She is assisted by her animal friends Chan (a monkey), Tanda (an elephant) and Kala (a black panther).

According to Jess Nevins' Encyclopedia of Golden Age Superheroes, "she fights white murderers from outside the jungle, a Lost City of Pharaonic cultists, white treasure-hunters in search of Lobengula's treasure, the tribe of U'bongo, the Leopard Queen, and so on".

[1] Judy appeared as a regular backup feature in Exciting Comics, displacing Miss Masque.

She soon began appearing on the covers, with art provided by Alex Schomburg.

Some of Judy's stories featured early work by Frank Frazetta.