The Super Apes (daily story)

The Super Apes
Start date:	October 12th, 1953
End date:	January 30th, 1954
# of strips:	96 (16 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Original colorist:	N/A
Preceded by:	"The Matchmaker"
Followed by:	"Ragon's Game"

"The Super Apes" is the 51st Phantom daily 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
• Devil
• Hero
• Guran
• Colonel Weeks
• Patrolman Smythe

One-time characters

• Doke
• Bill
• Jed

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
  • The Jungle Patrol Headquarters
  • The Abandoned Well
  • Llongo village

Tribes

• Llongo
• Ossewey
• Bandar

Organizations

• The Jungle Patrol

Vehicles

Old jungle sayings

Related stories

Remade as

• "The Super Apes" by Lee Falk, Bill Harris, and Bill Lignante

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "Los grandes monos", Tit-Bits #2384 – #2402 (1955)
• "Los Supergorilas", Gran Bonete #5 (1955)
• "Los “super simios”", Libro de Oro #1 (1960)

Australia

• "The Super Apes", The Phantom #89 – #90 (1956)
• "The Super Apes", The Phantom #171 (1960)
• "The Super Apes", The Phantom #279 (1965)
• "The Super Apes", The Phantom #423 (1970)
• "The Super Apes", The Phantom #594 (1976)
• "The Super Apes", The Phantom #798 (1984)
• "The Super Apes", The Phantom #1219 (1999)
• "The Super Apes", The Phantom #1779 (2017)
• "The Super Apes" (Part 2), The Phantom #1951 (2023)
• "The Super Apes" (Part 1), The Phantom #1958 (2023)

Brazil

• "Os Super-Gorilas", Fantasma #8 (1954)
• "O Mistério dos Super Macacos", O Fantasma #37 (1973)
• "Pânico na Aldeia!", Fantasma #302 (1981)
• "O Mistério dos Supermacacos", Fantasma - Edição Histórica #21 (1996)

Canada

• The Moncton Transcript October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• La Patrie October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• Le Progrès du SaguenayDecember 7, 1953 – April 3, 1954
• L'Action catholique May 19, 1954 – September 9, 1954

Denmark

• Aalborg Stiftstidende October 12, 1954 – February 2, 1955
• Horsens Folkeblad August 1, 1955 – November 19, 1955
• Hejmdal August 19, 1955 – December 9, 1955
• "Mysteriet om kæmpeaberne", Serie-pocket #8 (1974)

Finland

• Fantom 1959
• "Jättiläisapinoiden salaisuus", Nastasarjat 6/1964
• "Jättiläisapinoiden salaisuus", Mustanaamio 1/1967
• "Jättiapinoiden salaisuus", Sarjakirja #11 (1974)
• "Jättiläisapinoiden salaisuus", Mustanaamio 1966–1967 (2011)
• "Apinoiden vallankumous", Ilta-Sanomat January 14, 2013 – February 4, 2013

France

• L'Aurore April 7, 1953 – July 21, 1954
• "Les super-gorilles", Le Fantôme Spécial #19 (1965)
• "Les super-gorilles", Le Fantôme #7 (1995)

Indonesia

• "Phantom lawan kera-kera raksasa", Phantom #1 – #2

Italy

• "La storia dei supergorilla", Celebri Eroi dell'avventura #21 (1956)
• "Il super Gorilla", L'Uomo Mascherato #33 (1960; redrawn by unknown local artist)
• "Il super Gorilla", I Classici dell'Avventura #2 (1962; redrawn by unknown local artist)
• "I supergorilla", L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo #117 (1964)
• "La storia dei supergorilla", Phantom #35 (1994)
• "La storia dei supergorilla", Phantom #48
• "La storia dei supergorilla", Phantom #96

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner February 18, 1954 – June 12, 1954

