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|Title= The Flirtatious Princess
|Title= The Flirtatious Princess
|image=  
|image= [[Image:The Flirtatious Princess.jpg|300px]]
|Start= April 25th, 1949
|Start= April 25th, 1949
|End= August 21st, 1949
|End= August 21st, 1949
|Strips= 102 daily strips and 17 Sundays
|Strips= 102 daily strips &<br>17 sundays
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Wilson McCoy]]
|Artist= [[Wilson McCoy]]
|Colorist= [[King Features Syndicate|KFS]] staff (sundays)
|Preceded="[[Fathers and Sons]]"
|Preceded="[[Fathers and Sons]]"
|Followed="[[The Thuggees]]"
|Followed="[[The Thuggees]]"
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'''"The Flirtatious Princess"''' is the 35th [[The Phantom|Phantom]] [[daily story]] and the 23rd Phantom [[Sunday story]]. The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Wilson McCoy]].  
'''"The Flirtatious Princess"''' is the 35th [[The Phantom|Phantom]] [[daily story]] and the 23rd Phantom [[Sunday story]]. The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Wilson McCoy]].  


== Plot summary ==
== Plot synopsis ==
{{stub}}
King Pater’s daughter, Gwena promises to marry each of the rivalling dukes, Baron Gant and Duke Jorge, because she can’t make up her mind. Both dukes demand answers from King Pater after they find out of this- threatening to begin a war to win the daughter’s hand in marriage. Behind both men’s backs, Gwena flirts with Major Carl. During the war preparations, a bomb is accidentally dropped in the jungle and a native is killed. This persuades the phantom to go to Pathia. Meanwhile, Gant has kidnapped Gwena and makes a getaway. Following the pursuit, The Phantom jumps into Gant’s car and escapes with Gwena, evading both armies. He sends a messenger to Pater, who responds with sending Major Carl to go find her. Carl is captured by the Phantom. Gwena tries to flirt with the Phantom, so he pretends to have 300 wives already, and acts like a brute so that Carl will save her and escape. He does, and The Phantom arranges for them to be wed, to the disbelief of both Gant and Jorge.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
'''Recurring characters'''
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[The current Phantom]]
*[[The 21st Phantom]]
*[[Devil]]
*[[Devil]]
*[[Guran]]
*[[Guran]]
*[[Hero]]
*[[Hero]]
*[[Diana Palmer]] (photography)
*[[Diana Palmer-Walker|Diana Palmer]] (photography)
*[[Uncle Dave]]
*[[Uncle Dave]]
'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
*King Pater of Patia
*King Pater of Pathia
*Duke Jorge
*Duke Jorge
*Baron Gant
*Baron Gant
*Princess Gwena of Patia
*Princess Gwena of Pathia
*Major Carl
*Major Carl
*Piko
*Piko
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*The Chief of Llongo
*The Chief of Llongo
*The Chief of Onawey
*The Chief of Onawey
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
'''Tribes'''
 
*[[Bandar]]
*[[Llongo]]
*[[Onawey]]
'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
*The Kingdom of Pathia
*The Kingdom of Pathia
**The Duchy of Jorge
**The Duchy of Jorge
**The Barony of Gant
**The Barony of Gant
*The Palmer Home
*[[United States of America (location)|USA]]
*[[Bengali]]
**New York
**[[The Deep Woods]]
***The Palmer Home
*[[Bangalla|Bengali]]
**[[Deep Woods]]
***[[The Skull Cave]]
***[[The Skull Cave]]
****[[The Skull Throne]]
****[[The Skull Throne]]
**[[Morristown]]
**[[Mawitaan|Morristown]]
 
'''Tribes'''
*[[Bandar]]
*[[Llongo]]
*[[Onawey]]
 
'''Jungle Festivities'''
'''Jungle Festivities'''
*The Spring Festival
*The Spring Festival
</div><br clear="all">
</div><br clear="all">


