Samaris (Gold Key story)

Samaris
Produced for:	The Phantom #17
# of pgs:	24
Writer:	Bill Lignante & Lee Falk
Artist:	Bill Lignante
Original colorist:	unknown
Producer:	Gold Key

"Samaris" is a 1966 Gold Key story by Bill Lignante, based on a script by Lee Falk.

Plot synopsis

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Hero
• Diana Palmer (mentioned)

One-time characters

• Queen Samaris 12th
• Prince Lolan
• Queen of the witches

Locations

• Bengali
  • Eden
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Skull Throne
• The land of Samaris

Tribes

• Bandar

Old Jungle Sayings

• "The Phantom moves faster than lightning..."

Trivia

• This is the last full-length story to be produced by Gold Key, and also the first to include the phrase "old jungle saying" (albeit not the first to include an actual saying). It is also the first appearance of the isle of Eden in a Gold Key story.

Related stories

Remake of

• "Queen Samaris XII" by Lee Falk and Bill Lignante

Refers to

• "Oogooru by Lee Falk, Bill Harris and Bill Lignante

Reprints

Brazil

• Fantasma #146 (1968)

Chile

• "Samaris", El Fantasma #20 (1968)

USA

• "Samaris", The Phantom #17 (1966)
• "Samaris", The Complete Series: The Gold Key Years: Volume #2 (2012)