The 1984 Columbia Pictures film "Sheena" produced by Paul Aratow starred Tanya Roberts, who had previously co-starred as Kiri in MGM's 1982 film "Beastmaster". In this version, Sheena's real name is Janet Ames, daughter of Philip and Betsy Ames. Roberts's Sheena had a much-expanded vocabulary from McCalla's (as well as a telepathic connection with jungle animals). Marvel Comics published a comic-book adaptation of the "Sheena" film as "Marvel Comics Super Special" #34 (June 1984), reprinting it as "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle" #1–2 (Dec. 1984–Feb. 1985).