===Trivia===
==Behind the scenes ==
*Starting in February 1949 the Phantom Sundays and the Phantom daily strips featured the same stories. Unlike in the 1970's - where the stories "[[The Wedding of the Phantom]]", "[[The Three Bandits]]" and "[[The Heirs]]" ran both as dailies and Sundays - this adventures did not feature parallel stories but rather one story spanning over both weekdays and Sundays. However - since several newspapers only included either the Phantom dailies or the Phantom Sundays, the stories also had to be written in such way that the readers who didn't get both still were able to understand and appreciate the plot. As a result, the stories became quite repetitive when reading both Sundays and dailies, while the readers who only had access to either one of the two were left with some notable jumps in the storytelling. This practice was abandoned in May 1950, after four stories - "The Flirtatious Princess" being the second.
[[Image:Phantom-d035-01.jpg|thumb|Title panel.]]
*The title "The Flirtatious Princess" appears in the first daily strip of the story.
*Starting in February 1949 the Phantom Sundays and the Phantom daily strips featured the same stories. Unlike in the 1970's – where the stories "[[The Wedding of the Phantom]]", "[[The Three Bandits]]" and "[[The Heirs]]" ran both as dailies and Sundays – these adventures did not feature parallel stories but rather one story spanning over both weekdays and Sundays. However – since several newspapers only included either the Phantom dailies or the Phantom Sundays, the stories also had to be written in such way that the readers who didn't get both still were able to understand and appreciate the plot. As a result, the stories became quite repetitive when reading both Sundays and dailies, while the readers who only had access to either one of the two were left with some notable jumps in the storytelling. This practice was abandoned in May 1950, after four stories – "The Flirtatious Princess" being the second.
*Princess Gwena tells The Phantom to marry her.
*Princess Gwena tells The Phantom to marry her.
*The jungle chiefs know about The Phantom's mortality, and are worried about him not getting a son.
*The jungle chiefs know about The Phantom's mortality, and are worried about him not getting a son.
*The Kingdom of Pathia is said to border to [[The Deep Woods]], but the Pathia's relationship to [[Bengali]] isn't mentioned.
*The Kingdom of Pathia is said to border the [[Deep Woods]], but Pathia's relationship to [[Bangalla|Bengali]] isn't mentioned.


==Related stories==
==Related stories==
===Remade as===
===Remade as===
*"[[The Generals' Hunt]]" by [[Özcan Eralp]]
*"[[The Generals' Hunt]]" by [[Özcan Eralp]]
==Behind the scenes ==
[[Image:Phantom-d035-01.jpg|thumb|Title panel.]]
*The title "The Flirtatious Princess" appears in the first daily strip of the story.


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
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=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*"La princesa frívola", ''[[Tit-Bits]]'' #2157 &ndash; #2173 (1950) - ''dailies only''
*"La princesa inconstante", [[La Sombra 10 (Edmal)|''La Sombra'' #10]] (1959) - ''dailies only''
*"La princesa inconstante", [[La Sombra 10 (Edmal)|''La Sombra'' #10]] (1959) - ''dailies only''
*"La princesa coqueta", [[El Fantasma 67 (Impacto)|''El Fantasma'' #67]] (1964) - ''Sundays only''
*"La princesa coqueta", [[El Fantasma 67 (Impacto)|''El Fantasma'' #67]] (1964) - ''Sundays only''


=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
*[[The Phantom 57 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #57]] &ndash; [[The Phantom 57 (Frew)|#58]] (1953) - ''dailies only''
*[[The Phantom 57 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #57]] &ndash; [[The Phantom 58 (Frew)|#58]] (1953) - ''dailies only''
*[[The Phantom 158 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #158]] (1959) - ''dailies only''
*[[The Phantom 158 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #158]] (1959) - ''dailies only''
*[[The Phantom 262 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #262]] (1964) - ''dailies only''
*[[The Phantom 262 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #262]] (1964) - ''dailies only''
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*[[The Phantom 986 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #986]] (1991) - ''Sundays only''
*[[The Phantom 986 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #986]] (1991) - ''Sundays only''
*[[The Phantom 1167 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1167]] (1997) - ''dailies only''
*[[The Phantom 1167 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1167]] (1997) - ''dailies only''
*[[The Phantom 1438 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1438]] (2006) - ''dailies only''
*[[The Phantom 1485 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1485]] (2007) - ''Sundays only''
*[[The Phantom 1485 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1485]] (2007) - ''Sundays only''
*[[The Phantom 1803 (Frew)|''The Phantom'' #1803]] (2018) - ''dailies only''


