The Jungle Olympics (daily story)

The Jungle Olympics
Start date:	August 8th, 1960
End date:	October 29th, 1960
# of strips:	72 strips (12 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Original colorist:	N/A
Preceded by:	"The Monkey Mail"
Followed by:	"The 50th Wife"

"The Jungle Olympics" or "The Gurk Twins" is the 78th Phantom daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Wilson McCoy.

Plot Summary

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Diana Palmer
• Guran
• Devil
• Hero
• Lady
• Colonel Weeks

One-time characters

• Gurk Twins
• Dr. Meeks

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
  • The Jungle Patrol Headquarters
  • Bengalitown
    • Half Moon Bar

Tribes

• Bandar
• Wambesi

Organizations

• The Jungle Patrol

Old jungle sayings

• Next to the Phantom, lightning is slow.
• When Phantom scares them, they stay scared.

Phantom lore

• The Jungle Olympics

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "Olimpíada en la selva", El Fantasma #40 (1962)
• "Olimpíada en la selva", Libro de Oro #19 (1964)

Australia

• "The Gurk Twins", The Phantom #185 (1961)
• "The Gurk Twins", The Phantom #293 (1965)
• "The Gurk Twins", The Phantom #440 (1971)
• "The Gurk Twins", The Phantom #614 (1977)
• "The Gurk Twins", The Phantom #821 (1985)
• "The Gurk Twins", The Phantom #1187 (1998)
• "The Gurk Twins", The Phantom #1623 (2012)
• "The Gurk Twins", The Phantom #1727 (2015)

Brazil

• "A Olimpíada na Selva", Fantasma #56 (1961)
• "As Olímpiadas", Fantasma #274 (1978)
• "Os Gêmeos", O Fantasma Edição Extra #1 (1971)

Canada

• Le Nouvelliste August 8, 1960 – October 29, 1960
• "Olympiades de la jungle", L'Action catholique April 20, 1961 – July 8, 1961 (last five strips missing)

Denmark

• Hejmdal September 7, 1962 – December 4, 1962
• "Jungleolympiaden", Serie-pocket #24 (1978)

Finland

• "Viidakko-olympialaiset", Mustanaamio 11/1968
• "Viidakon olympialaiset", Sarjakirja #45 (1978)
• "Viidakon olympialaiset", Mustanaamio 1968 (2012)
• "Mustanaamion malja", Ilta-Sanomat June 24, 2014 – July 9, 2014

France

• "Les jeux olympiques de la jungle", Classiques de l'aventure #2 (1964)
• "Les jeux olympiques de la jungle", Le Fantôme Spécial #83 (1970)
• "Les jeux olympiques de la jungle", Le Fantôme Spécial Album #16 (1970?)

Iceland

• Tíminn January 15, 1961 – April 23, 1961

India

• "The Grand Prize", Indrajal Comics #113 (1970)
• Nadakkum Bhootam #1 (2012)

Italy

• "Le olimpiadi della giungla", L'Uomo Mascherato #64 (1961)
• "Le olimpiadi della giungla", I Classici dell'Avventura #20 (1962)
• "Le olimpiadi della giungla", L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo #188 (1966)
• "Le olimpiadi della giungla", I Giganti del Fumetto #6 (1975)
• "Le olimpiadi della giungla", Guerin Sportivo 30 – 32-33/1976
• "Le olimpiadi della giungla", Phantom (1990)
• "Le olimpiadi della giungla", Phantom #54 (1998)
• "Le olimpiadi della giungla", Phantom #207

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner August 11, 1960 – November 2, 1960

Mexico

• El Informador November 18, 1960 – February 9, 1961

New Zealand

• The Phantom #450 – #452

Norway

• Aftenposten December 13, 1961 – March 10, 1962
• "Jungelolympiaden", Fantomet 11/1968
• "Jungelolympiaden", Serie-pocket #34 (1978)
• "Jungelolympiaden", Krønikebok #23 (2005)
• "Jungelolympiaden", Fantomet Kronologisk #8 (2018)

Spain

• "Olimpíadas en la selva", Novelas Gráficas, Serie Amarilla: El Fantasma #41 (1961)
• "La olimpiada de la jungla", El Hombre Enmascarado #18 (1975)
• "La olimpiada de la jungla", El Hombre Enmascarado #40 (1981)
• "La olimpiada de la jungla", Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado #22 (1998?)

Sweden

• Svenska Dagbladet January 26, 1962 – April 19, 1962
• Göteborgs-Tidningen July 1962 – 1962
• Nerikes Allehanda December 12, 1962 – March 8, 1963
• "Djungel-olympiaden", Fantomen 7/1963
• "Djungel-olympiaden", Serie-pocket #73 (1978)

United Arab Republic

• "الشبح وأوليمبياد الغابة" (romanized as "Alshabah wa olompiad alghaba"), Samir #286 – #298 (1961)

United Kingdom

• "The Jungle Olympics", The Phantom Illustrated Comic #13 (1960)

USA

• The Beaver County Times August 8, 1960 – October 29, 1960
• The Birmingham News August 8, 1960 – October 29, 1960
• Bradford Era August 8, 1960 – October 29, 1960
• Bucks County Courier Times August 8, 1960 – October 29, 1960
• Charleston Daily Mail August 8, 1960 – October 29, 1960
• The Charlotte News August 8, 1960 – October 29, 1960
• Courier-Post August 8, 1960 – October 29, 1960
• The Daily Item August 8, 1960 – October 29, 1960
• Delaware County Daily Times August 8, 1960 – October 29, 1960
• Denton Record-Chronicle August 8, 1960 – October 29, 1960
• The Evening News August 8, 1960 – October 29, 1960
• Green Bay Press-Gazette August 8, 1960 – October 29, 1960
• Herald News August 8, 1960 – October 29, 1960
• Laurel Leader-Call August 8, 1960 – October 29, 1960
• The Miami News August 8, 1960 – October 29, 1960
• Morristown Gazette Mail August 8, 1960 – October 29, 1960
• The Oneonta Star August 8, 1960 – October 29, 1960
• The Plattsburgh Press-Republican August 8, 1960 – October 29, 1960
• The Pocono Record August 8, 1960 – October 29, 1960
• Reading Eagle August 8, 1960 – October 29, 1960
• Richmond Times-Dispatch August 8, 1960 – October 29, 1960
• The Rome Daily Sentinel August 8, 1960 – October 29, 1960
• Rome News-Tribune August 8, 1960 – October 29, 1960
• Sandusky Register Star News August 8, 1960 – October 29, 1960
• Syracuse Herald Journal August 8, 1960 – October 29, 1960
• The Times Recorder August 8, 1960 – October 29, 1960
• Uniontown Morning Herald August 8, 1960 – October 29, 1960
• The Washington Reporter August 8, 1960 – October 29, 1960
• La Opinión August 25, 1960 – December 2, 1960
• "The Jungle Olympics", Comics Revue #345-346 (2015)
• "The Gurk Twins", The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Sixteen 1959–1961 (2019)

West Germany

• "Die Dschungel-Olympiade", Phantom #23 (1968)

Yugoslavia

• "Олимпијада у џунгли" (romanized as "Olimpijada u džungli"), Politikin Zabavnik #1009 (1971)
• "Олимпијада" (romanized as "Olimpijada"), Politikin Zabavnik #1543 (1981)
• "Olimpijada u džungli", Super EKS Almanah #86 (1987)