The Game of Alvar

The Game of Alvar
Start date:	July 29th, 1940
End date:	December 14th, 1940
# of strips:	120 (20 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Ray Moore
Original colorist:	unknown
Preceded by:	"The Seahorse"
Followed by:	"Diana Aviatrix Lost"

"The Game of Alvar" is the 13th Phantom daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Ray Moore.

Plot summary

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• The current Phantom
• Devil
• Diana Palmer
• Mrs. Palmer

One-time characters

• Mr. Alvar

Locations

• Bengali (mentioned)
  • The Deep Woods
    • The Skull Cave
• USA
  • The Palmer Home

Tribes

• Bandar (mentioned)

Trivia

• Although the contemporary Sunday stories have begun to refer to the home-country of The Phantom as Bengali, this story has Diana talking about Bengal.
• The small island visited in the story remains unknown, just as its governor, chief of police and mayor. In many ways it resembles a Caribbean island, though.

Behind the scenes

Title panel.

• The title "The Game of Alvar" appears in the first strip of the story.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• Tit-Bits #1742 – #1763 (1943)

Australia

• The Phantom #7 (1949) - second half only
• The Phantom #120 (1957) - second half only
• The Phantom #211 (1962) - second half only
• The Phantom #460 (1971) - second half only
• The Phantom #939 (1989)
• The Phantom #7 replica, included with The Phantom #1187 (1998)
• The Phantom #1436 (2006)

Brazil

• "O Mistério do Z. O. Z.", O Globo Juvenil #493 – #560 (1940-1941)
• "O Mistério do Z. O. Z.", Fantasma Edição Extra #1 (1953)
• "Contrabando", Fantasma #65 (1962)
• "Caça ao contrabando!", O Fantasma #5 (1970)
• "Caça ao contrabando!", Fantasma - Edição Histórica #3 (1993)

Canada

• La Patrie July 29, 1940 – December 14, 1940
• L'Action catholique August 13, 1940 – January 2, 1941

Denmark

• "Vaabensmuglerne", Fantom-hefte #4 (1952)
• "Guldmysteriet", Fantomet #21 (1972)

Finland

• Karjalainen March 18 (?), 1942 – August 8, 1942
• "Naamio ja aseiden salakuljettajat", Kippari Kalle 1/1953
• "Alvar", Mustanaamio 10/1980 - the last eight weeks only
• "Kuoleman kauppiaat", Ilta-Sanomat July 13, 2016 – August 15, 2016

France

• Aventures 22/1941 – 40/1941 (published in the then called "Free Zone" only)
• "L'association Z.O.Z", Le Fantôme du Bengale #9, #10 and "La fin d'un traitre", #11 (1949-1950)
• "Les trafiquants d'armes", Le Fantôme Spécial #62 and "La déroute d'Alvar", #63 (1968)
• "Les trafiquants d'armes", Le Fantôme Spécial Album #5 and "La déroute d'Alvar", #6 (1970?)

Italy

• "I trafficanti d'armi", L'Avventuroso #329 – #350 (1940; with additional art by Italian artists)
• "I trafficanti d'armi", Collana Albi grandi avventure #12 (1941; with additional art by Italian artists)
• "I trafficanti d'armi", Collana Albi grandi avventure #25, "La fuga nella foresta", #26, and "Caccia all'uomo", #27 (1946-47; with additional art by Italian artists)
• "I trafficanti d'armi", L'Uomo Mascherato Super Albo #85 and "La Sconfitta di Alvar", #87 (1964)
• "Il trafficante d'armi", Phantom #14 and "La catturadi Alvar", #15 (1977 or 1978)
• "I trafficanti d'armi", Phantom #13 (1992)
• "I trafficanti d'armi", Phantom #183

New Zealand

• The Phantom #66 – #68

Norway

• Aftenposten March 30, 1942 – August 20, 1942
• "Våpensmuglerne", Fantom-hefte #1 (1952)
• "I skrekkens vold", Fantomet 9/1977 - the last eight weeks only
• "Alvor", Fantomet 13/1980
• "I skrekkens vold", Krønikebok #41 and "Våpensmuglerne", #45 (2008)

Spain

• "Z.O.Z. articulos rurales", El Hombre Enmascarado #38, "Contrabando", #39, and "El fin de un traidor", #40 (194?)
• "El fin de un traidor", El Hombre Enmascarado #23 (1958) - the last eight weeks only
• "Z.O.Z. articulos rurales", El Hombre Enmascarado #037 and "Contrabando", #038 (1960)
• "El juego de Alvar", El Hombre Enmascarado #45 – #46 (1977)

Sweden

• Svenska Dagbladet December 15, 1942 – May 8, 1943
• Nerikes Allehanda Januaray 14, 1944 – June 3, 1944
• Östersunds-Posten November 4, 1946 – ?, 1947
• "Guldmysteriet", Fantomen 9/1961 and "I skräckens våld", 13/1961
• "I skräckens våld", Fantomen 21/1976 - the last eight weeks only
• "Alvar", Fantomen 4/1980

Turkey

• Binbir Roman #1 – #30 (1948; part 1 missing; with additional art by Italian artists)
• "Alvar'a Karşı", Red Kit #14 – #19 (1965)
• "Alvar'a Karşı", Kızıl Maske #7 – #8 (1968)

USA

• Chester Times July 29, 1940 – December 14, 1940
• The Monessen Daily Independent July 29, 1940 – December 14, 1940
• Oxnard Press-Courier July 29, 1940 – December 14, 1940
• Syracuse Herald Journal November 26, 1940 – December 14, 1940 - the last three weeks only
• The Game of Alvar (1976)
• The Game of Alvar (1999)
• The Complete Newspaper Dailies: Vol. Three 1939–1940 (2011)

West Germany

• "Die Waffenschmuggler", Phantom-Heft 9/1952 and 21/1953 - without the first five weeks