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|Title= Temple of the Gods, Part 1:<br>The U-Boat Mystery
|image= [[Image:The U-Boat Mystery.jpg|300px]]
|Start= January 3rd, 2005
|End= May 14th, 2005
|Strips= 114 (19 weeks)
|Writer= [[Tony DePaul]]
|Artist= [[George Olesen]],<br>[[Keith Williams]], &<br>[[Paul Ryan]]
|Colorist= [[King Features Syndicate|KFS]] staff
|Preceded= "[[Stripes (story)|Stripes]]"
|Followed= "[[Temple of the Gods, Part 2: Return to Eden|Temple of the Gods, Part 2:<br>Return to Eden]]"
|}}
'''"Temple of the Gods, Part 1: The U-Boat Mystery"''' is the 213th Phantom [[daily story]]. 
The story was written by [[Tony DePaul]] and drawn by [[George Olesen]], [[Keith Williams]] and [[Paul Ryan]]. 

31 January, 2005, marks the date of Ryan's first strip.

== Plot Summary ==
The Phantom spots some reef divers near Eden who dive at night. The phantom dives underwater to spy on them and finds out that they are after a scroll map inside a German submarine which sank there in 1945. He learns from listening to the divers about a  secret society that had been exiled from Egypt came to Eden and created a race of super-men. In 1945 the German sub was sunk by the British when the former were looking for the temple to learn the secret science of creating super-human soldiers. The phantom steals the scroll from a young woman named Mina, who is also the leader of the expedition. He then goes on alone to find temple hidden beneath a mountain. Mina, however, finds her way to the temple through her memory of the map. Once inside, Mina's colleagues start looting all the precious items from the temple. When Mina protests, they knock her out and the Phantom secretly takes her away and hides her. He then overpowers her teammates and takes them and Mina away to the deep woods where Guran uses amnesia drug to wipe the group's memories of the Eden temple, save for Mina whom Phantom takes to the skull cave. Phantom then hands the men over to the Jungle Patrol. He makes Mina stay with him to help understand more about the unknown temple.

The story is then continued in 'Temple of the Gods, Part 2 : Return to Eden'. 

=== Appearances ===
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'''Recurring characters'''
*[[The 21st Phantom]]
*[[Devil]]
*[[Guran]]
*[[Hero]]
*[[Colonel Worubu]]
*[[Fluffy]]
*[[Stripes]]
*[[Mina Braun]]
*[[The 20th Phantom]] (mentioned)
'''One-time characters'''
*Otto
*Hans
*Volker
*Mina's grandfather (mentioned)
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'''Locations'''
*[[Bangalla]]
**[[Eden]]
***[[The Temple of the Gods]]
'''Tribes'''
*[[Bandar]]
'''Organizations'''
*Kriegsmarine
*[[The Jungle Patrol]]
'''Vehicles'''
*[[German submarine]]
'''Items'''
*[[Bandar amnesia drug]]


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==Related stories ==
===Followed by===
*"[[Temple of the Gods, Part 2: Return to Eden]]" by Tony DePaul and Paul Ryan
*"[[Temple of the Gods, Part 3: The Secret Sect]]" by Tony DePaul and Paul Ryan
*"[[Temple of the Gods, Part 4: Servant of Evil]]" by [[David Bishop]], [[Hans Lindahl]], and Paul Ryan
*"[[Temple of the Gods, Part 5: Thirst]]" by David Bishop, Hans Lindahl, and [[César Spadari]]
*"[[Temple of the Gods, Part 6: The Beasts Stir]]" by David Bishop, Hans Lindahl, and César Spadari

== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:

=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
*"The U-Boat Mystery", [[The Phantom 1418 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1418]] (2005)

=== [[Image:mini_bahamas.png]] The Bahamas ===
*''[[The Freeport News]]'' January 3, 2005 &ndash; May 14, 2005

=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"O Submarino Alemão", [[O Fantasma Especial 1|''O Fantasma Especial'' #1]] (2007)

=== [[Image:mini_denmark.gif]] Denmark ===
*''[[Horsens Folkeblad]]'' June 4, 2010 &ndash; October 14, 2010

=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif|border]] Finland ===
*"Jumalten kammio 1: Papyruskäärö", [[Mustanaamio 23/2005|''Mustanaamio'' 23/2005]]
*''[[Åbo Underrättelser]]'' January 18, 2013 &ndash; July 3, 2013

