The Jungle Demon

The Jungle Demon
Produced for:	Fantomen 3/1974
# of pgs:	10
Writer:	Özcan Eralp & Janne Lundström
Artist:	Özcan Eralp
Original colorist:	N/A
Producer:	Semic Press

"The Jungle Demon" is a 1974 Team Fantomen story by Özcan Eralp and Janne Lundström.

Plot synopsis

To Rex and Tom-Tom, the Phantom tell one of his own adventures that happened not long after he succeeded his own father. Scammers are using a film projector making villagers believe that a gigantic demon demand their gold.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Rex
• Tom-Tom
• Guran
• Devil
• Colonel Weeks
• The 20th Phantom
• Rama Singh (mentioned)
• Colonel Worubu (mentioned)

One-time characters

• Mr Howard

Real-life characters

• Attila the Hun

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Chronicle Room
  • Morristown

Tribes

• Llongo
• Wambesi
• Oogaan
• Sengali

Behind the scenes

No writer was credited at publication. According to editorial documents donated to Seriearkivet/The Comics Archive, Özcan Eralp wrote the synopsis and the script was written by Eralp and Janne Lundström.

Related stories

Refers to

• "The Snake Girl" by Janne Lundström and Jaime Vallvé

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Denmark

• "Jungledæmonen", Fantomet pocket #4 (1985)

Finland

• "Paholainen iskee!", Mustanaamio 12/1974
• "Viidakon paholainen", Sarjakirja #100 (1985)
• "Paholainen iskee", Mustanaamio 4/1989

Norway

• "Jungeldemonen", Fantomet 11/1974
• "Jungeldemonen", Serie-pocket #104 (1985)
• "Jungeldemonen", Krønikebok #35 (2007)

Sweden

• "Djungeldemonen", Fantomen 3/1974
• "Djungeldemonen", Serie-pocket #148 (1985)