=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*[[O Globo Juvenil 1934|''O Globo Juvenil'' #1934]] - [[O Globo Juvenil 1984|#1984]] (1949-1950) - ''dailies only''
*"A Princesa e os Presidentes", ''[[O Globo Juvenil]]'' #1934 &ndash; #1984 (1949-1950) - ''dailies only''
*"O Casamento da Princesa", [[Fantasma 74 (RGE)|''Fantasma'' #74]] (1963) - ''Sundays only''
*"O Casamento da Princesa", [[Fantasma 74 (RGE)|''Fantasma'' #74]] (1963) - ''Sundays only''
*"A Princesa Namoradeira", [[O Fantasma 30 (Saber)|''O Fantasma'' #30]] (1972) - ''dailies only''
*"A Princesa Namoradeira", [[O Fantasma 30 (Saber)|''O Fantasma'' #30]] (1972) - ''dailies only''
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*''[[Le Nouvelliste]]'' April 30, 1949 &ndash; August 20, 1949 - ''Sundays only''
*''[[Le Nouvelliste]]'' April 30, 1949 &ndash; August 20, 1949 - ''Sundays only''
*''[[Le Soleil]]'' May 1, 1949 &ndash; August 21, 1949 - ''Sundays only''
*''[[Le Soleil]]'' May 1, 1949 &ndash; August 21, 1949 - ''Sundays only''
*''[[L'Action catholique]]'' June 15, 1949 &ndash; October 17, 1949 - ''dailies only''


=== [[Image:mini_denmark.gif]] Denmark===
=== [[Image:mini_denmark.gif]] Denmark===
*"Den flirtende prinsesse", ''[[Aalborg Stiftstidende]]'' March 24, 1950 &ndash; July 21, 1950 - ''dailies only''
*"Den flirtende prinsesse", ''[[Horsens Folkeblad]]'' January 4, 1951 &ndash; May 2, 1951 - ''dailies only''
*"Den flirtende prinsesse", ''[[Hejmdal]]'' January 25, 1951 &ndash; May 29, 1951 - ''dailies only''
*"Duel i junglen", [[Fantomet pocket 3|''Fantomet pocket'' #3]] (1984) - ''dailies only''
*"Duel i junglen", [[Fantomet pocket 3|''Fantomet pocket'' #3]] (1984) - ''dailies only''


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*"Naamio ja “Iloinen Prinsessa”", [[Kippari Kalle 8/1955|''Kippari Kalle'' 8/1955]] - ''dailies only''
*"Naamio ja “Iloinen Prinsessa”", [[Kippari Kalle 8/1955|''Kippari Kalle'' 8/1955]] - ''dailies only''
*"Kamppailu viidakossa", [[Sarjakirja 93|''Sarjakirja'' #93]] (1984) - ''dailies only''
*"Kamppailu viidakossa", [[Sarjakirja 93|''Sarjakirja'' #93]] (1984) - ''dailies only''
*"Kilpakosijat", ''[[Ilta-Sanomat]]'' September 14, 2018 &ndash; October 23, 2018 - ''both Sundays and dailies''


