The Jungle Book (1967 film) The Jungle Book (1967 film) The Jungle Book is a 1967 American animated musical comedy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions. Based on Rudyard Kipling's book of the same name, it is the 19th Disney animated feature film. Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, it was the last film to be produced by Walt Disney, who died during its production. The plot follows Mowgli, a feral child raised in the Indian jungle by wolves, as his friends Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear try to convince him to leave the jungle before the evil tiger Shere Khan arrives. The early
Black Panther (comics) and final arc, "Panther vs. the Klan", ran as mostly 17-page stories in "Jungle Action" #19–24 (Jan.–Nov. 1976), except for issue #23, a reprint of "Daredevil" #69 (Oct. 1970), in which the Black Panther guest-starred. The subject matter of the Ku Klux Klan was considered controversial in the Marvel offices at the time, creating difficulties for the creative team. African-American writer-editor Dwayne McDuffie said of the "Jungle Action" "Black Panther" feature: Though popular with college students, the overall sales of "Jungle Action" were low, and Marvel relaunched the Black Panther in a self-titled series, bringing in the character's co-creator Jack