Sy Barry
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| Seymour "Sy" Barry | |
| Biographical information | |
| Born: | March 12, 1928 |
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| Died: | N/A |
| Nationality: |  American
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| Occupation: | Artist, Cover artist |
| Website: | http://sybarry.com/ |
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Seymour "Sy" Barry (born March 12, 1928), is an American comic strip artist, best known for his work on "The Phantom" comic strip, which he drew for over 30 years.
Biography
Career
In junior high school a teacher encouraged him to try out for admission to the renowned School of Industrial Art in New York City. Among thousands of candidates, Sy was one of 100 who was accepted to the school in 1943.
After he completed his studies Sy got to work as an assistant for his older brother, Dan Barry. Dan was responsible for the "Flash Gordon" comic strip, and Sy worked on the strip as an inker. After having this job for a while, he was even allowed to pencil the strips from time to time, and he often did uncredited stand-in jobs for Dan.
The Phantom
Having worked on both "Tarzan" and "Flash Gordon", he went on to draw the world's most successful adventure comic strip, "The Phantom" for 33 years from 1962 to 1994, succeeding Ray Moore and Wilson McCoy. Sy is credited for giving the Phantom his modern look, which has not changed since he took over the strip. Creator Lee Falk liked his drawing style so much that he quickly decided to modernize the entire comic strip, giving Bangalla a black President (Lamanda Luaga) and the Jungle Patrol a black colonel (Worubu).
Sy frequently used pencil artists on the strip, working primarily as an inker (although he often drew entire stories when time permitted). Pencilers included George Olesen, Joe Giella, Bob Forgione, André LeBlanc, Rich Buckler and Carmine Infantino.
At the height of their popularity, Lee Falk and Sy Barry's Phantom stories were read by over a 100 million people every day, in newspapers as well as comic books. His stories are still irregularly published in countries such as Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Australia, in comic books or hardcover collections.
Personal life
Tired with the stressing deadlines he constantly had to face, Barry retired from the newspaper strip in 1994. He now uses most of his time to develop his painting skills, and likes to do landscape painting. He has also painted the Phantom several times, and some of his sketches have been used as covers for Phantom comics around the world.
He currently resides in Long Island with his wife Simmy. The couple have three children together.
