Jungle City

Jungle City
Start date:	September 18th, 1978
End date:	December 16th, 1978
# of strips:	78 strips (13 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Sy Barry
Original colorist:	N/A
Preceded by:	"Return to Tarakimo"
Followed by:	"The Heirs"

"Jungle City" is the 139th Phantom daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Sy Barry.

Plot synopsis

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Diana Palmer-Walker
• Dr. Henry
• General Tara (mentioned)
• Dave Palmer
• Lily Palmer

One-time characters

• Field Marshal Dito
• Ronnie
• Mox
• Ginger
• Curley

Locations

• Tarakimo (mentinoned)
• USA
  • New York City
    • UN Headquarters
    • unnamed park

Organizations

• The Park-Muggers Gang

Old jungle sayings

• "Phantom moves like lightning flash..."
• "Furious Phantom is sight to behold..."

Related stories

Referenced in

• "Return to Tarakimo" by Lee Falk and Sy Barry
• "The Heirs" by Lee Falk and Sy Barry

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "La selva de asfalto", El Fantasma Nueva Serie #2 (1980)
• "Los desalmados", El Fantasma Nueva Serie #12 (1981)

Australia

• "Jungle City", The Phantom #668 (1979)
• "A Different Kind of Jungle", The Phantom #881 (1987)
• "Jungle City", The Phantom #1230 (1999)
• "Jungle City", The Phantom #1715 (2015)

Brazil

• O Globo December 25, 1978 – March 31, 1979
• "Selva da Cidade", Almanaque do Fantasma #4 (1979)

Canada

• Le Nouvelliste February 7, 1979 – May 8, 1979

Denmark

• Djursland June 23, 1980 – September 20, 1980
• Aalborg Stiftstidende July 26, 1980 – October 24, 1980
• Horsens Folkeblad July 29, 1980 – October 27, 1980
• "Storbyjunglen", Fantomet #159 (1981)

Finland

• "Suurkaupungin viidakoissa", Mustanaamio 16/1979
• "Suurkaupungin viidakoissa", Mustanaamio 2/2004
• Ilta-Sanomat August 18, 2021 – September 8, 2021

France

• "La ville jungle", Le Fantôme Spécial #22 (1979)

Hungary

• "Betondzsungel", Kockás 2021/5

Iceland

• Tíminn June 12, 1979 – September 23, 1979

India

• "The Infuriated Ghost", Indrajal Comics #355 (1980)
• "Jungle City", Phantom #21
• "வழிப்பறி கொள்ளைக்காரன்" (romanized as "Vazhipari kollaikaran"), Rani Comics #318 (1997)
• "Jungle City", Phantom #81 (1998)
• "மனிதப் பேய்" (romanized as "Manitha pei"), Rani Comics #447 (2003)

Italy

• "Nella giungla cittadina", Phantom Selezione #19 (1979)
• "La giungla di cemento", Phantom #77

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978

Mexico

• El Informador November 15, 1978 – February 14, 1979

Norway

• Aftenposten June 1, 1979 – September 8, 1979
• "Storbyjungel", Fantomet 17/1979
• "Storbyjungel", Serie-pocket #187 (1994)
• "Storbyjungel", Fantomet 2/2004
• "Storbyjungel", Fantomet Gullalderen #4 (2011)

Papua New Guinea

• Papua New Guinea Post-Courier June 18, 1980 – October 3, 1980

Portugal

• "A Selva de Cimento", Mundo de Aventuras #408 (1981)

Spain

• Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado #8 (1986)
• "La jungla de asfalto", Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado #69 (1999)

Sweden

• "Storstadsdjungeln", Fantomen 8/1979
• Svenska Dagbladet July 24, 1979 – October 22, 1979
• Göteborgs-Tidningen October 29, 1979 – January 29, 1979
• Nerikes Allehanda July 25, 1980 – October 23, 1980
• Folkbladet, March 4, 1982 – June 8, 1982 and September 23, 1989 – December 23, 1989
• Östgöten March 4, 1982 – June 8, 1982 and September 23, 1989 – December 23, 1989
• Katrineholmskuriren December 11, 1982 – March 15, 1983
• Eesti Päevaleht February 9, 1983 – May 18, 1983
• Norrtelje Tidning December 8, 1993 – March 31, 1994
• "Storstadsdjungel", Fantomen 2/2004
• "Storstadsdjungel", Fantomen Christmas Album 2017

Turkey

• "Vahşi Kent", Kızılmaske Albüm #93 – #94
• "Vahşi Kent", Kızılmaske Albüm #28
• "Vahşi Kent", Kızılmaske Albüm #113
• "Vahşi Kent", Kızılmaske Süper Albüm #38
• "Vahşi Kent", Kızılmaske Süper Albüm #23
• "Vahşi Kent", Kızılmaske Büyük Albüm #8
• "Orman Şehri", Kızılmaske #13 – #14 (2014)

United Kingdom

• Birmingham Evening Mail April 3, 1979 – July 4, 1979

USA

• The Alabama Journal September 18, 1978 – December 15, 1978 (Saturday strips missing)
• Anderson Independent-Mail September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• The Asheville Times September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• The Atlanta Constitution September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• Bangor Daily News September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• Baraboo News Republic September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• The Birmingham News September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• The Charlotte News September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• Chippewa Herald September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• The Clarksdale Press Register September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• The Daily American September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• The Daily Item September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• The Daily Journal September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• The Gadsden Times September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• Green Bay Press-Gazette September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• Herald News September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• The Indianapolis News September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• Johnson City Press September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• The Leaf-Chronicle September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• Ledger-Enquirer September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• The Morning News September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• Morning Press September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• Morning Sentinel September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• The News Journal September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• News-Press September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• Observer-Reporter September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• Orlando Sentinel September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• Philadelphia Daily News September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• The Plattsburgh Press-Republican September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• Portage Daily Register September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• Reading Eagle September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• Red Bank Register September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• Republican Herald September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• The Rome Daily Sentinel September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• Rome News-Tribune September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• The Tuscaloosa News September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• The Winchester Sun September 18, 1978 – December 16, 1978
• Suffolk News-Herald September 18, 1978 – December 17, 1978
• The Citizens' Voice October 17, 1978 – December 16, 1978 (started from the strip of October 17, 1978)
• "Jungle City", Comics Revue #443-444 (2023)
• "Jungle City", The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Twenty-Seven 1977–1978 (2023)

West Germany

• "Das Teufels-Trio", Phantom #181 (1981)

Yugoslavia

• "Džungla na asfaltu", Mini EKS Almanah #17 (1981)