=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"La princesse aime flirter", ''[[L'Aurore]]'' October 10, 1949 &ndash; February 4, 1950 - ''dailies only''
*"Menaces sur la jungle", [[Le Fantôme du Bengale 32|''Le Fantôme du Bengale'' #32]] and "Le Major Carl", [[Le Fantôme du Bengale 33|#33]] (1951) - ''dailies only''
*"Menaces sur la jungle", [[Le Fantôme du Bengale 32|''Le Fantôme du Bengale'' #32]] and "Le Major Carl", [[Le Fantôme du Bengale 33|#33]] (1951) - ''dailies only''
*"La fuite danas la jungle", [[Le Fantôme Spécial 34|''Le Fantôme Spécial'' #34]] and "Prison de Brouillard", [[Le Fantôme Spécial 35|#35]] (1966) - ''dailies only''
*"La fuite danas la jungle", [[Le Fantôme Spécial 34|''Le Fantôme Spécial'' #34]] and "Prison de Brouillard", [[Le Fantôme Spécial 35|#35]] (1966) - ''dailies only''
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*''[[Sunday Independent]]'' October 16, 1949 &ndash; January 8, 1950 - ''without the last four weeks''
*''[[Sunday Independent]]'' October 16, 1949 &ndash; January 8, 1950 - ''without the last four weeks''


=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif|border]] Italy ===
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Fuga nella giungla", [[L'Avventura Albo Tascabile 7/1950|''L'Avventura Albo Tascabile'' 7/1950]] - ''Sundays only''
*"Fuga nella giungla", [[L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo 13 (Fratelli Spada)|''L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo'' #13]] (1962; redrawn) - ''dailies only''
*"Fuga nella giungla", [[L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo 157 (Fratelli Spada)|''L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo'' #157]] and "Prigione di nebbia", [[L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo 158 (Fratelli Spada)|#158]] (1965) - ''dailies only''
*"Fuga nella giungla", [[L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo 157 (Fratelli Spada)|''L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo'' #157]] and "Prigione di nebbia", [[L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo 158 (Fratelli Spada)|#158]] (1965) - ''dailies only''
*"Fuga nella giungla", [[Avventure Americane – Phantom – L'Uomo Mascherato 66|''Phantom – L'Uomo Mascherato'' #66]] (1974) - ''Sundays only''
*"Fuga nella giungla", [[Avventure Americane – Phantom – L'Uomo Mascherato 66|''Phantom – L'Uomo Mascherato'' #66]] (1974) - ''Sundays only''
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=== [[Image:mini_mexico.gif]] Mexico ===
=== [[Image:mini_mexico.gif]] Mexico ===
*"La Princesa Coqueta", ''[[El Informador]]'' June 26, 1949 &ndash; October 16, 1949 - ''Sundays only''
*"La princesa coqueta", ''[[El Informador]]'' June 20, 1949 &ndash; October 16, 1949 - ''both Sundays and dailies''
*"La Princesa Coqueta", [[Paquito 10004|''Paquito'' #10004]] (1953) - ''dailies only''
*"La princesa coqueta", [[Paquito 10004|''Paquito'' #10004]] (1953) - ''dailies only''
*"La Princesa Coqueta", [[El Fantasma 16 (Edar)|''El Fantasma'' #16]] (1966) - ''Sundays only''
*"La princesa coqueta", [[El Fantasma 16 (Edar)|''El Fantasma'' #16]] (1966) - ''Sundays only''


=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
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*[[Skippern 34/1956|''Skippern'' 34/1956]] &ndash; [[Skippern 16/1957|16/1957]]
*[[Skippern 34/1956|''Skippern'' 34/1956]] &ndash; [[Skippern 16/1957|16/1957]]
*"Duell i jungelen", [[Serie-pocket 91 (Norway)|''Serie-pocket'' #91]] (1984) - ''dailies only''
*"Duell i jungelen", [[Serie-pocket 91 (Norway)|''Serie-pocket'' #91]] (1984) - ''dailies only''
*"Den ustadige prinsessen", [[Fantomet 13-14/2013|''Fantomet'' 13-14/2013]] - ''dailies only''


