Return of the Irregulars

Return of the Irregulars
Produced for:	Fantomen 12/1971
# of pgs:	24.5
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Özcan Eralp
Original colorist:	N/A
Producer:	Semic Press

"Return of the Irregulars" is a 1971 Team Fantomen story by Lee Falk and Özcan Eralp.

Plot synopsis

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Unidentified past Phantom
• Guran
• Hero
• Devil
• Whaley
• Brad aka Chief Bradwo
• Chief Duru

One-time characters

• Mister Stevens
• Jean
• Van Horster
• The Gorilla
• Ted
• Whiskey
• Luigi
• Bull
• Professor Bolt
• Professor Bolt's daughter

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Skull Throne
  • Morristown
    • Mister Stevens' Villa
    • Morristown Jail
    • Warehouse
  • The Valley of Lions
  • Bengali State Prison (mentioned)
  • Old fortress
  • Oblu village
  • Llongo village
  • Duguru village
• Rodia (mentioned)

Organizations

• The Irregulars
• The Jungle Patrol (mentioned)

Tribes

• Duguru
• Bandar
• Oblu
• Llongo

Old Jungle Sayings

• When the Phantom approaches, justice is near.

Behind the Scenes

• No official credits were given when this story was first published, but the text Ö.13 on the first page indicates that it is the 13th story drawn by Özcan Eralp. This practice of indicating the creators by initials and a serial number on the first page is still used on some comic strips produced in Sweden, but was abandoned rather quickly for "The Phantom".
• This story is in part a remake of an old Falk & McCoy story ("The Ape Idol of the Durugu"), but also a sequel to a Falk & Barry story ("The Jungle Home") and also introduces important Team Fantomen elements such as Rodia and the Stevens family. No writer is credited for this work.
• The tribe that worships an ape idol are called Duguru, and not Durugu as in the original story.

Related stories

Refers to

• "The Jungle Home" by Lee Falk and Sy Barry

Remake of

• "The Ape Idol of the Durugu " by Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Sweden

• "Djungelligans återkomst", Fantomen 12/1971
• "Djungelligans återkomst", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1971, Del 3 (2022)
• "Djungelligans återkomst", På förbjuden mark (2025)

West Germany

• "Das Dschungel-monster", Phantom #49 (1976)
• "Das Dschungel-monster", Phantom Super-band #2