Among his recent appearances and meeting with fans, was his trip to Scandinavia in 2001, where he met Norwegian and Swedish fans at several comic book conventions, and an appearance at the 2005 San Diego Comic Con.
Phantom work by Sy Barry
Stories
Daily stories
| # | Title | Writer | Artist | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Slave Market of Mucar" | Falk | Barry | 21 Aug 1961 | 10 Feb 1962 |
| 2 | "The Epidemic" | Falk | Barry | 12 Feb 1962 | 16 Jun 1962 |
| 3 | "The Wharf Rats" | Falk | Barry | 18 Jun 1962 | 13 Oct 1962 |
| 4 | "The Mysterious Ambassador" | Falk | Barry | 15 Oct 1962 | 1 Jun 1963 |
| 5 | "The Mystery of the Island of Dogs" | Falk | Barry | 3 Jun 1963 | 14 Dec 1963 |
| 6 | "The Drummer of Timpenni" | Falk | Barry | 16 Dec 1963 | 21 Mar 1964 |
| 7 | "The Reef" | Falk | Barry | 23 Mar 1964 | 27 Jun 1964 |
| 8 | "The Adventures of Lucy Cary" | Falk | Barry | 29 Jun 1964 | 12 Dec 1964 |
| 9 | "The Bad Ones" | Falk | Barry | 14 Dec 1964 | 17 Apr 1965 |
| 10 | "The Hanta Witch" | Falk | Barry | 19 Apr 1965 | 31 Jul 1965 |
| 11 | "Prince Hali and the White Stallion" | Falk | Barry | 2 Aug 1965 | 1 Jan 1966 |
| 12 | "Bullets' Town" | Falk | Barry | 3 Jan 1966 | 28 May 1966 |
| 13 | "The Killer" | Falk | Barry | 30 May 1966 | 10 Sep 1966 |
| 14 | "The Sea God" | Falk | Barry | 12 Sep 1966 | 24 Dec 1966 |
| 15 | "The Satchel" | Falk | Barry | 26 Dec 1966 | 18 Mar 1967 |
| 16 | "The Crime School" | Falk | Barry | 20 Mar 1967 | 24 Jun 1967 |
| 17 | "Deadman's Point" | Falk | Barry | 26 Jun 1967 | 30 Sep 1967 |
| 18 | "The Rogue Elephant" | Falk | Barry | 2 Oct 1967 | 20 Jan 1968 |
| 19 | "Jungle Olympics" | Falk | Barry | 22 Jan 1968 | 4 May 1968 |
| 20 | "The Frame-Up" | Falk | Barry | 6 May 1968 | 6 Jul 1968 |
| 21 | "The Hydra" | Falk | Barry | 8 Jul 1968 | 12 Oct 1968 |
| 22 | "The Art Thieves" | Falk | Barry | 14 Oct 1968 | 8 Feb 1969 |
| 23 | "The Masked Ball" | Falk | Barry | 10 Feb 1969 | 22 Mar 1969 |
| 24 | "The Jungle Home" | Falk | Barry | 24 Mar 1969 | 21 Jun 1969 |
| 25 | "Rex, the Missing Heir" | Falk | Barry | 23 Jun 1969 | 4 Oct 1969 |
| 26 | "The Gladiator" | Falk | Barry | 6 Oct 1969 | 17 Jan 1970 |
| 27 | "The Missing Daddy" | Falk | Barry | 19 Jan 1970 | 18 Apr 1970 |
| 28 | "Luaga's Undercover Tour" | Falk | Barry | 20 Apr 1970 | 25 Jul 1970 |
| 29 | "The Mission" | Falk | Barry | 27 Jul 1970 | 5 Dec 1970 |
| 30 | "Yes" | Falk | Barry | 7 Dec 1970 | 13 Feb 1971 |
| 31 | "The Fence" | Falk | Barry | 15 Feb 1971 | 8 May 1971 |
| 32 | "The Mysterious Passenger" | Falk | Barry | 10 May 1971 | 24 Jul 1971 |
| 33 | "The Vultures" | Falk | Barry | 26 Jul 1971 | 6 Nov 1971 |
| 34 | "The Lost City of Pheenix" | Falk | Barry | 8 Nov 1971 | 8 Jan 1972 |
| 35 | "The Witchman" | Falk | Barry | 10 Jan 1972 | 8 Apr 1972 |