=== [[Image:mini_germany.gif]] Germany ===
*"Diebe in Bangalla", [[Phantom 7 (Zauberstern)|''Phantom'' #7]] (2023)

=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India===
*''[[Anandabazar Patrika]]'' September 15, 2005 &ndash; January 25, 2006
*"U-Boat Mystery", [[The Adventures of the Ghost who Walks: U-Boat Mystery|''U-Boat Mystery'']] (2011)
*"U-Boat Mystery", [[The Adventures of the Ghost who Walks: Ordeal at Sea|''Ordeal at Sea'']] (2011; excerpt)
*"U-Boat Mystery", [[The Adventures of the Ghost who Walks: The Ghost's Justice|''The Ghost's Justice'']] (2011)
*"U-Boat Mystery", [[The Adventures of the Ghost who Walks: Immortal Justice|''Immortal Justice'']] (2011; excerpt)
*"U-Boat Mystery", [[The Adventures of the Ghost who Walks: U-Boat Mystery / The Ghost Wall|''U-Boat Mystery / The Ghost Wall'']] (2014)
*"U-Boat Mystery", [[The Adventures of the Ghost who Walks: U-Boat Mystery and other stories|''U-Boat Mystery and other stories'']] (2014)
*"Temple of the Gods, Part 1: The U-Boat Mystery", [[The Phantom 13 (Regal Comics)|''The Phantom'' #13]] (2021)

=== [[Image:mini_jamaica.gif]] Jamaica ===
*''[[The Daily Gleaner (Jamaican newspaper)|The Daily Gleaner]]'' January 3, 2005 &ndash; May 14, 2005

=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
*"Gudenes tempel, del 1: Papyrusrullen", [[Fantomet 23/2005|''Fantomet'' 23/2005]]
*''[[Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen]]'' December 21, 2005 &ndash; April 26, 2006
*''[[Østlendingen]]'' May 2, 2006 &ndash; June 23, 2006 - ''the last eight weeks only ''
*''[[Varden]]'' February 17, 2006 &ndash; July 21, 2006
*''[[Tønsbergs Blad]]'' February 21, 2006 &ndash; July 11, 2006
*''[[Sandefjords Blad]]'' February 22, 2006 &ndash; July 15, 2006
*''[[Varden]]'' February 17, 2006 &ndash; July 21, 2006
*''[[Lofotposten]]'' April 4, 2006 &ndash; August 30, 2006
*''[[Østlandsposten]]'' April 19, 2006 &ndash; September 4, 2006
*''[[Nordlys]]'' May 15, 2006 &ndash; September 22, 2006
*''[[Finnmark Dagblad]]'' May 19, 2006 &ndash; October 2, 2006
*''[[Romsdals Budstikke]]'' May 22, 2006 &ndash; October 3, 2006
*''[[Telen]]'' August 5, 2006 &ndash; December 15, 2006
*''[[Haugesunds Avis]]'' September 21, 2006 &ndash; Ferbruary 3, 2007
*''[[Aftenposten]]'' January 31, 2007 &ndash; ?
*''[[Oppland Arbeiderblad]]'' August 10, 2011 &ndash; December 22, 2011

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Gudarnas Tempel 1: Papyrusrullen", [[Fantomen 23/2005|''Fantomen'' 23/2005]]
*''[[Svenska Dagbladet]]'' January 10, 2006 &ndash; May 23, 2006
*''[[Bohusläningen]]'' January 26, 2009? &ndash; ?
*"Gudarnas Tempel, del 1: Papyrusrullen", [[Fantomen Christmas Album 2019|''Fantomen Christmas Album'' 2019]]

=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*[[Çizgi Film 1|''Çizgi Film'' #1]] (2005; incomplete)
*"Tanrıların Tapınağı, 1. Bölüm: Denizaltının Gizemi", [[Kızılmaske 37 (Büyülü Çizgi Roman)|''Kızılmaske'' #37]] &ndash; [[Kızılmaske 38 (Büyülü Çizgi Roman)|#38]] (2017)

=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*''[[Bangor Daily News]]'' January 3, 2005 &ndash; May 14, 2005
*''[[Observer-Reporter]]'' January 3, 2005 &ndash; May 14, 2005
*''[[The Plattsburgh Press-Republican]]'' January 3, 2005 &ndash; May 14, 2005
*''[[Reading Eagle]]'' January 3, 2005 &ndash; May 14, 2005

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