Mexico

• El Informador December 8, 1953 – March 27, 1954

New Zealand

• The Phantom #100 – #102
• The Phantom #350 – #353

Norway

• Aftenposten December 16, 1954 – April 12, 1955
• "Mysteriet med kjempeapene", Fantomet 1/1967
• "Mysteriet med kjempeapene", Serie-pocket #2 (1974)
• "Mysteriet med kjempeapene", Krønikebok #22 (2005)
• "Mysteriet med kjempeapene", Fantomet Kronologisk #3 (2017)

Panama

• The Star & Herald ?, 1950

Portugal

• "Os Super Gorilas", Mundo de Aventuras #834 – #835 (1965)
• "Os Supergorilas", Jornal do Cuto #64 – #67 (1972)
• "Os Supergorilas", Selecções Jornal do Cuto (1974)
• "Os Supergorilas", Jornal do Cuto Vol. 3 N. 53-73 (ca 1975)

Spain

• "¡Monstruos!", El Hombre Enmascarado #45, "Rodeado por las llamas", #46, and "Justicia en Llongo", #47 (1958)
• "¡Monstruos!", El Hombre Enmascarado - Album de Lujo #9, "Rodeado por las llamas" and "Justicia en Llongo", #10 (1961)
• "¡Monstruos!", "Rodeado por las llamas", and "Justicia en Llongo", Libro de Oro II (1962)
• "¡Monstruos!", El Hombre Enmascarado #56A and "Rodeado por las llamas", #57A (1964)
• "¡Monstruos!" and "Rodeado por las llamas", Album de El Hombre Enmascarado (1965)
• "¡Monstruos!" and "Rodeado por las llamas", El Hombre Enmascarado Biblioteca Eterna #12 (1970)
• "Los super monos", El Hombre Enmascarado #33 (1980)
• "Los supergorilas", Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado #6

Sweden

• Svenska Dagbladet January 15, 1955 – May 9, 1955
• Katrineholmskuriren August 4, 1955 – November 24, 1955
• Nerikes Allehanda November 29, 1955 – March 20, 1956
• Fantomen 13 – 17/1956
• "Mysteriet med jätteaporna", Fantomen 5/1963
• "Mysteriet med jätteaporna", Serie-pocket #17 (1974)
• "Jätteaporna", Lee Falk - mannen som skapade Fantomen (1999)
• Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1956, Del 2 (2008)
• "Jätteaporna", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1963, Del 1 (2013)

United Arab Republic

• "الشبح وعدوان الغوريلا" (romanized as "Alshabah wa Idwan Algorilla"), Samir #521 – #537 (1966; no Phantom pages in issue #523)

United Kingdom

• Birmingham Evening Despatch December 18, 1953 – April 8, 1954

Uruguay

• El Plata ?, 195? – ?, 1954

USA

• The Alabama Journal October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• The Alliance Times-Herald October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• The Atlanta Constitution October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• Bangor Daily News October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• The Beaver County Times October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• The Birmingham News October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• Bradford Era October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• Carthage Evening Press October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• Charleston Daily Mail October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• Chester Times October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• Courier-Post October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• The Daily Item October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• The Daily Standard October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• The Decatur Daily October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• Dziennik dla Wszystkich October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• The Evening News October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• Gloucester County Times October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• Green Bay Press-Gazette October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• The Greensboro Record October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• Hanford Morning Journal October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• Hanford Sentinel October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• Herald News October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• The Jersey Journal October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• Johnson City Press October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• The Key West Citizen October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• Ledger-Enquirer October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• The Monessen Daily Independent October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• Morning Press October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• Morning Sentinel October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• Morristown Gazette Mail October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• The Oneonta Star October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• Oxnard Press-Courier October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• The Pocono Record October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• The Progress October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• Reading Eagle October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• Richmond Times-Dispatch October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• The Rome Daily Sentinel October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• Sandusky Register Star News October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• Syracuse Herald Journal October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• Times Herald October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• The Times Recorder October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• The Washington Reporter October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• The Winchester Sun October 12, 1953 – January 30, 1954
• The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Twelve 1953–1954 (2017)

West Germany

• "Das Geheimnis der Riesenaffen", Phantom #3 (1967)
• "Terror im Dschungel", Phantom #3 (ca 1980)