| 36 | "The Tanker-Jackers" | Falk | Barry | 10 Apr 1972 | 15 Jul 1972 |
| 37 | "The Keeper of the Peace" | Falk | Barry | 17 Jul 1972 | 14 Oct 1972 |
| 38 | "The Giant of Kaluga" | Falk | Barry | 16 Oct 1972 | 27 Jan 1973 |
| 39 | "The Trial of Patrolman Zokko" | Falk | Barry | 29 Jan 1973 | 5 May 1973 |
| 40 | "The Things" | Falk | Barry | 7 May 1973 | 18 Aug 1973 |
| 41 | "Vandal-Looters" | Falk | Barry | 20 Aug 1973 | 24 Nov 1973 |
| 42 | "The Pampered Princess" | Falk | Barry | 26 Nov 1973 | 30 Mar 1974 |
| 43 | "The Curse of the Sacred Image" | Falk | Barry | 1 Apr 1974 | 24 Aug 1974 |
| 44 | "The Normal Life" | Falk | Barry | 26 Aug 1974 | 28 Dec 1974 |
| 45 | "The Cavelands" | Falk | Barry | 30 Dec 1974 | 19 Apr 1975 |
| 46 | "T" | Falk | Barry | 21 Apr 1975 | 13 Sep 1975 |
| 47 | "Hzzz" | Falk | Barry | 15 Sep 1975 | 29 Nov 1975 |
| 48 | "Star of Bangalla" | Falk | Barry | 1 Dec 1975 | 6 Mar 1976 |
| 49 | "Mystery of Kula-Ku" | Falk | Barry | 8 Mar 1976 | 31 Jul 1976 |
| 50 | "S.S. Blitz" | Falk | Barry | 2 Aug 1976 | 30 Oct 1976 |
| 51 | "Return of the Terrorists" | Falk | Barry | 1 Nov 1976 | 19 Feb 1977 |
| 52 | "The Proposal" | Falk | Barry | 21 Feb 1977 | 2 Apr 1977 |
| 53 | "Guardian of the Eastern Dark" | Falk | Barry | 4 Apr 1977 | 13 Aug 1977 |
| 54 | "The Tyrant of Tarakimo" | Falk | Barry | 15 Aug 1977 | 29 Oct 1977 |
| 55 | "Phantom Wedding" | Falk | Barry | 31 Oct 1977 | 4 Feb 1978 |
| 56 | "The Three Bandits" | Falk | Barry | 6 Feb 1978 | 15 Apr 1978 |
| 57 | "Return to Tarakimo" | Falk | Barry | 17 Apr 1978 | 16 Sep 1978 |
| 58 | "Jungle City" | Falk | Barry | 18 Sep 1978 | 16 Dec 1978 |
| 59 | "The Heirs" | Falk | Barry | 18 Dec 1978 | 19 May 1979 |
| 60 | "Jungle Gold" | Falk | Barry | 21 May 1979 | 8 Sep 1979 |
| 61 | "The Return of General Bababu" | Falk | Barry | 10 Sep 1979 | 16 Feb 1980 |
| 62 | "The Tree House" | Falk | Barry | 18 Feb 1980 | 19 Jul 1980 |
| 63 | "The Poachers" | Falk | Barry | 21 Jul 1980 | 1 Nov 1980 |
| 64 | "Gooroo's Jungle Muggers" | Falk | Barry | 3 Nov 1980 | 4 Apr 1981 |
| 65 | "The Hostages" | Falk | Barry | 6 Apr 1981 | 4 Jul 1981 |
| 66 | "The Phantom's Vacation" | Falk | Barry | 6 Jul 1981 | 12 Sep 1981 |
| 67 | "The Return of Gooroo's Mob" | Falk | Barry | 14 Sep 1981 | 16 Jan 1982 |
| 68 | "Tale of Rex" | Falk | Barry | 18 Jan 1982 | 11 Sep 1982 |
| 69 | "Queen Karola of Kula-Ku" | Falk | Barry | 13 Sep 1982 | 12 Feb 1983 |
| 70 | "Ughland" | Falk | Barry | 14 Feb 1983 | 2 Jul 1983 |
| 71 | "Visit to Baronkhan" | Falk | Barry | 4 Jul 1983 | 26 Nov 1983 |
| 72 | "Luck and Wealth" | Falk | Barry | 28 Nov 1983 | 26 May 1984 |
| 73 | "The Kimberly Diamonds" | Falk | Barry | 28 May 1984 | 8 Sep 1984 |
| 74 | "The Embassy Siege" | Falk | Barry | 10 Sep 1984 | 22 Dec 1984 |
