Aboard the SS Gay

Aboard the SS Gay
Start date:	December 20th, 1954
End date:	March 12th, 1955
# of strips:	72 (12 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Original colorist:	N/A
Preceded by:	"The Wrestling Tourney"
Followed by:	"The Slimming of Prince Tagon"

"Aboard the SS Gay" is the 55th Phantom daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Wilson McCoy.

Plot synopsis

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Diana Palmer
• Hero
• Devil
• Lily Palmer
• Dave Palmer

One-time characters

• King 'Ape'
• Mike
• Jim

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
  • Yellow Beach
• USA
• Port of Mala

Tribes

Organizations

Vehicles

• S.S.Gay

Items

Old jungle sayings

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "La banda del gorila", Gran Bonete #25 (1957)
• Libro de Oro #1 (1960)
• Anuario de El Fantasma (1967)

Australia

• The Phantom #91 (1956)
• The Phantom #1003 (1992)
• The Phantom #1529 (2009)
• The Phantom #1951 (2023)

Brazil

• "O Navio Sinistro", Fantasma #15 (1955)
• "O Seqüestro do S.S. Gay", O Fantasma Edição Extra #76 (1974)
• "O Navio Sinistro", Fantasma #248 (1976)
• "Sequestro em Alto Mar", Fantasma #321 (1982)

Canada

• La Patrie December 20, 1954 – March 12, 1955
• L'Action catholique August 2, 1955 – October 25, 1955

Denmark

• Aalborg Stiftstidende January 9, 1956 – April 23, 1956
• Horsens Folkeblad October 30, 1956 – January 24, 1957
• Hejmdal November 14, 1956 – February 11, 1957
• "Gangsterkongen", Fantomet pocket #3 (1984)

Finland

• "Rikosten kuningas", Sarjakirja #93 (1984)
• "Apina laivalla", Ilta-Sanomat April 12, 2013 – April 29, 2013

France

• "La bande du gorille", Le Fantôme #299 – #300 (1970)

India

• "The Legendary Foe", Indrajal Comics #373 (1981)

Italy

• "La banda del gorilla", Il Vascello #16 (1959)
• "La banda del gorilla", Ristampe mensili – L'Uomo Mascherato #2 (1960)
• "La banda del gorilla", Phantom #38 (1994)
• "La banda del gorilla", Phantom #73
• "La banda del gorilla", L'Uomo Mascherato #147 (1970)

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner May 9, 1955 – August 2, 1955

Mexico

• El Informador February 14, 1955 – May 7, 1955

New Zealand

• The Phantom #145 – #148
• The Phantom #389 – #392

Norway

• Aftenposten March 4, 1956 – June 4, 1956
• "Gangsterkongen", Fantomet 23/1970
• "Gangsterkongen", Serie-pocket #91 (1984)
• "Gangsterkongen", Krønikebok #27 (2006)
• "Gangsterkongen", Fantomet Kronologisk #18 (2021)

Portugal

• "Perigo a Bordo", Mundo de Aventuras #758 (1964)

Spain

• "La banda del mono", El Hombre Enmascarado #30 (1976)
• "La banda del mono", Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado #3 (1997?)

Sweden

• Svenska Dagbladet April 4, 1956 – June 30, 1956
• Göteborgs-Tidningen January 2, 1957 – February 19, 1957 (first several strips missing)
• Nerikes Allehanda February 18, 1957 – May 15, 1957
• Fantomen 6 – 10/1957
• "Gangsterkungen", Fantomen 2/1964
• "Gangsterkungen", Seriepocket #136 (1984)
• Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1957, Del 1 – Del 2 (2008)

United Kingdom

• Birmingham Evening Despatch March 1, 1955 – ?
• "Nicer Without a Country", The Phantom Illustrated Comic #12 (1960)

USA

• Hanford Morning Journal December 20, 1954 – February 26, 1955 - without the last two weeks
• The Beaver County Times December 20, 1954 – March 12, 1955
• The Birmingham News December 20, 1954 – March 12, 1955
• Bradford Era December 20, 1954 – March 12, 1955
• The Bristol Daily Courier December 20, 1954 – March 12, 1955
• Charleston Daily Mail December 20, 1954 – March 12, 1955
• Chester Times December 20, 1954 – March 12, 1955
• Courier-Post December 20, 1954 – March 12, 1955
• The Daily Item December 20, 1954 – March 12, 1955
• The Evening News December 20, 1954 – March 12, 1955
• Green Bay Press-Gazette December 20, 1954 – March 12, 1955
• Herald News December 20, 1954 – March 12, 1955
• The Monessen Daily Independent December 20, 1954 – March 12, 1955
• Morristown Gazette Mail December 20, 1954 – March 12, 1955
• The Oneonta Star December 20, 1954 – March 12, 1955
• Oxnard Press-Courier December 20, 1954 – March 12, 1955
• Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph December 20, 1954 – March 12, 1955
• The Plattsburgh Press-Republican December 20, 1954 – March 12, 1955
• The Pocono Record December 20, 1954 – March 12, 1955
• The Progress December 20, 1954 – March 12, 1955
• Reading Eagle December 20, 1954 – March 12, 1955
• Richmond Times-Dispatch December 20, 1954 – March 12, 1955
• The Rome Daily Sentinel December 20, 1954 – March 12, 1955
• Sandusky Register Star News December 20, 1954 – March 12, 1955
• Syracuse Herald Journal December 20, 1954 – March 12, 1955
• The Times Recorder December 20, 1954 – March 12, 1955
• Uniontown Morning Herald ? – March 12, 1955
• The Washington Reporter December 20, 1954 – March 12, 1955
• The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Volume Thirteen 1954–1956 (2018)

Yugoslavia

• "Izgnanik", Denis #187 (1979)