The Rope People (story)

The Rope People
Start date:	June 17th, 1951
End date:	November 4th, 1951
# of strips:	21 pages
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Wilson McCoy
Original colorist:	KFS staff
Preceded by:	"The Phantom's Ring"
Followed by:	"Tale of Devil"

"The Rope People" is the 29th Phantom Sunday 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
• The 19th Phantom (mentioned)
• Guran
• Devil
• Hero

One-time characters

• Dr. Archer
• June (Dr. Archer's daughter)
• The Hermit Giant

Locations

• Bengali
  • Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
      • The Skull Throne
  • The village of the Rope People

Tribes

• The Rope People
• Bandar (mentioned)

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• El Fantasma #38 (1961; edited together with last page of "The Phantom's Ring")
• Libro de Oro #17 (1964; edited together with last page of "The Phantom's Ring")

Australia

• "The Rope People", The Phantom #104 (1956)
• "The Rope People", The Phantom #193 (1961)
• "The Rope People", The Phantom #304 (1965)
• "The Rope People", The Phantom #453 (1972)
• "The Rope People", The Phantom #628 (1978)
• "The Rope People", The Phantom #841 (1985)
• "The Rope People", The Phantom #1209 (1998)
• "The Rope People", The Phantom #1706 (2014)
• "The Rope People", The Phantom #1924 (2022)

Brazil

• Novo O Globo Juvenil #2040 (1952)
• "Os Homens-Aranha", Fantasma #97 (1965)
• "Os Homens-Aranha", Fantasma #218 (1974)
• "Os Homens-Aranha", Fantasma #343 (1984)

Canada

• Le Nouvelliste June 16, 1951 – November 3, 1951
• La Patrie June 17, 1951 – November 4, 1951
• Le Soleil June 17, 1951 – November 4, 1951
• The Vancouver Daily Province September 1, 1951 – November 3, 1951 - the last ten weeks only

Denmark

• "Rebfolket", Klassisk Album #2 (1985)

Egypt

• Alshabah #1

Finland

• Kippari Kalle 1/1953
• "Kuoleman kynsissä", Mustanaamio 9/1968 (edited together with "The Crescent Cult")
• "Köysikansan vankina", Sarjakirja #27 (1976)
• "Kuoleman kynsissä", Mustanaamio 1968 (2012; edited together with "The Crescent Cult")
• "Köysikansa", Legenda (2020)

France

• "La grande épreuve", Classiques de l'aventure #1 (1964)
• "La grande épreuve", Le Fantôme #457 (1975)

India

• The Illustrated Weekly of India February 24, 1952 – ?
• "The Challenge of Cannibals", Indrajal Comics #3 (1964)

Ireland

• Sunday Independent October 28, 1951 – March 16, 1952

Israel

• Olam Apele (ca 1956)

Italy

• "La grande prova", Albo Traguardo #39 (1953)
• "La grande prova", L'Uomo Mascherato #72 (1964)
• "La grande prova", Phantom – L'Uomo Mascherato #71 (1975)
• "La grande prova", Phantom - L'Uomo Mascherato #1 (1993)
• "La grande prova", Phantom #206

Ireland

• Sunday Independent October 28, 1951 – March 16, 1952

Mexico

• El Informador August 12, 1951 – December 30, 1951

New Zealand

• The Phantom #57 – #58
• The Phantom #285 – #286

Norway

• "I dødens klør", Fantomet 9/1968 (edited together with "The Crescent Cult")
• "Fanger hos repfolket", Serie-pocket #13 (1976)
• "Fanger hos repfolket", Klassisk Album #2 (1986)
• "Fanger hos repfolket", Serie-pocket #222 (1997)
• "I dødens klør", Krønikebok #23 (2005)
• "I dødens klør", Fantomet Kronologisk #8 (2018; edited together with "The Crescent Cult")

Spain

• "La tribu de los lazos", El Hombre Enmascarado #27 and "El gigante solitario", #19 (1952)
• "La tribu de las cuerdas", Phantom #14 (1998)

Sweden

• "Repfolket", Vecko-Revyn 13 – 33/1954
• "Fångar hos repfolket", Fantomen 6 – 7/1958
• "I dödens klor", Fantomen 14/1964 (edited together with "The Crescent Cult")
• "Fångar hos repfolket", Serie-pocket #39 (1976)
• "Repfolket", Fantomen Christmas Album 1986 (1986)
• "Fångar hos repfolket", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1958, Del 1 (2009)
• "Repfolket", Legend (2020)

USA

• The Birmingham News June 17, 1951 – November 4, 1951
• Charleston Daily Mail June 17, 1951 – November 4, 1951
• Cumberland Sunday Times June 17, 1951 – November 4, 1951
• The Democrat June 17, 1951 – November 4, 1951
• The Milwaukee Sentinel June 17, 1951 – November 4, 1951
• The Montgomery Advertiser June 17, 1951 – November 4, 1951
• La Opinión June 17, 1951 – November 4, 1951
• Orlando Sentinel June 17, 1951 – November 4, 1951
• Richmond Times-Dispatch June 17, 1951 – November 4, 1951
• San Antonio Light June 17, 1951 – November 4, 1951
• San Francisco Examiner June 17, 1951 – November 4, 1951
• St. Petersburg Times June 17, 1951 – November 4, 1951
• The Phantom Sundays #3 (1989)
• The Complete Sundays: Volume Four 1950–1953 (2017)

West Germany

• no German title Phantom-Heft 1/1952, *"Herkulestaten", Phantom-Heft 6/1952 and *"Der Geist der Wiederkehrt", Phantom-Heft 7/1952
• "In den Klauen des Todes", Phantom #21 (1968; edited together with "The Crescent Cult")