| 75 | "The Presidents" | Falk | Barry | 24 Dec 1984 | 1 Jun 1985 |
| 76 | "Drug Busters" | Falk | Barry | 3 Jun 1985 | 7 Sep 1985 |
| 77 | "The Lake Lady" | Falk | Barry | 9 Sep 1985 | 1 Mar 1986 |
| 78 | "Ruler of Baronkhan" | Falk | Barry | 3 Mar 1986 | 5 Jul 1986 |
| 79 | "The Tarashima Terrorists" | Falk | Barry | 7 Jul 1986 | 11 Apr 1987 |
| 80 | "The Snake Goddess" | Falk | Barry | 13 Apr 1987 | 12 Sep 1987 |
| 81 | "Zabadabah" | Falk | Barry | 14 Sep 1987 | 16 Jan 1988 |
| 82 | "The Man-Thing" | Falk | Barry | 18 Jan 1988 | 21 May 1988 |
| 83 | "Great Raptor of Rhua" | Falk | Barry | 23 May 1988 | 3 Sep 1988 |
| 84 | "Chasamba" | Falk | Barry | 5 Sep 1988 | 4 Feb 1989 |
| 85 | "Rex: Prince of Baronkhan" | Falk | Barry | 6 Feb 1989 | 5 Aug 1989 |
| 86 | "Massacre at Walker's Table" | Falk | Barry | 7 Aug 1989 | 11 Nov 1989 |
| 87 | "The Death Threat" | Falk | Barry | 13 Nov 1989 | 24 Mar 1990 |
| 88 | "The Master of Eden" | Falk | Barry | 26 Mar 1990 | 16 Jun 1990 |
| 89 | "Attack of the Witchmen" | Falk | Barry | 18 Jun 1990 | 13 Oct 1990 |
| 90 | "The Valley of the Elephants" | Falk | Barry | 15 Oct 1990 | 2 Feb 1991 |
| 91 | "Zima, The Rogue Elephant" | Falk | Barry | 4 Feb 1991 | 8 Jun 1991 |
| 92 | "The Jungle Patrol v The Drug Cartel" | Falk | Barry | 10 Jun 1991 | 2 Nov 1991 |
| 93 | "King Bongong" | Falk | Barry | 4 Nov 1991 | 1 Feb 1992 |
| 94 | "Prince Rex and Princess Alicia" | Falk | Barry | 3 Feb 1992 | 25 Apr 1992 |
| 95 | "Blackie" | Falk | Barry | 27 Apr 1992 | 18 Jul 1992 |
| 96 | "The Attilan Mystery" | Falk | Barry | 20 Jul 1992 | 6 Feb 1993 |
| 97 | "The Moxley Awards" | Falk | Barry | 8 Feb 1993 | 19 Jun 1993 |
| 98 | "Nukes" | Falk | Barry | 21 Jun 1993 | 13 Nov 1993 |
| 99 | "Dinosaur" | Falk | Barry | 15 Nov 1993 | 12 Feb 1994 |
| 100 | "The Plotters" | Falk | Barry | 14 Feb 1994 | 4 Jun 1994 |
| 101 | "The Phantom Cowboy" | Falk | Barry, Olesen, Williams | 6 Jun 1994 | 17 Dec 1994 |
Sunday stories
| # | Title | Writer | Artist | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Treasure of the Skull Cave" | Falk | Barry | 20 May 1962 | 28 Oct 1962 |
| 2 | "The Astronaut and the Pirates" | Falk | Barry | 4 Nov 1962 | 12 May 1963 |
| 3 | "Old Baldy" | Falk | Barry | 19 May 1963 | 15 Dec 1963 |
| 4 | "The Giant Bird of Gandor" | Falk | Barry | 22 Dec 1963 | 28 Jun 1964 |
| 5 | "The Founding of the Jungle Patrol" | Falk | Barry | 5 Jul 1964 | 24 Jan 1965 |
| 6 | "The Great Web of Spidera" | Falk | Barry | 31 Jan 1965 | 27 Jun 1965 |
| 7 | "Mystery of Wamba Falls Inn" | Falk | Barry | 4 Jul 1965 | 24 Oct 1965 |
| 8 | "The Veiled Lady" | Falk | Barry | 31 Oct 1965 | 8 May 1966 |
| 9 | "Rex King" | Falk | Barry | 15 May 1966 | 11 Dec 1966 |
| 10 | "The Golden Sands of Keela-Wee" | Falk | Barry | 18 Dec 1966 | 2 Apr 1967 |
