Akim
Akim was a comic-book series, published in France by "Aventures et Voyages", an edition company more usually known under the name of "Mon Journal". It was mainly dedicated to "Akim", a kind of Tarzan comic character - previously created in Italy by writer Roberto Renzy and artist Augusto Pedrazza. The series has been published from September 1958 (issue #1) to February 1991 (issue #756).
In its last period (from issues #710 to #756), a part of the series were devoted to "The Phantom" with dailies material drawn by Sy Barry. However with a small format - 13 x 18 cm - and printing only in black and white, the issues didn't pay tribute to the original quality.
Between April 1994 and March 2004 (120 issues), a second "Akim" series appeared monthly. Once again some issues - from 1994 and 1996 - featured Phantom strips but that was with material reprinted from the initial series and for only four stories.
First Series
Published stories
| Issues | Title | Writer | Artist | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 710 – 713 | "The Slave Market of Mucar" | Lee Falk | Sy Barry | |
| 713 – 715 | "The Epidemic" | Lee Falk | Sy Barry | |
| 716 – 717 | "The Wharf Rats" | Lee Falk | Sy Barry | |
| 718 – 721 | "The Mysterious Ambassador" | Lee Falk | Sy Barry | |
| 722 – 725 | "The Mystery of the Island of Dogs" | Lee Falk | Sy Barry | |
| 726 – 727 | "The Drummer of Timpenni" | Lee Falk | Sy Barry | |
| 728 – 729 | "The Reef" | Lee Falk | Sy Barry | |
| 733 – 734 | "The Poachers" | Lee Falk | Sy Barry | |
| 734 – 737 | "Gooroo's Jungle Muggers" | Lee Falk | Sy Barry | |
| 737 – 738 | "The Hostages" | Lee Falk | Sy Barry | |
| "The Phantom's Vacation" | Lee Falk | Sy Barry | ||
| 739 – 741 | "The Return of Gooroo's Mob" | Lee Falk | Sy Barry | |
| 741 – 745 | "Tale of Rex" | Lee Falk | Sy Barry | |
| 745 – 747 | "Queen Karola of Kula-Ku" | Lee Falk | Sy Barry | |
| 747 – 749 | "Ughland" | Lee Falk | Sy Barry | |
| 749 – 752 | "Visit to Baronkhan" | Lee Falk | Sy Barry | |
| 752 – 754 | "Luck and Wealth" | Lee Falk | Sy Barry | |
| 755 – 756 | "The Kimberly Diamonds" | Lee Falk | Sy Barry | |
| "The Embassy Siege" | Lee Falk | Sy Barry | incomplete story |
Issues overview
| 1989 | 710 | 711 | 712 | 713 | 714 | 715 | 716 | 717 | 718 | 719 | 720 | 721 | 722 | 723 | 724 | 725 | 726 | 727 | 728 | 729 | ||||
| 1990 | 730 | 731 | 732 | 733 | 734 | 735 | 736 | 737 | 738 | 739 | 740 | 741 | 742 | 743 | 744 | 745 | 746 | 747 | 748 | 749 | 750 | 751 | 752 | 753 |
| 1991 | 754 | 755 | 756 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Second Series
Published stories
| Issues | Title | Writer | Artist | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 – 14 | "The Mystery of the Island of Dogs" | Lee Falk | Sy Barry | |
| 15 – 17 | "Queen Karola of Kula-Ku" | Lee Falk | Sy Barry | |
| 17 – 20 | "Ughland" | Lee Falk | Sy Barry | |
| 20 – 24 | "Visit to Baronkhan" | Lee Falk | Sy Barry | |
| 24 – 27 | "Luck and Wealth" | Lee Falk | Sy Barry |
Issues overview
| 1994 | |||||||||||||||
| 1995 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | |||
| 1996 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | |||||||||
