According to Lee Falk's novel The Story of the Phantom: The Ghost Who Walks, Guran is ten years older than Kit Walker (a.k.a. The Phantom). The two grew up together in the deep woods of Bangalla, where Guran taught the Phantom the ways of the Bandar tribe. Guran was the Phantom's best man when he married his girlfriend since boyhood, Diana Palmer. Guran followed Kit to Clarksdale, Mississippi, where Kit studied while living with his aunt and uncle, Bessie and Sid, leaving him to become the first of the shy, isolated Bandar pigmies to learn how to read and write. He also brought Kit the message about Kit's dying father, the 20th Phantom, causing the 20-year-old college student to leave America to return to the Skull Cave, Bangalla, where he took up the mantle of the Phantom. Known for his characteristic clothing, he is usually seen wearing a special hat made of either blades of grass or wood. He is also the medicine man of the Bandar, and has saved the Phantom's life on a few occasions due to his knowledge of ancient Bangallan medicine, as well as modern western medicine.
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Guran is the son of the former chief of the Bandar tribe, leaving him to take over the title from his father (it is not known whether his father died or retired from the position). His ancestors, who have accompanied various Phantoms on adventures, are similar in appearance and are all named with the suffix -uran.
Guran has a son from a former relationship, Timo, the black sheep of the family. Timo was once was a part of the team who tried to steal the Phantom's treasure from the Skull Cave.
Other mediaedit
In the Phantom 2040 animated series, Guran's grandson, also named Guran, was the closest friend of the 23rd Phantom, and acted as a mentor to the 24th.[2] He was voiced by J.D. Hall.
In the 1996 The Phantom film, Guran makes a brief appearance played by Radmar Agana Jao. In this version he is much younger than the Phantom, and is portrayed as an Asian, rather than African as he is in the comics. He also wears a turban and a more traditional set of clothing, rather than his strange hat and unique dress sense in the comic.
In the 1943 Phantom movie serial, a character named Moko is clearly inspired by Guran, and serves as the Phantom's assistant and helper throughout the film.
In the 2010 SyFy miniseries, Guran is recast as an educated native woman (Sandrine Holt) of the Bengalla jungle who eventually befriends Kit Walker the 22nd (Ryan Carnes) the son of the 21st Phantom (Kit Walker the 21st) and Diane Walker.
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^The Phantom Comics and the New Left: A Socialist Superhero. Springer. 14 February 2020. ISBN9783030398002.
guran, other, uses, disambiguation, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, th. For other uses see Guran disambiguation This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Guran news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2008 Learn how and when to remove this message This article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject Please help improve the article by providing more context for the reader September 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message Guran is a character from the comic strip The Phantom Guran is the best friend of the main character Phantom 1 GuranPublication informationPublisherKing Features Syndicate EgmontFrewMoonstoneand many othersCreated byLee FalkIn story informationSupporting character ofPhantom Contents 1 Character synopsis 1 1 Family 2 Other media 3 References 4 External linksCharacter synopsis editAccording to Lee Falk s novel The Story of the Phantom The Ghost Who Walks Guran is ten years older than Kit Walker a k a The Phantom The two grew up together in the deep woods of Bangalla where Guran taught the Phantom the ways of the Bandar tribe Guran was the Phantom s best man when he married his girlfriend since boyhood Diana Palmer Guran followed Kit to Clarksdale Mississippi where Kit studied while living with his aunt and uncle Bessie and Sid leaving him to become the first of the shy isolated Bandar pigmies to learn how to read and write He also brought Kit the message about Kit s dying father the 20th Phantom causing the 20 year old college student to leave America to return to the Skull Cave Bangalla where he took up the mantle of the Phantom Known for his characteristic clothing he is usually seen wearing a special hat made of either blades of grass or wood He is also the medicine man of the Bandar and has saved the Phantom s life on a few occasions due to his knowledge of ancient Bangallan medicine as well as modern western medicine Family edit Guran is the son of the former chief of the Bandar tribe leaving him to take over the title from his father it is not known whether his father died or retired from the position His ancestors who have accompanied various Phantoms on adventures are similar in appearance and are all named with the suffix uran Guran has a son from a former relationship Timo the black sheep of the family Timo was once was a part of the team who tried to steal the Phantom s treasure from the Skull Cave Other media editIn the Phantom 2040 animated series Guran s grandson also named Guran was the closest friend of the 23rd Phantom and acted as a mentor to the 24th 2 He was voiced by J D Hall A character called Guran had cameo appearances in some episodes of Defenders of the Earth which featured Flash Gordon The Phantom and Mandrake the Magician However as the series took place in the future it is presumed to be one of Guran s descendants In the 1996 The Phantom film Guran makes a brief appearance played by Radmar Agana Jao In this version he is much younger than the Phantom and is portrayed as an Asian rather than African as he is in the comics He also wears a turban and a more traditional set of clothing rather than his strange hat and unique dress sense in the comic In the 1943 Phantom movie serial a character named Moko is clearly inspired by Guran and serves as the Phantom s assistant and helper throughout the film In the 2010 SyFy miniseries Guran is recast as an educated native woman Sandrine Holt of the Bengalla jungle who eventually befriends Kit Walker the 22nd Ryan Carnes the son of the 21st Phantom Kit Walker the 21st and Diane Walker References edit The Phantom Comics and the New Left A Socialist Superhero Springer 14 February 2020 ISBN 9783030398002 Hearst Animation External links editCharacter profile at ChronicleChamber com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Guran amp oldid 1215718673, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
