Stripes (story)

Stripes
Start date:	August 30th, 2004
End date:	January 1st, 2005
# of strips:	108 (18 weeks)
Writer:	Tony DePaul
Artist:	George Olesen & Keith Williams
Original colorist:	KFS staff
Preceded by:	"The Locust God"
Followed by:	"Temple of the Gods, Part 1: The U-Boat Mystery"

"Stripes" is the 212th Phantom daily story. The story was written by Tony DePaul and drawn by George Olesen and Keith Williams.

Plot Summary

The Phantom watches TV and hears that an American has captured a very big tiger somewhere in Africa. Concerned that it could be Stripes, who lives on Eden, the Phantom travels to Eden and discovers his worries were correct; Stripes has been taken to America.

The Phantom travels to the US and manages to get Stripes back to Bangalla.

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The 21st Phantom
• Devil
• Hero
• Lamanda Luaga
• Fluffy
• Stripes

One-time characters

• Professor Dodd
• Dr. Mills
• Charlie

Locations

• Bangalla
  • Eden
  • Mawitaan
    • Presidential Palace
• USA
  • Metropolitan zoo

Tribes

• Mori

Organizations

• The Jungle Patrol
• Zoo security

Vehicles

Items

Old jungle sayings

Behind the Scenes

• Apparantly, Eden does not have any guards that protect it. Previously, it has been protected by the Bandar, and later by the Little People.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "Stripes", The Phantom #1423 (2005)

The Bahamas

• The Freeport News August 30, 2004 – January 1, 2005

Denmark

• Horsens Folkeblad January 22, 2010 – June 3, 2010

Finland

• Åbo Underrättelser August 14, 2012 – January 17, 2013

India

• Anandabazar Patrika May 10, 2005 – September 14, 2005
• "Stripes", Stripes (2011)
• "Stripes", The Connoisseurs (2011; excerpt)
• "Stripes", Ordeal at Sea (2011; excerpt)
• "Stripes", The Ghost's Justice (2011)
• "Stripes", Immortal Justice (2011; excerpt)

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner August 30, 2004 – January 1, 2005

Mexico

• El Informador November ?, 2005 – February 3, 2006 (the first half only)

Norway

• Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen July 8, 2005 – December 30, 2005
• Tønsbergs Blad October 15, 2005 – February 20, 2006
• Sandefjords Blad November 1, 2005 – February 21, 2006
• Varden November 6, 2005 – February 16, 2006
• Lofotposten November 26, 2005 – April 3, 2006 (published in color to December 9)
• Østlendingen December 2, 2005 – April 29, 2006 (reordered, without last two days)
• Østlandsposten December 7, 2005 – April 18, 2006
• Nordlys January 5, 2006 – May 13, 2006
• Finnmark Dagblad January 7, 2006 – May 18, 2006
• Romsdals Budstikke January 7, 2006 – May 20, 2006
• Sunnmørsposten January 14, 2006 – May 14, 2006 (last seven strips missing)
• Telen March 23, 2006 – August 4, 2006
• Haugesunds Avis May 15, 2006 – September 20, 2006
• Aftenposten August 29, 2006 – January 30, 2007
• Oppland Arbeiderblad March 28, 2011 – August 9, 2011

Sweden

• Svenska Dagbladet September 1, 2005 – January 8, 2006

Turkey

• "Çizgili", Kızılmaske #37 (2017)

USA

• Bangor Daily News August 30, 2004 – January 1, 2005
• Observer-Reporter August 30, 2004 – January 1, 2005
• The Plattsburgh Press-Republican August 30, 2004 – January 1, 2005
• Reading Eagle August 30, 2004 – January 1, 2005