The White Monkey

The White Monkey
Start date:	September 11th, 1950
End date:	December 2nd, 1950
# of strips:	72 (12 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Original colorist:	N/A
Preceded by:	"The Movie Stars"
Followed by:	"The Gray Gang"

"The White Monkey" is the 39th 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
• Guran
• Hero
• Toma

One-time characters

• Prince Longa of Llongo
• The King of Llongo
• Tonda
• Bud
• The Llongo Witchdoctor
• Tabby
• Butch

Locations

• Bengali
  • The Llongo Village
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Skull Throne

Tribes

• Llongo
• Bandar
• Wambesi
• Otowey

Vehicles

• Connie M

Behind the scenes

• The name "Connie" makes yet an appearance as the name of the ship in the story. Connie was the nick-name of Lee Falk's second wife Constance, and he named several characters after her.
• The boy taking care of Hero while The Phantom is away from the jungle is called by his name, Toma, for one of the few times during the McCoy era of the strips.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "Los cazadores de fieras", Tit-Bits #2232 – #2244 (1951)
• "El monito blanco", La Sombra #14 (1959)
• "El monito blanco", El Espectro #108 (1968)

Australia

• The Phantom #52 (1952)
• The Phantom #114 (1957)
• The Phantom #204 (1962)
• The Phantom #317 (1966)
• The Phantom #471 (1972)
• The Phantom #645 (1978)
• The Phantom #854 (1986)
• The Phantom #1354 (2003)
• The Phantom #1904 (2021)

Barbados

• Barbados Advocate October 25, 1950 – December 24, 1950

Brazil

• "O Roubo do Macaco Branco", Novo O Globo Juvenil #2015 (1951)
• "O Roubo do Macaco Branco", Almanaque de Fantasma Magazine para 1956
• "O Roubo do Macaco Branco", Fantasma #124 (1967)
• "O Roubo do Macaco Branco", Fantasma #256 (1977)
• "O Macaco Branco", O Fantasma #28 (1972)
• "O Macaco Branco", Fantasma - Edição Histórica #10 (1995)
• "O Macaco Albino", Os Tugues e Outras Histórias (2025)

Canada

• The Moncton Transcript September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• La Patrie September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• L'Action catholique November 20, 1950 – February 16, 1951

Denmark

• Aalborg Stiftstidende August 17, 1951 – November 9, 1951
• Horsens Folkeblad May 28, 1952 – August 21, 1952
• Hejmdal July 1, 1952 – September 22, 1952

Finland

• "...ja valkoinen apina", Sarjakuvalehti 4/1961
• "Valkoisen apinan arvoitus", Mustanaamio 8/1968
• "Valkoinen apina", Mustanaamio 23/1980
• "Valkoinen apina", Sarjakirja 2/1991
• "Valkoisen apinan arvoitus", Mustanaamio 1968
• "Valkoinen apina", Ilta-Sanomat March 12, 2019 – April 1, 2019

France

• L'Aurore March 3, 1951 – June 1, 1951
• "Tonda, le singe blanc", Le Fantôme du Bengale #40 and "Les faux monnayeurs", #41 (1952)
• "Le singe blanc", Le Fantôme Spécial #22 (1963)

Italy

• "Allarme nella giungla", L'Avventura Nuova serie #15, "La scimmia bianca", #16, "Il piroscafo delle belve", #17, and "La cattura dei falsari", #18 (1951)
• "La scimmia bianca", L'Uomo Mascherato #39 (1960)
• "La scimmia bianca", I Classici dell'Avventura #2 (1962)
• "La scimmia bianca", L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo #123 (1965)
• "La scimmia bianca", Phantom #27 (1993)
• "La scimmia bianca", Phantom #287

Mexico

• El Informador July 3, 1950 – November 4, 1950
• "El Caso del Mono Blanco", Paquito #10011 (1953)

New Zealand

• The Phantom #36 – #38
• The Phantom #257 – #260
• The Phantom #528 – #530

Norway

• Aftenposten October 8, 1951 – January 4, 1952
• "Mysteriet med den hvite apen", Fantomet 8/1968
• "Den hvite apen", Fantomet 26/1980
• "Den hvite apen", Serie-pocket #163 (1991)
• "Mysteriet med den hvite apen", Krønikebok #23 (2005)

Panama

• The Star & Herald ?, 1950

Spain

• "El robo del mono blanco", El Hombre Enmascarado #1, "Amenaza frustrada", #2, and "Los falsificadores", #3 (1952)
• "El mono blanco", El Hombre Enmascarado #14 (1958)
• "El mono blanco", El Hombre Enmascarado #50A (1964)
• "El mono blanco", El Hombre Enmascarado Biblioteca Eterna #10 (1970)
• "El mono blanco", El Hombre Enmascarado #35 – #36 (1976)
• "El mono blanco", Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado #32

Sweden

• Svenska Dagbladet November 10, 1951 – February 5, 1952
• Katrineholmskuriren May 27, 1952 – August 21, 1952
• Nerikes Allehanda October 30, 1952 – January 26, 1953
• Fantomen 13 – 16/1954
• "Falskmyntarligan", Fantomen 8/1960
• Östhammars Tidning October 22, 1962 – April 22, 1963
• Tierps-Posten October 23, 1962 – April 23, 1963
• "Mysteriet med den vita apan", Fantomen 14/1967
• "Den vita apan", Fantomen 17/1980
• Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1954, Del 2
• "Falskmyntarligan", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1960, Del 2 (2011)
• "Mysteriet med den vita apan", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1967, Del 3 (2017)

United Kingdom

• Birmingham Evening Despatch November 9, 1950 – February 1, 1951

USA

• The Alabama Journal September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• The Alliance Times-Herald September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• The Atlanta Constitution September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• Bangor Daily News September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• The Beaver County Times September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• The Birmingham News September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• Bradford Era September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• Carthage Evening Press September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• Charleston Daily Mail September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• Chester Times September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• The Daily Item September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• The Daily Record September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• The Daily Standard September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• The Decatur Daily September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• Dziennik dla Wszystkich September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• The Evening News September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• Gloucester County Times September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• Green Bay Press-Gazette September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• The Greensboro Record September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• Hanford Morning Journal September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• Hanford Sentinel September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• Herald News September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• Johnson City Press September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• Ledger-Enquirer September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• Morning Press September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• Morning Sentinel September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• Morristown Gazette Mail September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• The Nassau Daily Review-Star September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• The Oneonta Star September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• Oxnard Press-Courier September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• The Progress September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• Richmond Times-Dispatch September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• The Rome Daily Sentinel September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• San Antonio Light September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• Sandusky Register Star News September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• Syracuse Herald Journal September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• Times Herald September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• The Times Recorder September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• The Winchester Sun September 11, 1950 – December 2, 1950
• Comics Revue #285-286 – #289-290 (2010)
• The Complete Newspaper Dailies and Sundays: Volume Ten 1950–1951 (2016)

West Germany

• "Das Geheimnis der weissen Affen", Phantom #20 (1968)