Lord of the Jungle

Lord of the Jungle
Produced for:	Fantomen 4/1999
# of pgs:	27
Writer:	Claes Reimerthi and Kjell T. Johnsen
Artist:	Heiner Bade
Original colorist:	Times Graphics Singapore
Producer:	Egmont Serieförlaget

"Lord of the Jungle" is a 1999 Team Fantomen story, written by Claes Reimerthi and Kjell T. Johnsen, with art by Heiner Bade.

Plot synopsis

In 1899, The Jungle Patrol has a fresh recruit, Edgar, who fails at most tasks but the patrol's deputy commander want to give him a chance since he is a young aspiring author. Edgar is given the task of accompanying an expedition from the University of Boston into the jungle to investigate local folklore of a white man in the jungle who goes by the name of The Phantom. The 18th Phantom monitor the expedition closely and after it suffers an attack by Wasaka warriors he goes into the Wasaka village to free the expedition members. The events serve as inspiration to the author's first success with the first novel about Tarzan.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• The 18th Phantom
• Diana Palmer-Walker
• Guran
• The 6th Phantom (flashback)
• Redbeard (flashback)
• Crusher (flashback)
• Salla (flashback)
• Big Bart (flashback)
• Major Sakamoto (mentioned)
• Colonel Worubu

One-time characters

• Captain Peters (mentioned)
• unnamed colonel of The Jungle Patrol
• Sergeant Seamus O'Rourke, JP
• Nelson, JP
• Chef, JP
• Professor Digmore
• Gustave, scientist
• Floyd, JP
• Stewart, JP
• Hannibal, monkey

Real-life characters

• Edgar Rice Burroughs, JP
• Emma Hulbert (mentioned as Emma)

Fictional characters

• Tarzan (mentioned)

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Chronicle Room
      • The Major Treasure Room
  • The Jungle Patrol Headquarters
  • The Abandoned Well
  • Wasaka village

Tribes

• Bandar
• Wasaka

Organizations

• The Jungle Patrol
• University of Boston

Deities and idols

• Wazuzu

Objects

• The Good Mark necklace

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "Lord of the Jungle", The Phantom #1225 (1999)

Denmark

• "Junglens herre", Fantomet #365 (1999)

Finland

• "Viidakon valtias", Mustanaamio 2/1999

India

• "Lord of the Jungle", The Phantom #7 (2001)
• "Lord of the Jungle", The Phantom Action Adventure Series: Tiger Girl / Lord of the Jungle (2001)
• "Lord of the Jungle", The Adventures of the Ghost who Walks #5 (2003)
• "Lord of the Jungle", The Phantom #5 (2003)
• "Lord of the Jungle", The Adventures of the Ghost who Walks: Tiger Girl / Lord of the Jungle (2007)
• "Lord of the Jungle", Destroyer of Evil (2007)
• "Lord of the Jungle", "Tiger Girl" and Lord of the Jungle (2010)
• "Lord of the Jungle", Destroyer of Evil (2010)

Norway

• "Jungelens herre", Fantomet 4/1999
• "Jungelens herre", Krønikebok #18 (2004)
• "Jungelens herre", Fantomet 2/2025

Sweden

• "Djungelns herre", Fantomen 4/1999 (colored by TGS)
• "Djungelns herre", Fantomen Krönika 2/2005
• "Djungelns herre", Fantomen 25-26/2022 (colored by Reprostugan)