DC Universe Classics figure of B’wana Beast was released in the “Justice in the Jungle” two-pack with Animal Man in December 2009 as a MattyCollector.com internet exclusive.

Hard to believe he’s got just about as many action figures as a more popular character like Power Girl!

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Okay folks, the question of the day: WHICH HERO DO YOU PREFER, B’WANA BEAST OR FREEDOM BEAST?

Sorry folks, this poll is closed.  For the record, B’wana Beast won.

I know.. it’s a tough decision.

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I came across these Batman: The Brave and the Bold temporary tattoos a while ago, at a gas station of all places!   At the time I featured them on FIRESTORM FAN because the Nuclear Man is among the tattoos.  However, the real reason I bought the package was for the B’wana Beast tattoo!  What could be cooler than wearing our favorite Jungle Master as a tattoo?!?!?

Below is what the package looks like so you can watch your local gas stations.

Our good buddies Frank Lee Delano (of more blogs than you could possibly imagine), Rob of THE AQUAMAN SHRINE, and Doug of RED TORNADO’S PATH have also featured some of these temporary tattoos on their sites!  Frank’s also featured a similar Batman: The Brave and the Bold sticker set.  Show the guys some appreciation by demonstrating you know how to click.

• Ryan Choi @ Power of the Atom
• The Big Red Cheese @ DC Bloodlines featuring Captain Marvel
• Despero @ The Idol-Head of Diabolu, a Martian Manhunter blog
• Aquaman, Batman, and others get all sticky @ Justice League Detroit
• Aquaman @ The Aquaman Shrine
• Red Tornado @ Red Tornado’s Path
• Firestorm @ Firestorm Fan
  

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Remember in Napoleon Dynamite when he drew the “Liger”?

Deb: What are you drawing?

Napoleon Dynamite: A liger.

Deb: What’s a liger?

Napoleon Dynamite: It’s pretty much my favorite animal. It’s like a lion and a tiger mixed… bred for its skills in magic.

A mixture of two animals and it involves magic?  Sounds like the work of B’wana Beast to me!  Maybe the film producers are fans of our favorite Jungle Master!

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Remember back in 1996 and 1997 when DC versus Marvel resulted in the Amalgam titles?  Well, Paul Cornish is a brave soul keeping the tradition alive with his own Amalgam characters over at The Amalgam Age of Comics.  Back in November 2010, he presented the Amalgam of B’wana Beast and Beta Ray Bill – B’wana Ray Bill!

On that post, our good buddy Siskoid made a very insightful comment about B’wana Beast being the original Amalgamator!

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