=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*[[EDICIONES M.A.S. 1|''EDICIONES M.A.S.'' #1]] &ndash; [[EDICIONES M.A.S. 8|#8]] (1957) - ''dailies only''
*"Dos pretendientes", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 10 (vertical series)|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #10]], "La princesa de la selva", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 11 (vertical series)|'#11]], "El emisario del rey", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 12 (vertical series)|'#12]], "Un conflicto en la selva", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 13 (vertical series)|'#13]], and "El triunfo de Carl", [[El Hombre Enmascarado 14 (vertical series)|'#14]] (19??)
*[[EDICIONES M.A.S. 1|''EDICIONES M.A.S.'' #1]] &ndash; [[EDICIONES M.A.S. 9|#9]] (1957) - ''dailies only''
*"La princesa Gwena", [[Héroes Modernos, Serie A: El Hombre Enmascarado 64A|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #64]] - ''dailies only''
*"La princesa Gwena", [[Héroes Modernos, Serie A: El Hombre Enmascarado 64A|''El Hombre Enmascarado'' #64]] - ''dailies only''
*"La princesa Gwena", [[Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado 23 (Euroclub Magerit)|''Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado'' #23]] - ''both Sundays and dailies''
*"La princesa Gwena", [[Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado 23 (Euroclub Magerit)|''Phantom, El Hombre Enmascarado'' #23]] - ''both Sundays and dailies''
*"La princesa coqueta", [[Phantom 12 (Euroclub Magerit)|''Phantom'' #12]] (1998) - ''Sundays only''


=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*''[[Svenska Dagbladet]]'' June 13, 1950 &ndash; October 10, 1950 - ''dailies only''
*''[[Nerikes Allehanda]]'' May 31, 1951 &ndash; September 26, 1951 - ''dailies only''
*''[[Nerikes Allehanda]]'' May 31, 1951 &ndash; September 26, 1951 - ''dailies only''
*"Den nyckfulla prinsessan", ''[[Vecko-Revyn]]'' 4-20/1952 - ''Sundays only''
*"Den nyckfulla prinsessan", ''[[Vecko-Revyn]]'' 4 &ndash; 20/1952 - ''Sundays only''
*[[Fantomen 11/1953|''Fantomen'' 11]] &ndash; [[Fantomen 15/1953|15/1953]] - ''dailies only''
*[[Fantomen 11/1953|''Fantomen'' 11]] &ndash; [[Fantomen 15/1953|15/1953]] - ''dailies only''
*"Rivalerna", [[Fantomen Christmas Album 1959|''Fantomen Christmas Album'' 1959]] - ''Sundays only''
*"Rivalerna", [[Fantomen Christmas Album 1959|''Fantomen Christmas Album'' 1959]] - ''Sundays only''
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*"Duell i djungeln", [[Serie-pocket 136 (Sweden)|''Seriepocket'' #136]] (1984) - ''dailies only''
*"Duell i djungeln", [[Serie-pocket 136 (Sweden)|''Seriepocket'' #136]] (1984) - ''dailies only''
*[[Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1953, Del 2|''Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången'' 1953, Del 2]] - ''dailies only''
*[[Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1953, Del 2|''Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången'' 1953, Del 2]] - ''dailies only''
*"Rivalerna", [[Fantomen Christmas Album 2009|''Fantomen Christmas Album'' 2009]] - ''Sundays only''
*"Rivalerna", [[Fantomen Christmas Album 2009|''Fantomen Christmas Album'' 2009]] - ''Sundays only'' - facsimile reprint of 1959 Christmas Album
*"Den nyckfulla prinsessan", [[Fantomen 10-11/2013|''Fantomen'' 10-11/2013]] - ''dailies only''


