Jungle Love
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| Jungle Love | |
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| Produced for: | Frew Trade Paperback #2 (2018) |
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| # of pgs: | 29 |
| Writer: | Pidde Andersson |
| Artist: | Shane Foley |
| Original colorist: | Sarge |
| Producer: | Frew Publications |
"Jungle Love" is a 2018 Frew story, written by Pidde Andersson, with art by Shane Foley.
Plot synopsis
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Appearances
Recurring characters
- The 21st Phantom
- Devil
- Cary Gary
- Rita Lana
- Mr. Napoleon (named as "Neal" on the inside cover)
- Governor of Bengali (unnamed)
- Blake (unnamed reporter)
- Lana Marshall (unnamed)
- Greta Marshall
One-time characters
- unnamed governor's wife (unsure that's same wife as Myrna, she looks a little bit different)
- unnamed projectionist
- Dan
- inspector Jim
- unnmaed inspector's secreatary
- Biff Blunt
- Ruger
Related stories
Refers to
- "The Movie Stars" by Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy
Easter eggs and cameos
The story is filled with minor references to Falk & McCoy stories, mostly inserted by artist Shane Foley and not part of the script.
| Title | Comments |
|---|---|
| "The Thuggees" part 2 | ad on the wall about Tydia |
| "The Crescent Cult" | cameo, portrait of The Queen of Bengali; crescent tatoo on ad on the wall |
| "Queen Asta of Trondelay" | ad "Morristown Drum" on the street |
| "The Maharajah's Daughter" | cameo, maharajah's capitol in Nimpore |
| "The Professor" | cameo, ad of Prof. Dudley |
| "The Reporter" | cameo, JP sarge walkes on the street |
| "U-Town" | ad on the wall |
| "The Swamp Rats" | note on a package |
| "The Crown Jewels of Corba" | on wanted list on the wall |
| "Pirate Day" | ad on the wall of a buliding |
| "Fluffy" | mentioned as "missing Fluffy" on ad on the wall |
| "The Toad Men" | cameo, on wanted list on the wall |
| "Ragon's Game" | cameo, on wanted list on the wall |
| "The Iron Dragon" | cameo, tank on ad on the wall |
| "The 50th Wife" | cameo, Prince Bey in newspaper |
| "The Flirtatious Princess" | cameo, ad on the wall with picture of Princess Gwena (unnamed) of Pathia |
| "The Phantom's Ring" | Prince Randolph mentioned on ad "Morristown Drum" on the street |
| "Queen Sansamor and the Sixth Man" | Queen Sansamor mentioned on ad "Morristown Drum" on the street |
Behind the scenes
- The inside cover for the story "Jungle Love" is painted by Glenn Ford and was inspired by the movie poster for "Gone withe the Wind". The cast names on the poster are references to real life actors and actresses:
- Cary Gary – Cary Grant and Gary Cooper
- Rita Lana – Rita Hayworth and Lana Turner
- Victor Manure – Victor Mature
- Hedy Galah – Hedy Lamarr (Galah is a species of cockatoo)
- Lauren Macaw – Lauren Bacall (Macaw is a species of parrot)
- Humphrey Go-Kart – Humphrey Bogart
- Al Cappucino – Al Pacino
- Katherine Heartburn – Katherine Hepburn
- Jane Blonder – Jane Seymour (last name "Blonder" could be a pun: blonde hair with "Bond girl" and a hommage to the character Jan Brandel from "Casablanca")
- Mark Camel – Marc Cavell
- And as special guest appearances:
- Basil Backbone – Basil Rathbone
- Anthony Napkins – Anthony Hopkins
- The Swedish reprint (translated by Pidde Andersson) replaces Mark Camel with an actual Swedisch actor, John Botvid.
- The movie title "Our Man in Nepal" from the poster shown on a wall is a reference to the real movie title Our Man in Havana.
- The name "Ookabolapongas" (instead the usual Ookabolakongas) in the title "In the Land of Ookabolapongas" was taken from the comic strip "Melvin of the Apes".
- The movie "Jungle Love" was produced by Bengafilms Pty. Ltd. in association with Pidde Andersson and Frew Australia.
- Name of the restaurant "Knife & Falk Dinner" is homage to Lee Falk.
- Even though the story is set in the early 1950s, Biff Blunt's house has a modern fridge and cooker.
- Streets in Morristown are named "Wilson Av.", "McCoy St.", and "No Frew Rd.", after Wilson McCoy and Frew.
- An intro strip was drawn but not used in the original Australian print. It is used in the Swedish reprint.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- "Jungle Love", Frew Trade Paperback #2 (2018)
Sweden
- "Kärlek i djungeln", Fantomen 2-3/2020 (edited color by Reprostugan)