The Movie Stars

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The Movie Stars
Start date:	May 8th, 1950
End date:	September 9th, 1950
# of strips:	108 (18 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Preceded by:	"The Ape Idol of the Durugu"
Followed by:	"The White Monkey"

"The Movie Stars" is the 38th Phantom daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Wilson McCoy.

Contents 1 Plot summary 1.1 Appearances 1.2 Trivia 2 Reprints 2.1 Argentina 2.2 Australia 2.3 Brazil 2.4 Finland 2.5 France 2.6 India 2.7 Italy 2.8 Mexico 2.9 New Zealand 2.10 Norway 2.11 Spain 2.12 Sweden 2.13 Turkey 2.14 West Germany

Plot summary

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Appearances

Trivia

• The names of movie stars Rita Lana and Cary Gary are most likely references to real life 1940's Hollywood mega stars Rita Hayworth, Lana Turner, Cary Grant and Gary Cooper.
• This is the first appearance of the name "Cary"/"Cari" in the Phantom strip. It went on to make several other appearances, including Ambassador Cari, the Cary family/families of "The Adventures of Lucy Cary" and "Tale of the Good Mark", and others.
• Starting with this story, the jungle leaders are no longer referred to as "chiefs" but as "kings".

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• Tit-Bits? (1952)

Australia

• Super Yank Comics #11 – #14
• The Phantom #112 (1955)
• The Phantom #202 (1961)
• The Phantom #313 (1966)
• The Phantom #466 (1972)
• The Phantom #640 (1978)
• The Phantom #849 (1986)
• The Phantom #1209 (1998)

Brazil

• "O rapto da estrela", Novo O Globo Juvenil #2049 – #2050 (1952)
• "Rita e Cary", O Fantasma #31 (1972)
• "Filmando na Selva", Fantasma #263 (1977)
• "Rita e Cary", Fantasma - Edição Histórica #27 (1996)

Finland

• "Viidakon sankareita", Nastasarjat 20/1964
• "Viidakon sankareita", Mustanaamio 7/1968
• "Viidakon sankarit", Sarjakirja 1/1992

France

• "Les terres maudites", Le Fantôme du Bengale #38 and "A l’école du Fantôme", #39 (1952)
• "Alarme dans la jungle", Le Fantôme Spécial #26 and "Au royaume des cannibales", #27 (1965)

India

• "The Kidnappers", Indrajal Comics #78 (1969)

Italy

• "I cacciatori di teste", L'Uomo Mascherato #23 (1959)
• "Allarme nella giungla", L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo #133 and "Nel regno dei cannibali", #135 (1965)
• "Nelle terre dei cannibalie dei cacciatore di teste", Phantom #27 (1993)

Mexico

• Paquito #10002 (1952)

New Zealand

• The Phantom #34 – #36
• The Phantom #253 – #257
• The Phantom #526 – #528

Norway

• Aftenposten November 18, 1950 – March 29, 1951
• "Jungelens helter", Fantomet 7/1968
• "Jungelens helter", Serie-pocket #168 (1992)
• "Jungelens helter", Krønikebok #23 (2005)

Spain

• "Los dos fugitivos", El Hombre Enmascarado#67A and "El valor de Cary", 68A

Sweden

• Nerikes Allehanda June 26, 1952 – October 29, 1952
• Fantomen 6/1954 – 12/1954
• "Djungelhjälten", Fantomen 7/1960
• "Djungelns hjältar", Fantomen 13/1967
• Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1954, Del 1 – Del 2
• "Djungelhjälten", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1960, Del #2 (2011)

Turkey

• "Cengel Esrarı", Haftalık Albüm #21 – #22 (1953)

West Germany

• "Dschungel Helden", Phantom #19 (1968)