=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
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=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*''[[Bradford Era]]'' April 25, 1949 &ndash; August 20, 1949 - ''dailies only''
*''[[Chester Times]]'' April 25, 1949 &ndash; August 20, 1949 - ''dailies only''
*''[[Chester Times]]'' April 25, 1949 &ndash; August 20, 1949 - ''dailies only''
*''[[The Daily Item]]'' April 25, 1949 &ndash; August 20, 1949 - ''dailies only''
*''[[The Daily Record]]'' April 25, 1949 &ndash; August 20, 1949 - ''dailies only''
*''[[The Evening News]]'' April 25, 1949 &ndash; August 20, 1949 - ''dailies only''
*''[[Hanford Morning Journal]]'' April 25, 1949 &ndash; August 20, 1949 - ''dailies only''
*''[[Herald News]]'' April 25, 1949 &ndash; August 20, 1949 - ''dailies only''
*''[[Morristown Gazette Mail]]'' April 25, 1949 &ndash; August 20, 1949 - ''dailies only''
*''[[The Nassau Daily Review-Star]]'' April 25, 1949 &ndash; August 20, 1949 - ''dailies only''
*''[[The Oneonta Star]]'' April 25, 1949 &ndash; August 20, 1949 - ''dailies only''
*''[[Oxnard Press-Courier]]'' April 25, 1949 &ndash; August 20, 1949 - ''dailies only''
*''[[Oxnard Press-Courier]]'' April 25, 1949 &ndash; August 20, 1949 - ''dailies only''
*''[[Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph]]'' April 25, 1949 &ndash; August 20, 1949 - ''dailies only''
*''[[The Progress]]'' April 25, 1949 &ndash; August 20, 1949 - ''dailies only''
*''[[The Rome Daily Sentinel]]'' April 25, 1949 &ndash; August 20, 1949 - ''dailies only''
*''[[Sandusky Register Star News]]'' April 25, 1949 &ndash; August 20, 1949 - ''dailies only''
*''[[Syracuse Herald Journal]]'' April 25, 1949 &ndash; August 20, 1949 - ''dailies only''
*''[[Charleston Daily Mail]]'' April 25, 1949 &ndash; August 21, 1949 - ''both Sundays and dailies''
*''[[San Antonio Light]]'' April 25, 1949 &ndash; August 21, 1949 - ''both Sundays and dailies''
*''[[Cumberland Sunday Times‎]]'' May 1, 1949 &ndash; August 21, 1949 - ''Sundays only''
*''[[The Milwaukee Sentinel]]'' May 1, 1949 &ndash; August 21, 1949 - ''Sundays only''
*''[[The Milwaukee Sentinel]]'' May 1, 1949 &ndash; August 21, 1949 - ''Sundays only''
*''[[La Opinión]]'' May 1, 1949 &ndash; August 21, 1949 - ''Sundays only''
*''[[San Francisco Examiner]]'' May 1, 1949 &ndash; August 21, 1949 - ''Sundays only''
*''[[St. Petersburg Times]]'' May 1, 1949 &ndash; August 21, 1949 - ''Sundays only''
*''[[St. Petersburg Times]]'' May 1, 1949 &ndash; August 21, 1949 - ''Sundays only''
*''[[The Democrat]]'' July 17, 1949 &ndash; August 21, 1949 - ''the last six weeks of Sundays only''
*[[The Phantom Sundays 2|''The Phantom Sundays'' #2]] (1989) - ''Sundays only''
*[[The Phantom Sundays 2|''The Phantom Sundays'' #2]] (1989) - ''Sundays only''
*"The Flirtatious Princess", [[Comics Revue 317-318|''Comics Revue'' #317-318]] &ndash; [[Comics Revue 331-332|#331-332]] (2012-13; colored by [[Ivan Pedersen]]) - ''both Sundays and dailies''
*[[The Complete Newspaper Dailies and Sundays: Volume Nine 1949–1950|''The Complete Newspaper Dailies and Sundays:'' Volume Nine 1949–1950]] (2016) - ''both Sundays and dailies''
=== [[Image:mini_germany.gif]] West Germany ===
*"Die lebhafte Prinzessin", [[Phantom-Heft 2/1955|''Phantom-Heft'' 2/1955]]


[[Category: Daily stories|Flirtatious Princess, The]]
[[Category: Daily stories|Flirtatious Princess, The]]
[[Category: Sunday stories|Flirtatious Princess, The]]
[[Category: Sunday stories|Flirtatious Princess, The]]
[[Category:1949 Stories|Flirtatious Princess, The]]

Latest revision as of 20:09, 18 March 2024

The Flirtatious Princess
The Flirtatious Princess.jpg
Start date: April 25th, 1949
End date: August 21st, 1949
# of strips: 102 daily strips &
17 sundays
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Wilson McCoy
Original colorist: KFS staff (sundays)
Preceded by: "Fathers and Sons"
Followed by: "The Thuggees"

"The Flirtatious Princess" is the 35th Phantom daily story and the 23rd Phantom Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Wilson McCoy.