| 11 | "The Lions of Kukhan" | Falk | Barry | 9 Apr 1967 | 6 Aug 1967 |
| 12 | "The Super-Jet Gang" | Falk | Barry | 13 Aug 1967 | 26 Nov 1967 |
| 13 | "Strangers at Keela-Wee" | Falk | Barry | 3 Dec 1967 | 24 Mar 1968 |
| 14 | "The Little Ones" | Falk | Barry | 31 Mar 1968 | 11 Aug 1968 |
| 15 | "The Black Gold Pirates" | Falk | Barry | 18 Aug 1968 | 29 Dec 1968 |
| 16 | "Walker's Table" | Falk | Barry | 5 Jan 1969 | 20 Apr 1969 |
| 17 | "The Hijackers" | Falk | Barry | 27 Apr 1969 | 3 Aug 1969 |
| 18 | "The Missing Link" | Falk | Barry | 10 Aug 1969 | 7 Dec 1969 |
| 19 | "The Golden People" | Falk | Barry | 14 Dec 1969 | 29 Mar 1970 |
| 20 | "The Dolphins" | Falk | Barry | 5 Apr 1970 | 14 Jun 1970 |
| 21 | "The Beach" | Falk | Barry | 21 Jun 1970 | 13 Sep 1970 |
| 22 | "Alexander's Diamond Cup" | Falk | Barry | 20 Sep 1970 | 7 Feb 1971 |
| 23 | "The Tale of the Gooley-Gooley Witch" | Falk | Barry | 14 Feb 1971 | 9 May 1971 |
| 24 | "The Stolen Trophy" | Falk | Barry | 16 May 1971 | 1 Aug 1971 |
| 25 | "The Wig" | Falk | Barry | 8 Aug 1971 | 31 Oct 1971 |
| 26 | "Tale of the Good Mark" | Falk | Barry | 7 Nov 1971 | 6 Feb 1972 |
| 27 | "The Smugglers" | Falk | Barry | 13 Feb 1972 | 14 May 1972 |
| 28 | "The Massacre" | Falk | Barry | 21 May 1972 | 27 Aug 1972 |
| 29 | "The Bike Gang" | Falk | Barry | 3 Sep 1972 | 5 Nov 1972 |
| 30 | "The Hawk Master" | Falk | Barry | 12 Nov 1972 | 11 Feb 1973 |
| 31 | "The Sky Divers" | Falk | Barry | 18 Feb 1973 | 27 May 1973 |
| 32 | "Rex and the Little People" | Falk | Barry | 3 Jun 1973 | 16 Sep 1973 |
| 33 | "The Golden Wood" | Falk | Barry | 23 Sep 1973 | 23 Dec 1973 |
| 34 | "Phantom Treasure" | Falk | Barry | 30 Dec 1973 | 9 Jun 1974 |
| 35 | "Tale of Joomba" | Falk | Barry | 16 Jun 1974 | 29 Dec 1974 |
| 36 | "Little Girl" | Falk | Barry | 5 Jan 1975 | 11 May 1975 |
| 37 | "The First Phantom" | Falk | Barry | 18 May 1975 | 10 Aug 1975 |
| 38 | "The Golden Beach" | Falk | Barry | 17 Aug 1975 | 21 Dec 1975 |
| 39 | "The Blue Giant" | Falk | Barry | 28 Dec 1975 | 11 Apr 1976 |
| 40 | "Joonkar and the Slavers" | Falk | Barry | 18 Apr 1976 | 29 Aug 1976 |
| 41 | "The Stolen Ring" | Falk | Barry | 5 Sep 1976 | 19 Dec 1976 |
| 42 | "The Swamp Dragon" | Falk | Barry | 26 Dec 1976 | 17 Apr 1977 |
| 43 | "The Hunters" | Falk | Barry | 24 Apr 1977 | 7 Aug 1977 |
| 44 | "The Delta Pirates" | Falk | Barry | 14 Aug 1977 | 23 Oct 1977 |
| 45 | "The Wedding of the Phantom" | Falk | Barry | 30 Oct 1977 | 5 Feb 1978 |
| 46 | "The Three Bandits" | Falk | Barry | 12 Feb 1978 | 16 Apr 1978 |
| 47 | "What's Wrong with Hzz?" | Falk | Barry | 16 Apr 1978 | 23 Jul 1978 |
| 48 | "The Star of Bangalla" | Falk | Barry | 30 Jul 1978 | 5 Nov 1978 |
| 49 | "The Heirs" | Falk | Barry | 12 Nov 1978 | 20 May 1979 |
