Tale of Rex

Tale of Rex
Start date:	January 18th, 1982
End date:	September 11th, 1982
# of strips:	204 strips (34 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Sy Barry
Original colorist:	unknown
Preceded by:	"The Return of Gooroo's Mob"
Followed by:	"Queen Karola of Kula-Ku"

"Tale of Rex" is the 149th Phantom daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Sy Barry.

Plot Summary

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The Phantom
• Rex
• Diana Palmer-Walker
• The Old Prince of Baronkhan
• Kit and Heloise
• Lisandra
• Tassia

One-time characters

• Norada
• Badur
• Rex' father

Locations

• Bangalla
  • The Tree House
• Baronkhan

Organizations

• The Jungle Patrol

Tribes

• Mori

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Search for Rex", The Phantom #771 – #772 (1983)
• The Phantom #1219 (1999)

Brazil

• "A história de Rex" (part 1), Fantasma #328 and "Baronkhan" (part 2), #329 (1983)

Denmark

• "Rex" (part 1), Fantomet #246 and "Rex hemmelighed" (part 2), #247 (1984)

Finland

• "Rex" (part 1), Mustanaamio 25/1982 and "Rexin salaisuus" (part 2), Mustanaamio 7/1983
• "Rexin salaisuus" (part 2), Sarjakirja 1/1993
• "Rex" (part 1) and "Rexin salaisuus" (part 2), Mustanaamio 22/2005

France

• "La corruption est vaincue", Akim #741, "Qui est vraiment Rex?", #742, "Au royaume des Baronkhan", #743, "Rex, prince héritier", #744 and "Karola, la reine-sorcière du Kula-Ku", #745 (in part 5 edited together with "Queen Karola of Kula-Ku")

Iceland

• Tíminn November 2, 1983 – ?, 1984

India

• "The Phantom's Adored Gem " (part 1), Indrajal Comics Vol. 20 No. 38 – Vol. 20 No. 39 and "The Star of the East " (part 2), Indrajal Comics Vol. 21 No. 8 – Vol. 21 No. 10 (1983-1984)
• "Yaar Antha Siruvan" (part 1), Rani Comics #346 and "Abaya nagaram" (part 2), #310 (1998)

Norway

• "Rex" (part 1), Fantomen 25/1982 and "Rex den gåtefulle" (part 2), Fantomen 7/1983
• Aftenposten November 22, 1982 – July 30, 1983
• "Rex den gåtefulle" (part 2), Serie-pocket #178 (1993)
• "Rex" (part 1) and "Rex den gåtefulle" (part 2), Fantomen 22/2005

Portugal

• (part 1), Mundo de Aventuras #514 and "A Família de Rex" (part 2), #508 (1983-1984)

Spain

• El Hombre Enmascarado #13 - #15 (1989; part 1 named "Rex, el rey", part 3 named "El asesino aún vive", the rest unnamed)

Sweden

• "Rex" (part 1), Fantomen 16/1982 and "Rex hemlighet" (part 2), Fantomen 25/1982
• "Rex" (part 1) and "Rex hemlighet" (part 2), Fantomen 22/2005

Turkey

• "Geçmişi Ararken" (part 1 & 2), "Küçük Prens" (part 3 & 4), Kızılmaske Albüm #121 – #123

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Best Story Winners
Finland
1985: "The Prisoner at Capitolium" | 1986: "The Moor of Death"
Norway
1979: "The Heirs" | 1983: "Tale of Rex" | 1984: "Hero" | 1985: "Pirates of the Yellow Snake" | 1986: "The Beanstalk" & "Race Against Death" (tie) | 1987: "Devil's Adventure" | 1988: "Eden" | 1989: "The Last Unicorn" | 1990: "The Last Emperor" | 1991: "Death of a Patrolman, Part 2: Tracking the Killers" | 1992: "The Wolf is Coming" | 1993: "Aron" | 1994: "The Commander is Dead" | 1995: "The Demon's Image" | 1996: "Johnny Hotwire" | 1997: "The Ghost Who Died Twice" | 1998: "The Last Phantom, Part 1: The Eighth Circle" | 1999: "Devil's Story" | 2000: "The Phantom vs Singh 2050" | 2001: "The Invisible Phantom" | 2002: "In A Strange Land, Part 2" | 2003: "My Darling Pirate" | 2004: "Son of the Pirate Queen" | 2005: "The King of Norway" | 2006: "The Singh Brotherhood" | 2007: "Dogai - The Road to Power" & "The Commander is Dead" (best reprint) | 2008: "The Devil of Ravenscar" & "Kingdom of the Amazons" (best reprint) | 2009: "Duel at Deadman's Gulch" | 2010: "The Cabin Boy and the Princess" | 2011: "The Gulf of Aden Pirates" | 2012: "The Pirates' Prisoner" | 2013: "The Slave Ship Zong" | 2014: "Death of a Pirate Queen" | 2015: "A Plague in Venice" | 2016: "John X" & "Patrolman X" | 2017: "The Karabasan League"
Sweden
1978: "The Avenger from the Sea" & "Phantom Wedding" (tie) | 1979: "Devil's Story" | 1980: "The Treasure from Rhodes" | 1981: "The Legend of the Swords, Part 1: Excalibur" | 1982: "The Stone Carving People" | 1983: "The Water of Life" | 1984: "The First Phantom" | 1985: "The Beanstalk" | 1986: "The Battle on Malta" & "Devil's Story" (best reprint) | 1987: "The King is Dead" | 1988: "Eden" | 1989: "The Last Unicorn" | 1990: "The Cathedral Mystery" | 1991: "Devil's Story" | 1992: "Hoogan's Revenge" | 1993: "The Test" | 1994: "The Commander is Dead" | 1995: "The Set Up, Part 1" & Part 2 | 1996: "The Last Viking" | 1997: "The Ghost Who Died Twice" | 1998: "Return of the Zombies" | 1999: "Devil's Story" | 2000: "The Phantom vs Singh 2050" | 2001: "The Prodigal Son" | 2002: "The Long Bow of Little John" | 2003: "My Darling Pirate" | 2004: "Son of the Pirate Queen" | 2005: "The Battle on Malta" | 2006: "The Singh Brotherhood" | 2007: "The Phantom Crusader, Part 1" & "The Commander is Dead" (best reprint) | 2008: "The Castaways" & "Kingdom of the Amazons" (best reprint)" | 2009: "The  Phantom Gladiator, Part 1" | 2010: "The Cabin Boy and the Princess" & "The Dragon Throne" (tie) | 2011: "The Sons of Captain Walker" | 2012: "The Pirates' Prisoner" | 2013: "Year 1349" | 2014: "Death of a Pirate Queen" | 2015: "A Plague in Venice" | 2016: "Nat Turner's Spirit, Part 6: The King of Louisiana" | 2017: "Farewell to the Deep Woods" | 2018: "The Ghost at Gallows' Inn" | 2019: "The Devil in Stockholm" | 2020: "A Reckoning with the Nomad" | 2021: "Devil's Story" | 2022: "Saga of the Vultures Chapter One: The Haunted Castle"