Plot synopsis

King Pater’s daughter, Gwena promises to marry each of the rivalling dukes, Baron Gant and Duke Jorge, because she can’t make up her mind. Both dukes demand answers from King Pater after they find out of this- threatening to begin a war to win the daughter’s hand in marriage. Behind both men’s backs, Gwena flirts with Major Carl. During the war preparations, a bomb is accidentally dropped in the jungle and a native is killed. This persuades the phantom to go to Pathia. Meanwhile, Gant has kidnapped Gwena and makes a getaway. Following the pursuit, The Phantom jumps into Gant’s car and escapes with Gwena, evading both armies. He sends a messenger to Pater, who responds with sending Major Carl to go find her. Carl is captured by the Phantom. Gwena tries to flirt with the Phantom, so he pretends to have 300 wives already, and acts like a brute so that Carl will save her and escape. He does, and The Phantom arranges for them to be wed, to the disbelief of both Gant and Jorge.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • King Pater of Pathia
  • Duke Jorge
  • Baron Gant
  • Princess Gwena of Pathia
  • Major Carl
  • Piko
  • Tanto of Bandar
  • The Chief of Llongo
  • The Chief of Onawey

Locations

Tribes

Jungle Festivities

  • The Spring Festival


Behind the scenes

Title panel.
  • The title "The Flirtatious Princess" appears in the first daily strip of the story.
  • Starting in February 1949 the Phantom Sundays and the Phantom daily strips featured the same stories. Unlike in the 1970's – where the stories "The Wedding of the Phantom", "The Three Bandits" and "The Heirs" ran both as dailies and Sundays – these adventures did not feature parallel stories but rather one story spanning over both weekdays and Sundays. However – since several newspapers only included either the Phantom dailies or the Phantom Sundays, the stories also had to be written in such way that the readers who didn't get both still were able to understand and appreciate the plot. As a result, the stories became quite repetitive when reading both Sundays and dailies, while the readers who only had access to either one of the two were left with some notable jumps in the storytelling. This practice was abandoned in May 1950, after four stories – "The Flirtatious Princess" being the second.
  • Princess Gwena tells The Phantom to marry her.
  • The jungle chiefs know about The Phantom's mortality, and are worried about him not getting a son.
  • The Kingdom of Pathia is said to border the Deep Woods, but Pathia's relationship to Bengali isn't mentioned.

Related stories

Remade as

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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  • "La princesa frívola", Tit-Bits #2157 – #2173 (1950) - dailies only
  • "La princesa inconstante", La Sombra #10 (1959) - dailies only
  • "La princesa coqueta", El Fantasma #67 (1964) - Sundays only

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  • La Patrie April 25, 1949 – August 21, 1949 - both Sundays and dailies
  • Le Nouvelliste April 30, 1949 – August 20, 1949 - Sundays only
  • Le Soleil May 1, 1949 – August 21, 1949 - Sundays only
  • L'Action catholique June 15, 1949 – October 17, 1949 - dailies only

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  • "Den flirtende prinsesse", Aalborg Stiftstidende March 24, 1950 – July 21, 1950 - dailies only
  • "Den flirtende prinsesse", Horsens Folkeblad January 4, 1951 – May 2, 1951 - dailies only
  • "Den flirtende prinsesse", Hejmdal January 25, 1951 – May 29, 1951 - dailies only
  • "Duel i junglen", Fantomet pocket #3 (1984) - dailies only

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  • "La princesa coqueta", El Informador June 20, 1949 – October 16, 1949 - both Sundays and dailies
  • "La princesa coqueta", Paquito #10004 (1953) - dailies only
  • "La princesa coqueta", El Fantasma #16 (1966) - Sundays only

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