The Mermaids of Melo Straits (daily story)

The Mermaids of Melo Straits
Start date:	November 12th, 1945
End date:	February 16th, 1946
# of strips:	84 strips (14 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Ray Moore
Original colorist:	unknown
Preceded by:	"The Wild Girl"
Followed by:	"Princess Valerie"

"Mermaids of Melo Straits" is the 26th 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
• Diana Palmer

One-time characters

• Captain Crag
• Tatoo Ted
• Red
• Queenie

Locations

• Fort Diablo
• South Africa (mentioned)

Vehicles

• Belle of the Ball
• Belle of Balboa (mentioned)

Related stories

Remade as

• "The Mermaids of Melo Straits" by Lee Falk, Ulf Granberg, Felmang, and Ferri

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• The Phantom #65 (1953)
• The Phantom #972 (1991)
• The Phantom #1591 (2011)

Brazil

• O Globo Juvenil #1393 - #1433 (1946)
• "Fantasma enfrenta as 'Sereias'", Fantasma #114 (1965)
• "As sereias do Estreito de Melo", O Fantasma #18 (1971)
• "As Sereias do Estreito Melo", Fantasma #237 (1975)
• "O Confronto Com as Sereias", Fantasma #318 (1982)
• "As Sereias do Estreito de Nelo'", Fantasma Extra #14 (1989)
• "As Sereias do Estreito de Melo", Fantasma - Edição Histórica #30 (1996)
• "As sereias do Estreito de Melo", Almanaque do Fantasma #2 (1997)

Denmark

• "Mysteriet med havfruerne", Fantomet #25 (1973)
• "Havfruerne i Melosundet", Serie-pocket #18 (1977)

Finland

• "Merenneitojen salaisuus", Sarjakirja #39 (1982)

France

• "Les sirènes du détroit de Mélos", Le Fantôme Spécial #95 (1971)

Italy

• "Le sirene dello stretto di Melo", L'Uomo Mascherato #66 (1961)
• "Le sirene dello stretto di Melo", L'Uomo mascherato Super Albo #101 (1964)

Norway

• Skippern 1/1950 – 2/1951
• "Havfruene i Melosundet", Serie-pocket #24 (1977)

New Zealand

• The Phantom #5 – #6
• The Phantom #205 – #208
• The Phantom #500 – #501

Spain

• "La sirenas del estrecho de melo", El Hombre Enmascarado #53 (1978)
• "La sirenas del estrecho de melo", El Hombre Enmascarado #64 - #65 (1991)

Sweden

• Fantomen 15/1951 – 20/1951
• "Äventyret med sjöjungfrurna", Fantomen 25/1959
• "Sjöjungfrurna i Melosundet", Serie-pocket #57 (1982)
• Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1951, Del 2 – Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1951, Del 3 (2004)
• "Äventyret med sjöjungfrurna", Fantomen - Den inbundna årgången 1959, Del 4 (2011)

United Kingdom

• The Phantom Illustrated Comic #4

USA

• King Comics #158 (1945-1946)

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

• "Morska sirena", Biblioteka Nostalgija #12 (1991; incomplete story and together with & "The Governor and Suzie")