| 50 | "Jungle Olympics" | Falk | Barry | 27 May 1979 | 2 Sep 1979 |
| 51 | "The Name" | Falk | Barry | 9 Sep 1979 | 9 Dec 1979 |
| 52 | "The Vault of Missing Men" | Falk | Barry | 16 Dec 1979 | 1 Jun 1980 |
| 53 | "The Uninvited Visitors" | Falk | Barry | 8 Jun 1980 | 16 Nov 1980 |
| 54 | "Crook's Haven" | Falk | Barry | 23 Nov 1980 | 24 May 1981 |
| 55 | "Crazy Louie's Story" | Falk | Barry | 31 May 1981 | 8 Nov 1981 |
| 56 | "Kit and the Little People" | Falk | Barry | 15 Nov 1981 | 11 Apr 1982 |
| 57 | "The Terrorists" | Falk | Barry | 18 Apr 1982 | 5 Sep 1982 |
| 58 | "The Missing Link Family" | Falk | Barry | 12 Sep 1982 | 16 Jan 1983 |
| 59 | "Mysterious Karapura" | Falk | Barry | 23 Jan 1983 | 31 Jul 1983 |
| 60 | "The Eastern Dark" | Falk | Barry | 7 Aug 1983 | 29 Jan 1984 |
| 61 | "The Golden Beach of Keela-Wee" | Falk | Barry | 5 Feb 1984 | 6 May 1984 |
| 62 | "The Deadliest Animals in the Jungle" | Falk | Barry | 13 May 1984 | 19 Aug 1984 |
| 63 | "The Third Phantom" | Falk | Barry | 26 Aug 1984 | 17 Feb 1985 |
| 64 | "The Whispering Grove" | Falk | Barry | 24 Feb 1985 | 9 Jun 1985 |
| 65 | "The Forest Giants" | Falk | Barry | 16 Jun 1985 | 5 Jan 1986 |
| 66 | "Phantom Head Peak" | Falk | Barry | 12 Jan 1986 | 27 Apr 1986 |
| 67 | "Sunken Treasure" | Falk | Barry | 4 May 1986 | 31 Aug 1986 |
| 68 | "The Escaped Convicts" | Falk | Barry | 7 Sep 1986 | 21 Dec 1986 |
| 69 | "Queen Amaza's Mate" | Falk | Barry | 28 Dec 1986 | 28 Jun 1987 |
| 70 | "The Twins' 8th Birthday" | Falk | Barry | 5 Jul 1987 | 27 Sep 1987 |
| 71 | "The Irrondi and the Great Ones" | Falk | Barry | 4 Oct 1987 | 10 Apr 1988 |
| 72 | "The Bride of Xali" | Falk | Barry | 17 Apr 1988 | 17 Jul 1988 |
| 73 | "Exodus of the Little People" | Falk | Barry | 24 Jul 1988 | 26 Feb 1989 |
| 74 | "Death from the Sky" | Falk | Barry | 5 Mar 1989 | 23 Jul 1989 |
| 75 | "Captain Amazon - Pirate Queen" | Falk | Barry | 30 Jul 1989 | 7 Jan 1990 |
| 76 | "The Eastern Dark at Janorra" | Falk | Barry | 14 Jan 1990 | 13 May 1990 |
| 77 | "Return of the Thuggees" | Falk | Barry | 20 May 1990 | 11 Aug 1991 |
| 78 | "The Fourth Son" | Falk | Barry | 18 Aug 1991 | 17 May 1992 |
| 79 | "Tiger, Tiger" | Falk | Barry | 24 May 1992 | 6 Dec 1992 |
| 80 | "How The Phantom Saved The Earth" | Falk | Barry | 13 Dec 1992 | 18 Jul 1993 |
| 81 | "The Jungle Olympics" | Falk | Barry | 25 Jul 1993 | 16 Jan 1994 |
| 82 | "The Isle of Death" | Falk | Barry | 23 Jan 1994 | 3 Jul 1994 |
| 83 | "Phantom World" | Falk | Barry, Olesen, Doescher | 10 Jul 1994 | 4 Dec 1994 |
Covers
Posters
References
- Strickler, Dave. Syndicated Comic Strips and Artists, 1924-1995: The Complete Index. Cambria, CA: Comics Access, 1995. ISBN 0-9700077-0-1.
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