The Ape Idol of the Durugu

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The Ape Idol of the Durugu
Start date:	February 25th, 1950
End date:	May 7th, 1950
# of strips:	60 daily strips and 11 Sundays
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Preceded by:	"The Thuggees"
Followed by:	"The Movie Stars" (daily) "The Mysterious Passenger" (Sunday)

"The Ape Idol of the Durugu" is the 37th Phantom daily story and the 25th Phantom Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Wilson McCoy.

Contents 1 Plot summary 1.1 Appearances 1.2 Trivia 2 Related stories 2.1 Follows 2.2 Remade as 3 Reprints 3.1 Argentina 3.2 Australia 3.3 Barbados 3.4 Brazil 3.5 Canada 3.6 Denmark 3.7 Finland 3.8 France 3.9 India 3.10 Ireland 3.11 Italy 3.12 Mexico 3.13 New Zealand 3.14 Norway 3.15 Portugal 3.16 Spain 3.17 Sweden 3.18 Turkey 3.19 United Kingdom 3.20 USA 3.21 West Germany

Plot summary

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Appearances

Trivia

• Starting in February 1949 the Phantom Sundays and the Phantom daily strips featured the same stories. Unlike in the 1970's - when the stories "The Wedding of the Phantom", "The Three Bandits" and "The Heirs" ran both as dailies and Sundays - these adventures did not feature parallel stories but rather one story spanning over both weekdays and Sundays. However - since several newspapers only included either the Phantom dailies or the Phantom Sundays, the stories also had to be written in such way that the readers who didn't get both still were able to understand and appreciate the plot. As a result, the stories became quite repetitive when reading both Sundays and dailies, while the readers who only had access to either one of the two were left with some notable jumps in the storytelling. This practice was abandoned in May 1950, after four stories - "The Ape Idol of the Durugu" being the last.
• Guran is referred to by The Phantom as "the wisest man in the jungle".
• As he is about to fight the Ape Idol, The Phantom reveals to Duru that he is mortal - "I can only die once, Duru."

Related stories

Follows

• "The Thuggees" by Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy

Remade as

• "Return of the Jungle League" by Özcan Eralp

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "Contra el Ídolo Mono", Fantasma #1 (2003)

Australia

• The Phantom #93 – #87 (1955) - dailies only
• The Phantom #983 (1991) - Sundays only
• The Phantom #1026 (1992) - dailies only
• The Phantom #1248 (1999) - Sundays only

Barbados

• Barbados Advocate April 27, 1950 – July 7, 1950 - dailies only

Brazil

• Novo O Globo Juvenil #2006 (1950) - dailies only
• "O Ídolo Ape", Fantasma #84 (1963) - Sundays only
• "A Lenda do Durugu", O Fantasma #28 (1972) - dailies only
• "O Deus Gorila", Fantasma #230 (1975)- Sundays only
• "O Deus Gorila", Fantasma #267 (1978) - dailies only
• "O Deus Gorila", Fantasma #339 (1984) - dailies only
• "A Lenda de Durugu", Fantasma - Edição Histórica #10 (1995) - dailies only

Canada

• Le Nouvelliste February 25, 1950 – May 6, 1950 - Sundays only
• Le Soleil February 26, 1950 – May 7, 1950 - Sundays only
• La Patrie February 26, 1950 – May 7, 1950 - both Sundays and dailies

Denmark

• "Abeguden", Fantom-hefte #9 (1953) - Sundays only
• "Mysteriet med abeguden", Serie-pocket #2 (1973) - dailies only
• Klassisk Album 1 (1985) - Sundays only
• Tegneserien 100 år - Sundays only

Finland

• "Apinajumala", Sarjakuvalehti 13 - 23/1952 - Sundays only
• "Outo apinavaltias", Sarjakirja #5 (1973) - dailies only
• "Apinajumalan arvoitus", Mustanaamio 4/1984 - dailies only
• Historiallisia Seikkailuja #1 (1984) - Sundays only
• "Outo apinavaltias", Sarjakirja #110 (1985) - dailies only

France

• "L'idole de pierre", Le Fantôme du Bengale #37 (1952) - dailies only
• "Durugu, l'idole-singe", Le Fantôme #306 (1970) - dailies only
• "L'idole singe des Durugus", Le Fantôme #454 (1974) - Sundays only

India

• "The Legend of Durugu", Indrajal Comics #87 (1969) - dailies only

Ireland

• Sunday Independent July 9, 1950 – September 10, 1950

Italy

• "L’idolo della tribù Durugù", L'Uomo Mascherato #21 (1959) - dailies only
• "Durugu l'idolo scimmia", L'Uomo Mascherato #152 (1970) - dailies only
• "Durugu l'idolo scimmia", Phantom – L'Uomo Mascherato #68 (1974) - Sundays only
• "Durugu, l'idolo scimmia", Phantom #26 (1993) - both Sundays and dailies

Mexico

• Paquito #10006 and "Vence al Hombre mono", #10007 (1953) - dailies only

New Zealand

• The Phantom #33 – #34 - dailies only
• The Phantom #250 – #251 - dailies only
• The Phantom #525 – #526 - dailies only

Norway

• "Apeguden", Fantom-hefte #9 (1953) - Sundays only
• "Mysteriet med apeguden", Serie-pocket #1 (1973) - dailies only
• "Mysteriet med apeguden", Fantomet 5/1984 - dailies only
• "Apeguden", Klassisk Album 1 (1985) - Sundays only
• "Mysteriet med apeguden", Comics - 100 år med tegneserier - Sundays only

Portugal

• "A Lenda de Durugu", Fantasma #1 (1979) - dailies only

Spain

• "El hombre enmascarado destronado", El Hombre Enmascarado #29A and "Duelo a muerte", #30A (1964) - dailies only
• "Durugu, el ídolo viviente", Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado #29 - both Sundays and dailies

Sweden

• Nerikes Allehanda April 5, 1952 – June 25, 1952 - dailies only
• "Apguden", Vecko-Revyn 47/1952-6/1953
• Fantomen 1 – 5/1954 - dailies only
• "Dödens gudinna", Fantomen Christmas Album 1957 - Sundays only
• "Mysteriet med ap-guden", Fantomen 11/1962 - dailies only
• "Mysteriet med ap-guden", Seriepocket 8 (1973) - dailies only
• "Mysteriet med apguden", Fantomen 21/1983 - dailies only
• "Apguden", Fantomen Christmas Album 1985 - Sundays only
• "Mysteriet med apguden", Comics - Serierna 100 år (1996) - Sundays only
• Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1954, Del 1 - dailies only
• "Dödens gudinna", Fantomen Christmas Album 2007 - Sundays only

Turkey

• "Afrikada İsyan", Haftalık Albüm #15 – #16 - dailies only

United Kingdom

• "The Living Ape Idol", The Phantom Illustrated Comic #10 - dailies only

USA

• Chester Times February 27, 1950 – May 6, 1950 - dailies only
• Oxnard Press-Courier February 27, 1950 – May 6, 1950 - dailies only
• The Milwaukee Sentinel February 26, 1950 – May 7, 1950 - Sundays only
• St. Petersburg Times February 26, 1950 – May 7, 1950 - Sundays only
• The Phantom Sundays #3 (1989) - Sundays only

West Germany

• "Der Affengott", Phantom-Heft 10/1952 - Sundays only
• "Die Nacht des großen Zaubers", Phantom #2 (ca 1976) - dailies only