Jungle King

Jungle King
Start date:	July 23rd, 1950
End date:	October 22nd, 1950
# of strips:	14 pages
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Original colorist:	KFS staff
Preceded by:	"The Mysterious Passenger"
Followed by:	"The Phantom's Ring"

"Jungle King" is the 27th Phantom Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Wilson McCoy.

Plot synopsis

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Hero
• Devil
• Toma

One-time characters

• Red
• Lou
• Maharajah

Locations

Tribes

Organizations

Vehicles

Related stories

Remade as

• "The Jungle King" by Lee Falk and Özcan Eralp

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "El cabalo indomito", El Libro de la Historieta #16 (1959)
• "La aventura de Héroe", El Fantasma #51 (1963)

Australia

• "Jungle King", The Phantom #126 (1958)
• "Jungle King", The Phantom #215 (1962)
• "Jungle King", The Phantom #339 (1967)
• "Jungle King", The Phantom #498 (1973)
• "Jungle King", The Phantom #676 (1979)
• "Hero the Champion", The Phantom #893 (1987)
• "Jungle King", The Phantom #1297 (2001)

Brazil

• "O Rapto de Herói", Almanaque de O Globo Juvenil 1952 (1951)
• "O Rapto de Herói", Fantasma #96 (1964)
• "O Rapto de Herói", Fantasma #238 (1975)
• "O Rapto de Herói", Hiperalmanaque Fantasma #2 (1982)
• "O Rapto de Herói", O Fantasma Crônicas #3 (2002)

Canada

• Le Nouvelliste July 22, 1950 – October 21, 1950
• Le Soleil July 23, 1950 – October 22, 1950
• La Patrie July 23, 1950 – October 22, 1950

Denmark

• "Heros eventyr", Serie-pocket #12 (1975)
• Klassisk Album #1 (1985)

Finland

• Sarjakuvalehti 10 – 12/1953 - the first three weeks only
• "Naamio ja viidakon rosvot", Kippari Kalle 10/1955
• "Heron harharetket", Sarjakirja #18 (1975)
• Historiallisia Seikkailuja #1 (1984)

France

• "Le champion de l'Ombre", Les héros de l'aventure #49 (1968)
• "Le roy de la jungle", Le Fantôme #455 (1974)

India

• "Where is Hero?", Indrajal Comics #17 (1965)

Ireland

• Sunday Independent December 3, 1950 – March 4, 1951

Italy

• "Il Re della Jungla", L'Avventura Nuova serie #6 (1951)
• "Il re della giungla", L'Uomo Mascherato #26 (1960)
• "Il campione dell'Ombra", L'Uomo Mascherato #9 (1961)
• "Il campione dell'Ombra", L'Uomo Mascherato #92 (1964)
• "Il re della giungla", Phantom – L'Uomo Mascherato #69 (1974)
• "Il campione dell'Ombra", Phantom #264

Mexico

• El Informador September 17, 1950 – December 17, 1950

New Zealand

• The Phantom #54 – #55
• The Phantom #282 – #283

Norway

• "Heros eventyr", Serie-pocket #3 (1975)
• "Jungelkongen", Klassisk Album #1 (1985)
• "Heros eventyr", Serie-pocket #223 (1998)

Sweden

• "Heros äventyr", Vecko-Revyn 17/1953-30/1953
• "Hero bortrövad", Fantomen 14 – 16/1958
• Fantomen Christmas Album 1960
• "Heros äventyr", Seriepocket #27 (1975)
• "Heros äventyr", Fantomen Christmas Album 1985
• "Heros äventyr", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1958, Del 2 (2009)
• "Heros äventyr", Fantomen Christmas Album 2010 - facsimile reprint of 1960 Christmas Album

USA

• Charleston Daily Mail July 23, 1950 – October 22, 1950
• Cumberland Sunday Times July 23, 1950 – October 22, 1950
• The Milwaukee Sentinel July 23, 1950 – October 22, 1950
• La Opinión July 23, 1950 – October 22, 1950
• San Antonio Light July 23, 1950 – October 22, 1950
• San Francisco Examiner July 23, 1950 – October 22, 1950
• St. Petersburg Times July 23, 1950 – October 22, 1950
• The Virginian Pilot July 23, 1950 – October 22, 1950
• The Phantom Sundays #3 (1989)
• The Complete Sundays: Volume Four 1950–1953 (2017)

West Germany

• "Dschungelpiraten", Phantom-Heft 5/1953