The Bad Ones

The Bad Ones
Start date:	December 14th, 1964
End date:	April 17th, 1965
# of strips:	108 strips (18 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Sy Barry
Original colorist:	N/A
Preceded by:	"The Adventures of Lucy Cary"
Followed by:	"The Hanta Witch"

"The Bad Ones" is the 90th Phantom daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Sy Barry.

Plot Summary

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The current Phantom
• Hero
• Devil
• Colonel Weeks
• Caroline Weeks
• Tona
• Smythe, JP

One-time characters

• Stabbed tourist
• Consul
• Miss Hall
• Policeman
• Morristown Police Chief
• Police Chief's nephew (mentioned)
• Rookie
• Morristown Mayor, "Hizzoner"
• Captain Morgan, JP
• Spike / Spikes
• Bozo
• Rube
• District Attorney

Locations

Tribes

Organizations

• The Jungle Patrol
• The Bad Ones

Vehicles Old Jungle Sayings

• Phantom moves as silently as a fog.
• There are times, the natives say, when the Phantom walks the streets of the town as an ordinary man... this was one of those times!

Behind the scenes

• The title is in the first strip of the story.
• The Mayor is called "Hizzoner", a corruption of the title "His Honour".

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "La banda de los malos", Libro de Oro #30 (1966)

Australia

• "The Bad Ones", The Phantom #302 (1965)
• "The Bad Ones", The Phantom #450 (1971)
• "The Bad Ones", The Phantom #621 (1977)
• "Colonel's Daughter Kidnapped!", The Phantom #831 (1985)
• "The Bad Ones", The Phantom #1280 (2001)
• "The Bad Ones", The Phantom #1715 (2015)

Brazil

• "A Justiça do Fantasma", Fantasma #106 (1965)
• "A Justiça do Fantasma", Fantasma #243 (1976)

Czech Republic

• "Pěnězokazi", Fantom #2 (1992)

Denmark

• "De Ondes Liga", Fantomet #7 (1971)
• "De Onde", Fantomet #48 – #50 (1975)
• "De Ondes Liga", Fantomet #340 (1992)

Finland

• "Pahat", Nastasarjat 21/1965
• "Paholaisliiga iskee", Mustanaamio 17/1974
• "Paholaisliiga iskee", Sarjakirja #113 (1986)
• "Pahojen liiga", Mustanaamio 5/1997
• "Kelmit", Ilta-Sanomat June 17, 2011 – July 14, 2011

France

• "Les méchants", Les héros de l'aventure #55 and "Le masque de boue", #56 (1969)

Iceland

• Tíminn October 23, 1965 – March 6, 1966

Hungary

• "A kegyetlenek bandája", Fantom #11 (1990)

India

• "The Bad Ones", Indrajal Comics #98 (1969)
• "The Bad Ones", Phantom #12
• "The Bad Ones", Phantom #97
• "மாணவியைக் காணோம்" (romanized as "Manaviyai kanom"), Rani Comics #166

Ireland

• Irish Independent September 20, 1965 – January 25, 1966

Italy

• "I malvagi", L'Uomo Mascherato #175, "Tra due fuochi", #176, and "La maschera di fango", #177 (1966)

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965

New Zealand

• The Phantom #554 – #556

Norway

• Aftenposten June 15, 1965 – October 18, 1966
• "De ondes liga", Fantomet 18/1970
• "De onde", Fantomet 5/1974
• "De onde", Serie-pocket #117 (1986)
• "De onde", Fantomet Spesialalbum #7 (1989)
• "De onde", Fantomet 10/1997
• "De ondes liga", Krønikebok #26 (2006)
• "De ondes liga", Fantomets Krønike 3/2008

Poland

• Fantom 2/1992

Portugal

• "Terror na Cidade", Mundo de Aventuras #846 (1965)

Russia

• "Банда “Дьяволов”" (romanized as "Banda D'yavolov"), Fantom #1 (1992)

Slovakia

• "Falošné mince", Fantóm #2 (1992)

Spain

• El Correo April 1, 1965 – August 5, 1965
• "Los malos", El Hombre Enmascarado #1 (1966)
• "Los malvados", El Hombre Enmascarado #17 (1975)
• "Los malvados", El Hombre Enmascarado #35 – #36 (1980)

Sweden

• "De ondas liga", Fantomen 7/1966
• "De hårda", Göteborgs-Tidningen November 24, 1966 – March 31, 1967
• Nerikes Allehanda June 1, 1967 – October 5, 1967
• "De onda", Fantomen 21/1973
• "De ondas liga", Sy Barry - en jubileumskrönika 1961-1991 (1991)
• "De ondas liga", Fantomen 10/1997
• "De ondas liga", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1966, Del 2 (2016)

Turkey

• "Dehşet Çetesi", Kızılmaske #32 – #34 (1974)
• "Dehşet Çetesi", Kızılmaske Albüm #8 – #9
• "Dehşet Çetesi", Kızılmaske Albüm #75 – #76
• "Dehşet Çetesi", Kızılmaske Süper Albüm #25 – #26
• "Dehşet Çetesi", Kızılmaske Süper Albüm #35 – #36
• "Dehşet Çetesi", Kızılmaske Büyük Albüm #12 – #13
• "Dehşet Çetesi", Kızılmaske #2 (2013)

United Arab Republic

• "الشبح وقراصنة سانلوي" (romanized as "Alshabah wa qarasenat Sanlwi"), Samir #497 – #510 (1965-66)

USA

• Appleton Post-Crescent‎ December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Beaver County Times December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Bradford Era December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Charleston Daily Mail December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Delaware County Daily Times December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Denton Record-Chronicle December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Gadsden Times December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Laurel Leader-Call December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Miami News December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Oneonta Star December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Plattsburgh Press-Republican December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Pocono Record December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Reading Eagle December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Red Bank Register December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Rome News-Tribune December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Sandusky Register Star News December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Syracuse Herald Journal December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• Uniontown Morning Herald December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965
• The Washington Reporter December 14, 1964 – April 17, 1965

West Germany

• "Die Straße des Todes", Phantom #73 (1977)
• "Die Straße des Todes", Phantom Super-band #9

Yugoslavia

• Večernje novine June 28, 1965 – November 1, 1965
• "Фантом против банде" (romanized as "Fantom protiv bande"), Politikin Zabavnik #925 (1969)
• "Banda ozloglašenih", Stripoteka #390/391 (1976)